Yellow Water Lily Sinks Marquis Beach Mystery
In Monterey Bay Ethel Gray and cousin Will discuss the striking Miss Morse a pale beauty with yellow eyes and a mysterious past. Albert Harmon and Miss Morse rescue him after a drowning, then both die as a yellow water lily rests on his chest.
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Ethel Gray
Monterey Bay
Will Hayes
Bath
Willie
Ethel
Alice
Miss Morse
the del Monte
Mr. Harmon
Mrs Carson
Albert Harmon
Mrs. Carson
Harmon
Honest bluff wins against railroad error in Stamford
A New England man traveling on the New York New England and Hartford line was overcharged by a conductor who forgot to warn him of a stop. The passenger rode past his station to Stamford twice, then dared to refuse fare, proclaiming he was even with the company. The conductor relented, and the traveler left content.
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New England
New York
Mamaroneck
New York, New England
Hartford
Stamford
Frederic J. Campbell
Acc
LO. U
Wedding Tour Prompts Financial Strain Amid Vows
Fragmentary dialogue shows a bride-to-be and her partner discussing mounting debts after a wedding tour. He cites a large income and willingness to help pay bills while she reveals she has no money and hints at past financial burdens from a late husband. The exchange hints at trust and secrecy in a second marriage.
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Angel
Neo Music tais Sout
A brief dialogue excerpt features a man lamenting that his wife did not learn piano before marriage. His companion suggests gratitude that she cannot play. The exchange notes misunderstandings about musical talent and marriage.
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Neo Music
Himalaya Adventure Inspires Market-Seasonal Comparisons
A humorous exchange contrasts the Himalayas with the Alps as one writer boasts about filing a piece on the far mountains. The quip highlights a period newspaper voices and a flair for travel reportage.
Two Friends Named By DeBussey In Quiet Exchange
In a mood, DeBussey declares he knows only two men he can call friends. Miss Severe shows quiet interest and asks for the other man’s name in the exchange reported by Life.
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DeBussey
Miss Severe
Mr. DeBussey
Life with tame Gila monsters ends in tragedy
Major B R Lawrence recounts tamed Gila monsters Joe and Jessie that he kept as pets in the 1880s Gila River country. After a fatal attack on his neck by Joe and Jessie, the coroner cleared the beasts as innocent, licenses were denied, and the pets were confiscated and destroyed.
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B. R. Lawrence
Arizona
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Gila River
Joe
Jessie
Jean Stiletta
Territorial
Tucson
Tramp clings to clothes-line post as dog mauls
A cook witnesses a tramp clinging to a high clothes-line post while a dog leaps at him. She frees the dog, but the man remains hanging. The tramp pleads that the dog should be blamed, saying, “don’t ask me, ask the dog.”
Wayfaring William Seeks Steady Farm Work
A rustic exchange reveals Wayfaring William desiring regular farm labor rather than transient odd jobs. He explains he moves on after a week as hosts tire of him, insisting he is not a tramp but a worker seeking steady employment.
Clockwork Instrument To Record Mount Blanc Observations
Mr Janssen demonstrated to the French Academy of Sciences a clockwork device designed to log observatory instruments atop Mount Blanc. It requires winding only every eight months and uses lubrication tested at 80 degrees below zero without freezing.
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Hones
Janssen
French Academy of Sciences
Mount Blanc
The Fishes of North America variety counts
The waters of North America including the Gulf of Mexico two oceans and inland waters host about 1800 fish varieties. Of these about five hundred are Pacific specific and roughly six hundred inhabit rivers creeks and lakes.
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North America
Gulf of Mexico
Great Oceans
Pacific
Robbing the Bank and a Review of Embezzlement Schemes
A summary of embezzlement cases shows how trust positions enable long running thefts. Examples include William Murray at a Goshen NY bank, and Frederick J Campbell exploiting gaps in estate and medicine accounts to siphon funds over years, aided by lax supervision and misrepresented ledgers.
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National Bank
Goshen
N. Y
Bulletin Cooy
William Murray
Murray
Frederick J. Campbell
Florence
Italy
New York
Campbell
Rystic
Accor
Pittsburg
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Himalaya
Alps
Fliegende Blaetter
Saint Anthony
Shrine of
Padua
England
Duke of Northumberland
Surrey
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