The Student Fraternity Murder Confession and Clues
Rankin questions Randall about Stuart Jordan and Ralph Buckley at Aberdeen and Buckley’s bad record. Randall explains Jordan’s dormitory feud over loaded dice and Buckley’s expulsion, and Randall notes Buckley later entered Philadelphia as a freshman with a forged record. The detective weighs the implications for the Philadelphia case.
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Hannibal
Rankin
Randall
Stuart Jordan
Aberdeen
Mrandall
Jordan
Ralph Buckley
Buckley
Vandalia
Walter Randall
Philadelphia
Woodland Avenue
Office of Admissions
Randal
Warwick
Stuart
Executive Committee
Fraternity Initiation Mystery Takes New Clue
Detective Rankin questions Mu Beta Sigma members about Stuart Jordan's death from poison during initiation. Ben Crawford reveals a blind date and alibi linking to Florence Dalton, while Ralph Buckley and Walter Randall emerge as potential suspects from Vandalia, Illinois. The case hinges on missing brothers and whereabouts during the ceremony.
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Mu Beta Sigma
Stuart Jordan
University Philadelphia
Jordan
Rankin
Howard Merrick
St. Louis
Vandalia
Ill
Ralph Buckley
Walter Randall
Edward Fletcher
Buckley
Thorne
Mu Beta Sigma House
Anthony Graham
Stanton
Fraternity
Larry Palmer
Ben Crawford
Mr. Stanton
Benjamin Crawford
Crawford
Stuart
Oak Lane
6100
Godfrey and
York Roads
Florence Dalton
University Hospital
Philadelphia
Harmon Street
Mr. Crawford
Mr. Palmer
Miss Dalton
The Case Against Buckley Chapter IV
Lawrence Palmer recalls meeting Ralph Buckley a freshman linked to the Harrowgate apartments in Vandalia Illinois. Detective Rankin probes Palmer about Buckley and the fraternity ties revealing Buckley’s gambling and sponsorship failures as the investigation continues.
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Buckley
Lawrence Palmer
Palmer
Rankin
Ralph Buckley
Harrowgate
Yortieth Street
Illinois
Ralph
Ned Patterson
The Enduring Humorist: Life Beyond Topical Gags
A Boston Globe piece argues that true humorists endure beyond topical jokes. It contrasts rapid cleverness with deep observation, sympathy, and broad life experience as the basis for lasting wit.
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New York
Mississippi
Colonel Sellers
Mark Twain
Dudley
Boston Globe
Ocean Sinking of England Report Sparks Tide for Change
A Montreal Herald note summarizes a government Blue Paper showing England’s land subsidence of nine inches per century. Felixstowe and Westminster’s seismograph readings align with tidal movement, with structures like Waterloo Bridge rising and falling with the tide as tunnels shift shape under high water.
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England
Felixstowe
Bank of England
St. Paul’s Cathedral
County Hall
Westminster
Waterloo Bridge
Thames
Montreal Herald
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Milton Propper
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