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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1898

Page

3

Golden Horn Crime Telegrams Move to Catch Suspect

Clovis sends a series of telegrams from London to Dulwich and Holloway arranging a private hospital stay for Frank Lester and outlining the capture plan for the Moor Edge robbery suspect. He battles self loathing yet persists in the criminal path.

Clovis Criminal Investigating Department Redtland Yard Areula Frank Lester Highgate Norfolk Square Holloway Chosen

Friend Turns Detective Arrests Old Friend in Ungland

Frank Lester faces a police visit at his Ungland home as George Royston, an inspector and old playmate, arrives to inform him of an arrest order tied to Ursin ia’s fate. Royston vows to prove a possible mistake, urging Lester to prepare to leave with him.

Frank Lester Lurrell Murrell Ursula Frank Aren Lester Nuis George Royston Hurrell George Mae Frook Royston Joyce Mrank Carlyinly

Miss Joyce Seeks Escape From Threatening Kidnapper

In a tense sequence, Frank, George Hurrell, and Inspector Lester pursue Miss Joyce after a forged telegram hints at her location. They reach Ursula Dreula’s home but face a misleading address and a crucial note from Wandhe, revealing a trusted ally may be involved and prompting renewed urgency to locate Joyce.

Frank Hurrell Guid Clavin Highgate Kisch George Lester Rseal Scotland Yard Roynton Dreula Lved Joyce Emma Ursula Wirrell Mui Ursulus Yamafald Misa Joyce Pronk Hurrel Wandhe

Perilous Warning and Norfolk Square Mystery

In a tense scene Ursula faces a forged telegram and a dangerous pursuer. Prank and the inspector chase suspects while a chilling warning about Isaac Kitsch and a possible trap at 16 Norfolk Square Holloway lingers, and Ursula's fate remains uncertain as the crowd debates her whereabouts.

Aven Isaac Kitsch Jim Lin Norfol Square Holloway Earroll Wmrma Ursula Norfolk Square Nkce Kisch

Ursula at Norfolk Square Night of Fear

Ursula travels to Norfolk Square after a telegraph summons and is led to a secure room. A masked plan unfolds as a doctor phones aid while a villain plots poison to kill her and seize her estate, with police threat looming and a hospital escape improvised.

Ursula Norfolk Square Yustta Ike Wank Strank Frank Kisch Witter Emma Wrenla Bel Urania Ettek David Vinny Dlaca&e Areela Ile Licely Eugeny Clovis Kise

Mystery Break in Includes Stranger Entry and Ursula

Violent entry tale unfolds as a window is raised and a confrontation follows. Kisch resists opening the door while Hurrell and Frank Lester subdue him, as Ursula’s screams signal a dire confrontation in the aftermath. Also notes potato scab and farming remedies with hot water treatment and sulphur dusting as alternatives to combat disease.

Tyoto Kisch Kiseh Klach Hurrell Frank Lester Frank Ursula Royston New Jersey

Chased Uy a Tree and Lived on Pomsuns

A Black man chased by guard dogs fled to a swamp and climbed a tree where he stayed two days and nights. He described the scene with a humorous, exaggerated account mentioning farmers, a gun, and a possum up the tree as a claimed food source.

Atlantan Constitution

The Dreaded Comes to Fans

A tense, fragmented scene unfolds as a group urges silence and careful movement through a dark house. The dialogue depicts hidden actions and a startled baby waking, with creaking stairs and whispered commands.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Surprine to the Village Exposes Humble Roots

A noted author visits his Southern hometown and recalls early days. A local resident questions the identity on the post office steps, then recognizes the man once thought to be merely a mule-toter who now is renowned. The exchange mirrors astonishment at risen status.

Phat Feller Atlanta Constitution

Considerate Physician and the Chillblains Charge

A dialogue features a patient accusing a doctor of charging more for treating his neural ailment while claiming the chillblains treatment would be free as the ailment was the doctor’s fault. The Boston Transcript notes the doctor charges ten percent more for chronic illness treatment.

Styx Boston Transcript

Incompatency Near Miss With Suicide Attempt

A quarrel drove a woman to leave home planning to drown herself, but rain forced her to turn back before halfway. Her husband Smith recounted the incident while noting the woman delayed by concern for her hat. The report stems from the Chicago News.

jVonna Smith—Brown Joneae Smith Brown Jones Chicago News

The Missing Ingredient Found in Desk Leftovers

In a chatty note, one speaker recounts discovering several old files in a writing desk once owned by the other’s mother. The plan is to save them and bake a currant cake, honoring the late grandmother’s recipe.

George Cleveland

Passenger Confesses Love of Fresh Air Then Opens Window

A terse exchange unfolds as one passenger insists on fresh air while another warns danger from outside air entering the car. The dispute centers on air quality and safety amid a volatile travel moment.

Prasenger Richmond -Diepateb

Ode on God Save the Queen mockery in Boston press

The New York Sun prints an ode by Right Rev. B B Usher praising a unity between Britain and America, provoking sharp Boston commentary. Critics call the Usher poem crude, Anglo-American, and unreadable, arguing it stokes dubious patriotism and neglects genuine American spirit.

New York Sun Usher England New York Bouton Transcript B. B. Usher Boston Samuel F. Smith God Save Chicago W. J.bryan Bryan Bill Transcript Englshman Wsher Germany Artillery Company

Crows Reported From All Directions Near Pulaski

Pulaski Citizen notes a roosting hem four miles south of town drawing crows from every direction. As dusk settles, the sky darkens with a moving light of birds. A group of three boys reportedly fired guns last week and killed over 400 crows in cedar trees near Mrs. Ludington's, causing branches to break under weight.

Pulaski Guna Pulapkt

Surprise at Jumgon's House Ends Quietly

A social gathering at Jumgon's house yielded an anticlimax when the expected group bearing a gold watch failed to appear. Instead, Gabson notes friends brought an unspecified gift, while Fedwell reports no surprise occurred.

Fedwell Jumgon Gabson Roxbury Gazette

Presocious Oni in a New York Journal exchange

A fragmentary dialogue reads like a child’s taunt interlaced with a terse retort. The snippet captures a streetwise exchange with urban slang and a blunt rebuke. Names or places beyond New York Journal are not clearly established.

Hammerhead New York Journal

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