Lady Larkspur plot unravels at Barton on the Sound
Richard Searles, an American playwright, writes Lady Larkspur inspired by Violet Dewing who vanished. Bob Singleton inherits a Barton estate after Raymond Bashford’s death and finds a suspicious household guarded against pro Germanism. Aunt Alice arrives, charming yet possibly an impostor, as Terrence, Bashford's lawyer, weighs the danger.
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Richard Searles
Bob Singleton
London
Lady Larkspur
Violet Dewing
Searles
Singleton
France
Raymond Bashford
Japan
Barton-on-the-Sound
Connecticut
Bashford
Orient
Barton
Tyringham, & New York
Mall
Dalton
Broadway
Far East
Alice Bashford
Alice
America
Israel Putnam
Barton-on the-Sound
Mrvw
Farnsworth
Constance
Mrs. Farnsworth
Tokyo
Canadian Rockies
Chicago
Widow and Staff Afraid of Spooks at Bashford Estate
In chapter continuation, Mr. Singleton argues over Mrs. Bashford’s influence on the household. The two discuss bereavement, gossip about fairy tales, and the need for guards after a mysterious visitor. A dutiful yet anxious foreman worries about German workers and the balance in the laundry and poultry roles.
Narrow escape as a figure flees across the lawn
A narrator observes a character reacting with fear, running across the lawn like a frightened rabbit, after a scene of dining with others discussing ghosts. The dialogue hints at distrust of pretended hauntings among the ladies and a sharp exchange with Antoine.
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Antoine
Count Montani At Barton on the Sound Intrigues Alice Bashford
In Barton on the Sound the Italian Count Giuseppe Montani arrives amid a calm mystery. The group suspects pursuit by a stranger and watches his interest in Alice Bashford, while the narrator notes Montani’s refined manner and possible motives connected to a porcelain collection.
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Bashford
Antoine
Giuseppe Montani
American State Department
Barton
Pacific
Count Montani
Seattle
Chicago
Alice Bashford
Montani
New York
Republicans to Start Early Campaign Push After Conventions
Republican managers plan a rapid start after the Democratic convention. Warren G. Harding of Ohio is the presidential nominee. Will H. Hayes to name new leadership including several women to the executive committee. The Senate campaign funds inquiry to resume in Chicago in July. The National Woman's party aims to use Harding as a rallying point for ratifying the 36th state.
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Chicago
Warren G.gs
Ohio
Harry M. Daugherty
Harding
National Committee
Will H. Hays
Senate
Kenyon
National Woman’s Party
Common Superstitions Across Cultures and Eras
The article surveys beliefs from different eras noting that breaking a mirror brings gloom, peacock feathers were once linked to sickness, and ancient Greeks and Romans trusted omens and consulted oracles before major undertakings.
Sleep All Winter Long
Ameri can Forestry notes raccoons may sleep through winter with a family or several individuals curling up in a hollow tree for the cold season.
Four youths sail frail boat near Lakeside seeking Treasure Island
Detroit reports four Toledo children aged 3 to 12 set out from Lakeside in a fragile rowboat to search Lake Erie's Treasure Island. After 25 hours adrift 30 miles offshore they were picked up by a passenger steamer. Merwin Da So, 9, rescued brothers Richard 6 and Robert 3 and Virginia Hilger 12.
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Detroit
Mich
Lakeside
Treasure Island
Lake Erie
Toledo
Merwin da So
Richard da So
Robert da So
Virginia Hilger
Merwin
Robert
Wood Denounces Butler Charges as Malicious Lies
Major General Leonard Wood in a signed statement calls Dr Nicholas Murray Butler’s assertion that a stock gambler led his campaign a vicious falsehood. Wood condemns the attack as infamous and says the campaign managers are of extraordinary high character.
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Murray Butler
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Nicholas Murray Butler
New York
Wood
Butler
Dempsey Conspiracy IndictmentDismissed in Federal Court
In San Francisco an indictment accusing heavyweight champion William Harrison Dempsey and manager Jack Kearns of conspiring to evade the selective draft act was dismissed in federal court. The ruling ends the federal case against the pair.
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Dempsey
San Francisco
William Harrison
Jack
Jack Kearns
Third Party Rises From Labor and Reform Groups
Chicago announces a July 10 convention to unite the Committee of 48 labor party Non partisan league and Single tax league into a new third party. Leaders of the Committee of 48 and labor party will confer on a candidate.
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Chicago
Ill
Committee of 48
Labor Party
Nonpartisan League
Misery of Back Ailment Echoes in Muskegon Tale
Fragmentary notes from Muskegon Michigan describe a person named in distress with back pain and fear of medical care. The text hints at weakness and a possible injury or illness impacting daily life, but specifics are unclear.
Woman Health Promise in Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A fragment praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a health aid for women. It claims the remedy helps with female ailments and offers readers a response from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Massachusetts for guidance.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Lydig R Peta Co
Mass
Eatonic claims relief for acid stomach ailments
A health advertisement touts Eatonic as a cure for acid stomach, bloating, indigestion, and sour stomach. It asserts the product neutralizes acids, provides quick relief, is backed by over half a million users, and offers a money back guarantee via druggists.
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