Last Days of Bachelorhood Spur a Secret Marriage Plan
Doctor Francis Brodnard summons his friend Dick Somers to a clandestine midnight marriage to a trusted woman who must not be named or located. The plan aims to shield a friend during a perilous plot, with Somers agreeing to commit unseen, then endure an arranged future divorce.
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Francis Brodnard
Merve
Frank
Dick Somers
Somers
Paris
Richmond
Bones
Brodnar
Old
Capitol
Frank Brodnar
Don Caesar de Bazan
Tripoli
Holbin
Rosente
Raymond Holbin
Fort Sumter
Somers Returns in Evening Dress to Doctor Brodnar
Richard Somers reenters Dr. Brodnar’s office at ten wearing evening attire and a Lamarque rose. The tall, athletic man carries an air of refined nobility, his Somers smile noted, as he contemplates the responsibilities of his family and bride.
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Raymond Holbin
Richmond
Brodnar
Somer
Richard Somers
Paris
Somers
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club Poster Stunt
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club of Boston hired D H Elliot an ex Confederate officer as advance agent. He pasted a giant poster on a Niagara Falls area paper mill wall spanning two miles of Canada shore. The stunt drew crowds and the poster remained for two years.
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Mendelssohn Quintette Club
Boston
D. H. Elliot
Thomas Ryan
Niagara Falls
Mendelssohn Quintette Club of
Elliot
Grand Trunk Railway
Canada Shore
Model Municipality in Prussia Shows Autonomy and Scope
The London Daily News notes Dusseldorf’s town council governs many services beyond local needs. It handles water, gas, tramways, docks, cemeteries, theaters, hospitals, and more without parliamentary bills. Loans commonly span 190 years, with housing finance extending long terms as factories cluster around the suburbs.
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Prussia
Dusseldorf
England
London Daily News
A Misnomer Dialogue About Loftleigh
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item records a witty exchange in which a blooming daughter defends Mr. Loftleigh from being called a popinjay. She notes he isn’t a jay and jokes there is little hope of his “poppin.”
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Loftleigh
Jay
Cleveland Plain Dealer
England Declines Obligation to Ireland in Egg Trade
The St Louis Star reports England says no obligation to Ireland in trade matters. Ireland reportedly ships about 640,008,000 eggs annually to Britain, reflecting a large poultry product exchange and enduring commerce between the nations.
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England
Ireland
St. Louis
Green Isle
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L. B. Wood
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Charles W. Stone
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L. R. Freeman
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Jerry Crary
D. W. Beaty
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Charles Chase
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