Adventure in a New York cabman turned undercover
In a bustling New York scene, Randolph, an adaptable driver, swaps roles to pursue a secret mission involving Miss Thornton and a legal firm. He navigates city life, dodges law enforcement, and improvises as he seizes odd jobs, gathering stories and entangling with the social web of Manhattan.
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Voice of the Law
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Milyuns, Branch & Milyuns
Iowa City Storm Warns and Local Courts Hit Hard
Petitions seek municipal electric plant funding at 150000 dollars. Teachers threaten resignations over district salary cuts. Larceny suspect Ballard traced via mud roads. Ottumwa arrest ties to bogus checks in Iowa City. Iowa University praised by Harvard doctors during visit to Iowa City. Pioneer William Gardner dies in Des Moines area. Sioux City murder case yields life sentence for Charles Christenson. Vail Hardware creditors seek bankruptcy declaration in federal court. Storm Lake wins western Iowa high school debate title. faces Waverly next. Summerset post office robbed of 150 dollars in stamps. Jackson county awards road and bridge contracts totaling 158097.21. Des Moines injury after auto crash. Divorces granted. bigamy case dismissed. Missouri Valley employee George Lowrey dies in basement fire. Marshall county blocks extending primary-road system. Fayette man ships 52-pound cowhide to Cedar Rapids. Iowa City whirlwind damages many structures and farms. Muscatine area tornados cause widespread damage. Council Bluffs Mary Frank found dead. coroner reports accidental death. Centerville suspects in Savings Bank robbery case.
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Waterloo
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Des Moines
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Fayette
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Musca
Council Bluffs
Randolph in Love and Loss Over a Phantom Heiress
Robert Hervey Randolph, wealthy New York playboy, quarrels with Madge Van Tellier after she rejects his proposal. His annual income of 310,000 is not enough for her, and he drives a stranger, a chorus girl claiming to be Pamela Thornton, to his apartment. He hides the truth, promises shelter until morning, and discovers the woman is the missing Pamela Thornton.
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Indy
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Robert Hervey
Afr
Imogene Pamela Thornton
Fifty-ninth Street
Tomlinson
Nation
North River
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Eileen
Manhattan
Poindexter MacGuler
Misa B. BR. Farst
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Dee
Randolph
S. Bernard Kfesaver
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Sim Hervey
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New York
Madge van Tellier
Imogen Pamela Thornton
Duke Beamer
Beamer
Pamela Thornton
Randolph Enjoys Night Mixing in Club Land Scene
Mr Randolph spent the day meeting people and sharing stories then built social ties and part ownership in a room in a house on the wrong or west side of Broadway. The setting hints at a lively club environment with insider tech talk and informal deals.
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Broadway
What a Woman Says Goes At The Telephone Call
A humorous note suggests a woman's voice has final authority during telephone conversations, implying her statements determine the outcome of the call and conversation.
Third Man Confesses Spelling Slip at Marine Institute
First Sergeant Grizzell from the Spokane recruiting station recalls an incident at the United States Marine Corps Institute in Quantico. Three applicants were spelling grammar as grammer while two corrected themselves. the third remarked he had spelled it with two ms.
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Grizzell
Spokane
United States Marine Corps Institute
Quantico
Brazilian in New York Invents Platen Cringe Casting Machine
A Brazilian resident in New York invents a device that casts platen cringe at a daily rate of 18 000 to 20 000 by spinning molten metal into plastic forms through centrifugal force.
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New York
Quality and Equality. From a dramatic review excerpt
A Boston Transcript critique hails the play for its unusually even caste balance, noting that the cast embodies a sharply crosscut social dynamic where every role reveals equal moral rot. The review underscores the performance as a stark, unflinching theater study.
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Fromh
Boston Transcript
Indiana Superintendent Enforces Single Women Teaching Rule
In a small Indiana town the school board was swayed by a superintendent who pushed to employ only single women. During a meeting he joked about marriage, asking teachers for proposals. A blushing reply from a young teacher revealed others were also affected, and the superintendent left the building without commenting further.
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Indiana
Te Raling
Indianapolla News
Safer to Elope in Markham Dialogue
A fragmentary exchange from Markham features a question about marriage with paternal consent and a cautious reply about wisdom guiding future steps. The dialogue hints at romantic hesitation and parental involvement in a small, era-tinged moment.
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