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Wreck of a Chicago Family Unmasks a Dark Plot
In a Chicago drama of scandal and betrayal, James Bansemer exposes lies about Jane Cable’s birth and Graydon Bansemer’s engagement. The confrontation leads to arrests, flight, and a family riven by public shame as Graydon joins a Philippine campaign while Jane undergoes a breakdown and eventual flight with the Cables.
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Gable
Bansemer
Cable
Graydon Bansemer
Graydon
Gray
Bobby Rigby
Jane
James Bansemer
Rigby
Miss Clegg
Mr. Cable
Lake Front
Mrs. Cable
Frances Cable
Gui Uate
Raydon
David Cable
Elias Droom
Droom
Ja ‘Ane
Harbert
Wartanas
Elias
Elias Doom
Chicago
Pacific, Lakes and Atlantic
Chi
Wells Street
Lan
Proom
Ransemer
Papen
Baer
Father
California
Philippines
United States Army
Pasadena
Piazza
San Francisco
Chicago When Mrs. Cable Received Word From Her Sister, Once Kate Coleman
Kate
West Pointer
Harbin
Ly Corps
Jane Cable
Ber Pssengers
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Cavite
Manila
Harbins
Oriente
Ermita
San Miguel
Ethel Harbin