Horse theft inquiry tightens winter mood
Dick Brayton investigates the disappearance of Averill's horses near Deer Creek. A community hunt forms, plans delayed by fractured opinions and local theories as Samantha and Wayne observe with wary interest. The crowd grows, time drags, and Dick recalls his earlier plan involving Rhoda as he weighs connections and motives.
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Dick Brayton
Averil
Averill
Kentry
Averill’s
Mr. Boones
Mr. Porter
Wayne
Samantha
Samanthy
Deer Creek
Ezra
Mr. Hopne
Bill Green
Bill
Rhoda
Nannie
Rhody
Nancy
Nanty
Suamanthy
Hhody
Picion
Mr. Wayne
Suspicion and pursuit grip a frontier community
Bill Green accuses Dick Brayton of clandestine visits and sparks a village hunt for missing horses. Samantha suspects Wayne while Dick hints at a theft link and plans to uncover the truth as Bill tails him through the woods on a cloudy night. The pursuit tightens as old grudges flare and danger looms.
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Bill Green
Bill
Dick Brayton
Averill
Nighttime at the school leads Bill Green to suspect Dick Brayton
After nine o'clock a singing class progresses when Bill Green by the window spots a man near the path to the crossroads from Mr. Boone's. He thinks the figure resembles Dick Brayton and wonders what he is skulking around for after dark.
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Bill Green
Frank Stockton's New Home in Claymont
Frank Stockton's new residence Claymont is described as a garden retreat in the Shenandoah valley near Charles Town West Virginia. The stately Colonial mansion sits on a hill behind a long winding drive through oak woodlands and rock outcrops, set amid 150 acres of forest fields and terraces.
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Frank Stockton
Claymont
Shenandoah
Charlestown
West Virginia
Clifford Howard
Ladies’ Home Journal
Stereo Revue Paris Introduces Photo Journalism Invention
A Paris publication, Stereo Revue, prints news as actual photographs. Reporters carry cameras to events, store double imagery, and develop sets on a single roll. Subscribers receive viewing apparatus and weekly installments of pictures.
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Stereo Revue
Paris
Not with the Hounds and the Bishop’s remonstrance
A bishop quarrels with a clergyman over fox hunting. The clergyman says he relaxes at balls, while the bishop notes he never joins the Duchess of 8’s party or the dancers. The exchange ends with the clergyman claiming he and his horse avoid hounds and fields as they age.
Monster Philadelphia tower to eclipse city skyscrapers
The Syndicate building in Park Row New York the Masonic Temple in Chicago and the Exchange Building in Boston are the three champions. A monster structure funded by New York and Philadelphia capitalists will be built in Philadelphia occupying a full block and claim to be the largest office building in the world.
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United States
Syndicate
Parkrow
New York
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Exchange
Boston
Philadelphia
Senate debates Cuba inquiry and sundry civil bill actions
The Senate on Saturday approved a resolution for Cuban affairs inquiries and authorized a committee visit to Cuba if needed. The sundry civil appropriation bill advanced with measures for Washington depot improvements, removal of the Long Bridge, and pension authorization for Mrs. Mary T. Stotsenberg. House actions included armor plate provisions, navy surveys, and progress on the omnibus naval bill, with adjournment honors on Decoration Day.
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Senate
Committee On
Cuba
District of Columbia
Washington
Baltimore and Lomac
Baltimore and Ohio
Long
Mary T., Stotsenberg
Stotsenberg
Nebraska Volunteers
Philippines
Alaska
Cooper
Wise
Chaimaiin
Gane
G. Rathbone
Simme
Janes tVadt
Tien
Porto Rios
Industrial Commission
Qetad
Todd
Chiat
St. Lewis
Mer
Rallinger
Bacon
Committee On Foreign Relations
Fairbanks
Ind
United States
Allison
House
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Dalzell
St. Louis
Gallinger
Orient
Pettigrew
Stewart
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Mr. Boone
Will
Cottonwood Tree
Green
Hill
Robert Ronner's
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