The Fortune Hunter adapted from Smith play by Vance
Louis Joseph Vance presents a novelized version of The Fortune Hunter based on Winchell Smith's stage play. The work adapts dramatic scenes and dialogue to prose while keeping the central tale of ambition, intrigue, and romance.
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Louis Joseph Vance
Winchell Smith
Duncan and Kellogg Plot to Revive Fortune in Radville
Duncan, discharged for incompetence, follows Kellogg’s plan to woo wealth by dressing well and courting Radville’s richest heiress, Josie Lockwood, while managing Graham’s failing drug store. Duncan funds stock, dodges traps set by Burnham and the Lockwoods, and begins to win Betty Graham as he schemes to restore his career.
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Kellogue
Radville
Olaham Graham
Httle
Betty Graham
Graham
Aurora
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Angie Tutti
Fatty Cranam
Roland Barnette
Josie Lockwood
Oll Graham
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Sam
Lockwood
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Noland
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Neliore
Jeanna
Garn
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Letty
Tracey ‘Tanner
Angie Tuthii
Hove
Erie
Sha
Roland Harnette
Alewtes DiGi
Fia
Ellen
Betty and Nat confess feelings in a tense store scene
In a café style store parlor Betty Graham and Nat struggle with hidden love and a vow of repayment. He proclaims her the best in the world while uncertainty over marriage and happiness lingers, and their dialogue hints at decisive future choices as the chapter continues.
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Pothurett
Nat
Graham
Farber
Serioul
Wyself Pd
Hyense
Betty
Keaven
Brazil Regains Rebel Warships After Mutiny
Mutinous Brazilian sailors surrender their ships including Minas Geraes Sao Paulo Bahia Rio Grande do Sul and Deodoro after government grants amnesty higher pay and address grievances. New officers named by the government assume command amid resumed harbor activity and tension.
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Chy
Minas Geraes
Sao Paulo
Bahia
Rio Grande Do Sul
Deodoro
Hely
Rad Fng
Minister of Marine
Jean Candide
Congress
Neves
Boy Thief Sentenced After Gun Injury and Gang Leadership
Frank Tlandy, shot in the head, faces larceny charges in Pittsburgh Nox St. A court heard he led a gang of boy thieves. He admitted stealing 200 dollars worth of owls from a Pennsylvania railroad yard and selling them to stablemen. Doctors gave little hope for reform, and he received a marine sentence until age twenty one.
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Pitsburg
Nox
Frank Tlandy
Wennedson
Vihay
Pepnasylvananid
Palliamen
Sehael
Missing Cashier Surrenders After Cash Shortage
Washington reports William L. Egleston assistant cashier in the money order division of The Cheine Nhu post office surrendered after a $1200 shortage was found in his account. Authorities suspended him and began internal inquiries as investigations continue.
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Washington
William 11. Egleston
Cheine Nhu
Fiddler's Luck Turns From $250000 to $25000 Lesson
A fiddler in Otis Mass gains fame for playing at country dances earning a ward from London attorneys claiming he inherited from an uncle who died in Ceylon. The Sun notes the claimant’s fortune reportedly fell to levels as the London firm states the estate value is $25,000.
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Glavis's Wife Granted Divorce in Seattle
Louis Ry Glavis former head of the Hell divas of the general land office in Seattle obtained a divorce here. Property valued at $14,000 was divided out of court. Falls to Death With Huge Stone Near Joinstown, Pa. A stone worker was killed instantly after a 400 pound load collapsed.
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Seattle
Wash
Chavis
Wits
Louis Ry Glavis
The
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K Otta Melander
Bernhardt at Niagara Falls with Her Company
Famous actress Saran Remmhardt and thirty-seven company members viewed Niagara Falls from Victoria Park crossing the canal on the Canadllan side. They rode the private Ondlara electric car and descended to the tunnel behind the Horseshoe, praising the scene as beautiful despite a November day.
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N. Y
Saran Remmhardt
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Sarah
Buffalo
Victoria Park
Canadllan
Cifton
No Work for Old Men Middletown N
A railroad enacts a new hiring rule limiting positions to men aged sixteen to thirty five, replacing the prior sixteen to fifty cap. The policy hinges on finding enough suitable candidates as department heads seek workers. The piece notes the broader labor impact in Middletown and the region.
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Middletown
Tragic Auto Crash Claims Vale Man’s Life
A Vale, Michigan man died after a vehicle collision on a looping clay embankment. The victim suffered a broken neck in the accident, as rescue crews responded to the scene. Local authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
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Wek
Sevus
David Mant
Frederick market prices from Frederick County Farmers Exchange 1910
Quotations furnished by the Frederick County Farmers Exchange corrected November 28 1910 list prices for wheat corn hay oats and straw by grade and form. Includes flour bran Middlings red dog cotton seed meal and seeds with per ton per bushel or per sack figures and notes on sale formats.
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Frederick County Farmers’ Exchange
Woman Miner Crushed First Female Injury In US Coal Mines
In Eckley Pennsylvania on a November 38 incident a woman coal miner Mrs. Honsoski became trapped beneath coal and surface clay in an abandoned Coxe Lehigh Valley colliery pillar. She suffered a compound fracture and other injuries and was taken to the Miners Hospital after rescue by her five countrywomen.
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A. & Preeland
United States
Peter Honsosk
Eckley
Ae Vietla
Coxe Lehigh Valley
Hongoski
Honsoski
Redello
Report reveals vast profits of U.S. corporations
Washington reports that 262,490 corporations taxed under the corporate law earned 2,125,480,000 in the year ending June 20. Aggregate capital stock exceeds 52,000,000,000 with bonded and other indebtedness over 31,000,000,000, highlighting substantial national corporate wealth.
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Washington
United States
Internal Revenue Bureau
Pastor of Auction Fame Resigns in Pittsburgh
Rev. Thomas J. Boord resigns as pastor of the Wylie Avenue Baptist Church to take newspaper work in Uniontown. He had advertised selling his children to draw crowds, a stunt halted by friends, and ran as a Prohibition legislature candidate. Boord will edit for the People’s Tribune and continue missionary work and lectures in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Thomas J. Board
Wyle Avenue Baptist Church
Boord
Prohibition
People's Tribune
Fayette County
Uniontown
Wylie Avenue
Squirrels Do Ten Million Dollars in Damage to Farms
A department of agriculture bulletin reports ground squirrels cause about ten million dollars of annual damage in the United States. Western states suffer the most as the pests overrun large areas. The bulletin describes safe poisoning methods that protect livestock and birds.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Jury Avoids Hanging Woman in Murder Trial
Sundance Wyo sentencing notes describe jurors reluctant to convict Mrs C D Smith of killing her husband Judge Parmlee explains first degree murder carries death by hanging. the foreman cites reluctance to send a sobbing wife to the gallows as jurors balance verdict amid strong evidence of the fatal shooting.
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Convicts See Airship Flight Over Virginia Prison
Richmond Va November 28 Twelve hundred inmates of the Virginia penitentiary watched John B Moisant fly twice over the prison in a Kleriot machine The flight aimed at life prisoners and their awe was described as a revelation as they stood behind gray walls unable to shout
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Richmond
Vairgilia Penitentiary
John B. Moisant
Lynching Reported in Mayo Over insult claim
In Mayo Florida on November 28 Richard Lowe, described as a westo, was lynched several miles outside the city after entering the bedroom of R. M. Cobb's daughter. The report notes the incident occurred in the heart of Mayo with details limited.
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Mayo
Fla
Richard Lowe
R. M. Cobb
Cities Build West The Dawn Of Expansion
A real estate observer argues that cities naturally expand westward as the oldest areas lie east and new growth follows west. He notes global port dynamics and population shifts, citing Russia and western lands as examples of westward settlement and expansion patterns.
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Oor
Russia
Silvera
Lo Xer
Ibar
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