Those Devils Synopsis and Drummond Meets a Suspected Ring
In December 1918 in Berne four men outline a plot to paralyze Britain and seize world power. The German millionaires Hocking Ameri can Steineman and Von Gratz back the plan while American Hiram Potts is drawn in. The plot’s instigator uses the name Comte de Guy then Carl Peterson. Retired officer Captain Hugh Drummond answers a perilous advert and meets Phylis Benton who reports murders and robberies linked to a band led by Peterson.
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Berne
Great Britain
Hocking
Steineman
von Gratz
Hiram Potts
Comte de Guy
England
Diamond Dilemma at The Elms and a Veiled Threat
Drummond hears a tale of Lakington’s evil circle from a frightened heiress at The Elms. She recalls murders linked to her father and a dangerous man named Peterson, with Irma as a mysterious ally. A coded note warns him to beware danger as he contemplates the case and his own safety.
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Lakington
Daddy
Drummond
George Dringer
Oxhey
Giuseppe
Elms
Peterson
Irma
Half Moon Street
Mayfair
Denny
Godalming
Hugh
London
Piccadilly
Drummond's Godalming Journey and a Game of Intrigue
Hugh Drummond heads to Godalming with a plan to test a tantalizing claim about Miss Benton and the Elms. He meets Henry Lakington by chance as a Rolls-Royce scene unfolds, with Peterson and Benton’s circle looming, while Drummond toys with wit and possible danger en route.
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James
British Museum
Drummond
James Denny
Godalming
Scotland Yard
Hugh Drummond
Phyllis Benton
Henry Lakington
Hugh
Mr. Peterson
Irma
Elms
Lakington
Phyllis
Mr. Benton
Dmond
Drummon
Peterson
Miss Benton
France
Ancient knowledge and invention of compressed air
The ancients used compressed air in experiments by Hero of Alexandria who lived circa 284 to 221 B C. The modern compressed air pump was developed by Otto von Guericke of Magdeburg in 1654 marking a milestone in pneumatic science.
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Hero
Otto von Gueticke
Magdeburg
The Story of Our States in California History
A concise historical overview tracing California from romantic 1520 tales through Spanish missions and Mexican rule to statehood in 1850 and rapid growth. It notes Fremont’s role, the 1848 peace, the Sacramento gold rush, and California’s 13 presidential electors.
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California
Far East
Lower
Alta California
High California
Mexico
New England
Fremont
United States Territory
Sacramento Valley
Texas
Minnesota's Formation and Early History Chronicle
Minnesota arose from parts of the Northwest Territory and Louisiana Purchase. Early history marks a twofold formation with divisions by the Mississippi River and shifts through Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Louisiana Missouri Iowa jurisdictions. The first white traces include Duluth in 1678 and Hennepin at St Anthony Falls. Minnesota entered union in 1858 with 84682 square miles and twelve presidential electors.
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Minnesota Iinnesota
Northwest Territory
Louisiana Purchase
Mississippi River
Minnesota
France
Great Britain
United States
Paris
Congress
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Missouri
Iowa
Duluth
Lake Superior
Hennepin
la Salle
Upper
Mississippi
Falls of St. Anthony
Minneapolis
Father Galtier
St. Paul
North Star State
Day of the Buffalo and the bison's historic range
The passage notes that bison once roamed a vast North American area, commonly miscalled buffalo. It traces their historic presence from eastern Pennsylvania to Georgia, western New York, the Susquehanna to the Sierras, and the Mississippi valley, explaining the naming of Buffalo.
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North American
Republic
Pennsylvania
Georgia
New York
City of
Buffalo
Susquehanna
Sierras
Mississippi
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Bull-Dog Drummond
Cyril McNeile
Consigneel Doran Co
Bane
Duke of Melbourne
Samuel Levy
Heaven
Earth
Bull-Dog
Carlton
Larches
the Elms
Ingland
Papa Benton
Papa
Hugh Druremond
Syndicate
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