A Fallen Idol and a Dynamite Mistake
Campion is escorted by Inspector Yarker to a police station after a mistaken belief that an infant is involved. A night in custody follows as a surgeon identifies a bundle as dynamite rather than a baby, changing the charge and leaving Campion puzzled and detained.
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Yarker
Campion
Mr. Campion
Sussex Place
Babcock
St. John’s Wood
Nebelson
Roland
Marylebone
Idol in a Bucket Triggers Police Mix Up at Campion’s Cell
Campion awakens in a police station jailed on an erroneous charge for possessing an Indian idol. The inspector admits a mix up while the idol remains in a water bucket. Campion faces scrutiny as Nebelsen and Sybil’s father loom, and Colonel Elsworth rejects any betrothal.
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Campion
Sybil
Colonel Elsworth
Feminine News Notes Highlight Socialites and Achievements
Count and Countess Szechenyi arrive in Vienna. Paderewski’s wife buys live chickens for 7500 dollars. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish cited as New York’s top woman bridge player. King Victor Emmanuel opposes Miss Elkins dowry. Mrs. Sage appeals for little girls and returns a house. American women marry foreign titled men sparking England chatter. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney wins at Architectural League exhibit. Miss Botha marries R. C. Hawkin in London. States pledge reps for Mrs. Humphrey Ward dinner and playground drive. Mrs. Norton proposes shopping courses in public schools. Mrs. B. Traskhill dies in Somerville. active in temperance and suffrage movements. Lady Hope noted for aiding young professionals in London.
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Szechenyi
Vienna
Paderewski
Stuyvesant Fish
New York
Victor Emmanuel
Miss Elkins
Sage
England
Harry Payne Whitney
Architectural League of New York
Academy of Fine Arts
Botha
Transvaal
London
R. C. Hawkin
Eighty Club
Humphrey Ward
New York City
Alice Peloubet Norton
University of Chicago
B. Traskhill
Somerville
Mass
Lady Hope
Birds under another name in Omaha guinea fowls as profitable prospect
An Omaha trade note explains Guinea hens sell for eight cents a pound live and attract high class restaurant use as substitutes for prairie chickens. Guineas breed rapidly, with broody mothers producing 10 to 12 chicks per brood and two to three litters per season, suggesting lucrative small-farm potential.
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Omaha
Elkhorn Valley
Radium in Rocks Prompts Geology Reassessment
Announcement of radium in the Simplon Tunnel suggests Earth’s crust may host considerable radium. If real, it could extend Earth's age, slow cooling of a molten globe, and diminish contraction driving mountain formation, supporting Reade and Fisher’s earth movement theories.
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Simplon
M. Mellard Reade
O. ‘Fisher
London Globe
Insurance Bias Debate Cited By Judge Darling
In a courtroom exchange reported by the London Daily Mail, Justice Darling questions whether insurance companies insure against a successful appeal and notes claims that insurers apply different rates for different judges. The counsel confirms such practices exist.
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Darling
London Daily Mail
200 Year Old Pine Cut In Dunbarton Farm Harvest
Charles H. Lord of Dunbarton New Hampshire felled a pine tree on his farm. The tree, aged by its rings at about two centuries, stood 134 feet tall and measured five feet four inches across at the stump.
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Charles H. Lord
Dunbarton, N. H
Arrested for Laughing The Judge Rosalsky Case
Judge Otto Rosalsky was in a Third avenue car when a drunk woman climbed onto John J. Donlon's lap. The woman escaped after Rosalsky called police. Donlon sought her arrest but the court discharged the prisoner after police disputed the intoxication claim.
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Otto Rosalsky
Third Avenue
John J. Donlon
Spencer Street
Brooklyn
Donlon
Rosalsaky
Barlow
Kipp
New York Herald
Spurred Swimmers Kenneth Melrose praised by old Olympic Club
A San Francisco Chronicle reminiscence recalls Kenneth Melrose as the greatest swimmer seen by Olympic Club veterans. He could swim vast distances, including the Farallones, despite dangers from sea lions and hostile seas, though he seldom attempted such journeys.
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Kenneth Melrose
Olympic Club
Andy Glarner
Farallones
Seal Rocks
San Francisco Chronicle
Bismarck’s Fall Explained by Dismissal Theories
The American outlines multiple explanations for Prince Bismarck’s dismissal. Supposed causes include opposition to labor rescripts and socialist laws, resistance to the emperor’s direct consultation with ministers, and Bismarck’s habit of reminding the young ruler of the old ways.
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Prince Bismarck
William II
Bismarck
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Frederic Anstey
Bates
Nebelsen
Painner
Chela
Swell
France
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