Death Stalks the Louvre as a Murder Unfolds
In the Louvre garden a murder occurs as Bernier dies from a chest wound. Rouletabille, Mme Edith, Prince Galith, and others search for clues and a relic described as the oldest dagger, a 25 cm flint dagger, amid a tense inquest conducted by a Mortola delegate.
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Mme
Edith
Prince Galith
Rouletabille
Mattoni
Bernier
Frederic Larson
Square Tower
Bob
Mme. Edith
Mme. Hdith
Pere Jacques
la Mortola
Mentone
Old Bob
Mme, Edith
Rouletabille Seals Doors in Fatal Mystery
Rouletabille orders the iron doors closed as the group debates the dead man’s fate. He argues the killer must be among the living present, contending the death could be by Bernier or accident rather than suicide. The magistrate questions motives, while Edith watches Rouletabille’s logic unfold.
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Rouletabille
Old Bob
Larsan
Mme
Edith
Rouletabile
Bernier
All the News Gossip in the Neighborhood
A husband laments gossiping wives and the spread of social rumors while his companion Nellie shares every detail about friends like Mrs Brown Simpkinson Thompsons and Johnsons, exposing vanity debt and fashion quips as they discuss the news.
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Simpkinson
Thompsons
Mighty
Grand
Love and neglect in marriage, a warning from Beatrice Fairfax
A wife grows lonely as a rich husband ignores affection while pursuing wealth. She confesses her sincere love faded to indifference, divorces, and finds romance with another man who values her. The piece argues neglect, not desire, ruins marriages and urges husbands to invest love in return.
American Heroes in Sail and Song of Perry
A poem by Chester Firkins recounts Captain Perry at battles like Trafalgar and the Lawrence. It honors naval courage and the starry banner, ending with tribute at his tomb beneath the flag.
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Perry
L'Envol
Aya
Warma
Perry's Victory at Lake Erie and His Famous Flag
A historical account chronicles Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry born in Newport and his ascent in the U S Navy. It details the August 4 1813 action at Lake Erie with Chauncey, the heroic boarding of the Detroit and the Lawrence, Perry raising the Dont give up the ship flag, and the decisive surrender of Barclay's fleet before his death from yellow fever in Trinidad on August 23 1819.
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Newport
R. T
England
Young Perry
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Erie
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Clay
Nelson
Trafalgar
Lawrence
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Barclay
Detroit
Harrison
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad
Funeral Attendance Proves Diplomatic Quandary Over Wellington
The death of the Duke of Wellington triggers a diplomatic puzzle as the French ambassador debates attending the St Pauls funeral. Bar on Brunnow counsels that since the duke is dead, attendance is safe, joking that only a resurrection would merit refusal.
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Duke of Wellington
St. Paul’s
Russia
Baron Brunnow
St. Paul's
Baron Brannon
The Actor Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A poetic exhortation to actors to meet the craft with high character. The piece argues that stage power shapes thought, that true art requires worthy personal conduct, and that a performer’s life colors the role and influences the audience. It urges actors to stand tall in art and inspire respect.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Leah Learns Punctuation From A Dotty Return
A fragment from The Delineator notes Leah teaching her brother about punctuation after school. She explains a period is a dot and a period that had sprouted, illustrating early language lessons with simple, playful imagery.
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Leah
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