Angel of Trouble Haunting Morinov Mystery Unfolds
John Wynter guards a grim scene in Prince Sergius Marinoff rooms where Marinoff lies dead amid whispers Olive hides nearby. Paul Marrable pressures Wynter with questions as Olive’s peril looms and a handkerchief suggests Miriam Kindersley’s presence. Marrable threatens police while Wynter defends Olive and seeks a safe exit.
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Wynter
Marrable
Wwynter
Olive
Siien
Hev
Marinoff
John Wynter
Paul Marrable
Mariadie
Sergius Marinoff
Paul Marrabie
Mrs. Kindersley
Miriam Kindersley
Boys Arrested for Attempted Blackmail of Mrs Havemeyer
Samuel Williams aged 9 and George Stahl aged 13 with Mrs H O Havemeyer the sugar magnate’s widow were caught after attempting to extort $2000. A facsimile letter led Mrs Havemeyer to place a buried tin box in Central Park, found with a $1 and green paper. police secured the youths who alleged a man with a large black moustache sent them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Williams
George Stahl
Sugar
H. O. Hayvemeyer
Central Park
Cold Day in Church Silly Chorus Parody Warns of Service Delays
A Chicago Tribune brief reports a church scene where a sick tenor cannot sing his solo. The choir leader assigns a simple hymn as the audience grimaces at garbled obscurities and odd phrases while the preacher quotes a clumsy text. The collection allegedly contains mainly phrases and misread words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
Rebekiah
Chicago
Golf for Women Sparks Debate on Refinement and Athletics
Amelia Barr proclaims golf unsuitable for women claiming athletics ruin gentility. The column rebuts with satire arguing refinement is not tied to inactivity and condemns fainting era stereotypes while defending athletic effort as compatible with womanhood.
Song to His Love From the Irish
A yearlong lament from an Irish speaker to his beloved in a western town. He longs to wed despite scorn and vows to labor through wind and frost to be with her. He contrasts her beauty with other women and pledges faithful devotion despite grief and heavenly ascent.
Immortality Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The poem argues immortality is earned through self discipline pain and seeking higher truths. It urges followers to reason rely on self and prayer and to cast out envy bitterness and hate. It envisions the soul climbing from pain to blessed immortality aided by inner spirits.
Would-be diner questions opening longevity
A guest asks how long a restaurant has been open. the proprietor replies two years. The guest laments not knowing earlier and guesses better service would have come sooner, while the proprietor smiles, pleased by the misunderstanding.
AS POET VIEWS MATRIMONY
Edward Fitagerell the translator of Omar Khayyam argues against marriage as a state. He tells Miss Ellen Churchyard, Nell, that marriage is like a bonnet interrupting work to demand a walk.
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Edward Fitagerell
Omar Khayyam
Ellen Churchyard
Woodbridge
Nell
Ideal Husband Show in Chicago Sparks Witty Debate
The stenographer and bookkeeper discuss a Chicago event listing twelve model husbands. They joke about tests of grooming, finances, gallantry, and dress, imagining a perfect spouse who can balance romance with household feats and fashion costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TI See
Chicago
Lighthouse in Arizona
Naters asks about Ema Tynerotter after her marriage. Tellers say she and her husband have taken lighthousekeeping somewhere in Arizona, surprising Naters who doubted Arizona had lighthouses.
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Arizona
Naters
Ema Tynerotter
Chicago Daily News
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New York
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Sergius
Geld
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el Feyee
Amelia Barr
Mrs. Barr
Robin Flower
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Pierce
N.Y
Dorothy DIX
ILM Laan Tyre
Majestic
Gregory & Appel
East Market Street
S. Pennsylvania St
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