Cameo Clue Tangles Dowager Dragon and Detective
On a shipboard search, Miss Carteret's brooch tests as a missing Joachim collection piece. Quoin and the Dowager Dragon pursue Lydia Craven via clues from Craven and Hicks-Lorrimer, while plotting a stealth cabin inspection for likely identity links.
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Betty Merrilees
Betty
Man Loeb
Quoin
Joachim
Europe
Mrs. Beggarstaff
Miss Carteret
Lucy Carteret
New York
Carteret
Pye
Craven
Miss Carteren
Lydia
Lydia Craven
Ammitten
Englishwoman Encounters Mystery Passenger on Transatlantic Steamer
A poised English passenger boards the Alsatia from Liverpool to New York and shares a deck with her intriguing stateroom mate Lucy Carteret who claims to be meeting her father in America. Lucy carries a magnificent necklace said to be a Christmas gift from her father, prompting the widow Amelia Beggarstaff to sense trouble aboard.
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Liverpool
New York
Amelia Beggarstaff
Lucy Carteret
America
Lucy
Miss Carteret
Ty Stateroom
Mal-Demer
Hunter
Sys
Tye
Midnight heel turn on the ship deck
Miss Carteret awakes aboard a ship as a secretive confrontation unfolds on the outer deck. A hiss signals a whispered meeting with a mysterious man while another warns him off. The tension rises as the intruder retreats and the girl remains hidden in fear.
Lucy Carteret in New Developments and Allegations
The passage asks if Lucy Carteret is truthful and honest or part of a clever group of crooks. It hints at upcoming developments and adds anticipation for what next installments will reveal.
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Lucy Carteret
Charlottetown Honors Namesake Daughter of George IV
The piece notes Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, as the only Canadian capital naming a city for an individual, commemorating the daughter of George IV who died a year after her marriage in 1817.
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France
Canada
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Charlotte
George IV
Philadelphia
McCredie Repeats Habit of Sending Shortstops Upward
Walter McCredie, manager of the Portland coast league club, plans to push another shortstop to the majors. Charley Holfacher is touted to stick, joining a line of Beaver shortstops developed by McCredie including Roger Peckinpaugh, Ivan Olson, Dave Bancroft, and Chuck Ward, who aims to fill Hans Wagner's shoes at Pittsburgh.
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Walter McCredie
Charley Holfacher
McCredie
Beaver
Roger Peckinpaugh
Yankees
Cleveland
New York
Ivan Olson
Ivan
Dave Bancroft
Phillies
Bancroft
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Chuck
Hawk
Hans Wagner
Pittsburgh
Johnny Evers Critiques Modern Stars Compared to Past Mavericks
Baseball figure Johnny Evers criticizes today’s stars for lacking the enthusiasm of fifteen years ago. He argues that this diminished zeal is the primary reason current teams fail to achieve the results of the great era.
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Evers
Johnny Evers
Russian Names Reach Baseball Ramp Up for 1917 Inbers
Rube Schauer, real name Dimitri Ivannovitch Dimitri hoff, signed papers under his birth name after being chosen by the Athletics for 1917 Inbers. He and Jake Gettman, ex big league outfielder, are likely the only Russians in pro baseball with lengthy names that resisted spelling.
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Tube Schauer
Giants
Louisville
Athletics
Mr. Schauer
Dimitri Ivannovitch
Dimitrihoff
Schauer
Jake Gettman
Gettman
Baseball Stories Highlight Pitchers and Players in league Talk
A round of notes on players and managers across the majors. Ed Pfeiffer struggles to find form while Tom Seaton earns a stay with the Cubs for solid work. Whitey Witt charms fans with his breezy style as scouts and bosses praise sacrifice hitting and rookie prospects across several clubs.
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Tom Seaton
Chicago Cubs
Whitey Witt
The
Athletics
Dreyfuss Builds Pirates From Ground Up With Youth
Barney Dreyfuss aims to transform the Pirates by shedding older players and focusing on a young nucleus. The club, top to bottom the youngest in the majors, has a thin veteran presence and many players under twenty five as Pittsburgh undergoes complete reconstruction.
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The
Pirates
Barney Dreyfuss
Clarke
Pittsburgh
Dreyfuss
Callahan
Frazee Predicts Sox Repeating in AL Race and World Series
Harry Frazee, Boston Americans owner, believes Boston will repeat in the American league standings and win the world series. He lauds Jack Barry, calls the pitching staff the best in the league, and predicts a tough challenge from New York.
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Harry Frazee
Boston Americans
Boston
Frazee
Jack Barry
New York
Yankees
Liberty scout buzz follows MacKenney’s 25 strikeout gem
Boost for Liberty shows MacKenney striking out 25 and allowing one hit in Liberty Missouri. Scouts reportedly set to attend the game as interest grows in the young pitcher.
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MacKenney
Liberty
Red Sox to Train in Honolulu Next Spring
Manager McCredie of the Portland Pacific Coast League club says Boston Red Sox and Washington Americans will train in Honolulu. Honolulu businessmen will guarantee travel expenses for the trip from Boston to Honolulu and back. President Frazee of the Red Sox is impressed. Clark Griffith of the Senators also favors Hawaii as a training camp.
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Boston Red Sox
Washington Americans
Honolulu
McCredie
Portland
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Joseph Vance
Anybandy
Hicks-Lorrimer
London
Thme
Stened
Juan Ossoly
M’credie
John Evers
Rube Schauer
Dimitrikoff
Baseball
Ed Pfeiffer
Peckinpaugh
American Association
Ray Bates
Jim Vaughn
Chicago
Red Sox
Bill Carrigan
Tinker
Columbus
Earhardt
Mitchell
Walter Mails
Cardinals
Bob Bescher
Harry Lord
Mile Jim Vaughn
Connie Mack
Walter Johnson
Walter Pipp
SOX
Barry
Washington
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