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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
9
A jumble of antiquated snippets and stray quips from various sources. Mentions late Gilman Marston, Julius Caesar, a judge’s plea, a woman’s playmates, London dispatches, Gen Brus i occupying Buczacz, telephone hospital dispatches, a cold morning remark, and a New York World quip about bets. Contains no coherent single event or clear report.
The piece notes rebel leaders Hernandez and Cejudo offering their forces to Carranza in a bid for a unified Mexico. It contrasts this with a state supreme court ruling that blocks preambles containing argumentative matter from two initiative bills. The author urges a halt to judicial overreach and secures a cautious path to national unity.
The writer decries a Supreme Court ruling that allows courts to strike words from a bill before it becomes law. This, they argue, undermines popular government and the people's ability to legislate. They warn such judicial control over wording is a dangerous overreach.
Grace pursues a staged Paris kidnap as Durand and Vernet coordinate a blue light signal plan to locate a hidden boy. The chase follows from Stapleton’s house near the Arc de Triomphe to the Bois de Boulogne with police interception and a stock broker posing as a motorist.
As war with Mexico looms, the four railroad brotherhoods announce they will indefinitely abandon strike plans and keep trains running, even into Mexico if the United States government desires. Chiefs of the unions praise the move as patriotic and selfless while preserving government business for the railroads.
In a deserted studio Grace Duvall crouches in a closet as a swarthy man and later an older bearded kidnapper search for a missing boy. The kidnapper orders the child to eat breakfast then leaves locking the door, while Grace listens to distant footsteps and a frightened plea to go home.
Rich ard Duvall and Monsieur Lefevre plot to trap kidnapers at Stapleton’s house after Grace’s disappearance. Duvall hides in the chauffeur’s room awaiting the ransom arrival as Stapleton prepares to hand over a banknote package.
In a tense scene at eight twenty six, Mr and Mrs Stapleton wait with Monsieur Lefevre in a library for a call revealing the boy’s hiding place. Detective Richard Duvall bursts in wounded, crying the child is at 42 Rue Nicole, Paris, before collapsing.
Richard Duvall hides in Fran cis' closet as a chauffeur uses a searchlight and two glass cups to signal from the window. The struggle erupts when the door lock gives way, leaving Duvall a prisoner as the scene culminates, to be continued in the next issue.
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