Mystery Letters Threaten a New York Financier
Wealthy financier Robert Cameron faces anonymous threats after a portrait head is severed and a Chinese lad is found dead. Detective Clyde and his Yale associate Mow Chee chase clues through Murphy and Cos Cob experts then consult Yup Sing in New York's Chinatown to trace Chinese origin and motives behind the alleged blackmail and murder plot.
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Robert Cameron
Phillip Clyde
Cameron
Clyde
Evelyn Grayson
Fivelyn
Philetus Murphy
Nell Gwynne
Lfe
Evelyn
Lans
Johnson
China
Pacific Transport Offices
Mon Chee
Taokai
Shantung
Mow
The
Stock Exchange
Fall River Pier
Fall River
Consignor
Consignee
Mott Street
Mow Chee
New York
Savarin
United States
Lower Broadway
Broad Street
Broadway
Canal Street
Yap Sing Company
Tipping Game at Mansion House In One Inning
A traveler recounts a single wild day at Mansion House including constant tipping until a total of 1.60 dollars, with bellhops, a barber, a pool keeper, and porters all seeking tips. He laments the expense and effort of the tip culture encountered during his stay and commute.
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Mansion House
Tip
Lke
Nother Sting
Hornet
Nick
Breakfast Hill
Rubbing the Other Way
A three year old boy kisses a girl and she rubs his kiss off only to claim she is rubbing it in. The mother admonishes the boy while the girl’s reaction is described with humor.
Pekin to Get Electric Streetcar Line
Pekin will gain an electric streetcar line, advancing urban transit in the city that currently lacks a streetcar system. The project marks a notable modernization effort for the capital of its region.
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China
Pekin
Valentine Day Saints and the Cupid Festival
Long article traces Saint Valentines from Rome to Tyrol and the Netherlands noting multiple bishops and legends. It recounts early customs of valentines letters and gifts and how disparate saints with the name Valentine are connected to the day celebrated on February 14.
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Ory
New York
New
Netherlands
New York Times
Valentine
Rome
Hea
Duby
St. Praxades
Porto Popolo
Porto Valentino
Craton
Fis
Italy
Greece
St. Valentine
Tyrol
South Tyrol
Meran
Samson
St. Valentines
S. Valentine of
Flowers That Tell Of Love Valentine Ideas From Flowers
Lovers extend their messages with flowers as old fashioned valentines reappear. Colonial nosegays with violets and sweet peas convey affection through symbolic blooms. Heart shaped flower hearts, corsages with ribbons, and boxes of candy or glass tempt modern romantics. Exquisite cards and jewelry offer cherished tokens for any beloved.
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Dresden
Romeo
Watteau
Milady
Price
Tyrolean Saint Linked to Lovers Rites and Doves
A fragment notes that in Tyrol, by Christian rites, the figure is linked to at least two modern customs as the saint of lovers and is associated with doves and birds as emblems.
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Tyrol
The Valentine Bird Old English Valentine Custom
In western England a St Valentine custom saw young men with clap-nets seek an owl and two sparrows in a barn. If successful and delivering them before women rose, the innkeeper paid three pots of purl and they could claim similar favors from nearby households.
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England
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Grayson
Mencius
Confucius
B. C
Kau
Jis
Cos Cob
Pacifico Transport Company
Yup
Wea Cse
Valentine Day Long
Cupid
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