Entrapped in Bezers Paris Mansion
Anne and Croisette enter Vidame Bezers Paris house seeking M Pavannes but find a host of danger. Bezers reveals a plot against them and warns of captors, while the priest and hook on their plans deepen the peril as they await a chance to escape through a rooftop chasm.
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M. de Payannes
Paris
Croisette
M. Ce Pavannes
Louis de Pavannes
Caylus
Louis
Vidame de Bezers
M. Anne
Tee
Blaise Bure
Blaise
M. de
Vidame
Marie
Perial
Trapp
Mademe
Selle
M. de Pavannes
Mademoiselle
Bezers
Cellini
Venice
M. le
Jxea
Gezers
Lord of Guise
Catherine de Medici
Armand
St. Croix
Kit
Anne
From 400 circle to laundry keeper Mrs Schermerhorn
A New York Journal report details Mrs Alfred Schermerhorn dropping from immense wealth to living on 20 cents daily. She sold uncut gowns to aid street food needs, earned several thousand dollars for relief, and runs a busy Southampton laundry serving summer cottagers. Her Bellows cottage home lacks furniture, yet she insists on continuing the laundry venture.
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New York Journal
Alfred Schermerhorn
Dewn
Southampton
L. I
Clerk and customer exchange amid blushes in Denver Times
A scene in the Denver Times features a bowlegged clerk guiding a hesitant customer with a playful line. The exchange ends with the customer blushing and refusing the walk, highlighting a humorous encounter in a period setting.
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Denver
The Gymnasium Girl and the Hotel Romance Moral
Albert courts two hotel guests Susie and Grace at Grand View. Susie, athletic and bold, wins attention with vigor while Grace, refined and composed, captivates with subtlety. He marries Grace. Susie marries a man who suits her social world. The tale ends with a moral about gymnasium strength versus steady partnership.
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Grand View
Albert
Grace
Susie
Booth Tarkington
Little Albert
Not Guilty In Kiss Case Despite Clear Evidence
A South Carolina jury acquitted a defendant of kissing a girl against her will, despite clear proof of his guilt. The ruling contrasts with public calls for punishment and ends a dispute over consent and behavior.
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South Carolina
Mrs Potter Stage Reception At Gorleston Church
Mrs James Brown Potter the actress held a reception in the chancel of Gorleston parish church amid large crowds. Police controlled admissions as she delivered dramatic readings from Pope and Graye with reverent, candlelit accompaniment. The bishop may ban such future events while Rev Forbes Philips, a playwright, writes for her.
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St. Louis Republic
Gorleston
London
James Brown Potter
Forbes Philips
Athol Forbes
Knight of Malta Ghost Tale Recalls Monreale Cathedral
In Current Literature, Augustus J. C. Hare recounts European ghost lore. The Knight of Malta tale from Monreale narrates a locked church, a moonlit monk, and a mass led by a skull faced specter seeking prayers for a wasted soul. A monk’s corpse is later found walled near the altar.
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Malta
Augustus J. Co. Hare
Europe
Knight of
Monreale
Palermo
Adng
Hare
Susan
Sherborne
The King's Limner and Other Odd Posts at English Court
A summary of royal sinecures and official positions at the English court. The king's limner receives £500 annually for parchment commissions and drawings, the Windsor clockmaker holds the same salary, the historiographer earns £500, the master of music lists uncertain pay, while the survey of pictures is paid £200 and the keeper of the swans £000.
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Engl
Court
London
Windsor Castle
The Degenerate Lamp in a Philadelphia Parlor Scene
A comic exchange among umbrella stand hat rack and lamp references changes of state in a parlour setting. Ito turns it down while Mr Logan calls. The lamp may go out at night as the debate continues about its fate.
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Susie
Grace
Albert
Terry McGovern
Philadelphia Press
Ito
Sluggard Logan
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