Mystery House kidnapping and pursuit across the harbor
Rudolph Van Vechten investigates the House of Mystery across from the Powhatan club after a man is found dead. Paige Carew is missing, a gold purse is identified, and Tom Phinney is captured and escapes with help from a sweet-voiced girl. Detective Flint pursues leads to Europe and New York as a $2500 reward is offered.
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Rudolph van Vechten
Powhatan Club
House of Mystery
van Vechten
Tom Phinney
Paige Carew
Tom
Flint
Cal- Us
Tomie
e@ house
Jéssie
Theodore van Vechten
Wall Street
Detective Flint
Landon
Miss Carew
Mrs. Devereaux
New York
Rudolph
Paige
Josephine
Man of
Mr. Flint
Mias Carew
O'Neill
Scotland Yard
Central Office
London
Fotheringill
Misa Carew
van Veehten
Tix Bomerset
Exmoor Forest
Ture
England
Temple Banner
Schuyler
John Callis
Mystery links Temple Bonner to New York murder case
Uncle Theodore and Flint pursue a tangled arc joining Miss Carew and Josephine Devereaux. A coded message implicates Fotheringill and ONeill, while Withypool and Temple Bonner looming as potential anchors in a shifting web of family ties and past romances.
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Josephine Devereaux
Mr. Filnt
van Vechten
New York
Temple Bonner
England
Jim O'Neill
Flint
Bonner
Josephine
Clut
Henrietta
Mr. Flint
Mrs. Devereaur
Perry’s Lake Erie Victory Ties Rhode Island to New England Fleet
The article recalls Perry’s Lake Erie triumph and notes Rhode Island supplied key officers and sailors. It highlights New England emigration, the Narragansett flotilla, and Rhode Island’s role in the 1813-14 action, including Perry and many crews.
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Perry
Lake Erie
Northwest
New England
Union
England
Boston Herald
Oliver Hazard Perry
Narragansett Bay
Isles
Lake Eris
Rhode Island
Rhoda Island
Narragansett
Angry steer roams Pittsburgh streets fatally halted by police
A runaway red steer driven by a butcher ran through Lawrenceville causing injuries to 14 people and traffic chaos. Mounted Officer Cryser fired four shots, Neeman Cryser killed it with four bullets, and Harry Wible fatally stabbed the animal ending its rampage.
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Pittsburgh
Thirty-third
Herr’s Island
George Jacobs
William B. Cryser
Harry B. Wible
Lawrenceville
Thirty Ninth
Butler Street
James Kane
South Street
Charlotte Street
Earl Clark
Foster
Lawrenceville High School
Thirty-sixth
Butler Streets
Sharpsburg
Aspinwall
Arsenal Wall
Po- Neeman Cryser
Harry E. Wible
Monkey causes bath room capers aboard ship
A Columbia picked monkey aboard the Prinz Simia Mund from Central America caused chaos on deck and in the wireless room. It chased a young woman passenger from the bath tub and took over the tub itself then played with the wireless gear for hours before being captured and kept in confinement for the voyage.
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New York
Hner Prinz
Shaw argues mothers should be paid as a profession
George Bernard Shaw told a Fabian Society meeting that bearing children should be a paid profession with a fee of 10000 dollars for becoming a mother. He urged women to refuse to have children unless compensated for doing so.
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Ondon
George Bernard Shaw
Fabian Society
Shaw
Breadcrumbs for puddings croquettes and stuffing
Breadcrumbs from white bread are best for delicate puddings. Dried bread ground in a moderate oven through a meat chopper yields fine crumbs for croquettes and coarser crumbs for scalloped dishes or stuffing.
Betting Colors in Laundering Process
Text discusses color soaking in laundering with colors such as pink green rolling rede lavender pur ple and suggests using alum with two ounces to six.
Woman's Health Restored After Long Illness, Lydia Pinkham Earns Praise
Mrs. Joseph Aselin of Minneapolis reports two years of pain and weakness ending after three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy for renewed strength and offers to answer inquiries. The company advertises its herbal formula as safe and narcotic free and invites confidential letters to Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joseph Aselin
Monroe St
N.E
Minneapolis, Minn
Life in Ur and the Hebrew Founder’s Early World
A Christian Herald note reflects on conditions around the Hebrew founder in Ur. It mentions Sarah, Lot, Bel worship, Babylonian royalty, and early cuneiform tablets as writing material in that ancient city.
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Sarah
Lot
Bel
Baal
Belus
Christian Herald
Witness Called In Assault Case As He Eats
A heavy set man testified he heard nothing from a restaurant witness stand because he was eating. The judge pressed him to recount what he heard about an assault and battery incident.
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Saturday Journal
Not Unus Tal Case Heard Over Marital Spat
A terse exchange hints at a domestic dispute where Casey faces trouble with his wife who demands to be the main focus, as townsfolk discuss the matter in a curt, period voice.
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Casey
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