Mysterious San Francisco Mission In Dudley Case
Giles Dudley arrives in San Francisco to aid Henry Wilton in a secret task that unsettles passengers on a ferry. Wilton dies suddenly without explanation, and Dudley, taking Wilton’s identity, becomes entangled in a tense brokerage plot while facing warnings about a traitor and hidden agendas.
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Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Dudley
Wilton
Giles
Knapp
Mather Borton
Tim Terrillo
Darby Meeker
Dicky” Nahl
Luella
Brown
Barkhouse
Fitzhugh
Porter
Richmond
Mother Borm
Carson
Luella Knapp and the San Francisco Embassy Intrigues
In San Francisco a narrator sidesteps danger with the Doddridge Knapp circle. Mrs Knapp and Luella probe loyalties as a private mission intertwines with romance, blackmailing risks, and a vow to protect a missing boy amid shifting alliances.
Receipted kerosene bill put in church box twists joke
Amos Budd, a Porterville grocer, caused laughter when a receipted kerosene bill he dropped into the church contribution box was mistaken for a donation. The Deacon proclaimed a blessing, but Budd dryly noted it was payment owed the church, the matter ending in humor.
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Amos Budd
Porterville
Budd
Deacon Lane
Brother Budd
Mr. Budd
Dogs Homeward Bound A Spaniel’s Overnight Trek
A female spaniel on a Buckingham hall to London shipment escaped at Ely after dark. It was found whining at Buckingham at 6 30 the next morning, 17 miles from Ely. The dog likely used familiar routes toward Buckingham Bly, traveling through unknown country in one night.
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Brandon Station
Norfolk
London
Buckingham Hall
Ely
Buckingham
Hly
Bly
Why O. Henry Wears Crepe de Chine in Stories
At a literary party Mrs Porter's husband, the writer known as O Henry, explains why his female characters favor crepe de chine attire. He admits he only knows two fabrics, calico and crepe de chine, using crepe de chine whenever calico cannot be used.
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O. Henry
Woman Bags Big Game in Africa Tale at New York Arrival
Mrs Amar D Saunderson of County Cavan Ireland arrives in New York with three elephant tusks a lion pelt and two lion cubs recounting she and her husband hunted in East Africa She says she shot the third elephant and the lion during a hunt and plans to present the cubs to the Bronx Zoo.
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Amar D. Saunderson
County Cavan
Ireland
New York
Financial markets report across major cities
New York on call money 1 1 percent, sterling $4.87 for demand. Government bonds steady. Wheat No 2 red $1.01, corn No 2 3?c, oats mixed 58 59c. Cleveland flour Minnesota spring patent $6.40 6.60, butter best creamery 26 25c, eggs strictly fresh 21c. Chicago wheat 9 and corn 75c. Toledo corn cash 77 8c, oats 69 34c. East Buffalo cattle exports $600, cows $200, hogs $7.00, spring lambs $4.00 4.26.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
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Hnsair
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Omega
Mother Barton
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King of the Street
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Mrs. Bowser
Mrs. Knapp
Luella Knapp
Julia
Mr.plunkett
Plunkett Neernminge
dominnt+ohLa_ family
Cordelia
Kittle
Cées “Turres
Chicago
Toledo
East Buffalo
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