Rouletabille Probes Body Too Many Mystery at Chateau
Rouletabille reveals a corporeal demonstration linking Old Bob and the ruby pin as the group debates identities. Arthur Rance accuses others while Rouletabille names Galith and hints Larsan may lurk among them as a pistol shot signals the next move.
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Arthur Rance
Pete Bernier
Bernier
Eric Larsan
M. Darzac
Bob
M. Rance
Rance
Old Bob
M. Arthur Rance
Chateau of Hercules
Largan
Charles the Bold
Professor Stangerson
Rouletabilie
Prince Galith
Shéinclair
Waa
Tullio
Monsieur
Larsan
Lady Mayoress Undertakes Relief Work In Londontown
London December 27 Lady Knill wife of the lord mayor has begun a scientific relief program after disguising herself as a poor woman in the East end. She aims to extend aid along the embankment and to bring the effort into city administration with prominent supporters including John Burns.
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London
Lady Knill
John Burns
Nurse to Wear Carnegie Medal For Bravery
Washington December 2 Miss Mary R Brown trained nurse who disarmed Martin A Sterflg a delirious typhoid patient and was wounded will likely receive a Carnegie medal for bravery and presence of mind after saving lives and earning endorsements from district commissioner physicians and business leaders.
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Washington
Carnegie Hero Fund
Mary R. Brown
Martin A. Sterflg
The Ould Green Cloak
A nostalgic Irish lyric recalls a lover asking for the ould green cloak. The speaker longs for home in Ireland as they anticipate return, warmth, and memories tied to the cloak and shared past. The poem blends yearning, moonlit hills, shamrocks, and the turf fire of homeland.
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Ireland
Luck Is Not Luck Says The Scapegoat For Inefficiency
A Norfolk area narrator argues that luck is a misused term masking laziness and inefficiency. She cites George’s island wake up shot and youth exploits to illustrate that true success comes from perseverance, effort, and timely judgment rather than luck.
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Europe
Fairfax
Charity bazaar glove stunt ends with no takers
A neighborhood charity bazaar features a satin cushioned glove with a 25 cent ticket promise of a kiss from the owner. The crowd gathers at 7 30 but no one steps forward as the large pork butcher Tom Porson boasts his claim to the item amid playful editor questions and a tale of Governor Fidding Bob Taylor pardons.
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Tom Porson
Marion's Horse Are Afield Tonight Poem
A patriotic poem recalling the famed riders of Marion as night troopers move unseen across moonlit fields. The verse celebrates independence and bold action, framing Marion's riders as a swift, fearless force in the struggle against British foes.
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Chester Firkins
Gray Brigade
Marion
Marlon
Knights of the New World
Marion the Swamp Fox of South Carolina
Biographical sketch outlines Francis Marion born 1732 near Georgetown and famed for swift raid tactics against British and Tory forces. Describes his military exploits from 1759 to 1781, nickname Swamp Fox, later public service as South Carolina senator, death February 27 1795 at Pond Bluff South Carolina farm.
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Sumter
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France
Louis XIV
Etoche
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America
Lfe
Pond Bluff
Say Must You Go Poem by Kennett Harris
A humorous verse about a speaker pleading for a lover to stay. The narrator delays the departure with playful rhymes, noting the lateness and the pain of parting while expressing stubborn reluctance to sleep or reveal the goodbye. The piece ends with a firm wish for the beloved to keep going.
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Kennett Harris
Why Not Look Up Judge As Well As The Jury
A criticism of jury detention and the possibility of coercion in trials. The author argues imprisonment of jurors may constitute duress and questions the impartiality of verdicts. Cites a New York murder trial where jurors were arrested to prevent bribery and suggests extending detention to judges and district attorneys.
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New York City
Joseph Horner Coates
Scribner
Signs of Christmas Beneath a Broadway Wardrobe
Percy and a Show Girl banter about Christmas charity and a call boy named Joe. The pair overhears boardinghouse quirks as Percy nudges generosity, while the Show Girl hints at vanity and mild miserliness. Joe the waiter becomes the evening’s focal point for a small holiday impulse.
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Chee
Percy
Joe
Mbs
Percerr
Kicio
Thadé
The Tyranny of the Lawn Mower
Excerpt from The Midwinter Dens of New Orleans by George W. Cable argues democracy creates haste and crowds in buying goods. It contrasts a self titled gardener wielding a lawn mower as a subtle tyrant, masking oppression while praising the mower’s convenience and relief for backs.
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New Orleans
George W. Cable
Berthner
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