Millionaire Meleen's Will Sparks Heir Hunt in New York
Andy Meleen, dying and wealthy, arranges a will giving his estate to a sister's son unknown to him. Roger Hews uncovers a hidden Meleen daughter claims. Wilfrid Stennis seeks wealth and love, courting Eunice Trevecca while pursuing the fortune. Clara Passavant, daughter of the estate attorney, becomes entangled with Stennis.
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Andy Meleen
Meleen
New York
Wilfrid Stennis
Eunice Trevecca
Carboy, Passavant ’& Corzine
Roger Hews
Martha Meleen
Eunice
Clara Passavant
Wilfrid Stennis's Social Rise and Romantic Tangles
Clara Passavant charms Wilfrid as he enters New York society with a yacht launch and a widening social circle. Eunice Trevecca grows jealous as Wilfrid befriends Clara and plans a voyage abroad while keeping his betrothal to Eunice secret. The spring season seals social ascent amid personal strain.
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Clara
Wilfrid
von Bulow
Miss Passavant
Stennis
Papa
Park Avenue
New York
Jeunesse Doree
Eunice Trevecca
Greenwich
Patrick the Coal Wagon Driver Fails to Wake Neighbors
A lazy coal wagon driver named Patrick is kept from starting before 8 by outraged neighbors in most mornings. On the fourth day, he finds no protests in a new route and questions if anyone will object to unloading before eight, prompting him to wake a janitor for confirmation.
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Patrick
Precedence and a Curate’s Egg Joke at Opera Dinner
Frederick Townsend Martin recounts a dining room anecdote from New York about the English overemphasizing precedence. A bishop’s guest, a fellow bishop, complains of a bad egg at breakfast, only to learn the butler labeled it a curate’s egg by mistake, provoking a humorous misstep.
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Frederick Townsend Martin
Cafe de l'Opera
New York
Unwarranted Assumption Ends In Shocking Demand
A Horton youth travels to Nevada to obtain a marriage license and, after church, proposes to marry on the spot. The girl, shocked, calls off the match and asks him to never contact her again as community sympathy divides.
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Horton
Nevada
Kansas City Star
That's Different Was Hal What's the joke
Jimmie explains a quick way to learn about an airship in a day. A past grievance over a bicycle lesson resurfaces between the speakers.
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Hal
Jimmie
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