Portrait Head Vanishes in Veiled Threats at Cameron Lodge
Robert Cameron consults Philip Clyde about anonymous letters and a mutilated portrait head reported after a threat. Evelyn Grayson finds the head nailed to a tree, hinting at a conspiracy centered on Cameron. The narrator vows loyal aid to thwart the danger to Cameron.
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Robert Cameron
Philip Clyde
Cameron
Clyde
Evelyn Grayson
Robert
Delia Ainslee
Chinese Servant On A Shotgun Trail In Septembers Heat
A narrator visits Cragholt Lodge to question Romney the keeper about gunfire heard nearby. Romney recalls a Chinese boy from Murphy the artist seeking a rifle and explains the suspicious request in broken English, suggesting possible theft or hunting involvement.
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Cragholt Lodge
Townsbury
England
Coney Island
Evelyn
Old Romney
Milady
Peron
Romney
Murphy
Cos Cob
Mystery Poacher In Murky Woods At Cameron Estate
State game warden Clyde confronts Murphy the painter living near Cragholt while investigating a possible Chinese poacher linked to a rifle shot in Cameron's famed pheasant woods. Evelyn Grayson joins the search as a moonlit pursuit edges toward Murphy’s bungalow and a curious trail ends at his veranda.
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Iliffe
Romney
Cameron
John
Cragholt
Murphy
Garrison’s
Greenwich Village
Evelyn
Garrison's
Clyde
Cameron Place
Phen
Jerry
Mr. Murphy
Model aeroplane craft for boys by A Neely Hall
A 1912 instructional piece explains a simple monoplane model for boys. It details centerpole construction from bamboo, hardwood blocks A and B with drilling, propeller fabrication from a tin can, a rubber band motor, and wing tail assembly with wire and silk coverings. Includes adjustment notes for flight.
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A. Neely Hall
Hidden painting found by underbrush in a quiet scene
Evelyn observes a painting half hidden by underbrush, initially mistaken for a stone. The narrator pockets the work and muses that there is not much to learn from the place.
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Evelyn
Bones of Ancient Giant Unearthed in Ellensburg
L L Sharp, chief of the general land office, describes bones found 20 feet underground near Ellensburg. He estimates a giant man over eight feet tall weighing around 300 pounds with a massive skull and high brain capacity suggesting a primitive race. He questions shale age and notes interment speculation. The piece also covers Boston’s Beacon Hill public index housing over nine million names.
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Ellensburg
L. L. Sharp
General Land Office
Ellens-burg
America
Beacon Hill
Boston
Golden Dome
State House
Massachusets
New England
Gas Engines Suffer Power Loss At High Elevations
A gas engine erected several thousand feet above sea level failed to deliver expected power. Investigations show a loss of about 1 percent of indicated horsepower for each 1000 feet of elevation. Low compression ratios experience slightly less loss than high compression ratios.
Negro bandmaster sails to study in Britain
Wade H. Hammond, bandmaster of the Ninth Cavalry Band U S A sails from New York for England to enroll in the Royal Musical School for Bandmasters Hinslow near London for six months leave. The British government extends the chance at no cost to the army, a historic honor for a Black musician in the service.
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Wade H. Hammond
Ninth Cavalry Band
New York
England
Royal Musical School For
Hinslow
London
Great Britain
Hammond
War Department
Washing Day First in Balkan Life
A traveler notes washing work as a pivotal Balkan rite that displaces family and social duties. He recalls a cabinet minister's wife missing a court function to keep her laundress appointment, supported by servants yet unable to meet the laundress, while a sympathetic queen accepts the excuse.
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Balkan
Duelling In Ireland Recalls Past Irish Squires
A German duel controversy echoes Irish duelling lore among squire classes. The Galway gentleman is noted practicing with pistols in his garden ahead of a dinner party. Mr MacDonagh’s dying note to his son offers blunt advice on debts and the danger of facing sun or back to fire.
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Germany
Galway
Pauper Tenant Scandal At St Fashion Flats
Report from Buffalo News notes a pauper from the city owning the St Fashion Flats who charges high rents leaving units empty since the second year. He is said to mingle with many other paupers who were his tenants early on.
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Poorhouse
St. Fashion
Buffalo News
Diogenes and his tub a witty Athens joke
A quip imagines Diogenes delivering wisdom from a tub on a porch of a Greek shop. The dialogue riffs on the philosopher’s famed austerity and the comedic image of a tub as a pulpit.
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Diogenes
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Lorcha
Prince Charley
Cella Ainslee
Sherlock
Cinderella
Jerry Rooney
Artist Murphy
Handy Boys
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Portland
Ore
Ireland
Landlord and Tenants
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