Wart’s confession ends heist tale with heartbreak
In a Westchester burglary foiled by a note from William Wharton alias the Wart, Senator Heatherly’s daughter Elaine learns of a double cross within the caper. The Wart reveals his past, his love for Nell, and a final act of repayment before his arrest and departure.
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Dan
Dan O'Hara
Harold Demorest Leroy
Senator Heatherly
Westchester
Elaine Heatherly
Nell
Big Dan
Mr. Wharton
Miss Heatherly
Krook Leroy
Krook
Bour
Brook Leroy
William Wharton
Neil
Shackleton Addresses Vancouver Canadian Club
Sir Ernest Shackleton speaks to the Vancouver Canadian Club, praising comradeship on Antarctic expeditions, recalling the long journey, hardships, and leadership lessons. He extols Canadian crew members including Michel and Robert Service, quotes Service’s poems, and honors his men while inviting continued exploration and loyalty.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
Vancouver Canadian Club
Ernest Shackleton
South Pole
Eestak
Antarctic
Michel
Robert Service
Telephone in medicine offers remote diagnosis via electric stethoscope
A London scientist has invented a telephone linked stethoscope allowing physicians to diagnose from a distance. The device amplifies heart sounds to ultrasound levels and even lets distant observers hear the heartbeat clearly. It could aid the deaf and enable public demonstrations across rooms or miles.
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Brown
London
Say
Moving Pictures in Churches Prompt Debate in Methodist Press
The Michigan Christian Advocate notes moving pictures attract crowds in urban centers while churches are sparsely attended. It questions whether churches should adopt Sunday evening showings using onscreen biblical tales to draw the poor, comparing costs, innovation, and the scale of invested cinema infrastructure ongoing in towns.
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Bors
Wild
Michigan Christian Advocate
Nana
Rersons
John Wesley
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Bern Han
Hara
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Theo
Criasial
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Big Das
Wart
Yeggs
Westchester County
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Mr. O'Hara
Elise
Casey
Den
de Dub
Youse
King
Qeece
Ewes
Sir Ernest
Edin
Athens
Mark Twain
Eure
Tomi
Arctic
Red River
Portland
Maine
Mark
Canada
Northland
Mr. Service
McCluer’s
John M. Gitterman
United States
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Battery
Spuyten Darvil Creek
Madison Square
Mr. Gitterman
Thomas Kane
Erie Railroad
Pennsylvania
Hazelrigg
Turkey
Ube
Pete Eipe
Rane
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