The Student Fraternity Murder
Milton Propper presents the murder of Stuart Jordan during a Mu Beta Sigma initiation. A physician confirms poisoning as the cause as detective Tommy Rankin investigates. Rankin notes thumbtack marked shoes and identifies the uncle Howard Merrick of St. Louis as guardian related to the case.
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Mu Beta Sigma
Stuart Jordan
Tommy Rankin
Philadelphia
Jordan
Rankin
Howard Merrick
St. Louis
Fraternity Initiation Mystery Deepens in Campus Room
Detective Rankin questions Mu Beta Sigma members after Jordan collapses during initiation. Patterson, Fletcher and Kurly provide timelines while autopsy and window for intruder doubts grow. A mystery stranger among thirty two initiates challenges alibi as Wardens guard doors.
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Stanton
Jordan
Rankin
Admissions
Aberdeen College
Vandalia
Warwick
Tordan
Patterson
Allips
Stuart
Ned
Paul Whitaker
George Patten
Sackett
Ben Crawford
Larry Palmer
Ben
Larry
Ned Patterson
Mr. Fletcher
Fletcher
Mu Beta Sigma
President
Lew Kurly
University
Kurly
Early
Karly
Chuck’ Saunders
Palmer
Crawford
Doctor Thompson
Ted Stanton
Washington to Seattle and beyond in early Northwest life
Prepared by National Geographic Society, the article traces Washington state from its 1851 pioneer settlement to a modern economy. It highlights Seattle's rise, Spokane's anniversary, and the state's rapid growth in farming, forestry, and bulb culture in Lynden, with notes on Whatcom, Bellingham, Tacoma, Wenatchee, Yakima, and abundant fishing and recreation nearby.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
D. C
WNU Service
Elliott Bay
Puget Sound
Sound
Wlinois Prairies
Seattle
Commonwealth of Washington
Evergreen State
Spokane
Washington Territory
Olympic Peninsula
Jefferson County
Peninsula
Islands
Mountain Heights
Shuksan
North America
Whatcom County
America
Lynden
Netherlands
Bears
Bellingham
Tulip City
Bellingham Bay
San Juan Islands
Pacific Coast
United States
Tacoma
Commencement Bay
Charles Wilkes
Puyallup
Yakima
Wenatchee
Izaak Walton
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Milton Propper
Ctober
Holland
Washington State
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