Mystery of Captain Hanska’s Murder in Mrs Moore’s House
In Port of Spain and New York amid deception, Rosalie Le Grange uses staged séances to cover a jewel theft plot. Captain Hanska is slain by a knife at Mrs Moore’s boarding house. Juan and Rosalie pursue the jewels via a dangerous scheme involving a fire escape entry and a pass key. Wade is arrested. Miss Estrilla and Inspector McGee navigate a tangle of alibis, disguises, and desperation as the pursuit continues.
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Tommy North
Mrs. Moore
John Hanska
Lawrence Wade
Hanska
Rosalie LeGrange
Wade
Mity Wade
Thomas W. North
Rosalie
McGee
Estrilla
Perez
Port of Spain
Miss Estrilla
Miss Estrilia
Inspector McGee
Rosalie le Grange
Rosalie la Grange
Alfo le Grange
Hunter
Race Udi
Martin McGee
Rosaire
Constance Hanska
Rosslie
Rosa- He
Morris
Miss Hstrilla
John
John H. Hanska
Margaret
Juan
Mise Estrilla
England
New York
Southampton
Captain Hanska
Caracas
United States
New Orleans
York
Captain Hanska Hke
Staten Island
Hansia
The Third Degree Read to Extract Truth in Port of Spain
Margarita Perez testifies after brutal questioning in a New York police archive record. She details her Trinidad roots, family wealth, a failed partnership with Juan Perez, and her love for Captain John Hanska, amid procedural police stenography and evasions.
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Martin McGee
Rosalie le Grange
Rosalie
Inspector McGee
New York Police Department
Margarita Perez
Trinidad
Juan Perez
Caracas
Juan
John H. Hanska
Port of Spain
Antwerp
Cantal Haneka
East Cowes Girl Swims Solent in Record Time
Miss Nora Cochrane eighteen year old East Cowes teacher swims from Lepe to Egypt Point Cowes across the Solent just under four miles in one hour twenty eight minutes. She took no refreshment and showed no exhaustion. She holds the Royal LifeSaving Society London Mail certificate.
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Nora Cochrane
East Cowes
Solent
Lepe
Hampshire
Egypt Point
Cowes
Connell
Royal LifeSaving Sociery
London Mail
Massenet’s Bindery Friend Leaves Paris
The Hamburger Nachrichten recounts Massanet’s passion for fine bindings and his close friendship with a Paris bookbinder. When the binder plans to quit the trade, Massanet rushes to his shop in shock, seeking confirmation and expressing sorrow.
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Massanet
Hamburger Nachrichten
Massenet
Paris
Quote on country house in the provinces sparks remorse
A speaker laments a country house in the provinces and confesses partial responsibility for the situation. The remark hints at personal regret and social distance within a regional setting.
Scientists Debate Origin of Life at British Association Meeting
Dr Benjamin Moore claims strong sunlight or mercury lamp light can convert lifeless solutions into living matter. Sir Oliver Lodge counters that the investigator only created a potential living matter, a physical and chemical vehicle usable by life, not life itself.
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Bastian
Benjamin Moore
Liverpool
Oliver Lodge
No Two of a Kind
A cartoonish exchange between a guest and hostess about an artist who painted cobwebs on the ceiling. The hostess, seasoned, hints at such an artist, noting the effect on the servant who swoons while trying to sweep them away.
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Greae
Ion
Peculiar Burials of Alaska Tribes Revealed
New York report describes diverse Alaskan burial customs. Prince of Wales island erects hollow tree trunks as coffins with trees planted atop, while near Ketehikan carved emigies guard graves. Eskimo graves wrap bodies in animal skins and weight them with poles.
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New York
Prince of Wales Island
Vagas
Ketehikan
Rift in Bleichroder Firm Sparks Court Fight
Berlin reports internal strife at Bleichroder & Co, the private bank famed for financing the war against France. Partners Sans von Bleichroder and Paul von Schwabach seek to expel Herr von Winschke by year end 1914, amid disputes over a contract and the admission of a younger member.
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Berlin
Bleichroder & Co
Bismarck
France
Sans von Bleichroder
Paul von Schwabach
Herr von Winschke
von Blaschke
Phileichrodergn
Spy Arrest Near Toul Guards Fortified French Frontier
A man observed near Toul by a fort guard was found recording the area with a camera and a map of nearby forts. He resisted arrest and claimed to be Burgard born in Germany living in Heillecourt France.
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Paris
Toul
Burgard
Germany
France
Heillecourt
Hoosick Falls Man Finds 1826 Half Dollars in Trousers
A Hoosick Falls man named Henry Babcock reports discovering two 1826 half dollars in an old pair of trousers. A nearby note claims the coins were given to a beggar by Abraham Lincoln on the night he entered Ford's Theatre in Washington, adding a dramatic local legend to the discovery.
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Hoosick Falls
Henry’Babcock
Abraham Line Coln
Ford's Theater
Washington
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