Elusive Isabel in Washington Diplomacy Plot
Gount di Rosini the Italian ambassador dines with diplomats when a note summons him to the embassy. A beautiful woman asks for a ticket to the embassy ball made out to Miss Isabel Thorne. Chief Campbell of secret service and head detective Grimm warn of a plot tied to racing events as Grimm seeks information at the state ball and Isabel Thorne draws attention in a conservatory.
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Gount di Rosini
Isabel Thorne
Campbell
Secret Service
Grimm
Dbatin
Washington
Morse Code Machinery and a Fainting at the Embassy Gathering
At a formal event, Miss Thorne and Senorita Rodriguez exchange coded Morse messages via a fan while Mr. Grimm and Mr. Rankin observe. A dangerous incident unfolds as Senor Alvarez of the Mexican legation is shot and Thorne fears a fainting spell as Rankin tries to decipher the cryptic exchanges.
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Senorita Rodriguez
Mr. Grimm
Miss Thorne
Haroun el -Hashid
Atlantic City
Grimm
Charles Winthrop Rankin
Germany
Raphael
Gray
Senor Alvarez
Legation
Mr. Rankin
Fleeing Woman Sparks Gun Attack at White House Event
In a dramatic scene at a formal gathering, a shot rings out injuring Senor Alvarez as Mr. Grimm and Chief Campbell oversee a swift security response. A wounded diplomat lies in a side room as officers probe the incident and search pockets for crucial papers. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Mr. Grimm
Secret Service
Fairchild
Senor Alvarez
Ancient Israel Used Ink for Early Writings
Harvard Egyptology expert George Reisner reports discovery in Samaria showing potsherds with messages about tithes written in ink from lampblack. The inscriptions date to the reign of King Ahab and suggest early Israelite administration.
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George A. Reisner
Harvard
Egypt
Palestine
Professor Reisner
Samaria
Kingdom
Israel
Ahab
New York Evening Post
The Short Lived Pin
A French investigator on his estate tested pins and found they decay into dust. Hairpins vanished after 154 days, turning into ferrous oxide blown away by wind. Bright pins endured 18 months, polished steel needles about two and a half years, brass pins little, steel pens 15 months, wooden holders remained. Pencils fared poorly? the lead stayed unharmed and cedar remained nearly new.
A Fortunate Error at New York Dinner
August Belmont dismissed widespread bribery fund tales over a race track bill at a New York dinner. He quipped there is as much truth in the stories as in the virtues of an average hair grower, then recounted a joke about a bald man gaining hair by accident due to a misapplied product.
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August Belmont
New York
Mr. Belmont
The Art of Rest ing
A brief humorous note mentions an article titled The Art of Rest ing and a suggestion to send it to Willowby. A line about a wife ringing a boarding house adds a domestic vignette hinting at a lighthearted column snippet.
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Willowby
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