Midnight Observation in the Porter's House
Dick watches Wayne creep from Mr. Porter's house under a full moon and follow a night route through Brownsville woods. He muses on Wayne and Nancy, noting suspicions of mischief and a recent broken relationship with Nancy. The following day Dick and Mr. Boone discuss Nancy and Wayne and the strained family tensions.
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Mr. Porter
Wayne
Brownsville
Mr. Boone
Mr. Wayne
Nancy
Nannie
Dick Brayton Follows Clues In Evening Woods
Dick braces for trouble after spotting a bootless footprint and a coded message carved on a cottonwood near Averill’s. He suspects Wayne and plans to shadow the singer while maintaining caution about Nannie, Rhoda, and a land purchase as personal tensions simmer.
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Wayne
Nannie
Dick Brayton
Nannie Boone
Rhoda
Stevens Place
Brownsville
Bill Green
Treasure of Averill’s Horses Reported Stolen Near Deer Creek
Dick hears of two horses stolen near Averill’s by Deer Creek on Wednesday night. A horseman asks if Dick saw any strangers, naming sorrel and bay horses. The clue ties to Averill and a looming frontier mystery as the tale builds toward a continuation.
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Ick
Averill
Deer Creek
Chinese Inquests and Coroners’ Rules in China
A Chicago News critique notes the Chinese coroner system forbids dissection and relies on odd tests such as feeding rice to a chicken to judge poisoning. It argues these methods are absurd and ineffective at preventing crime.
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China
Chicago News
First House in America Letter Reveals Immigrant Arrival
A Russian message found in a letter addressed to the first house in America led New York officials to confirm it as the initial point of entry for new arrivals. The description centers on a gray stone customs building at the tip of New York with a turret and a faded flag above its steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Puzzle Bureau
Federal Barge Office
New York
Custom House
Collier’s Weekly
Tube tunnel proposed to replace Bosphorus bridge
A floating bridge across the Bosphorus is deemed insufficient and a tubular underwater tunnel is seriously considered to allow continuous traffic. Due to weak foundations the tube would be suspended or floated beneath the surface, a seemingly impractical scheme under review.
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Bosphorus
Comic Selections Highlight Humorous Misadventures
A collage of humorous vignettes covers jokes on gender, language, and social quirks. Anecdotes feature wives and husbands, stage mischief, misread etiquette, and light mischief in everyday life across varied settings.
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the Swamp Secret
Nancy Boone
Porter
Hame
Deacon Snyder
Singing School
Averill’s
Averill's
Robert Bonner
Sona
Bix
Diz
Wille
Willie Wisegay
Brooklyn
Ulster
John Phillips
Mandesul
Georgie
Cleveland
Columbus
Mia'am
Parsniff
Lessup
Tommy
Ostend
Sammie Spender
Willie
Bridget—Shure
Tommy Green
Bridget
Jove
Commission
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bobby
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