Bracelets vanish in drawing room mystery
Alice clings to Gerard Hope as a diamond bracelet disappears from the table. Lady Sarah and Frances debate suspects while Hughes questions servants. Alice suspects Gerard’s temptation, but her sister denies involvement. Hope confronts the accusation, vowing to clear the innocent.
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Hughes
Alice
Gerard Hope
Frances Chenevix
Lady Sarah
Sarah
Fanny
Lady Frances
Thomas
Sir George Danvers
Sir George
Gerard
Frances
Alica
Alfice
Mr. Hope
Chapter V Knock at the Door Incomplete Scene
A fragment shows Alice lifting a sickly soup and a knock at the door interrupts a moment in the scene. The text halts mid phrase, offering little context about characters or setting.
Giants of the North: Inuit on King’s Island Tower Over Eskimos
The article reports travelers saying Inuit on King’s Island are among the world’s tallest people with men over six feet and women often taller. It describes feats of strength such as a woman lifting an eight hundred pound anchor and another carrying a 280 pound box, plus their lean diet of carrion fish and whale oil. Their huts are hillside excavations with driftwood, hides, and earth, housing about two hundred residents.
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Alaska
Bering Sea
King’s Island
Innuit
Bandits in Morocco Across Two Arab Triangles
A Spanish boy and girl were abducted by Moroccan bandits from a Spanish settlement on the north coast. Spain paid 30,000 dollars plus 1,600 dollars for the children’s parents after ransom, with Morocco repeatedly obliged to cover damages. The sultan’s authority covers only about a sixth of Morocco, split between two northern and southern Arab triangles. Berbers comprise the rest.
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Morocco
Africa
Spain
Strait of Gibraltar
Rabat
Fez
Mazagart
Agadir
Costs of Paying for Stolen Children and Morocco Travel
The piece discusses white travelers in Morocco and the dangers they face. It cites Pierre Loti and explorers Foucauld Harris and Lenz, noting Berber regions where even the sultan's officials avoid entering without troops. It highlights hostile attitudes toward whites and the secrecy needed to explore Morocco's interior.
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Morocco
Pierre Loti
Foucauld
Harris
Lenz
Siamese King Chulalongkorn to visit United States
King Chulalongkorn of Siam expressed a wish to visit the United States, ideally joining a Japan visit, to foster better understanding of American institutions among Siamese. Siam regards Europe as political power and has seen American goods in competition, while Japanese openness inspires Siam’s curiosity about the United States. Knowledge is power in a college football contest.
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Chulalalongkorn
Siam
Hamilton King
United States
Bangkok
Devanongse
Chulalongkorn
America
Japan
Republc
Hos
Tility
Europe
Orient
St. Louis Republic
Curious Currency in China and Indian Coin Hoards
The article notes China's shift to copper cash under Taikung and the lingering value of silver, with foreign coins like the Spanish and Mexican dollars circulating through trade routes. It highlights the dragon dollar’s struggle and Mexico's profit from silver flows to China. It also describes Indian coin hoards unearthed by famine relief, buried by wary locals, and now sold in London.
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China
United States
Mexico
London
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Brion
Chicago
Burcky & Milan
Conners
South Clark Street
Suburban Water and Light Co
Oak Park, Illinois
Austin
Telephones
J.dunfee & CO
Franklin ST
Corner
Washington
R. N. F. Hiller’s
Tos
North Park Avenue
Austin, Ill
Cicero Gas Company
Ls N
Oak Park Ave
Oak Park
Chicago Telephone Company
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