Prison drama threads through Howard Jeffries case
Howard Jeffries faces murder charges after allegedly confessing to killing Robert Underwood under police pressure. His wife Annie seeks Brewster’s help while she confronts Howard’s powerful father and navigates court-room intrigue, hypnotic coercion, and a looming defense battle.
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Howard Jeffries
Robert Underwood
Yale
Underwood
Howard
Alicia
Mach
Clinton
Annie
Jeffries
Brewster
Jeffries, Sr
M'M
Capt
Clinto
Richard Brewster
Jove
Judge Brewster’s modest Broadway offices
Outwardly the Brewster law offices at 83 Broadway resemble many in the crowded legal profession. On the sixth floor a small outer room with a partition holds six stenographers at work behind a screen and several clerks writing at desks as the walls echo with the bustle of a busy practice.
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Brewster
Howard Jeffries, Sr
Jeffries
Mia
Mr. Jeffries
Alicia
Economics of nature lecture sparks seaside volcano tale
The lecturer described nature's powers transforming elements. A Pacific island volcano has poured lava into the sea for 16 years, over a 400 foot precipice and eleven miles long, enough to boil eggs 22 miles away, prompting a humorous audience remark about cooking.
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Pacific Islands
Coyotes in Montana Adapt to Grain Age and Farm Life
The article notes coyotes persist in Montana amid prairie transformed into grain fields. It describes their diet shifts, hunting behavior, and nocturnal poultry raids, plus the farmer’s defense and the coyote’s role in controlling pests like mice and voles.
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Cameron
United States
Mexico
Montana
Stanley E. Piper
Biological Society
Nevada
A. K. Fisher
United States Department of Agriculture
Hagen
Inquisitive math father ponders son at resort ride
A Washington instructor worries if his five year old will inherit his talent as he watches a young boy on a lion ride at a resort. The child contemplates whether a longer ride awaits on the outer row versus the inner circle.
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Washington
Capital
Tom
Judge
Appraising Its Value in a Glittering Heist
An emotional actress laments a stolen diamond tiara as the press agent questions its worth. The G B A suggests value should at least fill a newspaper column.
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Puck
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