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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
5
Robert Cameron, a capitalist consultant, receives anonymous threatening letters from a writer who promises power on a set day. On that day Cameron is in the room when the head is mysteriously removed from a portrait of him.
A narrator and Cameron discuss a chilling, seemingly inexplicable incident involving a mutilated portrait and cryptic notes. They wonder if a religiously tinged menace hides in the letters while avoiding police or detectives as a debate over motive and timing unfolds.
Horace HAZELTINE fears life threats as he and allies avoid newspapers and plot self protection. The narrator recalls covert rumblings at Cameron's estate and a rifle shot in the forest signals a hidden danger amid a calm harbor view and looming mystery.
Clyde and Cameron discuss a possible simple explanation for a headless portrait. The narrator suggests the cut was done while Cameron was present, hidden by a clever device, with outside help or a cord through a window. Cameron remains unconvinced but relieved, hinting at deeper intuition.
The narrator encounters Evelyn Grayson in a woodland, where she reveals a torn portrait fragment of Cameron. She found the piece nailed to a tree with four bullet-sized holes, prompting a tense private discussion about secrecy and trust as they plan to uncover who attacked the portrait.
The Grand Duchess Augusta Caro of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, granddaughter of George II and sole surviving grandchild of George III, marked her 90th birthday in a milestone for Europe’s historic royal line.
Former city chamberlain Charles H Hyde was convicted of bribery for using official power to influence a bank loan. The jury deliberated about three and a half hours before verdict, with Hyde showing no emotion as he was led from the courtroom. Justice Goff set Dec 4 to consider motions, and Hyde was remanded to the Tombs after sentencing discussions.
Indianapolis witnesses testified five months and six days passed from arrest of James B. McNamara, the Los Angeles Times dynamiter, to his capture. Otts described finding him intoxicated, taking photos, and following the conspirators to a hunting camp while denying knowledge of their charges. Damon said he acted on orders and had no information about the crimes.
Chicago December 2 The cost of living may rise again with higher potato prices if railroads enforce a new classification A protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission by H E B Rohn Chicago commission merchants was presented to Examiner John S Burchmore who is studying potato rail rates from Minnesota and Wisconsin to western points.
The decomposed body of Peter Home a Montgomery Iowa blacksmith whofell from an automobile in Jackson county Minnesota on Nov 9 1911 and disappeared is found in a slough three and a half miles from the fall site by two boys. A week long search then failed to locate him as theories arise.
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