Mab and the Secret Letter in the Locked Drawer
Mab secretly reads a concealed German note from her father’s locked writing table fearing a plotted danger to her brother Dick. The family plans a trip to Germany as Mab clings to the secret, torn and half hidden, while tensions rise among Mab Dick and Uncle John.
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Mab
John
Father
Uncle John
Lord Fallerton
Lord Patterton
Lord Fullerton
Lord Pallerton
Caroline
Frankfort
Germany
Jenet
Nurse
Mies Gray
Brougham
Mr. Charlford
Annette
Mub
Netta
Jane
Mabel
Miss Gray
Mab and Dick Plot a Secret Meeting at Uncle John’s
Mab helps Dick cheat a rule by stealing back his fishing flies from Uncle John while the two plan a late conversation. Dick fears trouble if discovered and asks Mab to secure a half hour tomorrow to talk, as Uncle John prepares for a social event at Lord Bilstone’s.
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Mab
Caroline
Uncle John
Mfab
John
Mab Flees to Boat House and Encounters Father
Twilight drives Mab from the house as she slips to the boat house for a secret delivery. She hides behind leaves and finally finds her father inside, thought to be in Frankfort, deepening the night’s peril and mystery.
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Mab
Mabel
Frankfort
Big Families in Germany Reign as Birth Rates Soar
A Berlin Statistical Society report on one year's births highlights exceptionally large families. Notes include a wife with twenty third child and others with twenty first, twentieth, nineteenth, and seventeenth births. Younger mothers show similarly high fertility with several mothers in their early twenties having multiple children.
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Germany
Statistical Society of
Berlin
He Was Ready to Sing at St Agnes Church
The man Brignell prepared to sing a solo at St Agnes Church in New York City. He arrived late and disrupted the service by moving about the choir and gesturing to the preacher. He finally shouted Me ready for ze sing Stoppa ze preach causing the priest to pause the sermon to hear his voice.
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Brignell
St. Agnes’ Church
New York City
The
National Review
Brignoll
Pittsburg
Chinese Porcelain Tower Repair and Destruction
The porcelain tower in China was built as a gift to an Empress and kept in repair by the government. In 1801 lightning struck and tore away the three top stories, but repairs followed quickly. Taeping rebels later triggered further damage and the tower’s fate became uncertain.
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China
I i
Taeping Reo
May Yohe to Wear Great Hope Diamond Tiara
May Yohe of Chicago burlesque fame, now Lady Hope, will wear the famous blue Hope diamond in a tiara valued at $150,000. The 44.75 carat stone, once part of the French crown jewels, has been kept safe at Parr’s Bank, London. The Hope family restored the gem to a family asset, with heirs opposing sale and Lord Hope acting as custodian.
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Gha
May Yohe
Chicago
Lord Hope
Hope
Parr’s Bank
London
Lord
Lady Hope
David Eason
Eliason
Remarkable Horse Linua II With Exceptionally Long Tail
The article describes Linua II, son of Linus, a celebrated horse. Linua II has a sixteen-foot tail and an eleven-foot mane, a double mane that sweeps the ground, and a tail that trails far behind. The piece emphasizes the horse's great beauty and remarkable growth.
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Linua II
Linus
Manes and Tails Described as Remarkable Growth
A historical note describes a horse with an 11 foot mane and a 16 foot tail. The writer calls it a freak of nature and suggests such abundant hair is unmatched, though acknowledging other rare cases may exist.
Cyclone Proof Piano Delights Chicago Exhibition
A curiosity in a Chicago piano window shows a piano that survived a first class cyclone. It traveled through Kirkville, Missouri, intact in its musical mechanism while surrounding buildings were leveled. The exhibit highlights the cyclone’s destructive force with the seemingly miraculous instrument.
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Kirkaville
Chicago
Thig
Piano Survives Cyclone Damage With Minor Pedal Break
The piano sustained only a broken pedal and a damaged frame panel after the cyclone. No hammers or strings were harmed and it can still be played as if untouched. A photo shows the morning after the storm with the affected house in the cyclone’s central path among total demolition.
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Erie
Richard
Bugs
Bella
Carolne
Mins
May Yone
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