Smuggling chase ends in surrender of necklace
The Desbroughs face trial for smuggling as a 1818? necklace is traced from Paris to New York and Toronto. Customs agents recover the real gems after a complex plot involving a Paris dealer, a smuggling ring, and a clever hat pouch.
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Knickerbocker Hotel
Paris
Grand Central Station
Toronto
Henri Planchard
Garcier
Sleeping Trunk
Ife
Blanchard
New York Bay
New York
Goml
Custom House
Desbroughs
Getter
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Board of Instruction
Patrician and Plebeian Boys Unite for Tiny Boat Sails
In Central Park the public lake hosts hundreds of children from wealth and labor backgrounds who sail miniature yachts and craft. Morris Fay oversees four hundred boats in the municipal boat house while park rules allow youths to store and sail their vessels until November. The scene captures giddy competition and playful bravado among young sailors with names like Reliance, Vanderbilt, and Whitney recurring in local lore.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Upper East Side
Manhattan
Central Park
Seventieth
Morris Fay
Ark Commissioner's Office
Mariner
Commissioner Stover
Morris
Lberty
Park
Morrisay
Shamrock
Reliance
Vanderbilt
Whitney
Denny Agin
Avenue A
Fagin
Denny
Military honors for royal German bride
Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia, daughter of Prince Frederick Leopold, heads a royal wedding pageant with the Kaiser and his guards in attendance. The Kaiser's First Guard regiment forms a stunning backdrop as the bride passes, while the Kaiser himself capitalizes on the ceremony's dramatic display. Victoria Margaret wed Prince Henry XXVIIII of Reuss.
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Victoria Margaret
Prussia
Frederick Leopold
Germany
Kaiser
Prince A
Henry Xxviiii
Reuss
Desbrough Smuggling Case Highlights Duty Dodger Trend
The Desbroughs faced a 5000 dollar fine after conviction for smuggling diamonds and Blanchard was implicated in theft and plans to move gems across borders without duty. The case, once public in Paris, discouraged smugglers and prompted scrutiny of agents in the French capital.
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Desbrongt
Voun
Desbrough
Pampered Kleptomaniac Life of Wealthy Lawyer Chronicle
A fragment suggests a sensational profile of a well off attorney known for lavish tastes and alleged stealing. It hints at a public fascination with a high income professional amid a culture of excess and potential misconduct.
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Chase
Yore Merald Co
Vuele Sam
France
Deshrougha
United States
Jady
Europe
Canada
America
Secret Service
Jers
Flor. Desbrough
Anther
Valle
Mrs. Desbrough
Nmino
Constant
Tie
Staten Island
St George
Gainsborough
Madison Square
Hotel Continental
Fate
Ile
Rhine
Henri
Potsdam
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