Mysterious Guest Haunts Hydro Hotel and Elspeth Faces Fallout
Elspeth Dean endures humiliation after a key setback at Hydro Hotel. She confronts a mystery man resembling Captain Oxford, fears exposure to Mr. Kenrith and Lady Lambart, and grapples with possible replacement as secretary while the hotel buzzes about a nighttime robbery and tense intrigues involving the Counts and aristocratic guests.
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Oxford
Mr. Kenrith
Lady Hilary
Elspeth
Mr. Mean
Hydro
Miss Dean
Miss Smith
Mr. McGowan
Captain Oxford
Mrs. Warden
Elepeth
Detzile
Decane
Fleneth
Fiseneth
Countess of Lambart
Proposed central detective force for Britain gains support
A world famous detective argues for a London centered system to take charge of major crimes anywhere in the country. He says local police delay hinders clues and urges immediate Yard involvement with expert photography fingerprinting and careful scene control.
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London
Scotland Yard
A Gun and a Boy
Dr. Grenfell recalls a 15 year old boy, widowed mother, who received a double barrel gun for livelihood. The gun is inspected annually and seized if neglected. The boy’s diary shows he killed several partridges, a loon, a goose, and some ducks in a single outing, with limited cartridges.
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Arther Nowell
Doucker Grendfeil
Spirited Repartee Ends Whisky Wagon Crash
A street car's sharp turn toppled an express wagon loaded with whisky jugs. Jars smashed on the pavement as the wagoner saluted the wreck with a quip while a bystander minister offered a cautious punchline about departed spirits.
Portrait anecdote with Cardinal Newman and Millais
The life of Millais recounts Newman visiting the artist for a portrait. When asked where to pose, Millais quipped about a dais in a playful royal tone. He then urged the cardinal to leap up and sit, calling him a dear old boy.
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Millais
Newman
Cardinal Newman
Sir John
Ham Plays Along With Mormon Welcome Prank
George Ham CPR special agent led fifteen Canadian women journalists on a Vancouver trip. A Montreal prank sent a telegram from L. O. Armstrong to a Lethbridge bishop claiming Ham was a rich Mormon with fifteen wives. In Lethbridge he was warmly greeted by the Mormon community and bade farewell. The journalists, unaware, later formed a club and made him honorary member with a gold headed umbrella.
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George Harm
C.P.R
Ham
Vancouver
Montreal
L. O. Armstrong
Lethbridge
Alberta
George Ham
Wyoming
Moose Jaw
Canada Loses Island in Passamaquoddy Boundary Case
The long running boundary dispute between the United States and Canada over Passamaquoddy Bay may be resolved using papers found in Marietta College Library. Rufus Putnam survey notes and maps show Pope's Folly Island belongs to the United States aiding Washington’s effort to settle the quarrel.
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Passamaquoddy Bay
Maine
New Brunswick
Marietta
Ohio
Marietta College
State Department
Washington
Rufus Putnam
Pope
Folly Island
United States
Pope’s
Shoes for a Family Lineage: A Quebec Store Order
A magazine excerpt reproduces an order to a Quebec shopkeeper listing a family line from Jean St. Jean aged forty two to Muri el aged one, with names and ages of nineteen members and one barefoot child, asking “How much?” for shoeing the family. The fragment underscores historical ties between French Canadian and New England settlers.
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New England
Quebec
Sam Jameson
Jean St. Jean
Sophie St. Jean
Hermedes
Lenore
Honore
Celina
Narcisse
Octavia
Phyllis
Olivia
Philippa
Alexandre
Rosina
Bruno
Pierre
Eugene
Edouard
Eliza
Adrien
Camille
Zoel
Joseph
Moise
Muriel
Hillaire
Instincts of a Woman Ailing Girl Hopes for Dog
A young girl ill with a dog wish asks her mother to seek grandpa’s gift. The mother doubts his willingness but concedes a promise once she recovers. The child notes that greater illness may increase chances of a dog.
Spion Kop Today a Quiet Field of Peace and Memorials
A grassy hilltop at Spion Kop replaces the grim memory of battle described by Conan Doyle and Bennet Burleigh. Trenches and whitewashed stones mark fallen heroes, including Sir Edward Woodgate, while wildflowers, larks, and a calm African sky soften the past horrors.
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South Africa
Spion Kop
Inkerman
Conan Doyle
Bennet Burleigh
Edward Woodgate
England
Mistaken Sermon Title Spurs Debate on Bible and Science
A passerby balks at a Fifth Avenue church bulletin board noting a sermon on Deuteronomy and astronomy. She asserts preachers should stick to scripture, claiming the Rev. Dr. knows no more about astronomy than she does, highlighting tension between faith and science.
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Fifth Avenue
Good Family Marriage Comment Sparks Gossip
A lady says her daughter appears married happily though her husband lacks wealth. a neighbor notes he is a widower with six children. The exchange highlights neighbors assessing suitability based on finances and family ties.
Do You Believe in Signs and Deaf and Dumb Man
A fragment notes a line about belief in signs and a man wearing one who proclaims deaf and dumb, provoking a characteristic uneasy reaction described as a “Kittie shaky.”
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Lochrain Castle
Mes. C. N. Williamson
Ardcliffe
Radepalate
CRA
Tical
Canada
Passama
Quoddy Bay
U. S
Spion Kop Monument
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