Intrigue and Espionage in Paris and Biloxi
In a tense colonial plot, a French courtier explains that Spain plans a parley with secret dispatches. A Mississippi captain is trusted to uncover a dangerous traitor while avoiding exposure of Bienville and Levert, amid courtiers and rival factions at court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Duke
Anjou
Philip of Orleans
Maine
Orleans
de Montespan
Duke of Maine
Sceaux
Madame Orleans
Madame du Maine
Fenville
Spain
Bienville
la Salle
de la Vente
Biloxi
Louis
de* Montespan
Crogat
Iberville
Sauvelie
Paris
Cellamare
Yvard
Yvyard
Louisiana
Dauphin
Levert
Serigny
le Dauphin
Reain
Carne Yverd
Bertrand
King and Captain Meet in Louis XIV's Audience Hall
Captain de Mouret recalls his audience with Louis XIV where the king questions colonial affairs and Bienville's critics. The king grants renewed confidence in Bienville, and de Mouret vows to pursue Iberville’s enemies while Serigny schemes with César to trap the conspirators in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis XIV
Louis
Captain de Mouret
Louisiana
de Maintenon
Madame
Letellier
Bourbon
Dauphin
Marshal Villars
France
Duke of Savoy
Brothers de Noailles
Paris
Villeroi
de Tourville
Marshal Tall
Blenheim
Churchill
de Mouret
Spain
Chamillard
Bienville
Serigny
Hienville
le Moynes
Ste. Helene
Mericourt
Ililles
Iberville
San Domingo
St. George's Cross
Ano
Rhine
Hell
Ierville
Bienville de la Chaise
Iana
Louis D'Or
de la Vente
la Salle
Bilenville
Arily
Villars
Crozat
Parvenu
Carne Yvard
de Greville
Jerome de Greville
Rue St. Denis
Jerome
Averted Tragedy Aboard Continental Train
A traveling wife recalls a near panic aboard a continental train in Italy. A suspicious robber-like man with a knife threatens her, but he calmly mend his suspenders and falls asleep, allowing her husband to reunite and restore calm at the next stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Lady In Blue
Harold
Sylvia's Romantic Promise and Family Secrets
In a seaside town a calm evening foreshadows a tangle of love and mistaken accusation. Frank Leslie discloses a past romance with Sylvia Barns, only to learn she and he share a name change through inheritance. A mistaken belief tests trust until truths about Mrs Durnford and Captain Leslie surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Harvey
W. R. Hearst
Frank Leslie
Sylvia
Stuart Harcourt
Frank
Leslie
India
Stuart
Marford
Mr. Barns
Wartham
Sylvia Barns
Wartham Vicarage
Harcourt
Durnford
Dr. Durnford
Misa Barns
Mrs. Durnford
Miss Durnford
Mark
Captain Leslie
Royal Heavies
Miller Miller Mystery: Hattie Pilcher Case Shrouded
In Miller S D a town sheriff and officials press on with a mystery surrounding schoolteacher Hattie Pilcher and the Quirk drugstore holdup. The case drew dense public interest as jurors heard testimonies about a left handed suspect, a noiseless gun, and a possible sister in law involved in a plan to discredit Pilcher. Pilcher confessed to a self inflicted wound story after intense courtroom scenes, but the overarching crime remains unsolved with a cloud of rumor and community zeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Conan Doyle
Hattie K. Pilcher
Sherlock Holmes
Miller
S. D
Hand County
Wilbur Quirk
Collins
Miss Pilcher
Henshaw Hotel
Justice Douglass
Pusey
Cole
Abbott
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Society
A. G. Lacey
Mr. Lacey
D. E. Murray
Methodist Church
Mr. Murray
Quirl
Henshaw House
Dick Romig
Robert Sedam
Marion
Ind
Howell
St. Lawrence
Papa
Mamma
Clinton Grabtree
Hattia Pilcher
Mr. Fletcher
al Dehart
Frank Webner
Mr. Henshaw
Sheriff Abbott
Judge Pusey
Mr. Pusey
Chicago Girl Describes Mouse Discovery In Quirky Quote
A Chicago girl recalls leaping in delight upon finding a mouse in her room while her Boston cousin jokes about gravity and lack of volition. The item notes twelve New York hotels each with over 200 telephones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Chicago
Boston
New York City
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Herris Dickson I
Boul Dakota
Puzsle
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