New York Jewel Capers Involving Maitland Double
Mad Dan Maitland, a New York bachelor, encounters a mysterious girl in gray and a jewel heist. A staged double, Daniel Anisty, pretends to be Maitland to steal gems while Maitland feigns partnership with a rival criminal. The chase moves to Bannerman's office as lawmen close in.
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Dan Maitland
New York
Hagan
Dan
Maitland
Bannerman
Greenfields
Lady In Gray
Daniel Anisty
Dan Anisty
Mr. Naith
Anisty
Crash
Aitland
Gray
The Thief Captures and Breaks The Girl In A Heist
A burglar named Anisty abducts a woman in a New York office, tortures her for the Maitland jewels, and is foiled when she covertly signals Maitland via a phone. The would be victim endures brutal pressure and contemplates escape as a companion plots a departure. The scene ends with the thief planning a brisk exit while the girl is left alone and broken.
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Anisty
Broadway
Maitland
Central
Madison
O'Hagan
New York
Bannerman
Western Canada Crop Boom Draws Americans To New Fields
The piece extols wheat, oats, and barley yields across western Canada in 1909. It cites reports from Moose Jaw to Battleford, noting fields yielding 30 to 60 bushels per acre and widespread prosperity for settlers from the United States who moved from states like Dakota and Minnesota. It describes infrastructure aiding settlement and expects bumper crops to lift Canada as a global wheat supplier.
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Canada
United States
Western Canada
Moose Jaw
Central
Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Nebraska
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northern Railway
North Battleford
Tle
Calgary
Nanton
High River
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Battleford
Old Town
George Truscott
South Battleford
Dauphin
Western
Middle-West
Rouleau
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Zouly Hoeph Ange
Lethbridge
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