Harcourt case deepens mystery in Wayne murder saga
In the Hill district India born Harcourts face an inquest after Cerisse Wayne’s death while Mrs Harcourt deteriorates with fever. Evidence includes a photograph and a letter from a hotel fire escape, and a garter tied to a Briarsweet Place clue. Detectives chase Hamley Hackleye and a missing Mahl other strands as Henry Frans arrives with banking certainty.
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Harcourts
Mrs. Harcourt
Harcourt
Miss Lancey
Hameo
London
Calcutta
Cerisse Wayne
Milwaukee
Directory Hotel
Larry Morris
Mr. Harcourt
Narcisse
Wayne Death Chamber
Johnny Johnson
Mra. Wayne
Flanders House
Briarsweet Place
Betty
Mystery of Cerisse Wayne and the vanished diamonds
The evidence points to Cerisse Wayne as the dead woman found in a cryptic scene at the Desterle house. A letter from “Your Fond Old Father” hints at lost African diamond fields and a brother Francis, while suspicions arise about Hamley Hackleye and Harold Harcourt.
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Mrs. Harcourt
Cerlase Wayne
Eage
Mr. Frank
Ceriza Wayne
Directory Hotel
Ager
Central Africa
Wayne
Francis
Hackleye
Paula
Hackleye Ia
Celisse
Hank Smith
Hamley Hackleye
Cerisse Wayne
Africa
Aperilla
Desterle
Flandera
Hubby
Wifia
Hank
Hamley Hackley
Harold Harcourt
Ike
Larry Morris
Kissing Privileges Barred for NJ Man
George Shute of New Jersey was bound over under a heavy penalty for kissing his wife against her will. Justice Ware warned him not to kiss again without her consent.
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George Shute
New Jersey
Justice Ware
Hunt for a Pet Fad Is a Timely Consolation
An editorial urges adopting a harmless pet fad as a comforting pastime during worry, comparing it to collecting stamps or postcards and arguing it can be a helpful, uplifting resource.
Out of Hearing Rodrick in Market News
Stock market update notes 16 money on call and features brief banter about communication limits. Mentions Van Albert and a mobile item with a humorous take on reaching the speaker.
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Rodrick
van Albert
Up to Date Boarding House Mistress Pies Deleterious Plot
A Baltimore American item reports a boarding house mistress answering a madam and Mr Funsy about a plot. She asserts she uses it in her pies, implying a harmful substance was involved in a scheme within the boarding house.
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Boarder
Funsy
Baltimore American
The Emotional Thirteen Girl from St Louis Faces Charge
An unnamed girl from St Louis, Missouri, is described as seizing with a terrible Jo and killing about three, but escaping punishment. The piece notes the sensational tone and the mockery by the Columbia Jester.
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J. Louis
Columbia
National Differences Commentary From The St Louis Star
A quotation about racial stereotypes and everyday insults circulates from the St Louis Star. The remarks discuss supposed differences between Chinese people and Americans, mentioning attire and a clerk lacking backbone as metaphors for weakness.
Teeth of the Cat and Dog Fact Notation
A fragment notes that a full grown cat has 30 teeth while a dog’s count is incomplete in the text.
Sugar Weighers Plead Guilty in Williamsburg Fraud Case
In New York on May 28 three sugar weighers confessed in the Williamsburg dock fraud trial. The defendants, workers under Oliver Spitzer, join the previously convicted checkers as the government closes its case. Sentencing follows after Tuesday. remaining defendants include Charles Heike Ernest Gerbracht James Bendernagel.
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New York
Checkers
Williamsburg
American Sugar Refining Company
Oliver Spitzer
Atlanta
Harry W. Walker
Joan F. Voelker
James Halligan
Martin
Charles R. Heike
Ernest W. Gerbracht
James F. Bendernagel
Heike
Blaze Devours South Minneapolis Factory District
Fire in the factory district south of downtown Minneapolis causes a $1.5 million loss with six large buildings burning. The blaze spreads from the Sixth Avenue hotel to the J I Case Implement and Waterbury Implement firms, two threshing warehouses, and Pittsburg Plate Glass. One man is severely burned as flames reach the St Paul railroad yards.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Washington Avenue
Third Street
Sixth and
Seventh Avenues
Sixth Avenue
J. I. Case Implement Company
Waterbury Implement Company
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Estrada's Army Routed at Bluefields in Nicaragua
Government forces backed by the gunboat San Jacinto routed Estrada's insurgents at Bluefields Bluff on May 28. Madriz troops about 500 engaged Estrada's 200. the Estrada gunboats Blanco and Ometepe escaped. Rama remained in revolutionaries' hands. Estrada vowed further resistance with no American property damage reported.
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Bluefields
Nicaragua
San Jacinto
Bluefields Bluff
Estrada
Madriz
General Zeledon
Blanco
Ometepe
Escondido
Lara
Chavarria
Rama
Revolutionista
Two Killed on Way to Fight in Salida Kansas
In Salida Kansas on May 28 four youths aged 17 and 18 tried to ride a Missouri Pacific freight train toward San Francisco to witness the Jeffries Johnson prizefight. Banks Bloominger Dishman Netherton were injured. two died from the wreck. The message they left said they intended to beat their way to the Coast to see the fight on July 4.
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Salida
Kan
Jeffries-Johnson
John Banks
Clarence Bloominger
Clarence Dishman
Alva Netherton
San Francisco
Missouri Pacific
Conscription Debate Taints Liberal Response to Memorial
London May 28. Intense resentment grows in Liberal circles as a plan emerges to use public sentiment after King Edward VII's death to push for universal military service while promoters argue it is not true conscription. The proposal links the national memorial to Edward VII with a voluntary demand for service.
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London
Edward
Edward VII
Ple
San Bernardino Trades Council declares boycott on Asiatic labor
A boycott was declared today by the San Bernardino county building trades council on all merchants and business men in San Bernardino Redlands and Riverside who employ Japanese or other Asiatic labor. The council represents several hundred workmen.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Hill Expects Oregon Trunk to Reach Madras Early Next Year
Crescent and surrounding country attract interest from Hill president of Great Northern Railway. He surveys timber tracts and Crescent as a future freight and passenger division point. Trunk line progress aims for Madras by January 1 with hopes trains run through Crescent next summer.
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Crescent
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway Company
Kyle
Madras
Hill
Klamath Falls
Deschutes Valley
Barnes
Merrill Hill Party Tours Interior Route and Ranch Visit
Merrill Louis W Hill and party visited the interior sections along the Hill road touring ranches near town. They were hosted at N L Merrill’s ranch with luncheon by town ladies and local businesspeople. Hill praised the home and predicted valley land values would double in two years as they toured the Merrill horses and Poplar Farm near Tule Lake.
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Merrill
Louis W. Hill
Hill Road
Handsome
N. 8
Klamath Falls
Merrill Ranch
Tulle Lake
Poplar Farm
J. Frank Adams
Oregon
Jeffries Seeks Hood River Spitz Burg Apples
Hood River commercial club received a request from Jas J Jefferies for a box of Hood River Spitzenburgs. While traveling he praised the variety learned in Hood River and hoped to receive more. A friend who will visit Hood River promised to send a box after hearing his wish.
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Jeffries
Hood River
Jas. J. Jefferies
India
Rowardennan
Cal
Farmers Fence Vast Lands in Klamath Basin
The report notes that within 46 days all land between Klamath Falls and Midland will be fenced except for one farm. It recalls a time when driving between Klamath Falls and Midland could be done without using roads, and highlights the dramatic rise in fencing as a major local change.
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Klamath Falle
Midland
Klamath Basin
Toledo Road Project Accelerates Construction
County court installs road building machinery at the garry site and rushes crushing and placing rock on the Toledo ilete wagon road. Once finished the modern road will spur further highway building and boost Lincoln County’s standing for good roads.
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Toledo
Garry
Toledoilete
Lincoln County
Berries Ripening Fast in Hood River Valley
Warm weather has accelerated berry ripening in Hood River Valley. A large influx of pickers is arriving, but there are not enough workers yet to handle the crop.
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Hood River
Newberg Work Begins on High School Building
Autum project started by contractor B Anderson. The building cost $30,000 and must be finished in six months. It measures 77 by 45 feet, with flat tar gravel roof and berg red face brick exterior trimmed in white pressed brick. A modern and swimming tank will be installed.
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Autum
Newberg
Derson
Klamath to Celebrate July Fourth and Sixth
Preparations are underway in Klamath for city celebrations on July 4 and 6. Local businessmen plan a notable event to mark the occasion. The Socialist party will hold a session in town during the festivities.
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Klamath
Penn Bridge Contract For Row River Crossing
Eugene county court awards a contract to Penn Bridge company to build a steep bridge over Row river east of Cottage Grove. Work is to commence at once under the county’s supervision and following standard specifications.
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Eugene
Row River
Cottage Grove
Penn Bridge Company
Portland Market Prices Across Commodities Report
Market listing details prices for wheat corn barley and other grains, butter eggs pork veal and poultry, fresh fruits and vegetables, potatoes, hops, wool mohair and cattle and sheep values. Regional notes reference Oregon and California markets with varied per unit figures and ranges.
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Bloeta
Kinakle
Bie
Timothy
Lamette Valley
Oregon
Orejon Ranch
Bermuda
Valley
Wight
Wether
Nor Wethers
Lambs
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Magda F. West
Chapman
Great Britain
Henry D. Frans
Frans
Doubleday & Co
Bankers
California
Betty Lamasey
Man-Aperilla
Hamley Hackleya
Flanders
Sir Walter Hackleye
England
Hamley
Attorney Flanders
Johnny
Mr. Franz
Franz
Mra. Harcourt
Philip Hartley
Hartley
Frank
Crie Harcourt
Henry Frank
Cerisae Wayne
Louis Star
Washington
Dr. i
Portland
Hav Weeley
Fargo
Bali
Columbia Lang Pay
Jeff Youtendyy
Stanfiord
Minot
Grand Forks
Landseekera
Hermiston
North Yakima
Coe Saya
Enda
Yakima
Atreety
North Keeen S
Strahorm
Bridge Row River
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