Prince Ivan and the Princess Win Swift Duel Escape
The Danish prisoner Sparhawk frees Johann Pyrmont in a palace garden duel with Prince Ivan. After warding off attackers, Princess Margaret orders capture of the secretary and arranges his safe departure. Johann escapes by rope ladder to rendezvous at night with the princess, who admits love and plans marriage while Sparhawk supports their flight toward Kernaberg.
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Wasp
Johann
Count von Leon
Springald
Ivan
Muscovy
Count von Loen
Prince of
Johann Pyrmont
Kernsberg
Sparhawk
Werner von Orseln
Margaret
Plassenburg
Courtland
Kernaberg
Joan
Princess Margaret
Summer Palace
Fnally
Margaret of
The Model by Alex R Schmidt A Suitor’s Silent Proposal
In a moonlit California street, a narrator named Eason courts Florence Austin the model. She rebuffs advances and reveals a fear of his intent, then asks if he would marry her after a tense studio confrontation. He declines, noting he cannot marry a model, as she bids good night.
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Misa Austin
California
Hell
Florence
Venus
Larring
Mr. Larring
Chaneron
Ele
Ahe
Business Is Business in Arkansas Town
A local politician who chaired the aldermen and owned the town hotel explains his stance on draining a nearby swamp. He cites his son, who runs the town drug store, as the reason he would not oppose the improvement. The tale features a visitor from the East and reflects small town politics as told in Harper’s Weekly.
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Arkansas
Board of Aldermen
Beat
Dea
Wadh
Harper's
The Smuggling Tale From a Maine Farm
A deputy collector in northern Maine hears a tip, travels at dusk to a farmer's place, and learns the farmer and his wife, connected to Canada by marriage, each possessed 160 pounds of coffee smuggled the previous fall. The tale centers on the couple named Coffee.
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Uncle Sam's
Maine
Tate
Canada
Northwest notices and regional events across western states
Reports from Wyoming Nevada Oregon and Washington describe a railway accident in Laramie leaving Harry Lima with one leg amputated but likely to recover. A water development effort starts near Greenwater Nevada while copper mine consolidation looms. Criminal cases in Hyde Denson land frauds postponed to December in DC. Mrs Cone of Tillamook Oregon kills a 400 pound bear with nine shots. H G Welch of Laramie declines county coroner bid on moral grounds. Big copper mines near Greenwater may unite under one corporation with many shares outstanding. Private Anderson of Fourteenth Infantry fatally shoots Corporal Bridger at Wigels Saloon Vancouver Washington. Civil service exam set for railway mail clerks on November 4 with vacancies in Utah Idaho Nevada. Ball set for William Constantine after wounding his son-in-law Jesse Hall. recovery expected. Building boom in Goldfield Nevada with carpenters scarce and wages high. Wyoming State Federation of Women’s Clubs holds third annual convention in Laramie with representation from multiple towns.
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Hyde-Denson
District of Columbia
M. J. Cone
Tillamook
Oregon
Bruwn
H. G. Welch
Laramie
Greenwater
Nevada
Thomas Anderson
Company M
Fourteenth Infantry
Anthony Bridger
Wigel's
Vancouver
Wash
Bridger
Utah
Idaho
Frater
Seattle
William Constantine
Jease Hall
Hall
Goldfield
Famed Springs of Vernet in the Pyrenees
A correspondent hails Vernet les Bains as the paradise of the Pyrenees with mineral springs fueling a year round health resort. The town offers mild waters good for neurasthenia and rheumatism, a large Roman bath, a green park, and access to Canigou, Mont Louis, Bourg Madame, and Poberda. Living options cater to all budgets and visitors are advised to come in spring or autumn to avoid heat.
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Vernet
Pyrenees
France
Vernet-les-Halng
Mahomet's Jeweled Tomb Worth Billions in Jewels
The Mahomet tomb is adorned with jewels valued at 12.5 million dollars. The remarkable display highlights a religious relic encrusted with precious stones in a major historic site.
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Mahomet
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Margaret of Courtland
Wyoming
Northwestern Railroad
Harry Lima
Wyo
Wyoming State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Cheyenne
Sheridan
Cody
Wheatland
New Castle
Casper
Rawlins
Ramsey
Greenwater District
Brigham Willard Young
Walla Walla
Edward Steigman
Lander
Wye
Pope River
Steigman
Alaska
Nome
Hoppers
Livingston
Mont
Black Hille
National Coursing Moot
Hot Springs
Mikes Flora
Wild Gun
la Grande
Ore
Grand Jury
Union County
J. C. Smith
V. Bartett
S. A. Gardiner
Nixon
Nixon National Bank
Reno
New
Goldfeld
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