The Death in the Dirigible and Peters Crewe
Harold Carter recounts Peter Crewe solving the Dutch balloon murders amid German secret service intrigue. Dr Fenelon, a French-born German doctor, manipulates dirigible disasters to intimidate Berlin. Crewe exposes the plot, saves a balloon crew, and ousts the traitor before Fenelon’s arrest.
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Peter Rewe
Langton
Crewe
Fenelon
Kaiserin II
Grewe
Hamburg
Alsace-Lorraine
Napoleon
France
I Lbad
von Kelter
Tyehall
Dr. Fenelon
von Stimm
Green
Germany
General von Stimm
Blumdahl
Blumdah
Air tight oxygen leak caused balloon explosion theory
A detailed account describes a balloon crash site with a damaged wicker basket, scattered instruments, and a pool of water beneath the wreck. Crewe argues oxygen tanks with pinhole vents could have created a reaction with hydrogen, yielding water and a fatal explosion, suggesting Fenelon's plan led to death.
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Crewe
von Stimm
Fenelon
Polo a Rich Man's Game Across Ages and Lands
A compact reflection on polo’s origins in tenth century Persia and its passage through British officers in India to the United States, noting its spectacle value and high costs that limit popular appeal. The piece contrasts polo with baseball’s American heart and cricket’s English roots, urging focus on heart over eye.
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United States
Meadow Brook Club
England
India
Shriveling of the Soul and Immortality Belief
In San Francisco Rev. Charles I. Jefferson spoke to Stanford students and faculty on immortality. He warned that unused faculties shrivel and disappear, comparing belief as an organ needing cultivation to avoid the general law of decay.
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San Francisco
Charles I. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
New York City
Stanford
Not a Riot at the Ballpark Bulletin Board
A foreigner asks about bread riots and is told by the reception committee chairman that the crowd gathered to view baseball scores on a bulletin board is not a mob but citizens seeking score updates.
Wanamaker’s Card and a Dollar in a Chance Moment
John Wanamaker, famed merchant, forgot his purse on a Philadelphia streetcar trip and sought a quarter at a drug store. The pharmacist hesitated, then Wanamaker offered his card and promised repayment. The druggist finally gave him a dollar.
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John Wanamaker
New York
Philadelphia
Mr. Wanamaker
Popular Magazine
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Peter Crewe
Harold Carter
Ated
Leutenant
Aeronautical Staff
North Sea
Czar
Duma
Russia
American Woman's Review
Polo
U. S&s
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