Embassy Intrigue: Italian Envoy Faces Washington Plot
Count di Rosini attends a diplomatic dinner when a messenger orders him to the embassy. A ticket bearing Miss Isabel Thorne draws secret service attention as a plot against Bush speaking races unfolds in Washington. A shot rings out killing Senor Alvarez and detective Grimm suspects Thorne.
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Count di Rosini
Isabel Thorne
Campbell
Secret Service
Grimm
Washington
Senor Alvarez
Legation
Awoman
Miss Thorne
Pietro Petrozinni
Secret Pact World Test Looms In Washington Plot
Miss Isabel Thorne moves through Washington and Alexandria to a secluded Virginia farm where a scientist terms a test of a world controlling device. A signal on the Capitol dome will reveal a breakthrough aiding England and the United States amid tense intrigue. The plot thickens as observers monitor Thorne and a web of agents across embassies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Grimm
Prince Benedetto d’Abruzzi
United States
Senor Alvarez
Prince
Mystery
Washington
Campbell
Mr. Trimm
Signor Petroziani
Miss Thorne
Legation
Potomac
Virginia
Alexandria
England
Mexico
Venezuela
Luigi
Rosa
Capitol Dome
Miss Thorne in Chapter Eight From a Bay Window
From a pleasant wide open bay window the scene unfolds with Miss Thorne and a companion. The prose suggests a social tableau and hints at evolving relationships within a domestic setting.
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Thorne
Miss Thorne
Mexican rurales creation under Juarez era
The Mexican rurales were established under President Juarez with seven battalions of 125 men and a Mata Moros company. Each man earned $1.12 daily and supplied his own horse and gear. They were irregulars, about five percent wearing cavalry uniforms, and divided into two-company battalions. They remained under the interior department but could be used by war for campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps of
Interior Department
Department of War
Brightening Old Gilt Frames with a Simple Mixture
Instructions describe brightening gilded surfaces like frames and mirrors using a mix of three ounces of white or egg and one ounce of chloride or potash or soda. The preparation is brushed on with a feather or watercolor brush to restore shine.
Salt a Luxury Drives Slave Trade on Africa Coast
In parts of Africa salt is valued as a luxury with children preferring it to sugar. On the gold coast a small handful of salt could buy two enslaved people, illustrating the currency-like role of salt in the slave economy.
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Africa
Gold Coast
Boss
Huenefeld CO
Spring Greye Ave
Cincinnati
Woman Discovers Difference Between Economy and Stinginess
A woman learns that prudent spending is distinct from parsimony guiding better finances. The insight helps manage resources and improves practical daily budgeting.
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LA Futrelle
M.g.kettrer
Associated Sunday Magazines
Bobbs- Merrill Company
Baltimore Road
Blair
Hastings
Johnson
Maia
Mr. Cadwallader
Vienna
Libby
Libby, McNeill
Daisy Fly
F Ik
Harold Homers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
C. T
J.p.allen
St.Paul
Minn
Hwe Seu
He Loweat
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