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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1903

Page

20

Imprisoned Governess Lilian Trent Faces Escape Ordeal

English governess Lilian Trent is jailed in Paris on a shoplifting charge. Her brutal confinement, the loss of hair, rigid uniform, and isolation drive her toward a desperate escape plan. Sir Claude Conway, suspecting a trap, discovers a conspiracy centered on Madame Ralli and a missing diamond before aiding Lilian’s daring getaway toward England.

Paris Lilian Trent Lilian Devonshire Seine St. Genevieve Venus St. Geneveve No. 42 Madame Ralli Parc Monceau Madame Railli Claude Conway Conway Tulleries Milord Mademoiselle Mees Madame Rue de la Prix Miss Trent Sir Claude Conway Orleans Sir Claude England Parc Muneceau Cecile Madame Ball Mammie Madame Raul Porte Cochere Panhard Ralli Elsie London St. Lazare Dieppe Avenue Hoche Etoile the Grande Armee Porte Maillot Pont de Newhaven Customs House Bowen Dumont Fores Claude Coneway

Absentminded bard meets Phoebus prank on shore

A vivid collage of travel notes and literary snippets unfolds as travelers pursue a summer voyage. A restless poet, a desert-dreaming narrator, and a fast-paced car journey frame scenes from Rouen to Dieppe, ending with a discreet crossing and a coded telegram about Lilian Trent's Dieppe boat.

Suresnes St. Germain-en-Laye Mantes Rouen Lilian Maromme Conway Arundel

The Man with the Hose in Indiana Jail Riot Idea

Superintendent Harrison proposes a powerful jail standpipe to rain water on mobs and quell riots without killing. He believes persistent spraying can stop lynching and makes this a nationwide model for law enforcement at county jails.

New York World Harrison Lafaouette Ind Hartkeson

Cat and the Waste Pipe Feat in Mana Yunk

A Mana yunk woman used her cat as a plunger to locate a leaking washstand pipe. She poured valerian oil in the parlor to attract the cat, which sniffed the wall and caused it to press on a hidden wall opening revealing the leak.

Lilian Order of St. Genevieve Mother Jane Deville No. 42 Mother Teresa Sister Veronica Lillian Veronica Philadelphia Manayunk

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