Virginia and Dean clash over missing funds and a marriage scheme
In a tense scene Virginia Brewster confronts Frederick Dean after learning of her father's alleged bootlegging ties. Dean produces letters implicating Richard Brewster and presses for marriage to clear his alleged debt, while Virginia refuses and fights to expose the truth. The chapter ends with plans for a quiet Mediterranean honeymoon in dispute.
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Nathaniel Dann
Virginia Brewster
Niel
Frederick Dean
Clarissa
Dean
Virginia
Chiri
San Francisco
Russell Waingould
Glen Cove
Frederick
BR. S
Richard Brewster
B. L
Richard
Brewster
Mediterranean
High Point Building Zone Hearing on June 5 1928
Public notice states the City Council of High Point North Carolina will hold a hearing at 8 p m on June 5 1928 to consider amending the Building Zone Ordinance. The proposed change concerns the Business District along the south side of the Southern Railway starting about 150 feet west of Mangum Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaman
P. P. Pilcher
City of
High Point
N. C
Southern Railway
Mangum
Mayor Seeks Help Over Odd Marriage Letters
Nottingham mayor addresses a peculiar appeal for help after two letters seek wives. One from Western Australia asks for a Nottingham born bride, while a Lancashire widow asks for a under-35 spouse who vows not to roam or confine a partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
Eng
Commonwealth
Western Australia
Lancashire
Pinched In His Bath Arrest Shocks Calcutta
In Calcutta the Indiana nationalist Gurudit Singh was arrested while bathing, a startling disruption during a routine bath that followed an unspecified incident and drew quick police action. The report notes Singh’s nationality and the unusual nature of the arrest in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Indiana
Gurudit Singh
Politician Charged Over Sedition Ahead of Peru Visit
A political figure faces charges of sedition and inciting class hatred tied to a string of speeches in the city before a planned trip to Peru. The case centers on public remarks alleged to inflame social tensions and undermine cohesion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Pinkham Medicine Company Sends 30 Million Booklets Yearly
In Lodi California Ted Hinzman distributes house to house booklets for Pinkham Medicine. A wife writes how reading about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in these little books helped her and inspired neighbors to try it for their well being.
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Pinkham Medicine Company
Ted Hinzman
Lodi
California
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Board of Public Welfare
Community Chest
the Community Chest
High Point Township
Marsh Building
E. Commerce ST
Guilford County Tax Department
Hart Drug Company
Chichesters Diamond
Bey
Autostrop Safety Razor Co., Inc
New York, N.Y
Husband
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