Stray Youth Seeks Shelter In Southampton Summer Home
Barry Gilbert, twenty three, jobless and broke, enters a summer home in Southampton to escape a rainstorm. He encounters a butler and staff, learns of a expected son named Jack Ridder, and finds a letter from the real Jack. He pockets a hundred dollar bill and plans to vanish toward Montauk while helping Judge Hambidge and daughter Patricia, who invite him to dinner.
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Southampton
China
Barry Gilbert
States
Willetts
Evans
Jack Ridder
Germany
Jack
Barry
Montauk
Judge Hambidge
Patricia
Florida
New York
Boston
Duke in Southampton Faces Double Life and Decisions
The Duke contemplates revealing his ruse while managing wardrobe and debts. He reads about Jefferson Street condemnation linked to Judge Hambidge and plans to stay hidden as he pursues a film career. He grows closer to Patricia but fears exposure as he hunts work in New York studios.
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Barry
Patricia
Civic Association
Globe
Tammany
Jefferson Street
Abraham Lincoln
Winslows
Southampton
New York
Laughing Jackass of Australia Revealed as Kookaburra
Reports describe a loud bray heard in woods thought to be the laughing jackass. Investigators identify a large colorful bird, the kookaburra, akin to the kingfisher, known for its sunrise and sunset calls. It preys on insects and small mammals, sometimes snatching larger prey by dropping from a height.
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Australia
Shrine to William Tell on Ancient Swiss Lane Debuts
Tourists traveling from Lake Lucerne to Lake Zug will find a new shrine along the Hohle Gasse in northern Switzerland. Funds raised by Swiss school children paid for the shrine honoring William Tell, linked to Alpine legends and regional history.
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Lake Lucerne
Lake Zug
Switzerland
Hohle Gasse
William Tell
National Geographic Society
Lucerne
Vierwaldstatter-See
Lake of the Four Forest States
Willam Tell
Schiller
Cop Finds Horse Attached to Motor Car He's Driving
San Francisco officer Pat Harrison was driving when a fellow officer signaled him to stop and exclaimed at the scene. He looked behind to discover a horse tethered to his car, attached by a rope and breathing hard as onlookers watched the odd scene unfold.
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Pat Harrison
San Francisco
Harrison
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Pollock
Channing Pollock
WNU Service
Mr. Crowell
John Clarke Ridder, Jr
John Clarke Junior
Bad Nauheim
Long Island Railway
Hambidge
City Treasury
The
Adlo
Marconi
Ward
Ccma
Altdorf
Gessler
Tell
Kussnacht
Firestone
Ab Jenkins
Utah
Cord
Firestone Stewart-Warner Auto Radio
Oun Soldans
A. Ae
Windobisld
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