Duel on the elm avenue and a vow of vengeance
Captain Grant faces a staged duel with a mysterious handsome man in a graveyard rendezvous. Eve reveals herself as a vengeance minded conspirator seeking to ruin Grant, while Roger Darrel contends with a gypsy woman Barbara Merriles who vows to strike him down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Roger Darrel
Howl
Tillne
Fune
Lieut
Carson
Trent
Ducists
Dee
Neca Warner
Ciie
Eve
Carses
Jack
Roger
Avenue of Elms
Richmond Terrace
Darrel Chace
Barbara Merriles
Barbara Mertiles
Agram
Sypsy
Varying threats and a secret trap in a library scene
In a tense confrontation Captain Grant pressures Lawrence Richmond for a loan while a hidden floor panel yields a trap to trap the old man. Richmond resists, vowing not to yield, as the captain slips away with a revolver ready. To be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Grant
Richmond Terrace
Lawrence Richmond
Ter
Veterane
Mvm
Mr. Richmond
Hal
Pisiing
America
Satan
Life of Charles L Fair Ends in Paris Auto Tragedy
A San Francisco Paris-bound trip ended in a fatal auto crash near a small French village. Charles L Fair and his wife Caroline D Smith were killed when a tire burst and the car somersaulted. Chauffeur injured. The couple were prominent heirs tied to the Comstock era and Bonanza wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Caroline
Maud Nelson
San Francisco
Young Fair
Mr. Fair
Senator Fair
Nettie Craven
Charles Sl. Fair
Paris
Charles L. Fair
Charles 1. Fair
Fair
I‘alr
Charles L. Farr
Virginia City
Nev
James G. Farr
Comstock Lode
Herman Quelricks
William IX. Vanderbilt
James
Masud Nelson
Caroline D. Smith
William Smith
New Market
N. J
Pacific Coast
Oid
John W. Mackay
O'Brien
Pulpit Themes and Doctrinal Reflections Compiled
A collection of sermon notes by multiple pastors in Atlanta Detroit New York Indianapolis and beyond. Topics include instinctive faith grace duty to God skepticism of agnosticism and the fatherhood of God. Noting the pulpit’s power the church as character builder and religion in business with insights from Rev. Drs and reverends across denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holderly
Presbyterian
Atlanta
Robert Haddow
Toronto
Canada
Pentecost
New York
L. H. Marlin
Methodist
Indianapolis
Ind
Swanson
ML T. Johnson
Baptist
Nashua
N. Y
God
Shepardston
Brooklyn
Burns
Jamada
N. C. Brunner
Chicago
Church
Christ
Dr. Meese
Springfeld
Ohia
L. E. Sellers
Terre Haute
Ini
Meleod
Reformed
Scranton
America
Leo
Ireland
St C
St. Paul
Minn
T. S. Henderson
Hzbe
Lafayette
George Adams
W. F. Wykoff
Akron
Ohio
Gas Flame Music Instrument by Eminent Scientist
A New York mechanic built, on Professor Ogden Rood's idea, a gas flame musical instrument hidden in a chandelier. The device emits notes from scented vapor, can be switched to silent, and produces a pleasant timbre without changing light. Spectators react with curiosity or fear depending on their knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden Rood
New York
Nasone
Owhirs
Meteorites Rich in Iron and Nickel
Meteors that reach Earth typically contain a high iron content with smaller amounts of nickel. This composition is noted as a common characteristic of meteorites observed in terrestrial impact events and falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Grim Jests of Criminals From a London Globe Note
The London Globe cites grim humor from condemned criminals. One man asks the governor the day of the week on the way to the scaffold, then laments Monday as a bad start to the week. A hanging attendant asks what to ask, and the victim asks if the pinking is safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Guynor
Haungman
Distressing Gayety Gossip Note
A brief comic exchange shows Clara asking about insomnia and Alice replying that it stems from a neighbor’s porch antics with beaux, reflecting social bustle and late night gossip in Detroit.
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Clara
Alice
Detroit Free Press
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Alexander Robertson
Joletts
Lottie
Goldmaker
Lisbon
Diana Thorpe
Nora
Queen Victoria
Osborne House
Edward
Victoria
Edward VII
Osborne
Leiden
Windsor
Norfolk
Osborne Trouse
Isle of Wight
Whippingham Varish
Cowes
East Cowes
Patera
Scotland
Windsor Castle Hale
Buckinghem Palace
London
England
Baers
Cilarles L. Faire
Charles L. Faiz
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