A Scandal in Bohemia Reaches A Clever Queen Irene Adler Outwits Holmes
In the confrontation at Briony Lodge a staged fire distracts Irene Adler as Holmes seeks a protected photograph. Adler escapes with the evidence and later reveals she outwitted Holmes and the King of Bohemia, marrying Norton. The king awards nothing. Holmes reflects on Adler’s wit.
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Serpentine Avenue
Briony Lodge
Holmes
Godfrey Norton
Comember
Edgeware Road
Darlington
Ainsworth Castle
Sherlock Holmes
Ulster
Broughan
Mr. Holmes
Charing Cross
Continent
Sherlock Holems
England
King
Irene Adler
John
Temple
Yrene Norton Nee Adler
King of
Bohemia
Irene
Kingdom of
Looping the Loop Adventure Captures Nervy Night Out
In The New Coney Island tale by Albert Bigelow Paine, the narrator and an artist visit an amusement park inclosure to watch and later ride the looping ride. They fear disaster yet nerves and curiosity push them to endure a perilous ascent and a corkscrew drop that leaves them dazed and debating a return for a thousand dollars.
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Princess of the Nile
Albert Bigelow Paine
Coney Island
Sage pays twice at Lynhurst lawn fete gate
A tale from Miss Helen Gould’s 1900s lawn fete at Lynhurst on Hudson in Irvington describes Russell Sage paying $2 for two entrance tickets after failing to bring them. The gatekeeper insisted on tickets, and Sage produced two old dollars to enter while discovering the missing tickets later.
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Russell Sage
Russell
Helen Gould
Lynhurst
Hudson
Navy
Young Men's Christian Association
Mrs. Sage
Miss Gould
Mr. Sage
New York
Irvington
Sage
Inadequate Russian leadership blamed for wartime failures
A Berlin diplomat argues Russian defeats stem from corrupt officials and bureaucrats in St Petersburg. He urges placing Kuropatkin, a capable commander, in full control with needed supplies to reform the government and win in Manchuria, warning the Czar to empower him or face further upheaval.
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Berlin
Russia
St. Petersburg
Baikal
French Commissariat
iKuropatkin
Europatkin
Women win big in Rosebud land lottery results
The Rosebud reservation draw favored women as the 2590 fine farms went to female applicants. Indiana names include Thomas A. Glasscock Covington Harrison Wilson Francisville David W Gregory Hartford City and Edward Jeddings Peru. Few Indiana registrants appeared at Bonesteel.
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Hartford City
Edward J.ddings
Peru
Bonesteele
Gold Strike Reported at Espinar Mining Claim
A Madrid report says Espinar, about one hundred miles from Madrid, has yielded a large gold find. An analysis shows 400 grains of pure gold per ton of quartz, prompting owners to compare the discovery to California.
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Madrid
Espinar
California
Church Snoring Dispute Sparks Small Town Ruling
Plymouth Pennsylvania magistrate Walters dismisses a case by Mrs. Anastacia Kominsky against two church ushers who shook her to stop her snoring during worship claiming a church is a place for prayer not for nuisance.
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Plymouth
Walters
Anastacia Kominsky
Drought Strains Roumania Maize Crop Export Ban
Reports from Bucharest indicate a severe drought destroying maize. The government has prohibited maize exports to protect domestic supplies.
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Roumania
Bucharest
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