The Sturgis Wager A Detective Story Chapter XII
Sprague and Sturgis plan a final act to cover their crimes as gas floods the room and a match could trigger a deadly explosion. The reporter writes amid darkness hoping for justice for Agnes Murdock, while Sturgis bids a last vow to spare Agnes. The scene tightens with a dangerous, fatal countdown.
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Sprague
Murdock
Sturgis
Agnes Murdock
Agnes
Bturgis
Turpis
Murder in the Laboratory Labyrinth
In a tense scene, Sturgis and Sprague confront Dr. Murdock as a gunshot erupts. Murdock enters calmly and taunts them, then reveals a planned endgame while the two men race through a subterranean route toward escape. Murdock claims “mate in one move” and hints at betrayal among allies in a perilous game of deception.
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Chatham
Knickerbocker Bank
Tvas
Sprague
Stirgin
Carneally
Sturgis
Dr. Murdock
Murdock
Hye
Manhattan Chemical Company
Yous
Mr. Sprague
Mr. Spragag
Silence Deepens as Steel Shutters Clasp The Sky
Readable fragments describe figures in a doorway watching steel shutters slide closed with mechanical insistence. The closing shutters cut off light and the outside world, leaving a sense of confinement and unease.
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Death Torch in the Grating Corridor
In a tense scene Murdock taunts Mr. Sturgis as a hidden death trap unfolds. A bulletproof grate shields the felon while a candle dwindles. Sturgis plans escape via a speaking tube and a hot air register to delay asphyxiation. The ordeal continues.
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Manhattan Ghambal Company
Sturgis
Murdock
Sprague
Stargis
Spragus
Enid Sturgis
Qasi
Bes
A Measure of Merit from a Marshall Citizen
A Marshall citizen testifies to a medical remedy, praising Dean’s Kidney Pills for relief of back pain and tiredness after trying them at a local drugstore. The ad-style testimony highlights trust in a product as a proof of merit. Also notes social details on women's ages in Japan and promotes Kellogg’s Columbian Oats.
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Marshall
Nathan Benadiot
West Mansion Street
Dean
F. G. Senton
Foster—Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Dean’s
Japan
Nanos
Michigan
Cathaun
Chanerry
Frank A. Stuart
Sn Anon Ford
First National Bank of Marshall
Cnet Tor
Oslhoun
Thia
Renider
Miller
Thie
Ments
Eid
Loli E. Stewart
Rourt Court Commisionag
Mitize & Miia
Edward Austin
Doat's Ole Tent and Steamboat Race News Update
Carbondale Hawaii expedition to Bakota's bad lands described with sport and ship reports. Do not wet scared and a number of vessels catch fish during a steamboat strait event. An advertisement promotes Kodol Dyspapata Cure for indigestion claiming it digests all foods and aids the stomach.
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Hawai
Aéteon
Steatiit Dooly
Tien
Beatle Pouts
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