Law and deception in the Bronson case aboard a wrecked train
Lawyer Lawrence Blakeley uses forged notes to obtain a deposition from John Gilmore in the Bronson case. A woman entices him to buy a Pullman ticket, deception ensues, and a man in disguise is murdered after Blakeley’s clothes vanish. A train wreck, a rescue, and a twist reveal Alison West and Sullivan, husband of the murdered man, as key figures. Blakeley faces surveillance while an amateur detective probes Sullivan’s sister’s home and Alison West’s past.
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Lawrence _Blakeley
Tottsburg
Bronson
John Gilmore
Reece Blakeley
Blakeley
Alison West
Nam
Sullivan
Richmond
McKnight
Hotchkiss
Richey
Lawrence
Cresson
Heten
Haltimars
Henry Sullivani
The Sullivan Case Tightens in a Web of Doubt
The narrator and detectives pursue a elusive killer amid tangled motives and clues. A telegram and a broken necklace haunt the case while McKnight Hotchkiss and Richey race to locate Henry Pinckney Sullivan through suspects and misdirections. Stuart the clerk is arrested by mistake, exposing the fragile informant network.
Back to the Gates A Love Triangle at Carter Farm
The narrator recalls a familiar blue gown worn by a woman at the Carter farm while seeing her with Richey. McKnight had been the earlier player, and the narrator, unseen, leaves the station toward possible arrest, overwhelmed by heartbreak and guilt.
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Carter Farm
Richey
Dad
McKnight
Dictionaries Up to Date
A professor notes dictionaries must stay current as new words enter language daily. He cites examples from slang and science such as potato resembling potato tomato cross, hopperdozer for grasshopper destroyer, and anomamasis for hookworm, along with terms like rubberneck stunt tank up and fan for baseball fans.
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Times
Men of Science
Nurse Praises Cuticura Remedies In Personal Endorsements
A nurse recounts twenty years of use with Cuticura remedies improving eczema ringworm and rheumatic pain. She cites a child with facial eczema cured after one set and notes others cured from salt rheum dry palms and ingrown toenail. Endorsement dated October 1 1910 from Malden Massachusetts.
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Land
Malden
Mass
New Idea for a Di Rigible Balloon Presented
Wellman asks about a new idea for a di rigible balloon. The response confirms plans to enlarge the equilibrator, add a motor, and enable the balloon to pull itself.
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Wellman
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Bobbs-Merrill Co
Alison
Blake
Motebkise
Lit
Tle Hotchkiss
Stuart
Andrew. Bronson
Washington
Washington Circle
Knight
Mc. Knight
Carter Place
van Kirk's Hospital
Balthmore
Sgverere Cs
B. F. Swanson
Omaha
Beatrice Creamery Co
Potnapr
U & Patents
Arene Ana
Lin Jie
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