Darkness Chapter Continues as Murder Unfolds
Carr observes the deadly act completed by a conspirator. Mr Poynz and the others confront the aftermath in the confederate darkness. The scene shifts to Nora, her guardian's motives, and Doyle reassesses the threat to Nora while noting the money and notes left by the old Col. St. George.
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Mr. Poynz
Dow
Poassile
Ilang
Traveere
Col. Se
Toby
Ireland
Keilver
Pia Toda
Bess
Dheniiineien
Lins Ag
Phear
Tovte
Waardiagedep
Stes
Pennington
St. Gatorge
Kitty
Col. St. George
Nora
England
Ceveriy
Armstrong
Mr. Poynt
Dr. Armstrong
Mr. Doyle
Bear
Nora Confronts Inheritance Secret At Vicarage Gate
Nora and Noel Armstrong discuss her grandfather’s secret name and a promised inheritance. He vows to uncover her father’s true identity while she grapples with a dangerous choice about bearing a renewed family name and social disgrace.
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Noel
Dr. Armstrong
Nora
Col. St. George
Nuel
Idis
Jie
Nota
Warling
Nori
Amd
Authig
Foster
Poynt
Darling
St. George
Mr. Point
Traveere
Mr. Doyle
Overreached Himself in a Railcar Window Tug Of War
A rude traveler accuses a fellow passenger of an open window and is met with calm refusal. The conflict escalates as the disagreeable man insists the window be closed, then tries to close it himself. The other passenger pretends the window is stuck to avoid cooperation.
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Railroad Gazette
Burt
Efe
Ife
Mice May Cause Baldness The Barber Story
A London Spectator note recounts a barber tale where a man lost hair suddenly. The barber blamed a terrier that gnaws mice and sits near the head, suggesting a disease from mice could transfer to humans by contact. The anecdote leaves the claim unverified.
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London Spectator
Not Yet in The Crown Prince Portrait Sketch
In the 1870s Anton von Werner prepared a sketch to depict the German imperial ceremony. William I sat on a raised platform with Bismarck to his left and the crown prince to his right. The Emperor William I frowned at the crown prince's pose and crossed his son's leg with a bold stroke saying Not yet.
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Fritz
Anton von Werner
William
Versailles
Willian I
Bismarck
Frederick
Traveling Then and Now on a Business Tour
The piece contrasts 1800 travel with today. A man visiting all American cities with populations above Luco would finish by Boston and Salem in four months, while a modern commercial traveler planning a week per city would spend about twenty one years on the road.
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Luco
Boston
Salem
Savanegah
Africa
Asia
Tibet
Lhasa
Grand Dalai Dama
Henry Savage Lander
William Woodville Rockhill
China
Shasa
India
Russia
Himalaya
Unti
Dalai Lama
Shinsa
Buddha
Gyalpo
Fle
Gabet
Troly
Ibet
London School Board Opens First Cripples School
The London School Board opens the first in a series of schools for cripples. Children are transported to and from by ambulance, and the curriculum includes a substantial midday meal.
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London School Board
Buffalo's Don't Hick Club joins new Influences Circle
A Buffalo group called the Dont Kick Club has grown to about 7 000 members. Its rule centers on avoiding speaking ill of others and promoting silence over criticism.
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Buffalo
Tibet The Last Retreat Hidden From World and Wonders
An 19th century study details Tibet as a mystic fortress isolated from outsiders. It describes Lhasa the Grand Lama system, reincarnation rites, the Potala palace, and lamaseries perched on cliffs with fierce border controls and legendary temples.
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Potala
Lhasa
Tibet
Kipling as a Guide Book Praised by World Traveler
Henry Sturges Ely of Binghamton lauds Rudyard Kipling after a world journey. He calls Kipling the finest guide in the Far East and cites his accurate, vivid reporting and vivid lines such as And the dawn comes up like thunder.
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Kipling
Henry Sturges Ely
Binghamton
Rudyard Kipling
Far East
Mr. Ly
Oae Decker
China
Singapore
Wipling
Statesman Onayer
New York Tribune
New Wall Paper Invention From France Goes On Market
A new wall covering described as artificial leather is being introduced. It is the invention of two Frenchmen and contrasts with prior French leather papers once common in the U S. Other decorative papers have since occupied that market. The product uses small pieces of refuse skin and hides in an alkaline vat.
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Tynecastle
Ring exchange hints at past engagement in city chatter
Fragmentary conversation notes a mystery woman wearing rings. Benvolio questions familiarity while Lothario recalls a prior engagement linked to the woman. Local names appear garbled amid stray punctuation and era diction.
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Mary Cecil Hay
Carr
Shan
Niv
Celia
Nuel Armstrong
Thyaga
Rachel Carr
Vicarage
Dr. Mhstrang
Gas Bog
Cleir
Rarie
Bran
Tong
Noy
Grandpa
Doyle
Old Pennington
Iroster
Rachel
Noel Armstrong
Tie Grant Lama
Cnnder
Stucc and
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