Corsican Vendetta Adventure Rescues Ed Anstruther Bride
Burton Barnes aids his Corsican ally Marina in a race across Corsica to save Enid Anstruther from Corsican pursuers. The group pursues a kidnap and murder plot, Bonded by love, betrayal, and a perilous voyage, they seek to reach Sagone and recover Enid aboard the Seagull as danger closes. Marina offers risky aid to stop the vendetta and reunite the couple before the next peril.
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Burton H. Barnes
Corsica
Edward Gerard Anstruther
Marina
Minid Anstruther
Leutenant
Ajaccio
Marseilles
Constantine
London
Marine
Barnes
Lady Chartris
Nice
Corregio
St. Tropez
Enid
Maud
Count Corregio
la Belle Blackwood
Eljah Emory
Saliceti
Nid
Anstruther
Edwin
Burton
Scott
Beware the Path Ahead of You in Port of Porto
The American paces the deck as Marina reveals her island lore while Graham spots Mrs Anstruther aboard. The Cape Rosso mists rise over Porto and the Genoese watch tower guards the harbor from which pine timber feeds the Valdoniello forest. Graham greets the lady, yet warns Mr Barnes of concern aboard.
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Barnes
Cipriano
Marina
Corsica
Anstruther
Bocogniano
Danella
Burton
Calla
Graham
Bay of
Villefranche
Nice
Cape Rosso
Porto
Valdoniello
The Schoolmaster’s Sharp Riddle About Corns
A schoolmaster tests pupils by asking what is in the hand and on the feet. Answers include Apple Shoes and Stockings, but he insists on the rule just given. A final student confidently shouts Corns, revealing a clever misunderstanding turned joke.
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Corns
Why He Doesn't Drink Milk
A parent recounts a two year old boy who dislikes milk despite advice to drink it for strength. After seeing a crippled child who cannot walk, the child asks why the baby cannot walk and the parent explains the lack of milk. The boy responds that he can walk, making milk persuasion harder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
More Light Nestled In Town Needs Stronger Lamps
Citizens demand 30 candlepower electric lamps as fewer dogs and increased gloom push residents to install brighter lighting in dark streets and porches. The shift follows a general rise in darkness and the desire for better visibility at night.
New York Assembly Bill on Steam Heating for Tenements
New York Assemblyman Green burg of the Thirty first district proposes a bill requiring owners of first class city tenements with steam heating to provide heat at 60 degrees or lower and continue through fall winter and spring. It also mandates owners to keep at least two tons of coal on hand for furnace steam generation and imposes a 50 dollar daily fine for violations.
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New York
Greenburg
Thirty-first
Mill Waste for Paper Pulp From Ground Wood
Washington scientists pursue a process to convert mill waste into paper pulp by vaporizing water and pressing the fiber. A Vancouver plant was tried with limited success. a company with $1,000,000 capital backs the project envisioning 360 tons weekly output if fully operational.
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Washington
Vancouver
Dream Helps Boston Restaurateur Recover Loot
Fred H. Crouse, a Boston restaurant keeper, dreamed a masked thief hid burglar loot in his mattress during a Maine hunting trip. Partner A. Stoddard searched the mattress, found jewels and gold worth thousands, identified as mostly Crouse’s, and police have the items at the station awaiting a description of the masked man.
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Boston
Fred H. Crouse
Crouse
Maine
A. &. Stoddard
Stoddard
Tailor Wins Appeal Over Bust Hip Proportion Dispute
In Atlanta a tailor from Cincinnati sued an Atlanta Society woman over a Persian lambskin coat. The firm had ordered the coat to 40 inches in the hips and 38 in the bust. The tailor enlarged the hip to 43 inches and the owner refused payment. The court of appeals ruled in favor of the tailor, approving the altered proportion.
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Atlanta
Court of Appeals
H. J. Weller
Cincinnati
Hair Fire At St John Lutheran Church
Mrs William Runzler of Burlington Wisconsin suffered severe burns when her hair ignited from a stove flame inside St John Lutheran church during services. Onlookers quickly contained the blaze though a panic arose. Doctors fear inhalation injuries and permanent scarring if recovery continues.
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Burlington
Wis
William Runzler
Runzler
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Personal crisis reports plague Italy with rising deaths
Rome notes a disturbing rise in death by own action across all classes, driven often by unrequited love or melancholy rather than poverty. Cases span a cabinet minister to workers, with methods including poison and suicide by hanging, and even whole families affected by shared despair.
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Rome
Italy
Army
Tiber
Pincianih
Rag Time in Church Music Provokes Brooklyn Clergy
Prof T Esen Morgan, choir leader at the Baptist Temple Brooklyn, told Methodist ministers that much modern church music is deteriorated rag time and doggerel. He contrasted sacred music with secular two-step and rag-time tunes, urging higher musical standards despite some approving clergy who called the Pilgrim Chorus from Tannhauser sacred.
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New York
Esen Morgan
Baptist Temple
Brooklyn
Morgan
Bear hunt planned with trained bear in Berkshire area
Lenoxdale resident P. J. Tyre prepares a black bear for a hunt in North Adams with a time to be announced. He doubts ordinary sportsmen's courage, warns mothers to keep children indoors, and cautions farmers to watch stock. Rural Berkshire residents react warily to the planned event.
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Lenoxdale
Mass
P. J. Tyre
Tyre
North Adams
Mr. Tyre
Berkshire
Quits Pulpit to Take Suburban Street Car Job
Rev J W O’Bryant resigns as pastor of Park Methodist church in St Joseph Missouri to become a street car conductor in the suburbs. He leaves pastoral duties to pursue municipal transit work. The change comes after years of service at the church and local community involvement.
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St. Joseph
J. W. O'Bryant
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