The Gallows Shadow Over Paris Returns
In the sunlit square Louis and nobles watch as Willon rides in with ruffians, banners, and a royal glare. Katherine and Noel confront desire and duty while Villon, unbowed, proclaims his fate and vows in a dramatic swan song.
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Noel
Katherine
Tristan
Olivier
Louis
Matins
Willon
Villon
Louvre
Trois Echelles
Petit-Jean
Noel de Jolys
Fircone
Isabeau
Jehanneton
Denise
Blanche
Guillemette
Robin Turgis
Fellowship of the Cockleshell
F’rance
Count of
First Law Book Attributed To Amraphel
London Express notes Dr Hugo Winckler published a Babylonian code of 282 laws from 2250 BC. The statutes cover sharp rules on beverage sellers, wife duties, betrothal compensation, and a widow’s remarriage with judge’s consent.
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London Express
Hugo Winckler
Amraphel
Babylon
Their marriage hasty yet pressed by wedding gift
In Philadelphia Public Ledger items a couple wed quickly to satisfy the bride’s father who promised a check as a wedding present. The husband has a tendency to change his mind frequently.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Promi
Polly and Dolly Dim the Dance Floor Drift
A playful exchange from the New York Sun sketches social dances. DeGarry laments inability to dance while Polly and Dolly tease. Dolly proposes a sleigh ride as an alternative, stirring lighthearted flirtation among the party.
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New York Sun
DeGarry
Polly
Pshaw
Dolly
The Joy of Working column from Uncle Allen
The Chicago Tribune anecdote quotes Uncle Allen on a column about labor. Bishop Westcott is cited, noting true power lies in what we do for others and the tests of love shown through sacrifice.
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Uncle Allen
Chicago Tribune
Sparks
Bishop Westcott
Mystery of Netta Russell and the Overcoombe Case
A barrister vacations in Overcoombe when he overhears Netta Russell threatened by a blackmailer. He uncovers her secret marriage to Jack Forrester, helps expose him, and guides Netta to safety as she reveals the truth to her mother. Netta later marries, finding happiness with a better match.
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Aylesbury Road
Sandilands
Miss Russell
London
Netta Russell
Jack Forrester
Mrs. Forrester
Midlands
Chelsea
Netta
Dartmoor
Barney
Overcoombe
Wetta
Key to Mediterranean debated Gibraltar’s role in it
English and French papers clash over Gibraltar as a naval key to the Mediterranean. Experts say Gibraltar remains a vital supply station for the Royal Navy, not a solitary fortress, since ships cannot be stopped by land guns across thirteen miles of water.
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King’s Head
Overcoombe
Bucks
Aylesbury
Old Bailey
Jove
Jackson
Russell
Navy
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
England
Europe
Perside Albion
Walking Stunt of Learned Judges on Capitol Walk
Washington Post notes a daily tradition of Supreme Court justices strolling from the Capitol to Fourteenth Street along Pennsylvania Avenue. Justice Holmes enjoys the walk and is easily drawn in. Justice Day is reluctant but may be persuaded by Justices Brown and Harlan to join the group.
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Washington Post
Justice Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Fourteenth Street
Justice Day
Justice Brown
Justice Harlan
Treasure map tale promises share of seven million
A Bay Area man, ABH Williams of Francisco, hawks a legend of three copper spikes marking a buried 7 million dollar treasure. He recounts a 19th century theft during a revolution, a captain and mate walking the plank, a salvaged map and Bible, and a promise of half the treasure for transport to the island and safe removal.
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Williams
Francisco
Suwanee
Paul Shirley
Pacific
Coa
Walker
Honolulu
Pon
Howland
San Francisco
If You’re Going to Win in the Pork Packing Biz
Excerpt from Letters from a Self Made Merchant to His Son by George Horace Lorimer urges total dedication to pork packing. It extols knowledge of hogs from snout to can, self belief, relentless sales drive, and personal stake in customers, ending with a note on German cities and municipal pawh.
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George Horace Lorimer
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Justin Huntly
M’carthy
Mother Wilson
Trois-Eschelles
Katherine de Vaucelles
Noelle Jolys
Noel Je Jolys
France
Ufe
Tam
Thibaut d'Aussigny
Archangel Michael
Archangel Gabriel
King
St. Anthony's Gate
Louis of
Burgundy
Mrs. Foresters
Spencer Lockwood
Eldae Temple
Forrester
Scarborough
W. R. Hearst
KEY
South Amelia
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