The Recluse of Fifth Avenue Ends in a Fraud Plot
A financial circle led by Paul Raxon is exposed as corrupt by Fleming who shows that fortunes stemmed from Raxon and his partners. The four man crime ring, operating outside the law, seeks to wrongfully seize control and must be stopped to prevent further gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atliman
Fleming
Paul Raxon
Himseltim
Raxon
Silman Tion
Rézon
Rax
M ‘Orahip
Hie
Race for Senate Ambition and Power Weighs on Raxon
Paul Raxon envisions vast wealth and future influence as he plots to rise in American politics. Loddon doubts McKimber as the party nominee, while Marie Raxon presses for a life of luxury. In New York Lower Fifth Avenue power plays unfold amid domestic tensions and plotting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raxon
Loddon
Stron
Axon
United States
McKimber
New York City
Senate
Paul Raxon
America
Paul
Aden
Herman
Marie Raxon
Philadelphia
Bradney
Peter Milman
Neel
Barnesh
Peekskill
Lippsky
Barnes
Necl
The Daughters Flight from Village Lodge to New York
Neeland Barnes tries to reclaim a locked woman from Lippsky’s shack and discovers his daughter Nita, who explains she fled amid gossip. Barnes, paying the rent, frees her, plans to move to New York with Nita and pursue a safer life with help from his friend Milman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Lippsky
Neeland Barnes
Tim
Nita
Daddy
Jai
Theman
Watd
New York
Horsham
Nita Fessenden
Tve
Neeland
Knickerbocker
Peekskill
Selons
Charmog Hudson
Bhi
Repit
Sing Sig
Walla
Peter Milman
Central Park
Gracious Lady's Tact in Trying Situation
A Boston society leader, famed for tact, navigates a public mishap at a hotel. A hotel sweeper’s intrusion into her private bath provokes a composed reply about keeping her name private. The scene unfolds with staff, lobby patrons, and dining room anticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sre
Boston
Sweety
Egyptians Shunned Wheat For Religious Bread Practice
An authority states ancient Egyptians avoided wheat due to religious restrictions on using it as food. They knew of grain but favored speckled medse kneaded with tow to form bread called spelt, leaving no wheat traces.
Thickness of Skin Across Body Parts
A fragment discusses variations in skin thickness among human body parts, noting the palm has far thicker skin than the eyelid. It reflects on efforts toward perfection in work and the impracticality of certain aims.
Missouri News Nuggets: State and Local Updates
Richmond investors urge court settlement over a $19,000 surplus after final bank dividend in liquidating Richmond Trust. Missouri reports include Fourteenth District Rotary execs, criminal cases in Springfield and St. Joseph, veterans park funding in Lexington, labor conditions across Missouri, and fire losses in Clinton and Adrian with local trials and extradition actions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
E. C. McKissick
Richmond ‘Trust Company
Joseph E. Black
Milligan
Thompson
State Department of Finance
Missouri
McKissick
Columbia
Dist Inlet
Rotary International
Stayin Hotel
St. Lou
Boonville
Brookfield
Cape Girardeau
Caruthersville
Centralia
Chilicothe
Clayton
Clinton
Fornfelt Tiimo
Fredericktown
Fulton
Gallatin
Mack
St. Joseph
Mise Etta Mae Smith
Kansas City
Howard County
Hixbee
St. Louis
New Orleans
Jefferson City
Roye B. Hinkle
Missouri Normal
Tale
St. Charles
St. Charles County
Lagenbacher
C.T. Coleman
A. F. Stevens
The
College of Agriculture
J. R. Blythe
First Baptist Church
Zel Finks
Calhoun
Springfield
Walter Finks
Bolgett
Marshall
Moberly
Northwest Missouri Chamber of Commerce
Harry B. Hawes
Lon Sanders
Spiekard
Odd Fellows
Rebekals
Grundy
Mbreer
C. KE. Dort
Press Bans Suicide Images in Constantinople Papers
In Constantinople the new police chief Gherit Bey orders censorship of suicide coverage. Front pages may not show death by own action stories or victims pictures, allowing only brief inside notices. The notable case mentions a sixteen year old schoolgirl Nihal Hanem, daughter of a prominent army officer, as a tragic highlight in Angola.
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Turkey
Gherit Bey
Constantinople
Angola
Nihal Hanem
Boy Forced to Stay in Kennel Exposed to Cruelty
In Greensburg Pennsylvania a four year old boy was strapped to a stake and kept in a dog kennel for two weeks to prevent wandering. Humane agent Roy Hallam found him in the backyard kennel with a dog nearby. His mother Mrs Lovell claimed the Steinmans forced her to keep the elder boy tied outside and barred her from bringing him inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Charles Garland
Joseph Steinman
Grapeville
Westmoreland County
Roy Hallam
Humane Agent
Steinman
Hallam
Ms Lovell
Steinman House
Fishermen Save Life After Stingaree Spine Incident
In Wildwood Florida a fishing crew rushed Charles Falk to shore after a stingaree spine buried in his hand during net hauls. A tourniquet and immediate hospital treatment prevented the poison from spreading as the crew sped to medical care.
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Wildwood
Fla
Charles Falk
Falk
Sleeping Man Slain by Dynamite Charge in Pa Home
Joseph Benedictine Bulat, 35, a wealthy resident of New Columbus near Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania, was killed when dynamite exploded beneath him as he rested on a lounge in the front parlor. The explosive was hidden under the lounge and the fuse was lit from outside the house. Police have no theory yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauch Chunk
Joseph Benedictine Bulat
Bulat
New Columbus
Old Horse Kills Man Leading It to Grave
In Atlantic City New Jersey a 68 year old farmer Henry Ang of Linwood was kicked to death by a 32 year old horse he was leading to its grave. Dr Charles C McNulty of Atlantic City had just pronounced the horse unfit for further use. The horse had not been out of its stall for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J.A
Henry Ang
Linewood
Ang
Charles C. McNulty
Atlanticity
Two Deaths Over Trifle in San Francisco
Warren Smith a sixty five year old deputy sheriff shot and killed Edward A Hayne thirty six over a quarrel about a log on the beach brought in by the tide. Smith then killed himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Warren €. Smith
San Leandro
Here
Edward A. Hayne
Smith
Tragic 22-year-old man dies in fall at New Jersey plant
Warrick verough rey, a worker atop the Vacuum Oil company plant in Paulsboro New Jersey, cut himself slightly, fainted at the sight of blood and fell eighty feet to his death. He was married only recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulsboro
N. J
Warrick Veroughrey
Early Kings of Israel Lessons Review and Samuel Portraits
Review of Samuel Saul David and Solomon in the Early Kings quarter with lesson themes for July to September. Emphasizes character study of Samuel, Saul, David and Solomon and guiding questions for leaders and youth. Includes notes on kingship, faith, obedience and temple building lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Saul
David
Solomon
Samuel, Saul and
God
Israel
Benjamin
Jesse
Davide
Goliath
Jonathan
Nathan
Rehoboam
We Grow Strong or Weak: A Canon Westcott Reflection
A thoughtful reflection on character, asserting that daily effort builds strength or weakness, with crisis revealing the true person. The piece emphasizes steady growth and the emergence of qualities under pressure through quiet, ongoing discipline.
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Canon Westott
Christ in the Heart Quote from William Burns
A fragmentary quotation attributed to William Burns urges faith and inner heaven as a guide through life with only necessary temporal blessings, implying that pain and sorrow are diminished for those with Christ in the heart.
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Christ
William Burns
The Cost and the Gain by Watkinson
A religious reflection stressing counting the cost of discipleship over the gain, noting Jesus asked for sacrifice not calculable gain, as quoted by W L Watkinson.
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Saturday Evening Post
Missouri News Nuggets
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Wisconsin
Reale
Baker
Joseph Presburger
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Adrian
Empire Theater
W. L. Watkinson
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