Yacht Cruise Entangles Cameron Mystery Ties
The story centers on capitalist Robert Cameron and his confidant Phillip Clyde amid anonymous threats and a mutilated portrait head found nailed to a tree. Clyde and Evelyn Grayson uncover clues, while a Chinese boy’s death and a dangerous yacht voyage unfold near Block Island and Nantucket.
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Robert Cameron
Phillip Clyde
Cameron
Clyde
Evelyn Grayson
Evelyn
Philetus Murphy
Murphy
Nell Gwynne
Mystery afloat on a yacht after a fisherman rescue
On the Sibylla a castaway Peter Johnson is hauled aboard after being adrift three days with no water or food. Captain MacLeod and Clyde verify his tale through charts and fogbound navigation while Clyde fears unseen enemies and Cameron disappears at midnight as a cryptic threat looms.
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China
Peking
Clyde
Yokohama
Srinagar
Kashmir
Li Hung Chang
Chicago
Murphy
Cameron
MacLeod
Sibylla
Dory
Brandon
Captain Macleod
Gloucester Harbor
Peter Johnson
East Gloucester
Cape Cod
Nantucket Island
Gloucester
Nantucket
Cragholt
A Craft Without Lights
The narrator wrestles with frantic nerves as a search aboard a yacht begins. MacLeod methodically checks every hatch while Clyde insists Careeron fell overboard though no one admits guilt. The scene ends with the captain hinting at a possible jump before a continuation.
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MacLeod
Strategy of a Bushman How a Little Native of South Africa Put a Fierce Lion to Flight
A Harper's Weekly tale recounts a small South African bushman who outwits a lion by reading the predator's movements and shifting position to force the hunter into the hunted. The brave maneuver proves the man’s calm daring and resourcefulness in danger. Along the Peruvian Coast a deserted brigantine drifts offshore as Indian fishermen and families toil at sea amid improvised gear and scraps of supplies.
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South Africa
Harper's Weekly
Rockefeller
Florence Shellard Rescues Girl in Thames
Windsor schoolgirl Florence Shellard demonstrated the value of swimming in the curriculum by rescuing a five year old drowning in the Thames. She jumped in without hesitation and saved her companion after she had already submerged twice.
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Florence Shellard
Windsor
Thames
Miss Shellard
London Telegraph
Modish Mem Modesty Declared Woman's Finest Garment
A reflection on modesty described as the last and finest garment for women, highlighting cultural ideals and social expectations surrounding female attire.
Clarke Appoints Senate and School Committee Leaders
Des Moines Governor Clarke announces appointments after inauguration naming staff roles including Secretary to the Governor Thomas Watters and Adjutant General Guy Logan. Senator Arthur Savage of Adair becomes head of the schools committee, with Joseph Allen leading Ways and Means and Leslie Francis chairing Judiciary.
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Des Moines
George W. Clarke
Thomas Watters
A. L. Urick
Guy HB. Logan
Red Oak
Emma K. Blaise
Homer F. Wood
Odebolt
Mollie Heist
Douglas Miller
W. L. Harding
Sioux City
Senate
Lst
Ways and Means
Allen
Pocahontas
Judiciary
Francis
Dickinson
Appropriations
Mattes
Sac
Sullivan
Polk
Chase
Hamilton
Smith
Shelby
Joseph Allen
Mitchell
Leslie E. Francis
Spirit Lake
Shirley Gilliland
Mills
Gillilland
JosephMattes
Appropriations Committee
Arthur Savage
Adair
Henry L. Adams
Fayette
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Ames
Tama
Balkema
Antediluvian Elephant Tooth Found Near Hampton Iowa
Hampton residents discover a large tooth and jaw fragment while digging sand on a farm two miles north of town along the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad. Authorities identify it as part of a proboscidean from the mesozoic era, one of the largest mammals known.
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Hampton
Will Brandt
Earth
Bank Robbery At Stanley Ends With Missing Loot
Yeggmen robbed the Exchange Bank at Stanley taking 200 in postage stamps and 50 in currency. Three shots rang out early as two families were awakened. the inner safe door resisted explosive charges and no suspects were caught. Bloodhounds tracked the robbers from Waterloo to begin the chase.
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Independence
Exchange Bank
Stanley
Waterloo
Major Tudor land transfer in Johnson County Iowa
Transfer of two large Tudor farms along Windham road in Union township, Johnson County, marks one of the county’s biggest land deals. Julius Tudor sold about 400 acres for 60,000 dollars, with Tudor-Rowland at roughly 180 dollars per acre and Lumley Tudor’s 400 acres selling at about 150 dollars per acre.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Dentists Gather in New Hampton Clinic Event
The district dental society met in New Hampton last week. Dr. J. P. Buckley led a prominent clinic while Dr. H. M. Mortinsen of Clear Lake served as association president.
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New Hampton
Mason City
Dental Society
J. P. Buckley
H. M. Mortinsen
Clear Lake
Calhoun County Advertises for $125,000 Court House
The Calhoun county board of supervisors invites bids for the erection of a $125,000 courthouse with bids to be opened February 11.
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Calhoun
Rockwell City
Board of Supervisors of
Calhoun County
Girl in Peculiar Accident at Creek Cream Separator
Six year old daughter of Jerry Griffith of Lake township suffered a scalp injury when her hair caught in a cream separator. The braid was pulled loose exposing the scalp several inches. Local medical aid attended to the girl at Clear Lake.
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Clear Lake
Jerry Griffith
Lake Township
Light and Power Franchise Application in Village
C C Carhart of Sheffield will apply to the village senate for a light and power franchise. Carhart operates a plant at Sheffield and plans to transmit power by cables.
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Light and Power
Rockwell
C. C. Carhart
Sheffield
Is God Dependable A Central Biblical Theme
The piece argues for the reliability of God versus changing earthly deities, citing biblical promises fulfilled in Joshua, Hebrews, and writings on faithfulness. It emphasizes God as unchanging and trustworthy across blessings and warnings, highlighting figures like Hudson Taylor and George Muller as exemplars.
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Regulus
Carthage
Wilson
God
Joshua
Josh
Hudson Taylor
George Muller
Israel
Defining Party Spirit in The Madness of Many
A terse aphorism notes that party spirit derives from collective frenzy for the benefit of a few. Quoting Alexander Pope, the piece casts satire on factionalism and public zeal.
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Alexamr der Pope
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Sackville
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Camerlion
Hivelyn
Evry
Herald
Tee
Cam
Bushman
Clarke
Harding
Savage
Iowa
OWA Bank
Institution
House of Israel
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