The North Walk Mystery Chapter I Summary
A body is found murdered on a lawn near Jacob Benton’s house. Detective Hendricks investigates with a notebook, a revolver, a burnt match, and suspicious footprints. Ralph Benton emerges as a key figure amid shifting alibis and an insurance motive as the plot threads weave toward a trap at Farnhall’s residence.
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Jacob Benton
Minard Hendricks
Montcastle
Ralph Benton
Miss Benton
Allen
Ralph
Hendricks
Benton
Hypnotic Seance Plot Revealed by Inventor DeWitt Leads
In a dim room Lampkin and Hendricks discuss a staged illusion based on Professor DeWitt's motion photographing device. Benton’s private experiments with a revolver target are revealed as part of a staged séance crafted with Kola and Brooks Allen kept in the dark about the secret.
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Mr. Benton
Kola
Res
Allen
Dr. Burton
Kole
Lampkin
Montcastle
Miss Benton
New York
Ralph Benton
Hendricks
Benton
Brooks Allen
Professor DeWitt
DeWitt
Nerve Pills Restore Faded Nightly Sleep Says Local User
Mrs J Vincent of 337 East Market Street Indianapolis cites Dr A W Knase Nerve Pills as a cure for weakness restlessness and sleepless nights. She reports improved strength vigor and steadiness of nerves with better sleep after taking the remedy at Hyder's drug store.
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Mre. J. Vincent
East Markettreet
Indianapolis, Ind
A. W
Knase
Hyder
Jail for Big Corporations
The next legislative session may enact a law creating a criminal procedure against corporations. Current statutes lack a workable method, with acts like delivering packages within city limits fined for failure. Corporations will lobby against it, railroads and express firms likely to oppose, and resident agents would be held responsible for corporate misdemeanors.
Four Act Drama Planned for St. Cecilia Anniversary
The St. Cecilia Society of the Sacred Heart church marks its anniversary on November 16 with a four act drama The blind man's caughter rehearsals led by A J Lauck. Planning committee includes John G Onieyrt Leo Alerding Joseph Zelen Michael Derleth and William Alter.
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St. Cecilia ‘Society of the Sacred _Heart church
Caughter
A.J. Lauck
John G. Onieyrt
Leo .Alerding
Joseph Zelen
Michael Derleth
William. Alter
Rush Medical College Gift Boosts Chicago University Merger
Chicago officials announce eight million dollars for Rush University buildings and equipment as the University of Chicago moves to make Rush Medical College part of the university. Trustees vote to accept the plan with anticipated funding likely backed by John D. Rockefeller Jr., now active in university affairs.
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Chicago
Jis
University of Chicago-Bush Medical College
Chicago University
Rush Medical College
University
Medical School
Board of Trustees
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mr. Rockefeller
London's New Lord Mayor Marcus Samuel A Hebrew Leader
Sir Marcus Samuel, a London merchant and Hebrew, was elected lord mayor on Nov 9 following senior aldermanic tenure. At 49, he runs Japanese silk and oil firms and follows a line of Hebrew civic leaders dating from 1855, with barriers relaxed for oath and office.
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Marcus Samuel
London
City of London
Magazine of Commerce
England
Solomons
House of Commons
Lionel de Rothschild
Benjamin Samuel Phillips
Henry Aaron Isaacs
A Taste of His Own Last Story
Eugene Fairweather arrives in a quiet village and is drawn to two women Maud Halpin and Gertrude Hawes. He deceives himself with a staged romance until a clever cousin Francis appears dressed as a woman, exposing his web of lies. Eugene leaves town heartbroken as the two women reunite with their former lovers.
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Eugene Fairweather
Maud Halpin
Gertrude Hawes
Eugene
Maud
Gertrude
Jack
Eam
Francis
Tom
A Yule Tide Dinner From The Delineator Kitchen
A quaint appetizing dinner is illustrated in the Dechaiber Hanks ter of The Delineator. The Kitchen department provides full recipes and directions for this festive meal and other seasonal dishes.
Hoosierisms and Local Observations in Beacons
In Bean Hill Beacon a late town column lampoons rising living costs and social norms. It notes 75 cent large pancake mixes as evidence of price pressure, jokes about women sweeping streets, and a use of wittytown ethics. The piece riffs on public shaming in church and election fatigue with satirical tone.
Rich Man a Vagrant in Salt Lake City Jail
Christian Ricks a 48 year old German with substantial wealth and farming holdings served 30 days for vagrancy in Salt Lake City. Identified by a friend as the owner of lands and bank funds, he was pardoned by the mayor after an investigation. He left for Kansas to join a brother's home and leave behind his cell mates.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Christian Ricks
Ricks
City Rock Pile
Hicks
Thompson
Kansas
Whitom
Nicks
Lydia Pinkham Remedy Praised by NY Woman
Reader Miss Kate Ollman describes drastic backache and fatigue improving after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter touts the remedy as the greatest known cure for kidney and womb troubles and urges women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Massachusetts for guidance.
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Miss Bollman
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kate Ollman
142Nd St
Wales Ave
New York City
Hilda Clark to be Married in Notable Mystery Romance
Hilda Clark, famed ex-prima donna of the Bostonians, and Frederick Stanton Flower, nephew of ex Gov Heaswell P Flower, plan a long-awaited marriage. Flower wealth is immense, valued between 35,000,000 and 4,000,000, and public attention centers on the couple amid family objections and Clark's past stage life. After delays and a New York home gift, the pair reportedly proceed to wed as relative tensions ease.
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Hilda Clark
Bostonians
Frederick Stanton Flower
Heaswell P. Flower
Mr. Flower
Miss Clark
Pennsylvania Transportation Changes Gathered for Early Service
Notes list early era changes of cars with schedules leaving Indianapolis at 8 10 am and arriving Dayton with connections to Washington station and Dayton departure times, ticket prices around 1570 DP, and references to the Indianapolis Union Station for information.
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Dayton
Scoeevee
Indianapolis Union
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Indianapolis
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Lilly & Stalnaker
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Indiana
Screen End Mfg. CO
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Indiana Ave
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Helet & Davis
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E. Washington
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N. Alabama
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Fisher
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