The Master of Chaos Opens with Boston Bells and a Patriot
In July 1775 Boston bells signal Washington’s arrival as Colin Cabot and Patience Fayerweather pledge love amid war. Colin joins the rebel army after a scene with General Gage, while Revere guides him through covert escape from British watchers to Snoach the fish merchant for a perilous barrel ride to freedom and the road toward Cambridge and Marblehead.
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Boston
Washington
Cambridge
Roxbury
Burgoyne
Howe
Clinton
Gage
England
Patience Fayerweather
Colin Cabot
Harvard College
Betsey Faneuil
Colin
Pat
Colonies
Achilles
Knox
Boston Grenadier Corps
Samuel Langdon
Hirjah Fayerweather
Harry Gage
Fayerweather Chaise
Revere
Ebenezer Sneach
Boston Harbor
Sneach
Snoach
Uae
Tex
Cabot
Morton
Winnisimet
Marblehead
Israel Woodbridge
Missing Year Cat Returns Home to Brooklyn Family
Silver Lad the pedigreed Persian cat owned by Patsy Palmer in Brooklyn, New York, wandered for nearly a year before returning home. The Palmer family had searched and advertised with no trace until the cat reappeared, lean and hungry but safe.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Silver Lad
Patsy Palmer
Eric H. Palmer
Palmers
Patsy
Divorce Trial Details Highlight Dentist's Humorous Claims
New York dentist Dr. Earl Roosa faces a divorce case with his wife Mai alleging assault with cake and fire starting incidents. Roosa denies the accusations, blaming alimony pressure and his wife’s jealousy, while a judge is asked to temper support in a strained marriage.
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New York
Earl Roosa
Fifth Avenue
Mai
Supreme Court
Aaron J. Levy
Hast
French Physician Sends Finger to Tax Assessor
A Besancon surgeon suffering from radio burns after years in X ray work sent one amputated finger to the tax assessor who had questioned his profits. Officials opened a possible trial inquiry as the doctor, id as Jean Brugnon to protect anonymity, had already lost two more fingers and the fourth on his left hand.
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Besancon
France
Jean Brugnon
Rabbit Lures Dogs Into Log in Oakland County
In Pontiac Michigan two dogs chase a boastful rabbit into a log in Oakland County. The rabbit escapes by retreating into a burrow while Deputy Sheriff John Marek cuts away roots with tools. Two dogs emerge crestfallen and depart without thanks.
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Pontiac
Mich
Oakland County
Orchard Lake
Telegraph Roads
John Marek
Ohio Murderer Carries Bullet in His Temple
William Elam a 35 year old inmate at Ohio Penitentiary carries a .82 caliber pistol shot embedded in his right temple after shooting himself following the killing of Miss Helen Miklos. He was sent to the penitentiary in 1926 for life. Doctors refuse to remove the bullet saying it would cause death.
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Ohio
Columbus
William Elam
Ohio Penitentiary
Elam
Helen Miklos
Modora
Talker Must Remember Listeners Have Rights
In a Boston Globe quip Uncle Dudley notes that polite rules limit interruptions and monopolizing the rostrum though a brilliant talker can justify extra listening. A pest who presses Moscow politics, however, may be best stopped for peace and courtesy.
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Moscow
Dudley
Boston Globe
Dr. Pierce Pellets touted for liver and bowels
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as beneficial for the liver bowels and stomach. It claims one Pellet acts as a laxative while three provide a cathartic effect and signs the notice with Ady.
Watch the Eyes Suppressed resolve betrays itself in eyes
The fragment notes that suppressed resolve shows in the eyes. It attributes the observation to a quotation by Eliot. The line signals inner tension leaking through gaze.
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Eliot
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Ind
Vane
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