They Hanged My Saintly Billy by Graves review
A vivid fictional biography of Dr William Palmer famed for the 1856 Old Bailey trial. The book blends crime scandal and Victorian life as Palmer’s alleged poisonings, forgeries, and schemes unfold through the voices of doctors lawyers and townsfolk. Robert Marks praises its panoramic, restrained narrative.
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William Palmer
Saintly
Billy
Old Bailey
John Parsons Cook
Cook
Strych
Dr. Palmer
Palmer
England
Queen Victoria
Mr. Graves
Robert Marks
Bruce MacGregor’s perilous trek near Indianapolis 1638
Bruce MacGregor is separated after a stagecoach break down near Indianapolis as his family seeks new life in a foreign land. The missing flatboat passengers and wreck claim the voyage, while the MacGregors face anxious days and mysterious misfortune ahead of them.
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Bruce
Velma Griffin
Philadelphia
Westminister
Mark
Kay
Feodor
Giant
Jocko
Monkey
Eedaeion Circus
Ems
Sales resistance leads to pistol confrontation in Warren
A local magazine salesman says a woman answered his knock with a pistol and kept it aimed during a brief and unsuccessful sales pitch, prompting sheriff's deputies to investigate in Warren, Ohio.
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Warren
Ohio
Sheriff's Deputies
Suspense Novel Arkadin by Orson Welles Reviewed
Ruth Vestal finds Orson Welles tale not a great novel but highly readable and fast paced. The plot follows Guy van Stratton who uncovers the mystery of Gregory Arkadin across Europe and New York amid danger and a dramatic ending.
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Mr. Welles
Mr. Arkadin
Guy van Stratton
Europe
van Stratton
Gregory Arkadin
Arkadin
Guy
Raina Arkadin
Raina
Zurich
Copenhagen
Amsterdam
Naples
Vienna
Greenwich Village
New York
Balkans
Mexico
Sus
Ruth Vestal
Flaming Car Delivers Alarm At Cen tral Fire Station
Firemen rushed from beds at Central Fire Station to a blaze started by Russell Mitchel delivering a flaming car at 4 35 am. The front seat ignited, prompting emergency response.
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Quincy
Ill
Central Fire Station
Russell Mitchel
Young Poet Wilbur Wins Pulitzer For This World
Wellesley Mass June 22 Wilbur the young poet known for his American diction shows scope and sensitivity in This World a 32 lyric collection that won the Pulitzer Prize He has translated Moliere and studied Poe at Harvard and Paris His next post is professor at Wesleyan University and translation goals mark his future trajectory
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Wellesley
Mass
Moliere
New York
America
Wilbur
Ellen
Christopher
Nathan
Piney
Salerno
Harvard
Poe
Paris
New Mexico
Wellesley College
Middletown
Mud Best Sellers and Notable Titles
A listings-style note highlights fiction and nonfiction works with authors including Grace Metalious Daphne du Maurier Frances Parkinson Keyes Meyer Levin Gerald Green Don White Kathryn Hulme Norman Vincent Peale and Jim. The list groups titles under fiction and nonfiction with no additional details.
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Ertom Place
Grace Metalis
Daphne du Aurier
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Meyer Levin
Gerald Green
FBI
Don Whitehead
Kathryn Hulme
Norman Vincent Peale
Walter
Christ
Jim
Chicago Boat Show slated Feb 7 16 1958 at International Amphitheatre
The 1958 Chicago National Boat Show will run February 7 through 16 at the International Amphitheatre. Organizers say the event presented by the Outboard Boating Club of America will feature boats accessories and marine displays.
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Chicago
International Amphitheatre
Outboard Boating Club of America
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Bradpest
Mediterranean
France
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Lette
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Ap Vefice Equipment CO
N. Main St
Thomas J. Crowell Co
Ring-Harris Pharmacy
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New York City
Lawrence Wilbur
Purdy Wilbur
Baltimore
John Martin
Pus
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Poetry” Magazine
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Mathes
Bedford Sales CO
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High Point, N. C
Sence Pete
Washington St
Belmont Plaza
Smart East Side
Waldorf, Astoria
GATAT
Lexington Ave
Sally Spencer
Jack Quigley
Nantic , Savings and Loan Association
W. Washington ST
Gilbert Optical CO
N. Main
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