Bank President Shot by Cashier After Loan Scandal
Montague Smith, a Lawrenceville Bank & Trust Co cashier and fiancée of heiress Verda Fichlander, kills bank president Wetrous Dunham during a confrontation over a dishonest loan. Smith flees toward a railroad boxcar as a crowd grows, with Dunham's death prompting a townwide reckoning.
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Montague Smith
Lawrenceville Bank & Trust Co
Young Society Fenders
Bac
Verda Fichlander
Wetrous Dunham
Smith
Dunham
The High Hills to Brewster Pass Encounter
A drifting young man escapes a freight train at Brewster while crossing the High Hills region. He strips for a river bath near the Beaver river, cleans himself, resumes clothing, and reads a St Louis paper with bold headlines as he moves toward the town.
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Tinanyentean
Wil
Brewster
Ahneke
Avriil
Louie
Sens
Rifts Toad
Tomar
Attempted Murder and Embezzlement In Lawrenceville Bank Case
Lawrenceville Bank and Trust cashier Lawrence May Jr is chased by authorities after a suspected embezzlement of the bank's funds totaling around $100,000 and an alleged attempted murder of bank president Dunham. The president was found collapsed, later deemed a victim of a crime, as officers hunt for the fugitive suspected to be on the run.
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Lawrenceville Athletic Ctabliin Mall of Ie
Bank Enahier
Ila
Athletic Club
Enephig
Melly
Marther
Smith
Digman
Ruth
Wat
Boaltesis
Per J. Montaene Smith
Eippine Fron Mlalaw
Liehied Cross Treet
Hetening
Walrous Dunham
John Montague
Embezzien
Renault
Lawrene May Jr
Montague Bmnith
Lawrenceville Bank and Trust Company
Lawrenceville
Justice
Dunham
Devk
Dune Ham
Hie
Liz
Hie On
Thutihwi
Beith
Romauic
Apo
Baatitie
Ceunton
Mun Hank
Mik Nok
Tk Man
Dirtied by the ditch crowding you know
A rough exchange unfolds with Colonel Patdyein guiding a loader and a driver toward a ditch company project. A man from New York refuses town life and accepts a ride, while references to miserliness and job prospects surface in a tense scene.
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Kunek
Patdyein Serune
Bieh
York
Wanted A Financier in Fall Fortunes of a Ditch Project
In a Brewster Street office Baldwin and President Tyldwin discuss contractors’ estimates for the coming month. A young tramp, misidentified as Saith, is praised by Willams the chief engineer for a sharp 20 percent cost saving at the quarry and gains in concrete work. The man’s true role remains a puzzle to Baldwin as the conversation hints at a possible office position.
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Willams
Ditch Projet
Tyldwin
Brewster
The
Ditch Company
Baldwin
Devty
Maine
Nabellem
Brewster Street
Tom Worder
Williame
Josefin
Hetter
Maldwin
Ex-tramp’s past fuels demand for services
The young former tramp discovers growing demand for his work despite rumors about concealing his background. He faces scrutiny as he navigates a new role where his past both helps and hinders his acceptance.
Mary Refuses Church Attendance Amid Big Ears Talk
In a domestic scene Mary declines churchgoing after a visiting minister asks why. She quips that pitchers have big ears, prompting surprise from her mother and Aunt Maria as the discussion shifts.
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Mifuria
Mary
Maria
Mountain Trail in the Philippines Aboard Bugas Road
Maynard Owen Williams recounts a Manila to Bugalô journey through northern Luzon. He details farms at Las Manos, the Benguet pond, road conditions, Igorot markets, and camp life high in the pines near Camp Thirty, ending with a Sunday night hymn under starlit skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Owen Williams
Christian Herald
Penguet
Luzon
Philippines
Luaca
Fe Philly Pines
Manila
Thad
Tings
Elrele
Theetor
Education
Marquardt
T. M, McElroy
Princeton
Tgorrote
Myatta
Summaes Capitel
Bugle
Eeven
Mr. Milter
Mekiray
Tiysult
Lugon
Las Manos
Moe
University of Wic Consin
Aili
Nicholas Bute
Las Munda
Mindanao
Tas Mano
Benguet
Wring
Baguio
Tugulo
Plavetad
MteHiroy
Camp Jol Hayy
Anit
Uinoer
Mucurtain
Moss
Bugulo
Farleg
Dari
Poor Hubby Hub Expresses Ambition In Quarrel
In a terse exchange, a husband declares a strong wish to achieve greatness while quarreling with Mary. The scene centers on ambition clashing with domestic tension. Albert is mentioned in passing.
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Francis Lynde
Setiloner
Wimviem
West-bowal
St Lottie
Aldo Crook
Mitch
Glin
Col
Dexter Baldwin
Timanyont
Mina
Bald
Win
Hubby
Hub
Albert
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