House of Mystery Figures in Powhatan Street Incident
Rudolph Van Vechten and Tom Phinney witness activity at the unoccupied House of Mystery at 0.1318 near Powhatan club. A fashionable man enters, is ejected, and later found dead. Van Vechten worries about his cousin Igo Carew and fiancee. A girl at a window stares as events unfold.
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Rudolph van Vechten
Wisure
Powhatan Club
House of Mystery
van Vechten
Tom Phinney
Tom
Mystery Hollows in 1313 Case Looms Over Van Vechten
Rudolph Van Vechten grows tense as detective Phineas Flint visits to discuss the alley death near Number 1313. Flint outlines the lack of witnesses and a possible fleeing killer, while Van Vechten contemplates a crowded scene and a veiled witness across the street. Tom Phinney, eager for yacht plans, heads to Long Island as new clues surface.
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Mr. Flint
Rudolph van Vechten
Panel
Carterets
Fred Carteret
Long Island
Tom Phinney
Tommy
Phinney
Paige Carew
Paige
New York
Alexander
van Vechten
Chary
Phineas Flint
Central Office
Ustener
Tom
van Vechte
Mr. van Vechten
Vital Growth of Germany Sees Population Boom
The Westminster Gazette notes Dr. Helfferich's study on Germany's social progress. Population rises from 25 million in 1816 to 66 million in 1912 with birth rates falling yet growth outpacing other European nations. Projections suggest nearly 100 million by 1954 amid lower emigration and declining death rates.
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Germany
Helfferich
Ritesia
Helfferiah
France
Westminster Gazette
Her Good Wishes to English Magistrate Greeting
A woman prisoner offers a curiously cheerful blessing to the English magistrate saying Good luck to you ald sport May you never want for a shilling or a bird The exchange captures a rare moment of light humor in a courtroom setting reflecting social attitudes of the era.
Man Sent to Judge After Monkey Errand Mixup
Chicago man Frank Hebling recalls his failed shopping mission for his wife after buying a docile jungle monkey. A drunken misdirection leads to Judge Scully who finally learns the wife wanted a stove grate.
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Chicago
Frank Hebling
Lowe Avenue
Hebling
Pardner
Chicago Avenue
Judge Scully
Babylon
Woman recounts 2080 beatings in police court case
Mrs. Peter Edwards testified that her husband beat her 2080 times since 1873, receiving 80 days in jail. In another item, a councilman confronts a traffic violator over permit issues, and a fire crew showers water into a newlyweds’ home after a secret marriage.
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Pittsburgh
Peter Edwards
Edwards
Army Recruitment Drive Aids Wartime Britain
London reports the British government seeks to boost army enlistment as recruitment shortfall alarms officials. Authorities plan new campaigns and incentives to attract volunteers amid wartime needs.
Ready Prints Rights of Publishers Recognized By Post Office
Postmaster General Burleson allows ready-prints to use parcel post at standard rates, aiding rural and small publishers. Charles C. Hart and Senator Jones lobbied for the change, arguing partially printed newspapers are unfinished products in manufacture and deserve mail access. The new order clarifies weight limits and class assignments, easing transport costs for country weeklies and extending state and nation wide information to readers.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Burleson
Charles C. Hart
Spokane
Wash
Representative Lafollette
Hart
Indiana
Senator Jones
Washington
Express
Arilroads
U. S
Post Office
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Moses
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Steve Grate
Los Angeles
Snowden
Haupt
Redondo Beach
Cal
Peavish
Gipe
Post Office Department
Postmaster General
Parcel Post
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