House of Mystery drives romance and danger on the river
Ralph Van Vechten, Tom Phinney, and detective Flint chase clues at the House of Mystery across 1313 as Paige Carew’s fate entwines with two enigmatic ladies. A yacht voyage, a coffin box, and a web of lovers and rivals unfold amid London reports and Wall Street power.
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Ralph van Vechten
Powhatan Club
House of Mystery
van Vechten
Tom Phinney
Paige Carew
Tom
Flint
Flo
Mr. Callis
London
Miss Carew
Mrs. Devereaux
New York
Temple Bonner
Compton Schuyler
Max Willard
Devereaux
Bonner
Willard
Wilard
John Callis
Browntow
Max Wilard
van Verhten
Infurten
Jessie Willard
Ficht
Finya
Datta
Pakee Carew
Missing Miss Carew May Be Lost At Sea
Captain Phinney and Jessie Willard fear for Miss Carew after a girl vanishes from the Kohbinur during a river voyage. A full nighttime search uses search-lights and boats but finds no trace as Jessie confronts Aunt Jo and Tom with the need to tell Mr Phinney.
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Jessie Willard
Phinney
Miss Carew
Jessie
Tom
Aunt Jo
Papa
A Specter at the Feast Unfolds a Midnight Warning
At a director’s dinner, a mysterious stranger unveils a coffin with a time lock. Max Willard declares he will avenge years of grievance unless his share and reinstatement are secured, threatening destruction if opposition arises. A missing niece indicates a new, deadly entanglement.
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van Vechten
Man of Iron
New York
Theodore van Vechten
Atlas Safe Company
Theodore van Vecken
Man of
Iron
Max Willard
Theodore
Willard
Beatrice Hale Defends Suffrage Workers View in New York
Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale argues against viewing women as incapable voters and cites women managing households with many servants as evidence of capability. She recounts the demanding labor of an errand boy and contrasts it with women’s potential in public life.
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Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale
New School For Suffrage Workers
New York
Ito
Boy quits after raise refused and china load ruins a load of profit
A worker quits after his boss refuses a raise. He takes a better job, leaving a cart with a load of valuable china. The china is smashed on return, the worker explaining he was treated like a horse for two years and left with a new start. In 1912 many ocean vessels were built in German yards.
Gown Designs to Lengthen the Stout Figure
A blue and black visiting gown from a French designer emphasizes slenderness and height. Features include a low draped skirt, shaped flounces, a slightly bloused plain bodice with a brocade vest, covered buttons, a narrow lace turnover collar, and a tall trimmed turban hat that adds length.
Two Views of a Superb Dress Hat
An unusual leghorn millinery piece shows exquisite design and workmanship. The design adapts from old leghorn flats, using lace top, wide blue ribbon, Chantilly lace, and a ribbon bow to create a fashionable, flattering dress hat.
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Julia Bottomley
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Charles
Lock Wale
CLURG
Mercer
Rudolph ‘van Vechten
Thane Cedric
Continental Union Banking and Trust Company
Rudolph
Rudolph van Vechten
Manu
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