Mrs Stafford's Christmas Star Fraud and Rescue
Albert Stafford a New York attorney schemes to keep a stolen diamond star as a Christmas present for his wife. After a string of deceptions a janitor is jailed and two thieves are captured. The star is recovered and Stafford arranges replacement with real diamonds after a tense sequence ending in a dramatic courtroom style reveal. Race troubles follow in Newport News as police quell a mob seeking a prisoner.
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Albert Stafford
Stafford
New York
Lowenstein
Lowenstein’s
Deering
Stackpole
Central Office
Mr. Stackpole
Higginson Walworth
Newport News
Sam White
Sam Jacobs
Abe Levin
Loveless Life Predicted As Brain Surgery Sparks Debate
A New York City infant Maria Bri cia receives brain surgery at Harlem hospital to remove a tumorous growth that jeopardized her life. Doctors warn loss of brain tissue may erase capacity for love and social bonds, influencing her future as she grows. Louisa Bri cia, her mother, faces an uncertain, if hopeful, path.
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Alaria Bricia
New York City
Harlem
Faculty of Love
Maria Bricia
Jessie A. Fowler
Fowler & Wells
Maria Briein
New York World
Louisa Bricia
Lausher
New Racing Yachts To Dominate Next Yachting Season
A fleet of 70 foot racing sloops designed by Herreshoff will be built at Bristeal yard, ordered by ex Commodore E D Morgan, Harry Payne Whitney, H O Havemeyer Jr, and H B Duryea. Six to eight yachts expected, with races in June, Newport in July, and Newport Racing Association events. Additional builders include C L F Rob inson, T Lathrop Ames, W K Vanderbilt Jr, and August Belmont.
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Herreshonf
Bristeal Yard
New York
Chicago Inter Ocean
E. D. Morgan
Harry Payne Whitney
H. O. Havemeyer, Jr
H. B. Duryea
Erreshoff
Newport
Newport Racing Association
Newporters
C. L. F. Robinson
T. Lathrop Ames
Boston
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
August Belmont
Lost Belleville Spoon Restored After Seven Decades
A silver spoon lost 70 years ago by Hugh Holmes's family in Belleville New Jersey was found by a servant cleaning a hennery. The spoon bore the initials H. E. H. and matched a family set of 11 of 12 spoons linked through Mrs Leonard Rusby of Franklin, a Holmes relative.
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Hugh Holmes
Belleville
N. J
New York Sun
Leonard Rusby
Franklin
Markham's New Epic Promises Hopeful Life Justification
Edwin Markham plans a major epic in the Miltonic epic style about the enigma of life. He will complete a long-gestating poem, live reclusively in Brooklyn, and publish a companion volume of short poems while his famous Man With the Hoe gains new editions.
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Edwin Markham
Third Street
Brooklyn
Max Nordau
Milton
New York Journal
Markham
United States
Ile
London
Harpers
Doubleday & McClure
Howard Pyle
Mtton
Dante
Heaven
Hell
Rumor Triggers Run on Portland Savings Bank
A rumor about the bank’s solvency caused a deposit rush at Portland Savings. Gold payments dominated withdrawals as crowds swelled. officials sheltered behind legal means to avoid cash shortage. Bank reports a $1,125,000 surplus in good securities and plans to reopen to meet demand.
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Portland
Portland Savings Bank
Strong Attachment For Pupil Forces Sister To Abandon Vows
Sister Irma Cecile of the Sisters of Providence at St. Marys of the Woods fled with Louise Seeley a Wisconsin student two years into study. The pair vanished after receiving news from home and were not seen again in Chicago where they had traveled together leaving no trace.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Irma Cecile
Sisters of Providence
St. Mary’s-of-the-Woods
Chicago
Louise Seeley
Wisconsin
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John M. Deering
Maria
Herreshon
THE
Ohio Farmer
C. J. Thompson
Defiance
Ohio
Man With the Hoe
Candaler Gray
Abraham Lincoln
Sentex
Diss
Iis
Gulf
Sterling Remnedy Co
Dow
New
Express
Davis Cavert
Aldresa
SEARS
Roeduck & Coc
Chicaco
Fide Isecars
Logbuck & Ve
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