Mystery in San Francisco Clue Ends With Boy’s Flee
Giles Dudley and Henry Wilton travel to San Francisco for a secret mission. After a brutal hotel siege and mob chase, Dudley masquerades as Wilton, aids a girl named Luella, and flees with a boy to Livermore, pursued by Terrill, Meeker, and Knapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Dudley
Wilton
Sanrancisco
Henry Flton
Wilon
Knapp
Mother Barton
Tim Terrill
Darby Meeker
Luella
Chinatown
Terrill
Giles
Carson
Stock Exchange
Crown Diamond
Omega
Decker
Luella Knapp
Mother Borton
Livermore
Parish Registers Misconceptions in English History
The essay notes parish registers do not date before the end of Henry VIII’s reign and describes their survival amid centuries of neglect and damage. It cites a claim from The Treasury that registers reach back to William the Conqueror, then debunks it and highlights their chequered history and fragile preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William the Conqueror
J. F. Williams
Treasury
England
Henry VIII
Reducing Ocean Record
The first steamers crossed the Atlantic in twenty four days and Cunard ships in fourteen days. The Dreadnought sailed in nine days and seventeen hours, a record long stood. Since then ships have lowered records by hours rather than days, and the five day ship arrived about two decades ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Cunard Line
Black Ball
Dreadnought
The New Man Revealed and the Flirt Question
A discussion on flirtation as a sign of youth and arrested development in women. The piece contrasts youth flirtation with adult behavior, then shifts to the "new man" embracing domestic roles, democratic equality, and swapped expectations in gender norms.
Highways for National Importance Debate Rages Across States
The article calls roads the veins of commerce and argues road improvement must be a state and national issue. It outlines four essentials for good roads: complete plans, an experienced supervisor, proper equipment, and the best available material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom Terrill
Wainwright
Lockhart
Fitzhugh
Wilson
Fitz
Porter
Abrams
Brown
Frederick
Meeker
Tom
Gabbin
Doddridge Knapp
Broderick
Parrott
Thatcher
Oakland
Scott
Niles
San Jose
Department of Agriculture At
Washington
New York Press
Arrested Development
Frances M. Bjorkman
Ada May Krecker
H. H. Gross
National Good Roads League
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