The Holladay Case A New York lodging mystery unfolds
In a late Victorian scene at West Houston Street a sordid inn hosts a scheming lodger linked to a string of early battles. M Jourdain and M Bethune figure as intermediaries while a discreet room on the second floor tempts with secrecy. The narrator presses for details amid danger and intrigue.
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Houston Street
Washington Square
Was & Harrow
M. Jourdain
Jelwure
Monsieur
Fugitives Travel to Havre Then Etretat in France
Lester tracks a missing Holladay party from the Paris station scene to a passenger list and a boarding at Le Havre. He surmises Miss Holladay and her companions fled to Etretat, aided by Bethune and Martigny, and plans a France-wide chase starting with a voyage the next day.
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la Savoie
Havre
la Savole
Miss Holladay
G. R Folsom
France
Paris
Martigny
Holladay
Graham
Lester
Jourdains
Allent
Nice
Etretat
Eritat
Copcomner
Erretat
Englisd Channel
The Sea Captain on Married Passengers Privacy
A New York Press quote notes sea travel privacy favors married travelers with private staterooms. Solo passengers face shared cabins unless paying extra, and some feign illnesses or other tales to avoid sharing space with strangers. The chief steward must grant privacy only for a price.
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Hismal Nohses
New York Press
The Spider as an Engineer of Its Own Web
The comparison shows the spider as a true engineer, building a vast cable network. It lays thread after thread in a deliberate order, sometimes requiring extended observation to grasp the guiding reasons. Geometry and material strength explain the method's logic and consistency.
Poor Richard Almanack Began Publication in 1722
In December 1722 Franklin started publishing Poor Richard Almanack priced at five pence. It quickly gained wide popularity with three editions sold in its first month and about 10,000 copies yearly over 25 years. The work was produced for remote colonies and translated into many languages including French and German.
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Bigelow
Franklin
Richard
Preas
China Flag Description With Dragon Rising Above Sun
A detailed portrayal of China's flag features a pale yellow field with a small red sun in the upper left corner. A fierce Chinese dragon is depicted beside the sun, with a bril lant red and white belly, green back with knobs, standing on two hind legs, five toed hooked feet, a five forked tail, arched neck, and mouth open as if to swallow the sun.
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China
Then and Now Burden of a Family in Town
A Chicago Tribune quip recalls Fladger arriving twenty five years ago with everything he owned on his back. Now his wife and six daughters have taken on the load, carrying it all on their backs.
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Bos
Fladger
Dinner in his honor cited for Judge Goodliven
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Judge Goodliven was seen leaving Del's after mentioning a substantial dinner in his honor that evening. The report records a conversational exchange about the event and confirms his appearance outside the eatery.
Procrastination and the last day vision
Max Muller contrasts mankind delaying daily duties with choosing beauty, urging awareness that each day could be the final one and the last moment is lost eternity.
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Max Muller
Highwayman Tale Behind Old Editor Exchange
An anecdotal recollection from pioneer Kansas life recounts a gunpoint encounter with a highwayman who becomes briefly companionable. The narrator later interviews a condemned editor, noting insights on writing style, moral tones, and a warning about the peril and luck threading through frontier journalism.
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McClure, Phillips & Co
State of
Kansas
Joseph Gillam
Joplits
Neosha
Gillam
Bev
Neosho
Fayetteville
Ozark
Clarksville
van Buren
Fort Smith
The
Echo
M. Ova
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Henry Holt and Company
Iberty
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E, Jourdain
Prousseur
M. Bethune
Mmen
Monsier
Fetan
Kel
M. Bethun
Sly
Heansy
Jourdain
Monseur
Bethune
Mme. Jourdain
Mortor Street
Xtil
Mr. Graham
Rogers
Holladays
Dr. Jenkinson
Teried
Jenkinson
English Channel
China's
Isti
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