The Million Dollar Mystery Comes to The Star
Harold MacGrath tale follows millionaire Stanley Hargreave after 18 years in seclusion as he evades thieves known as the Hundred. A coercive letter to his daughter Florence triggers a perilous night of plots involving Olga Perigoff and a scheming reporter Blaine, with Hargreave alive and hidden.
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Stanley Hargreave
Hargreave
Beanie
Margreave
Riverdale
New
Florence Gray
Baove
Har Breeve
Olga
Braine
Vielte
Norton
The
Orient
Olen
Harold McGrath
Harcreave
Blaine
Knickerbocker Cafe
Perigoff
Lord Harry
Jones
Hargreave House
Florence
Mr. Hargreave
Susan
Crewe
Plaine
Grange
Tiny Jim the fattest man in public eye weighs 793 pounds
A Star correspondent pursues Tiny Jim Simmons of Philadelphia claimed 793 pounds. He tours Pennsylvania by carnival to verify the weight with freight-car scales. Backers seek the fat man medal as the world watches for confirmation or debunking. Florence's dramatic escape thread continues the unfolding story.
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Tiny Jim
Star
Pennsylvania
Charlies Jackson
Potteville
Jack Eckert
Jim Simmons
Double Quick
Thin Tiny Jim
Kie
Jim
James Simmons
Philadelphia
Hut James Simmons
America
The Confessions of a Wife: A Card Debt Mystery
A wife recounts learning her husband Dick spends money through card games and bets. Jim Edie reveals he paid Dick’s debt for furniture rent, using a ball game bet on Ty Cobb as front. The tale ends with the question of rightful ownership of the money and a Monday continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Edie
Margie
Jim
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Girl Rides 400 Miles on Horse to Seattle Arrival
Miss Gladys Hardy reached Seattle after a 400 mile horseback journey from Spokane. She has ridden since June 16 and described the trek as great sport. She placed second in a cowboy race on the Fourth at Waterville.
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Gladys Hardy
Seattle
Spokane
Waterville
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Harold MacGrath
Duffy's
Luigi
H'm
Nasumova
Nisie
Eveat
Harold Maclirath
Celental
Mactrath
Kathive
Harold Mactrath
Thanhouser Hilum Corporation
Chies@e
New York
Harold Maellrath
Tieyd Lonergan
Mise Mae Tinee
Chicago
Mr. Norton
Wasa
Exrahot
Mendelssohn
Grieg
Princess
Olga Verigoff
Grove Street
Char
Hdwin J. Brows
Brown Dental Offices
Hippocrates
Beca
Rochester
N. Y
National Dental Association
Logan Geary
Cobb Bldg
Dr. Brown
Edwin J. Brown
Tiny Jun
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Tourist Picture Theatre
Imperial Bar
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