The Marathon Mystery unfolds in a five act frame
Drysdale and Godfrey plot a five act drama around the Croydon family skeleton and Key Thompson case. Miss Croydon’s testimony tests guilt and innocence while Jimmy the Dude looms as a possible suspect. The coroner’s hearing unveils motives and loyalties as Drysdale, Simmonds, and Godfrey chase truth.
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Croydon
Thompson
Iie
Miss Croydon
Gins
Godfrey
Jimmy
Tomourrow
Goldberg
Simmonds
Drysdale
Bliss Croydon
Tou
Dressy Indian Women Define Plains Fashion and Grace
The article praises Navajo, Mojave, Zuni and Sioux styles noting simple slips, beaded belts, and bright head coverings. It highlights tribal variations from leg adornments and hairdressing to waistless attire and elbow sleeves. It also compares ceremonial robes costing up to thousands to Newport fashion.
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Redfern
Plains
Juno
Minerva
Diana
Vanity Fair
Arizona
Delsarte
Newport
India
Marathon Mystery Tragedy Cited As Prologue To Case
A fragment describes a character arranging items in a case to confront someone with an implied tragedy. The lines hint at a staged five act drama and reveal a pivotal prologue prior to witnessing three acts.
Concerning His Business and Engagements Revealed in Court
A Boston lawyer in a Dublin style cross examination asks a divorce plaintiff if she divorces over drinking. The plaintiff admits but deflects with personal drink freedom. The judge’s wit remains unmoved as the exchange ends. The piece notes a girl’s view of engagement and maternal restrictions.
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Eiverybody
Boston
Dublin
The Wrong Way Hunter Panther Tale Ended In Irony
James E Brown of Washington DC was the only man to suffer a broken leg from a $1 000 000 bundle of greenbacks falling from a truck. He joked about getting money the wrong way as a hunter and a panther tale played out with misfortune and irony.
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James E. Brown
Washington, D. C
Mr. Brown
Treasury Department
Hle
Race death by own action stirs Arkansas City crowd
Old man Greenhut jokes that Arkansas City needs race death by own action as a spectacle. In a lengthy yarn set around a saloon, a Greenville tale of three men who die after a poker driven feud is recounted, ending with Sim Bamberg's death and a mock suggestion of moving the game to Arkansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Arkansas
Greenhut
Joe Bassett
Er Pouchin
Itv 1
Hull
Sol Harpiton
Pete Winkead
Billy Mush
Wrestlin
Pete Kinkead
Owen Pepper
Mr. Pepper
Tennessee
Sim
Jim
Ian
Jeff O
Bamberg
Totmugger
Pears
Stemphis
Lipton
Drake
Sira
Providence
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Manhattan
Burton E. Stevenson
Gascony
Delroy
Grace Crayton
ACT SI
Mrs. Delroy
Jack Drysdale
Croydons
Delaney
Higgins
Ken
Magran
Jimmy Builey
New York
Miss Corydon
Magraw
Hirough Thompson
Plass
Arkansas City
Consid
Sam
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