Rob in The Black Cat Captivity and Plot
Rob aids Torrero while Elvin tests the boy's loyalty. Ricardo Torrero, the nephew educated in New York, is exposed as the real tally writer and a potential asset for the conspirators. Rob fears Lemuel Starne and Horton fortune schemes as Elvin plans to move forward with a coup in South America. The night reveals Starne’s ambition to marry Elsie Horton and seize wealth. Rob vows to resist and aid his uncle and Elsie.
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Torrero
Rob
Ricardo
Torreyo
Elvin
New York
Lemuel Starne
Horton
South America
Rio
Elsie
Starne
David Horton
Lemuel
Englishman Leads Rob Into Deserted Estate
The Englishman directs Rob to follow as they ride toward a secluded interior. After miles they reach a plain estate with a stone one story house and wide porticos. They dismount at the quiet residence where workers and a figure near the stables emerge.
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Rob
Elvin
Not In His Line Rubber Specialist Refused
A Detroit Free Press line facetiously notes a doctor declines to treat a neck pain case claiming not to be a rubber specialist. The quip reflects comic wordplay on medical specialties and expertise.
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Detroit
Free ‘Press
Reform-minded Senator Berenger Sparks Paris Controversy
Senator Rene Berenger, a veteran French reformer and philanthropist, voices opposition to proposed Paris exposition attractions. Aged seventy, he chairs the Society for the Prevention of License in Street Exhibitions and split opinion with his stance on moral reform during the Paris exposition era.
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Dreyfus
France
Rene Berénger
Paris
Berenger
Thiers
Floating Railroad Tunnel Proposed Under Bosporus
The Porte eye plans a suspended iron tube tunnel under the Bosporus 1200 feet long and 10 feet in diameter to allow uninterrupted vessel and rail traffic. The scheme weighs about 600 tons for the train section with 1700 tons of ballast and concrete to counter buoyancy, with gradients at both ends.
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Bosporus
The
Porte
Golden Horn
Russian firm to furnish structure for new project
The New York Times reports a Russian firm will supply the structure for a major construct. It notes the firm has received a guaranty of payment, but details are not stated.
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Ehaing
New York Times
Passion Play at Oberammergau Draws Global Attention
The Passion Play at Oberammergau, staged every decade since 1683, features 700 actors in a nine hour open air performance for up to 6 000 spectators. Principal roles are hereditary and Christ is the highest honor, with proceeds aiding the local community.
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Oberammergau
Joseph Mayer
Christ
A Lucky Volunteer in the Philippines Returns to Claim Fortune
Lieutenant Horatio L. Lawrence of the Colorado regiment is described as one of the luckiest volunteer soldiers. He earned two promotions during a year of service in the Philippines, returned home in time to claim an alleged $4,000,000 fortune in New York, and heads to New York after earning an officer’s rank. He entered West Point in 1896 but left before graduation, enlisted as a private when war began, became a noncommissioned officer before the regiment sailed, fought at Manila, and was promoted to lieutenant two months later. A letter from a New York attorney about the fortune accompanied him.
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Philippines
Horatio L. Lawrence
Colorado Regiment
Lawrence
New York
West Point
Manila
Bells Scare African Lion On Ugandan Road
Edward North Buxton and his daughter rode along a high road to Uganda when a hyena blocked the track a bell rang loudly and the lion king of beasts slunk away in the quiet of mid Africa after the alarm.
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Edward North Buxton
Uganda
King of Beasts
mid-Africa
Debtor Declares He Won’t Run From Bill Collectors
A Baltimore Jewish Comment item quotes a debtor telling a creditor he will not flee, while the creator says otherwise. The exchange highlights the tension in debt collection in this period.
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Creattor
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