The Red Button and a web of crime and romance
In 1912 New York, Tommy North and Betsy Barbara advance a business romance after the Hanaka murder case exposes Rosalie LeGrange and Estrilla. Inspector McGee courts Rosalie while Estrilla confesses, and Constance awaits a decisive encounter with Lawrence Wade near Arden as shadows from the Hanska affair linger.
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Tommy North
Mra. Moore
John Hanaka
Lawrence Wade
Hanaka
Rosalie LeGrange
Miss
Rosalie
Eatrilia
Perez
Port of Spain
Katrilia
McGee
Miaa Estrilia
Joan
Hanwich
Misa Estrilia
New York
Hanska
Batrilla
Peres
Alde
Finaly
Alines
Betsy-Barbara
Arden
Metropolis
Betsy Barbara
Thomas W. North Agency
Tommy
Betsy- Barbara
Uenny Barbara
Benny Barbara
Sbe
Foummy
Estrilla
Hetey-Barbara
Hetsy Barbara
Happy Ever After Chapter Twenty One Letter From Rosalie Magee
A long letter from Rosalie Magee in New York dated October 2 describes life with Martin, family news, and social updates. She notes party campaigning for Martin, misses a vacation, and lists friends and relatives across Yonkers Port of Spain and Florence. The tone is affectionate and chatty with many local references and personal names.
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Rosalie
Marty
McGee
Rosalie le Grange
Inspector
Martin McGee
State Senate
Tammany Hall
Port of Spain
Martin
Miss Harding
Miss Jones
Yonkers Way
Betsy Barbara
Wades
Florence
Rosalie Magee
New York
Vanderbilt Says Newport New Rich Mirroring Grooms Banter
Alfred G. Vanderbilt at a Newport dinner comments on nouveaux riches who buy fine estates and retreat to isolation. He recalls a former groom who warned to watch what a man turns up his nose at to learn what he was raised on.
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Martin
Marty
Headquarters
Newport
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Newport Farm
Crickets as Thermometers Explain August Chimes
The piece notes crickets act as natural thermometers with faster chirping in heat and wider chirp gaps as nights cool. It muses on why insects join nature's orchestra and suggests their nocturnal, restless chorus rises with higher temperatures.
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Nature
Laughing for Health, Dr. McDougall Says
Dr. W McDougall tells British Association that laughter acts as Nature s protection against sympathy and depression. He notes people laugh at others misfortunes to avoid tears and that humor promotes health by countering distress.
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W. McDougall
British Association
Hunt for Hea serpent on Humber ends with bullock capture
An exciting chase on the Humber off Hull saw rivermen lightermen and tugmen pursue what was believed a sea serpent. The creature turned out to be a bullock that swam with strength and evaded capture for a time before being lassoed and towed ashore.
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Humber
Hull
England
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Irwin
Harry R.grissinger
Bobbs-Merrill C
Betty-Barbara
Benny-Barbara
Ellen
Thomas W North
Enauty Partnership
Elinabeth Lane
Renay-Barbare
Mardo McGee
Inspector McGee
Constance
WadeHanska
Captain McGee
Margarita Percy
Bellevue Hospital
Honor
Spot
Senor
Juan Perez
Peralta
Argentine Republic
South America
Vanderbilt
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