Rouletabille Probes Yellow Room for Suspect Escape
The scene in the yellow room is scrutinized by Rouletabille and Daddy Jacques as they search for hidden passages. He examines walls ceiling and window while noting the room’s airtight seal and the mysterious footprints and objects left behind by the killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur
Daddy Jacques
Rouletabille
Mlle. Stangerson
Chateau
Rouletbille
St. Genevieve
Mother Angenoux
Mandemoiselle
Bete du Bon Dieu
Matin
Jacques
Frederic Larson
Yellow Room
Robert Darzac
Mouletabille
Rouletabille Reveals Hair from a Woman's Head
Rouletabille muses on Vrederi Larsan's cleverness and his own discoveries. He notes several moral truths and one material clue, producing a light colored hair fragment he kept as evidence from a woman's head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Darzac
Rouletabille
Vrederi¢ Larsan
Mystery of the Stangerson Attack Recounted
Rouletabille reports the examination of Mile Stangerson after the attack in which a masked intruder entered her chamber. The victim described a shadowy assailant, a revolver borrowed from Daddy Jacques, and a later murder attempt during a night of fear in the pavilion at the chateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouletabille
M. Darzac
M. Robert
Mademoiselle
Chateau
Mlle. Stangerson
M. Stangerson
Monsieur
the Republic
Academy of Science of
Philadelphia
Stangerson
Jacques
Daddy Jacques
the Elysee
Academy
Mile
Rouletabille Questions Darzac About Dining Plans
The conversation notes Rouletabille pressing M. Darzac to confirm details the forest keeper knows about a dinner in the laboratory. Darzac remarks the examination has not advanced the problem but added new light, as Rouletabille reflects thoughtfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouletabille
M. Robert Darzac
Mile
Stangerson
M. Darzac
Heat Fails Drains Centerville Business District
Centerville Iowa endures 48 hours without heat as central heating plant leaks forcing closures. Business offices, coal office, mov ing picture theatre and Citizen building halt operations. City presses stop and Daily Citizen misses Saturday issue for first time in 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Citizen
Moving Picture Show
Daily Citizen
Fancy Skating by Brokaw Impresses Paris Club
Irving Brokaw, American amateur skating champion, gave a private exhibition before a Paris skating club at the Palais de Glace. The crowded venue applauded wildly, demanding an encore with new figures. He received a club medal as Mrs. Brokaw watched from a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Irving Brokaw
America
Palais de Glace
Brokaw
Law and Order League Seeks Citizens' Ticket in Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa January 8 City politics heat up as the Law and Order league backs a citizens ticket for the spring election. Potential mayoral candidates include J G Hutchinson T D Foster and J I Weber. Republicans fear prior citizen tickets have toppled GOP nominees in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Order League
Citizens
Ottumwa
J. G. Hutchinson
T. D. Foster
J. I. Weber
Preacher backs local option as Iowa Mulct Law attacked
Pastor B C Preston of Muscatine at a Democratic banquet denounced the Iowa Mulct law as false and perditious, urging support for local option. He argued the statute benefits the favored few and urged residents to adopt local control over liquor decisions. The piece also mentions sweet clover advice as aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Preston
Muscatine
Iowa
Jackson
First Congregational Church
Debut of Marjorie Gould Shines At Plaza Ball
Miss Marjorie Gould eldest daughter of George J Gould debuts at the Plaza hotel in New York attended by 250 guests. The event features lavish jewels valued at 50 million dollars and extravagant expenditures. The young debutante, 18, draws praise for beauty and poise and potential social climb without pursuing a stage career. The name Marjorie comes from Goulds’ admiration for Edith Kingdon's stage character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Gould
New York
George J. Gould
Plaza Hotel
Phoenix Ingraham
Gould
Miss Gould
Edith Kingdon
Augustin Daly
Marjorie
Doctors Try Skin Growth on Bald Head After Runaway
A South Dakota man Joseph Fallon loses scalp from a runaway crash. Doctors at St Josephs hospital attempt months of skin grafts to cover bare bone with edge-to-edge growths, hoping to shrink the exposed area though full recovery is uncertain. In a separate matter, Jefferson County Iowa court warns heirs of Elizabeth Hillenbrand to respond by February 15 1909 or risk default on a bond discharge petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
S. D
Dublin
Joseph Fallon
Joseph
Butte County
Fallon
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Howe
Post Card Craze Dying as German Firms Face Slump
German souvenir postcard makers met in Berlin to discuss a worsening trade. They blamed the U S slowdown for shrinking orders after years of selling in the United States by the millions. They fear the post card era has peaked and hope for a new profitable line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Berlin
United States
Germany
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and seal of approval
Reward offer for catarrh cure unresolved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists of Toledo Ohio with a 15 year familiarity claim. Internal remedy claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available. Price 75 cents per bottle and family laxative recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Administrator's Final Notice in Iowa Estate Case
State of Iowa notice to heirs of Elizabeth Hillenbrand, deceased, and all interested persons. The administrator informs that filing exists on record in the clerk's office and outlines the probate proceeding and next steps in Jefferson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Elizabeth Hillenbrand
Notice of Probate Action for Robert Lynn Estate in Iowa
State of Iowa Jefferson County to John E Lynn Margaret Edwards Thomas Lynn Ollie Hodg ens David Lynn Dassah Weyand Lizzie Kiner heirs at law of Robert Lynn deceased. Petition filed by C W Bailey administrator for order of sale of Crumley addition Pleasant Plain lots and south of South street lot with 120 feet carved. Default judgment will be entered if you fail to appear by February 2 1909 at Fairfield Iowa. I D Jones attorney for plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jefferson County
State of Iowa
Henry Heyde
Elizabeth Hillenbrand
Fairfield
Iowa
John E. Lynn
Margaret Edwards
Thomas Lynn
Ollie Hodgens
David Lynn
Dassah Weyand
Lizzie Kiner
Ony
Robert Lynn
C. W. Bailey
Crumley
Pleasant Plain
South Street
Stephen Angstead
I. D. Jones
Public Sale of Farm Goods and Implements Near Fairfield
Auction notice for a farm 20 miles east of Fairfield on the Glas gow road with sale Wednesday January 20 1909 at 10 am. Items include two work horses twelve cattle twenty shoals farm implements and household equipment plus terms cash under 5 dollars and 6 percent on larger sums with ten months on approved notes. Lunch on grounds J T Bryan T B Allender auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Glasgow
J. T. Bryan
T. B. Allender
Divorce Granted Over Ill-Fee and Bad Breath Tale
A western judge granted a divorce citing ill health and bad breath as causes. An ad for Dr. King's Life Pills claims to prevent such issues by curing constipation, liver trouble and headaches, offering 25 cents at F. S. Shriner's in January.
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Mile. Stangerson
Ayer
Ayer Co
Lowell
Masg
Zeigler’s
Roosters
Turkeys
Stewne
Sac
Aaa
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