Return of the Grandfather Reveals Hidden Treasure
In a tense Glenarm House scene Bates and Morgan confront the aftermath of a staged death. Marian Devereux arrives with John Marshall Glenarm, who reveals a secret treasure chamber. The old man confesses Bates and Marian shared the ruse, exposing Arthur Pickering as a deceiver and declaring legal action against Bates.
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Bates
Pickering
Larry
Stoddard
Morgan
Marian Devereux
John Marshall Glenarm
Jack
Arthur Pickering
Ferguson
Church Militant
Mr. Donovan
Arthur
Mr. Glenarm
Marian
Door of Bewilderment Hidden Under Wood Reveals Secret Vault
In a family tale a steel panel behind wood conceals a tunnel and a vault worth 200000 in securities. The grandfather explains he built the tunnel and hid the riches before leaving Vermont to die, while the others discover Pickering's notes were found by Donovan. The scene closes with a cliffhanger: to be continued.
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Jack
Bates
Vermont
Pickering
Donovan
Bride Waited At Church Six Times Wins Final Wedding
Inga Lindquist endured six church waitings for Alfred Rasmussen who vanished each time. After repeated apologies and forgivings, she orchestrated a final plan, luring Rasmussen to the church for a last ceremony. They wed at last and drove to the aunt’s home for a celebratory feast.
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Chicago
Alfred
Alfred Rasmusggen
Alfred Rasmussen
Ignas Lindquist
Inga Lindquist
Alfred Rasmugsen
Mra. Cederquist
New York
Miss Lindquist
Rasmussen
Mias Inga
Cederquist
Milwaukee
Mr. Rasmunsen
Inga
Misa Lindquist
Welder
Thiis
Out of the Mouth of Babes
A playful exchange between a woman and Clorinda about loving children and a cat. Clorinda explains she loves her kitty because she purrs as if she means it, prompting her mother to enter with a sly smile.
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Clorinda
Married Polish Nobleman Shifts Woman's Self View
A fragment depicts a woman who seems unsure of her own name, counterpointed by a remark that she has just married a Polish nobleman. The dialogue hints at identity unsettled by marriage into aristocracy.
Roosevelts Ice Defiance At Polar Passage
Passage from Peary's account describes the Roosevelt breaking through massive ice floes. The ship strains under pressure as a three foot edge buckles the deck and spars while the crew fights for open water with steady roar and breathless tension.
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Robert HW. Peary
Roosevelt
Peary
Lfe
Tea production costs in Indian estates reported
One Indian tea company cultivates 1 450 acres while another holds 1 303 acres. It costs 7 to 9 cents a pound to produce tea and place it in the Calcutta market.
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India
Calcutta
India Still Imports Salt Despite Local Resources
Consul General W H Michael of Calcutta reports 1906 07 salt imports reached 1 682 784 tons. In April May 1907 08 imports totaled 393 085 tons, mainly from the United Kingdom with notable consignments from Germany France and Aden. He notes a 5 percent drop from 05 06 but a 1.6 percent rise in value and urges developing Punjab rock salt and Sambhar lake resources with modern machinery to reduce imports. By August 15 private salt in bonded warehouses and afloat on the Hooghly totaled 146 million pounds, all from foreign sources, with little Indian produced salt left in Calcutta.
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Washington
W. H. Michael
Calcutta
India
Punjab
Sambhar
Rajputana
Hooghly
United Kingdom
Hamburg
Bremen
Aden
Bee stings banish pain cures rheumatism in Delaware county woman
A Delaware County woman reports relief from rheumatism through bee stings after washing. State Zoologist Dr Surface notes the case and suggests a mild cocaine pre treatment for sting pain before continuing the bee therapy.
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Harrisburg
Delaware County
Surface
Romance on the Express Records in Ottumwa
An Ottumwa express messenger reports a three chapter love story from Chicago, Burlington and Quincy records. The chapters chronicle Mr Young, a Minneapolis recipient Miss Fluffy Raffles, and Mary Lovey of St Joseph with packages of letters and jewelry valued up to 200 dollars and 150 dollars. The narrative uses changed names and dates from 1907.
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Ottumwa
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Express Company
Misa Fluffy Raffles
Minneapolis
Chaptor I
Miss Fluffy Ruffles
Chaptir
Young Business Man
Mary Lovey
St. Joseph
Congress to bar rushing the growler in DC
Congressional session to consider a bill prohibiting the practice in the District of Columbia. Temperance groups win support from district commissioners for a measure banning sale of beer or liquor in unsealed vessels unless consumed on site. The excise board is instructed to report on the volume of beer purchased.
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Nation
Washington
Congress
District of Columbia
District Commissioners
Excise Board
Boy With 132 Splinters From Fence Injury
Albert Campbell a 17 year old spectator at a Wister park football game suffered 132 splinters in his skin after sliding along a rough board fence. He was brought to Frankford hospital where doctors removed the many splinters after a tense period of pain and effort.
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Philadelphia
Albert Campbell
Frankford Hospital
Wister Park
Neighbor disputes lead to fish line chicken theft charge
In Barberton Ohio police seek legal authority to arrest Mrs. Q W Boden after neighbor James Sawyers accuses her of strewing fish lines baited with corn kernels around her yard to catch his chickens. Boden says he should keep his poultry off her property and denies wrongdoing.
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Akron
Barberton
Q. W. Boden
James Sawyers
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