A Minister's Walking Stick tale of terror plot ends unrealized
Peter Marienier, bound by a Russian terrorist group's order to kill Minister Alesis Enobikof, plots via a stolen gold headed cane loaded with a concealed explosive. After the cane is returned to the minister, a planned explosion is narrowly avoided when the stick is loosened and the device activates too late, saving the minister. Peter and Anna later relocate to America.
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Peter
Bund
Anos
Lomb
Big Eniker
Tletas
Hin
Anna
Hoim
Russia
Domo
Orloft
Arua
Turn
Peter Marienier
Enlus
America
The Man Who Chased a Quiet Life and His Fall
John Oldfield, a busy businessman, aims for a life of $100000 in bonds and leisure with his family. He sacrifices salary, home, and social status to pursue art and culture but discovers leisure lacks contrast to work. After five years on reduced means, a major business loss delays retirement, and he dies three years after achieving independence. Florence Norton.
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J John Oldfield
Oldfield
Grindstone
Collins
Oldlickl
Wile
Lim Pow
Porter
John Odfield
Hir
Olifield
Florence Norton
Hans the Coachman Governess Diary of a Bet and Love
An American heiress in Dresden recounts a bet to secure a job with the aging Countess von Bertheim. She falls for Hans the coachman, hides her feelings, and ultimately faces a choice as love and duty clash. After revelations, she accepts a transformative happiness. Mary D. Pritchard.
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Amil
Sil
Hans
Tie
America
Laura
Sen
Tsay
Holland
Mary D. Pritchard
Serpent in the Wheat Ends in Mystery and Flight
Eben Grabbite roams the mowing machine fields while a ring disappears from Katie’s hand. Moll Tinker’s bird clues reveal a theft and a fatal encounter. Eben vanishes after confronting the truth. Moll recovers, claiming her bird motif led to the ring’s discovery.
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Eben
Katie
Eien
Katie Dull
Moll
Ball
Kate
Rise
Ity
Caiie
Eben Thousit
Ben
Moll Tinker
Eben Grabble
B. A. Mitchel
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Critago
Kexel
Emmetsburg
T.L
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Broadway Emmetsburg
Charles .McCormick
California
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Call’s Addition
Troyer
Medium Lake
H. M. Helgen
Brown Land & Loan Company
Goal
Stady
Mey
P. R. Wells, Carpenter
M. W. Brenna
Crouch
M. McCrui
King’s New Riscovery
Croughs
CES
Patie
Guarante
Pear Ok
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Iowa
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Emmetsburg Auto & Gas Engine Co
Fairbanks Morse & Co
Emmetsburg Auto.& Gas Engine
South Goazt Company House
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Colorado
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Shauger
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