The Mystery of The Yellow Room (Continued)
Rouletabille narrates a tense moment at the door as suspicion falls on M Darzac and the room fills with questions about hypnotism and the elusive murderer. He notes Rouletabille’s flair and hints the case hinges on events beyond known natural laws, promising a forthcoming explanation from the notebook of the young man.
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Darzac
M. Darzac
Lear Alent
Wenon
Roulembille
Rouletabille
Silent Night at the Chateau Mystery Deepens
In a stormy night at the chateau, the narrator climbs a ladder to Mile Stangersons chamber. He finds the doorway lit and a figure at the desk, writing, as the unseen killer lurks nearby, raising fresh questions about who entered earlier and why.
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Daddy Jacques
Donjon
Tim
Mile
Stangerson
Crs
Peraps Ab
Hin
Mule
Stangersoc
Bum
Wealthy baronet dies after turbulent divorce history
Sir William Abdy, a wealthy English baronet, dies in a London nursing home after a life marked by multiple divorce court appearances. His third wife, now noted in aviation circles, had been central to sensational legal battles, including libel and contested settlements. He faced a notorious reputational arc from high society to a public figure famed for his marital turmoil and later aviation associations.
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Secral
William Abdy
London
Brian
M. Marie
Therese
Lawes
West
Willian
Larie'y
Laly
Rawnet
Abby
Buenos Ayres
Sir William
Min Ae Lebre
Petit Munier
St. John's Wood
Lege Ioner
Germany
William Stgais
Eliza Sarah
Oscar W- Beech
Murray
William
Ging
George Palmer Robinson
Louis Cothe
Grahame White
Brooklands
Fragmented Odishan Royal Parade Tale From Old Chronicle
A garbled excerpt describes a royal ceremony with a king, a predecessor named Mencith, and an envoy from a queen. A rider in embroidered gold gear mounts a horse at the king’s hut, struggles to sit, receives compliments, and departs with a splitting headache after a grand, burdensome display.
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Kitut Boccante
John
Mencith
Oldest County Cri On Aug 16 Lord is fiftiethy birth ki Jawke
Lord Mawke, long time Yorkshire captain, celebrated his fiftieth birthday at Wighill Park. A beloved cricket figure, he has led Yorkshire for two decades, earned wide respect, and is noted for his family ties and ownership of a rare English Prayer Book linked to his childhood.
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Yorkshire
England
Wighill Park
Tadcaster
Lord Mawke
Whisky tale from Hudson Bay Co. officer polo accident
Chipman of Hudson Bay Co. recounts a polo accident story about a prominent officer who was hurled from his horse and badly hurt. Friends offered whisky to the injured man who seemed nearly conscious and asked, Is it Hudson Bay Scotch.
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le Frederic Larsan
Anaweral
Paris
Doris
Paea
Mater
M. Drarzac
Chipman
Winnipes
Hudson Bay Co
Mr. Chipman
Hudson Bay Seuteh
Slavery In England and its harsh legal status
Fragmentary account notes slavery existed in England with pervasive control by masters. It claims slaves lost earnings to owners and could not secure freedom easily, touching on laws and noble relations without clear specifics.
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England
Conscience Money in Britain Grows as Thousands Fund Public Use
The piece notes conscience money in Great Britain totals thousands of pounds yearly. It recalls the first payment of 1500 pounds on March 99 1789 after a note to the chancellor. The writer urges honoring the money as national property and applying it to state use to relieve an honest man’s conscience.
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Great Britain
Prayer Service Sparks Row Over Turn to Lead
A church service fell into brief disruption when the pastor asked Brother Jones to lead the prayer. A deacon, who had led previously, objected saying it was Jones’s turn and quipped about “tramps,” reflecting a tense moment in the opening rite.
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Brother Jones
Youngest King's Man Wins King's Prize at Bislew
Oxford student and Officers' Training Corps member Capt. K lattice tops the King's Prize with the highest score. Fellow students praise his victory, noting he is probably the youngest market man to claim the trophy at twenty two. The event drew cheers at Bedford Grammar and highlighted by Radice’s sharpshooting as the results roll in.
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CORPS
Radice
Bisley
Oxford
Officers’ Training Corps
Kattice
Bislew
Oficers
Bedford
Oxford student nets King’s Prize glory at Bisley
The piece notes a Risley College undergraduate from Oxford who helped the Oxford team win the Humphrey Cup and the King’s Prize at Bisley. It highlights his three years on the Oxford team, his final year at Risley, and mentions rivals such as Canadian Seret Morris from Bowmanville. Morris, a veteran Bisley competitor from a shooting family, secured third place amid warm congratulations from friends.
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Teiisenowe College
Oxford
Risley
Radice
Universit
Bisley
Ponents
Seret
Morris
Bowmanville
Ont
Bieles
Uunicle
Lord Kitchener a Fatalis in Comic Observations
The piece notes Lord Kitchener as a fatalist with strong future convictions. A friend lists ten examples from his career, citing warnings during the udan campaign and a war office expectation. It humorously mentions his golf starting as a hope to foster optimism.
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Lord Kitchener
Udan
Kitchener
War Office
Mountains of the Sea Revealed by Ocean Exploration
Mager notes ocean floors possess mountains similar to land features. Soundings expose submarine peaks about 100 miles east of Australia, guiding a cable route toward Norfolk Island. The sea at 1,200 feet depth shows summits two to three miles high from the seafloor.
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Mager
Alps
Australia
Norfolk Island
Industrious Irish Enquiry From Long Ago Story
A tale recalls a lately arrived Irish priest journeying from Toronto to Kingston by boat. A native Canadian mocked Irish industriousness, declaring “there isn’t such a being as an industrious Irishman.” The priest retorts in his Irish-inflected speech, pondering how the Irish could be industrious.
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Toronto
Kingston
Fragmentary tale of a sheep and questions to mamma
A mother explains why the sheep are being burned or harmed, as a child named Joe asks why the butchers are not similarly targeted. The dialogue reflects a harsh, unclear scene with children pondering violence toward animals and makers of violence.
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Mamma
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Gaston Leroux
Skentano
Joseph Taddile
Mother Angeoour
Chateau
Weil Y
Mle Stangerson
Mile Stangerwn
Mile Stangersons
Mile Stangerson
Bondoir
Lam
Boudoir
Milo
Dever
Sylvia
Robert Darzac
Yellow Room
Mlle Stingerson
Passlon
Piace
Browning
Buffalo Express
Sir William Ardy
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