The Ben Corvet blackmail case erupts in a Chicago home
Alan confronts a dying Luke who accuses Ben Corvet of endless blackmail tied to his father Wassaquam. Constance Sherrill arrives as Luke collapses, revealing a family history of extortion. Luke dies as Alan and Spearman confront the mystery and its impact on their lives.
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Benjamin Corvet
Alan
Corvet
Sherrills
Sherrill
Covert
Luke
Constance Sherrill
Mr. Corvet
Astor Street
Constance
Benny
Ben Corvet
Spearman
Ben
Connie
Martha Corvet
Conrad
Wealthy reclus Corvet summons Kansas youth Alan Conrad
Benjamin Corvet a Chicago magnate becomes unsettled after a stormy talk with partner Henry Spearman and enlists Constance Sherrill s promise not to wed Spearman Corvet writes to Alan Conrad in Blue Rapids Kansas and summons him to Chicago Alan arrives and learns Corvet has deeded his house and all to him A masked intruder ransacks Corvet s apartments and later Spearman taunts Alan Corvet dies or disappears with Alan wielding an unknown fate
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Chicago
Benjamin Corvet
Henry Spearman
Corvet
Constance Sherrill
Lawrence Sherrill
Spearman
Sherrill
Alan Conrad
Blue Rapids
Kansas
Conrad
Alan
Constance
Valuable Pair of Fish From Amazon Arrives in London
Two Amazon fish with winglike red and yellow fins and black striped bodies arrive in London valued at 100 dollars for the pair. Peat is cited as the second best fuel after coal, burning longer and producing more heat.
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Amazon
London
England
Woman shares relief from Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Cumberland Maryland resident Mrs Joan Herer describes life before and after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from ages thirteen to fourteen and through motherhood. She reports improved health, easier childbirth, and ability to care for seven children and perform household work. She invites other women to write for her firsthand experience.
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Cumberland, Md
Yy Nates
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan Herer
Dilley St
Cumberland
Heier
Two Viewpoints Reunion in Street Ends in Bizarre Greeting
Sim and Sam, former overseas friends, meet in the Street and greet with a near strangling embrace. They trade news on marriage with Sam reporting he is married and Sim single. Sim muses about living alone, noting life’s odd luck in misfortune.
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Sim
Sam
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Hlan
Alay
Shere
Lu—uke
Clark Street
Mr. Corvet’s
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MacHarge
Edwin Balmer
Henry
Doan
St. Hudson, N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Jaques
Little Wonder
Jaques Capsule Co
Plattsburg, N. Y
THE
Salem
Holland
Wilhelmina
COLAC
Colac Chemical Co., Inc
Glens Falls
N.Y
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