Imitation Sir Mortimer confronts a dangerous web
In Alterhoffen Locke grills Haddon about a staged rescue and a looming scandal. The journalist reveals he tracked Haddon from Lucerne to a stairway ambush, accusing him of cowardice and deception as a plot to expose Sir Mortimer Brett and his mistress Madame de Varnier.
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Robinson Locke
Helena
Miss Brett
Blackguard
Mortimer
Mr. Haddon
Mr. Locke
Dr. Starva
Sir Mortimer
Locke
Captain Forbes
Haddon
Madame de Varnier
Vitznau
Mortimer Brett
Sarahoff
Dr. Starra
Forbes
Ernest Haddon
Mrs
Alterhoffen
Mohammed
I Am Trusted Until Midnight In Countess Sarahoff Plot
Locke presses I for motive as I refuse to confess. I recall Helena's near escape and a shot that shattered glass, not Starva's gunfire. I acknowledge I hold the cards, while Locke questions if I am Nemesis or justice in disguise.
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Haddon
Locke
Helena
Dr. Starva
Starva
Sarahoff
Black person-show remembered as supreme art by Mark Twain
In a North American Review passage, Mark Twain extols a past Black performer show featuring Billy Birch David Wambold Backus and others, describing it as superior to opera for elevating the mind and shaping artistic standards, while noting its disappearance decades ago.
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Billy Rice
Billy Birch
David Wambolc
Backus
Birch
Wambold
Mark Twain
North American Review
Equitable Life Shares Texas Investments Amid Tax Fight
The Equitable Life Assurance Society reports its end of year two assets after withdrawing from Texas. It has 10.96 million dollars invested in Texas, double the required 75 percent reserve rule, and 37 percent of total reserves are in southern and western states. The distribution lists numerous state holdings across Alabama to Wyoming totaling several millions in each state.
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Texas
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
Ariz
Ark
Cal
Fla
Idaho
Ill
Ind. Ter
Ind
Iowa
Kansas
Mich
Minn
Miss
Mont
Neb
New Mex
N. C
N. D
Ohio
Okla
Ore
S. D
Tenn
Utah
Wash
W. Va
Wis
The Lover and the Husband in a Fatal Triad
A tale of a New York woman torn between a lover and her husband leads to tragedy. The lover pleads for reunion but the woman dies seeking rest and repentance. The husband, driven by jealousy, murders the rival and then vanishes, leaving a final letter revealing justice served.
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New York City
Targets for Anglers In Central Park Spark Public Curiosity
The Anglers' club placed one foot diameter white disks with lines and a weight in the pool at Central Park to serve as fly and bait casting targets. Park visitors and officers alike puzzled over their purpose while some wondered if they were lilypads or sun loungers, as locals described the scene.
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New York
Central Park
Anglers’ Club
England's Debt to France in Thought and Trade
The London Academy argues France nourishes and transforms English ideas, shaping them as the Renaissance once did, and notes that disputes with France center on territory diplomacy prestige and commerce rather than cultural influence.
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England
France
London Academy
By No Means. Beauty Is Skin Deep Belief Challenge
The line argues that beauty alone does not define worth and cautions against assuming every attractive woman is shallow. It contrasts superficial judgments with deeper character, urging a measured view of appearance.
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Dapey
Lucerne
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German Way Academy
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