Mysterious San Francisco Mission Unveiled in Dudley Tale
Giles Dudley arrives in San Francisco to aid Henry Wilton in a secret task. Wilton dies without revealing the mission, while Dudley assumes his identity to unravel the plot. He encounters deception, shifting loyalties, and a tense stockbroker setting as he pursues the truth.
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Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Dudley
Wilton
Giles
Henry
Knapp
Dicky
Mother Borton
Giles Dudle
Tim Terrill
Darby Meeker
Dicky” Nahl
The King of the Street Steps Into a Stock Gambit
In Doddridge Knapp’s scheme, Henry Wilton buys and sells large stock blocks through firm Beckstein and Eppner. The scene shifts from private rooms to the bustling Exchange as Omega stock plunges, leaving Wilton facing a looming half million dollar settlement and a citywide mood of ruin.
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California
Horace H. Plymire
Plymire
Doddridge Knapp
Pine Street
Beckstein
Eppner
Bockstein
Henry Wilton
Omega
Nevada
Tobh
The Wolf Reveals a Deadly Market Encounter
The narrator confronts Doddridge Knapp in a tense exchange at the Borton den where the Wolf, masked stare and fanged gaze intimidate. The scene hints that the Wolf planned the attack and used Terril as a tool, with the time noted as nine o'clock.
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Borton den
Terril
Smack of Books Sparks Romantic Auto Tour Chat
A playful exchange recalls an auto mobile excursion where one speaker admits kissing Miss Sonnet, the poetess, while another notes Miss Sonnet’s marked literary taste. The dialogue hints at social intrigue and literary flair.
Tribute to the Thirtieth U S Colored Troops at Petersburg
A wartime poem by George H. Baker honors the Thirtieth U S Colored Troops for their courage at Petersburg detailing their charge and commitment to liberty. The piece is followed by an incident from the war on the Opequon where a Union narrator meets a Confederate soldier in the rain and shares a wary, tense trust before parting after a brief, human exchange.
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George H. Baker
Thirtieth Regiment
United States Colored Troops
Petersburg
Soldier’s eye view of Antietam defense near Sunken Road
Evansville Indiana veteran Charles H Myerhoff recounts his Antietam experience after capture. He details movements of Kimball's brigade under French and Richardson's division, the Sunken Road fighting, and his brief retreat behind the fence before being taken to the rear.
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Charles H. Myerhoff
Evansville
Ind
National Tribune
Antietam
Richardson
French
Kimball
Sedgwick
Fourteenth Indiana
Sharpsburg
Sunken Road
Harrisburg
Hill
Widow Claims Portrait Honor in Silver Dollars
Destitute 80 year old Mrs Caroline Williams says her face appears on Uncle Sam’s silver dollars yet she has never received payment and accuses others of stealing the honor. A Binghamton correspondent notes she has been taken to the Broome county almshouse.
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Caroline Williams
Uncle Sam
Broome County
Binghamton
N. Y
How to Test a Restaurant
A man expresses strong enthusiasm for a restaurant saying it is first class and worth trying. His friend questions if hunger affected the judgment and cautions testing when not ravenous, noting that hungry people may find anything tasty.
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Brzarlle
Aboli
Sade
Navada Bank
Doddridge
THE
Black Regiment
Trump
Drum
Johnny
Yank
Sheridan
Opequan
Perryville Pike
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