Harland Arrest Sparks Coroner Room Intrigue
In a broker's office a midnight departure and a large sum in a safe trigger arrest of Stuart Harland on suspicion of murder. Garrison and Marion Oakburn observe, Paxton reads the scene, and Harland faces questioning while a hush falls over the crowd.
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Harland
Garrison
Stuart
Liind
Marion Oakburn
Mr. Paston
Stuart Harland
Mr. Garrison
Marion
Sam
John Duckburn
Mr. Harland
Jason Garrison
John Oakburn
Inquest Reveals Skeleton Keys Linking Suspect
Judith Kredge watches as Stuart Harland faces a coroner inquiry into a murder. The discovery of wax impressions and skeleton keys in his possession shocks the room, while Paxton and Garrison fear Edna Oakburn’s fate ties to Harland’s silence. A new witness claims further light on the crime.
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Judith Kredge
Stuart Harland
Stuart
John Oakburn
Harland
John Gakburn
Paxton
James Sanborn
Mr. Garrison
Edna
Garrison
Marion Oakburn
Sturt Harland
Smith
Paxon
Vidocq
Albany
Harlan
Tom
Judah
Abraham
Isaacs
And
Loyis
Solomons
Jacobs
Rosenthals
Jerusalem
Chinese Cooks and Servant Labor in Urban America
A Western writer notes rumors of a Chinese cooks union. experts say cooks bargain individually with varied monthly wages from $20 to $60, supply drives pay, and restrictions reduce labor supply. The piece contrasts immigrant female domestic labor trends in the East and West, urging better household education and management.
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San Francisco
New York
Chicago
Ireland
Germany
Scandinavia
Europe
United States
Sage Bush Time Telling and Railway Accident Odds
The piece notes the Koontenai sage bush grows a day long and dies in 36 hours, with villagers telling time by branches and sundown sprouting. It also examines railway safety, citing 1890 death risk of 1 in 45,500,000 passengers and injury risk of 1 in 1,648,677, comparing improvements from 1847 to 1889 and praising block systems and automatic brakes.
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Koontenai
Armagh
Twin Sons of a Kindred Look Spark Pie Deception
A mother with twin sons so alike that she confuses them eats pie given to one boy, who hides around the corner to eat. When Esau returns asking for pie, the mix up is revealed, illustrating that you cannot measure a girl's love by its sighs.
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Salem
Mahomet
Cardinal Wolsey
Montaigne
Diderot
Buffon
Jacob
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Milton
Thane
Tas
Judge Botkin
Kansas
Congress
Dr. Pacetti
Cuna Street
St. Augustine
California
St. John’s
Florida Times-Union
Esau
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