Mystery House Across the Street Draws Van Vechten
Rudolph van Vechten and Tom Phinney uncover a Ghostly House of Mystery linked to vanished Paige Carew. A man is found dead in the street after an entry raid as detectives hunt Calis and a web of social ties to Temple Bonner and the Willard-Devereaux family. The pursuit includes yacht trips, abductions, and a masked behind the walls.
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Rudolph van Vechten
Powhatan Club
van Vechten
Tom Phinney
Paige Carew
Tom
Calsis
Jessie
Theodore van Vechten
Wall Street
Tron
Flint
Van
London
Miss Carew
Mrs. Devereaux
New York
Temple Bonner
Compton Schuyler
Max Willard
Devereaux
Bonner
Willard
John Callis
Callis
Aboard the Kohinur Tom Seeks Use Yet Finds Mystery
Tom Phinney visits Brownlow in a shabby Midtown office seeking a captain’s job to fund his future. The importer hints at a secret charter of the Kohinur with double wages and a crew, requiring Tom to recruit a first officer and engineer before six. The plan remains murky, yet Brownlow stresses honesty and secrecy.
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Tom
Tom Phinney
van Vechten
Maiden Lane
Mr. Brownlow
Brownlow
New York
Mr. Phinney
Claremont
Hudson
Claremont Landing
Kohbinur
Earth
Phil Mercer
Shanghai
Mercer
Annapolis
Cox
Tonneau
Phil
Ramsey
Phinney
Kohinur Venture Moves Ahead Under Tom’s Command
Tom Brownlow secures crew for the Kohinur and sails from the Claremont as Phil Mercer and Cox reluctantly join. He confronts the Kohinur’s launch crew over discipline and readiness, promising a tough, no-nonsense voyage as he preparations continue.
Fragmentary exchange hints at a secret offer and shifting loyalties
A disjointed dialogue fragment shows a speaker defending an offer as legitimate while denying wrongdoing. The exchange references an influencer named Phinney and a character named Tom, urging quick action and hinting at a pivotal decision. The tone suggests a suspenseful plot moment but details are incomplete.
Western Canada’s Prospects for 1914
The winter returns with crop conditions in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta at their best. Spring wheat stands two to three inches above ground on May 10. Farmers expand from grain to mixed farming with cattle hogs and sheep, plus alfalfa fodder. Immigration from eastern states grows as settlers arrive and railroad routes to the coast promise scenic travel for Panama Exposition visitors.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Canadian West
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific
America
Parisian invents hands free mirror for hairdressing
A Parisian creates a mouth held mirror supported by a gracket to free a woman's hands for arranging hair. The idea raises a practical challenge asking where hairpins would be held while the mirror rests in the mouth.
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Patrice
New Modern Dancing Expert in New York
Dear Sir I have used ALLEN S Boot Back the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes for ten years It keeps my feet cool prevents friction and sore aching feet I dance eight or ten hours daily and recommend it to all my pupils Signed W FLETCHER HALLAMORRE Sample Free Address Allens Olmsted Le Roy NY
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New York
Allen
Fletcher Hallamorre
Allens Olmsted
le Boy, N.Y
Front line or hotel. old wartime dialogue and ads
A fragmented quote references a boy going to the front or a hotel shift in wartime. It urges readers to request Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills and inspect Wright’s signature on wrappers and boxes for constipation biliousness and indigestion. It notes castoff clothing and uniforms have a market in Afghanistan and mentions Putnam Fadeless Dyes. It ends with a witticism about going to law and returning.
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Wright
Wm. Wright
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Sere
Harles Edmonds
Chapter
Western Canada
Moxico
Afghanistan
Putnam
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