Murder Mystery Red Rubs Out Russian Fugitive
Fitzhugh escapes pursuit after a brutal fight with Nikolay and a staged escape plan. Esther flees with a note of love and regret, while a murder story about Nikolay shocks Fitzhugh as he hides in a Chicago lodging. He plans a six week stay scrounging a meager wage and saving to buy new clothes. He later glimpses Kathleen Otis at Lake Shore Drive before she sails to France.
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Fitzhugh
Nikolay
Esther
Houis
Lake Shore Drive
Kathleen Otis
France
Tramp Fitzhugh Meets Danger and Escape in Chicago Tale
Daniel Randolph Titzhugh a shabby drifter causes a street collision. A young girl saves him and funds soap to reform him. He shocks a crowd with a radical speech then blackmails financier Otis for ten thousand dollars. Kathleen, Otis’s ward, recognizes him and he is jailed as insane but escapes to hide with Esther who pursues him as Nikolay grows jealous.
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Fitzhugh
Nikolay
Esther
State Street
Daniel Randolph Titzhugh
Chicago
Esther Strom
Symington Otis
Otis
Kathleen
Pitti Palace of Florence: Brunelleschi’s grand project and its rise
The article traces the Pitti palace built by Brunelleschi for Count Pitti, its halted progress, and eventual completion in 1839. It notes Eleanor of Toledo restoring the project, its later role as the Medicean palace, and its status today as a royal style gallery with five hundred paintings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Turin
Palermo
Pitti
Florence
Arno
Count Pitti
Cosimo de’ Medici
Brunelleschi
Cosimo
Eleanor of Toledo
Macchiavelli
In Memory of Nell Gwynn Orange Tradition
The Sun day after Christmas tradition at the Savoy chapel in London places an orange on a plate near the door in memory of Nell Gwynn. She once sold oranges as a child near Drury Lane and was known for generosity to church and poor despite a life described as gay and immoral.
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Nell Gwynn
Savoy Chapel
London
Drury Lane
Free hot water for picnics at Toronto recreation park
The city authorities provide free hot water for drinks and other uses at a Toronto recreation park. A gas water heater sits in a wooden shed on the grounds with a sign announcing the service to the public.
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Toronto
Vast Tales From History and News Fragments
A compendium of brief curiosities and reports: Italians in New York exceed Rome residents. salmon return to natal rivers. Nevada river bluff rich in salt. patented shoe tree hangers. Turkish sultan’s library funds. Agnes Co youngest writer at Ince studio. vaudeville acts equip autos for hotel life. Tibet climber Buddhas house highest inhabited place. Italian canal plan to link Milan to Adriatic. Sicily potash belts richest. Belgium 1920 trade figures. bicycle to motorcycle conversion by front-wheel drive taxi engine.
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New York
Rome
Virgin
Nevada
Thomas H. Ince
Miss Agnes Co
Johnston
Proyince
Caltanisetta
Sicily
Brussels
Belgium
Memorial Window to Farragut at Naval Academy Chapel
The United States Naval Academy at Annapolis will receive a memorial window honoring Admiral David Glasgow Farragut. The design depicts his Mobile Bay battle moment of trusting divine guidance and ordering his men to sail over torpedoes, presented by the academy graduates.
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David Glasgow Farragut
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Mobile Bay
Academy
Statue of American Soldier Erected in Brooklyn Park
A fine statue depicting the typical American soldier from World War I will be erected in Red Brook Park Brooklyn New York. The work is by Augustus Lukeman.
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Red Brook Park
Brooklyn
N. Y
Augustus Lukeman
Motors Displace Mules in First Cavalry at No Gales Arizona
The First Cavalry at No gales Arizona switches from mules to motor equipment. Officers note the change is not revolutionary as soldiers still swear at balky carburetors just as they did at stubborn animals. The Home Sector reports the adaptation as practical rather than dramatic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Cavalry
Nogales
Ariz
Largest Wooden Building in Wellington Parliament
The Parliament building in Wellington New Zealand is noted as the largest wooden structure in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliament
Wellington
New Zealand
When Two Become One Missing One Is Never Missed
A concise aphorism notes that in certain unions the absent partner fades from memory as the pair consolidates.
Swamp Root Featured as Kidney Ailment Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as the premier cure for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims quick gentle relief and quick results, urging test samples by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York and noting availability at drug stores in two bottle sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Ilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Cuticura Ad Promises Handy Relief for Sore Hands
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for washing hands and Cuticura Ointment to dry and rub in after suds. It claims removing surplus ointment with tissue and suggests Cuticura covers all toilet needs with Soap Ointment and Talcum. The ad ends with a pithy proverb about a woman's strength in weakness.
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Museum
Jackson Park
Gordon Grayson
Cary T. Grayson, Jr
White House
Champ Clark
Marble
Moses Warner-Dykaar
Hanie
Tibet
Milan
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Allen
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Teamster
Paterson Ointment Co., Inc
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William Haase
West Park
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Goaran
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de Kalb Ave
McMillan Fur & Wool
Minneapolis
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Wook McKay Produce Ca
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