The Missing Man Chapter XXIV Continued
The narrator continues a tangled tale of escape and dual identity. He records bank frauds in new settlements with Marks and Soule, the death of Mrs Marks, and his knowledge that his true name is Victor Hamilton. A twin brother, Henry Ashley, appears, espionage, disguises, a bank notebook, and a plan to assume Vane Hamilton’s identity in Grovedale endangering all. He falls in love with Vane Hampshire’s wife, Lenora, and contemplates returning to Grovedale as his dead twin.
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Marks
Soule
New Hampshire
Menora Davis
Marks and Soule
Amooth-Faced
Lenora
Henry Ashley
Grovedale
Canada
Vane
Clare
Perley
Henderson and
Carter
Tony Osborn
Bishop
R. H. Hastings
Simon Low
Vane Hamlton
Brenthan
Osborn
Quebec
Ashley
Vane Hamilton
Vane Hampton
Gander Leads Reader To Grand Geese Chorus
A reader recounts a tale from Illustrating Sporting and Dramatic News in which a wary gander returns home in distress and guides the narrator to a pond where the goose matriarch has a rat trap on her leg. The gander bows repeatedly showing gratitude, then leads the helper back home.
Letter Postmaster Betrayal Ends With Clever Trick
A wife confronts her husband about unmailed letters three days after she handed them over. He admits he forgot, but a postal card addressed to him among the papers reveals her scheme to test his honesty. She demands the letters, announcing she will post them herself henceforth.
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Costa
Out of the Long Ago and a Literary Snippet
A Milwaukee Sentinel fragment recalls Venus transforming Adonis into the anemone and muses on literary references, noting how rhymes and playful lines unfold in a whimsical, bygone era.
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Venus
Mary McLane
The Common Truths of Learning and The Saloon Debate
A miscellany of reflections on learning and virtue contrasts quiet inner truths with public moral battles. It cites Horatius Bonar on truth born of struggle, then argues saloons as the root of poverty, citing Riis and New York City figures to claim drink drives crime and misery.
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Jacob Riis
New York
New York City
New York World
Army and Can t een Debate Echoes Across Nation
A Chicago Record Herald letter argues Gen Grant’s claim that 75 percent of court martial trials stem from liquor dens near posts, not the anti canteen law. It urges suppressing outside dens and preserving post prohibitions to protect soldiers, while discussing abstinence for others to curb alcoholism and its hereditary harms.
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Frederick D. Grant
Daily Press
Walter Wellman
Washington
Grant
Taft
Orient
Congress
Chicago
Herald
Use of Alcohol by Women, The Banner of Gold
The article warns that many women in moderate means avoid doctors, rely on whisky for relief, and risk ill effects. It notes alcohol can temporarily soothe but cannot cure, fosters false strength, and may lead to inebriation or drowning sorrow, worsening troubles rather than helping.
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Gold
Not a Harmless Drink Warns Physician on Beer Dangers
A veteran physician argues beer is not harmless and can kill quicker than other alcohol. He notes five German classmates as healthy risks who later died from illnesses, observes similar patterns among doctors, and warns against overestimating beer’s safety.
Valencia wreck tragedy claims many near Cape Beale
Victoria B C January 24 25 news reports a Valencia steamer wreck off Cape Beale in thick fog with 154 aboard and 189 dead across two days. Rescue efforts failed as seas rose and only 15 survivors remained on shore while a dozen crew and passengers perish. The Orlon and City of Topeka rush to aid but time runs out.
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Victoria
B. C
Valencia
Cape Beale
Néme
Vancouver Island
Orlon
Queen
Leon
Morey
Blue Jackets
Parrie
H. M
Egeria
Seattle
Wash
Post-Intelligencer
Port Angeles
City of
Topeka
Darling River
Aquidaban Sinks After Explosion Off Rio Janeiro
The Brazilian turret ship Aquidaban exploded in the powder magazine and sank at Port Jacarapagua near Rio Janeiro. About 300 crew members perished, with only one officer saved. Built in England in 1885, the 4960 ton vessel had five torpedo tubes and cost 1 3/4 million dollars. four rear admirals perished, and the Barroso escorting the cruiser Barroso carried the minister of marine and staff inspecting arsenal sites.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Port Jacarapagua
England
Barroso
Minister of Marine
Rockefeller Gives Major Gift to University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller announced a $1,450,000 gift to the University of Chicago at a special trustees meeting. The sum includes $1,000,000 for permanent endowment, $360,000 to cover current departmental expenses to July 2, 1907, and $100,000 to create a fund used for general needs. President W R Harper noted the allocation during the presentation.
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Rockefeller
Chicago
University of Chicago Board of Trustees
John D. Rockefeller
W. R. Harper
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Leonora
Gander
Horatius Bonar
David
Walt
Hell
Jesus Christ
Christian Herald
Tippler
Badburg
Bavaria
Wolfe
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