Hidden assets and a night of attacks in the old house
Larry Donovan and the narrator piece together a perilous night at Bates’s room as they uncover a hidden objective tied to the house. Bates, battered but brave, hints at a dangerous search by Pickering and a value beyond mere lost assets. The morning aftermath reveals scattered books, a broken shelter, and a plan to confront danger together.
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Alt
Bates
John Marshall Glenarm
Larry
Pickering
Aga
Geome
Wanderer Returns to a Ransacked House Mystery
A cryptic note recalls a blind dispatch with near zero chance reaching the reader. The speaker notes a lack of guardianship in America, hints at a thorough search of the home while voyage home, and suspects broader stakes beyond ancestral wealth. Intrigue grows as interest sharpens.
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America
Inger
Chapter XIX A Triple Alliance in the Glenarm House
John Glenarm faces betrayal and cracks in the Glenarm estate as Bates allies with him against a faction hired by Arthur Pickering. Bates boldly pledges loyalty, while Stoddard and Larry join the defense after a chapel raid and a tunnel reveal. A postmarked ultimatum from Pickering demands Glenarm vacate the property.
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Larry
Bates
Glenarm
Mr. Glenarm
Arthur Pickering
John Glenarm
Glenarm House
Annandale
Wabana Co
Indiana
John Marshall Glenarm
Wabane County
Marian Devereux
Artesian Wells Result of San Francisco Earthquake
The April 18 quake caused courtyard wells behind the San Francisco mint to become artesian. Previously ordinary wells, they now flow water without pumping when the pumps are removed. Wells, about 176 feet deep, were linked so pumping one lowered others. Water level had been within 30 feet of the surface before March.
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San Francisco
Chronicle
San Face
Surf Riding Is Royal at Waikiki Beach
Surf riding at Waikiki near Honolulu is hailed as a royal sport. The Travel Magazine extols surfing on Pacific rollers as a moving hillside of water requiring balance to stand on the board and ride the crest toward shore.
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Wailkiki
Honolulu
Royal Eport
Cap the paper buying dog of Dorchester
Cap, a seven year old black and white English setter owned by A. E. Dayton of 11 Sumner street Dorchester buys the newspaper each morning. He delivers it to his master Edward Heiverett square and guards the paper from strangers. Cap loves his routine, waits for the newsboy, and wags his tail while his master reads. It would take considerable money to buy Cap.
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Cap
A. E. Dayton
Sumner Street
Dorchester
Boston Globe
Edward Heiverett Square
Boston
The Young Magician Handkerchief and Coin Trick
A detailed description of a magic act where a performer uses a marked coin and a large colored handkerchief with a glass. The routine includes coin palming, corner ilusion, and the handkerchief being pulled away as the coin appears in the glass. Includes stage patter and audience interaction, ending with a brief humorous aside about manners.
Tit for Tat Society Turns Siblings Into Boots and Stockings
Jim and Jessie twins split roles as boy and girl with same looks. Mother creates a Tit for Tat society forcing Jessie to darn and Jim to polish boots on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If either shirks, holes and unpolished boots follow. a playful gendered scheme with a February quip.
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Jim
Jessie
Astorment
Jess
Mamma
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