Porter's Journal Ends With Seance Plot and Suspicions
The diary recalls Halliday planning another seance to recover incriminating evidence left in the house after a secretary’s murder. It notes possible sightings, a copied unfinished letter, and the danger of letting Hayward or Livingstone near the house. The writer fears a fatal outcome if plans go ahead.
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Halliday
Horace Porter
Eugenia Riggs
Livingstones
Butler
Edith
Bethel
Gordon
Greenough
Livingstone
Cameron
Skipper
Mrs. Livingstone
Searce
Isk
Jane
Hayward
Daresay
Tragedy Night Ends Journal Chapter I September 10 1922
The narrative recalls the eve of September 10 1922 as characters gather in a lodge to confront possible fraud in a séance. Suspicion centers on Livingstone and Hayward amid a tense supernatural test with Jane unconscious in a trance and Cameron questioning whether the event is genuine or staged. The scene ends with a dramatic upstairs disturbance and a mysterious figure vanishing as Cameron and Greenough’s group react.
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Greenough
Cameron
Halliday
Hemingway
Pettingill
Jane
Edith
Robinson's Point
Mrs. Livingstone
Livingstone
Hayward
Seance Precautions Amidst an Evening Circle
Chapter II recounts the seance setup with Livingstone Jane and Cameron near the lamp as notes are to be made. Mr Porter’s admission to the circle may be eliminated if disruptive, with the group urging quiet and caution while attempting to reproduce prior sittings.
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Livingstone
Jane
Cameron
Peculiar Curare Poison Story From Amazon Encounter
The Springfeld Union reports explorer notes on curare, a deadly poison used on blow pipe arrows by South American tribes. Curare must enter the bloodstream to kill. the Tucano prove it can be eaten if swallowed in a ball with meat, as poison inside the meat is harmless.
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Amazon
Springfeld Union
Purist Objects to Misquotation of Historic Line
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes a prominent Oregon attorney used a Congreve line misquoted as There is no rage like fove to hatred turned. The purist critic argues no such Congreve wording exists and objects publicly to the alteration.
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St Paul
Pioneer Press
Oregon
William Congreve
Hell
Dear Girls Amelia Gingham Inspires Lively Dinner Dialog
A Riverside Drive dinner features actress Amelia Gingham reflecting on modern women’s value while a Greenwich Village studio scene shows a millionaire’s son debating between a racing car or an evening with a girl sculptor as he pours Bacardi.
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Amelia Gingham
Riverside Drive
Greenwich Village
Funeral irony in San Diego hush tone
A New York salesman visiting San Diego asks what there is to see in the town. A hotel doorman replies that sometimes you can spot a funeral goer, and occasionally it is the funeral of a man who thought himself clever and earned his comeuppance.
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New York
San Diego
Los Angele Times
Rush of drilling follows surprise Smyser strike in Valley Center
Mid-Continent oil men prepare for a major Kansas boom after a Smyser 6500 acre farm well near Valley Center yields 500 to 750 barrels daily. Independent operators plan further wells, with Wilcox sand oil of high gravity suspected. Nearby Wright field blocks and core areas are under control of large companies. Parsons reports the death of Andrew B Olson, prominent Kansas merchant and political figure.
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Wichita
Kansas
Valley” Center
Wright-Lyon-Lantz
Goodrich
Valley Center
Smyser
Wright Field
Wilcox
Sedgwick
Coffeyville Journal circulation chief found dead
Coffeyville journalist Dick Kane, circulation manager for the Coffeyville Journal, was found dead in the private garage of publisher Bugh J Powell. Authorities say the death appears to be by asphyxiation from car exhaust.
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Coffeyville
Dick” Kane
Coffeyville Journal
Bugh J Powell
Fire wipes out buildings in Virgil area
Fire destroyed five business buildings and a residence in Virgil about thirty miles southeast of Emporia with an estimated loss of 30000 dollars. Fire departments from Yates Center Hamilton and other towns assisted in the response.
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Emporia
Virgil
Here
Yates Center
Hamilton
Mrs. Clara Johnston Dies After River Bridge Tragedy
Topeka reports Mrs. Clara V. Johnston aged 62 died in a hospital from injuries after being struck by a freight train while crossing the Rock Island bridge over the Kansas River. She fell into the river following the collision.
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Topeka
Clara V. Johnston
Kansas River
Wichita Youth Dies After Rabbit Hunt Accident
Julius Mans 15 son of Mr and Mrs Mike Mans of Andale died in a Wichita hospital after an accidental shot to the knee during a rabbit hunting outing. Infection followed the injury.
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Wichita
Julius Mans
Mike Mans
Andale
Julius
Mrs. Mary Ann Everly Dies at 100 Near Douglas County
Lawrence reports the death of Mrs. Mary Ann Everly who had lived in Douglas County since shortly after the Civil War and was days from her 101st birthday anniversary, ending a long life in the community.
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Lawrence
Mary Ann Everly
Douglas County
Mrs. Mary E Morris Dies in Atchison Residence
Mrs. Mary E Morris 72 a longtime Atchison resident and mother in law of Dr Charles Robinson county health officer died at Dr Robinsons home in Atchison.
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Atchison
Mary E. Morris
Charles Robinson
Atchison County
Notable Kansas deaths and resignations cross state
Kansas City Lewis W Keplinger 87 a longtime Kansas lawyer and Sherman march survivor died after influenza led to pneumonia Atchison Ben F Saunders 95 Civil War veteran and famed fiddler longtime resident of Atchison died Topeka Gerald M Conkling state accountant resigns effective January 14 to join a Chicago accounting firm Council Grove Robert Harlan Dawintom ie member of Missouri Pacific world train crew killed near Council Grove being crushed under unloading bridge piling
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Kansas City
Lewis W. Keplinger
Kansas
Sherman
Keplinger
Atchison
Ben F. Saunders
Northeast Kansas
Tchison
Topeka
Gerald M. Conkling
Paulen
State Board
Certified Public Accountant
Chicago
Council Grove
Robert Harlan
Dawatomie
Missouriacific
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Rei
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Rinehart
Bess
Greengagh
Horace
Maggie Morrison
Gugenia Riggs
Sovan Edith
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Parsons
Andrew
Olson
Republican ‘Central Committee
Jackson County
Kansas’ City
Chanute
Erie
Savonburg
Stark
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