The Third By Charles Ellin Rath Hornblow
In a melodramatic tale a Yale student Howard Jeffries spirals into dissipation under Robert Underwood before a fatal confrontation. Underwood dies after Alicia Jeffries confronts him, and Howard faces police as Annie Jeffries seeks legal help to defend him. Alicia reveals hidden past. Judge Brewster becomes a crucial ally for Howard’s defense amid social scandal.
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Howard Jeffries
Robert Underwood
Yale
Underwood
Howard
Alicia
Olice
Clinton
Annie
Jeffries
Brewster
Judge Brewster Takes Lead in Howard Jeffries Defense
The judge unveils a plan to prove Howard Jeffries innocent by challenging the police confession. He assembles Dr. Bernstein and Capt. Clinton for a secret meeting at his home to confront potential coercion with a sworn witness and documentary proof of Underwood’s suicide.
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Brewster
Howard Jeffries
Jeffries
Howard
Annie
Underwood
Alicia
Mr. Jeffries
Tal
Bernstein
Capt
Clinton
Judge Brewster
Dr. Bernstein
Capt. Clinton
Leonardo da Vinci drawing listed at $600 per square inch
In Fifth Avenue galleries a tiny red chalk drawing by Leonardo da Vinci titled The Head of a Young Man is offered at $6,000. The 3% inch square piece, after trimming, yields ten square inches and illustrates the master’s skill. A Rembrandt study titled Christ and the Two Apostles, eight by ten inches, is shown courtesy of the new owner who paid $15,000.
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Fifth Avenue
Leonardo da Vinci
Rembrandt
Christ and
the Two
Apostles
New York Herald
Millionaire Ditch-Digger’s Rise Shocks the Town
In the Year 2000, native observers note Squire Shurvell as a prosperous ditch-digger who refused doctor or lawyer careers and rejected window dressing and electrical engineering training. Time proves his wisdom as he now commands high pay as the area’s sole unskilled laborer.
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Squire Shurvell
Puck
Stimson Named War Secretary A Progressive Roosevelt Ally
Henry Lewis Stimson, a forty three year old progressive Republican linked to Roosevelt, becomes secretary of war. A Knickerbocker born in New York in 1867, he rose from Yale and Harvard to lead prosecutions in New York and run for New York governor, losing amid a Democratic landslide.
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Henry Lewis Stimson
Roosevelt
Stimson
Knickerbocker
New York
Yale
Psi Upsilon
Skull of Bones
Harvard
Elihu Root
United States
Sugar Trust
Charles W. Morse
Dickinson
Illinois Central Railway System
Columbus
Miss
University of Nashville
Columbia College
Leipzig University
Paris
Henry A Cooper First Insurgent In Congress From Wisconsin
Henry A. Cooper of Racine Wisconsin hailed as the first insurgent in Congress a title earned over sixteen years in service. An early reformer on Pacific railroads he opposed major railroad funding and faced committee punishment before returning to successive terms. He aligned with Democrats in 1907 to challenge Speaker rule power.
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Henry Allen Cooper
Racine
Wis
Congress
Cooper
Wisconsin
Robert Marion la Follette
Henry A. Cooper
Committee On Pacific Railroads
Pacific Railroad
DeArmond
Missouri
Lincoln resigns pullsman presidency. Runnells elected
Robert Todd Lincoln resigns as president of the Pullman Sleeping Car Company due to ill health. John Sumner Runnells, longtime general counsel and vice president, is chosen as president. Runnells, born July 30, 1844 in Effingham New Hampshire, has led legal affairs since 1887 and vice presidency since 1905. Lincoln, born August 1, 1843 in Springfield Illinois, served as captain for Grant during the Civil War and held key posts in Garfield Arthur cabinets and as minister to Great Britain.
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Robert Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Pullman Sleeping Car Company
John Sumner Runnells
Lincoln
George M. Pullman
Runners
Runnells
Pullman Company
Effingham
N. H
Amherst College
Dover
Iowa
United States
Springfield
Ill
Grant
Chicago
Garfield
Arthur
Great Britain
The
Car Company
Mr. Pullman
Carnegie Gets Gold Medal For Peace Effort
Andrew Carnegie received a gold medal from 21 American republics at the Pan-American Union in Washington. Senator Knox and President Taft spoke as diplomats and officials observed the ceremony honoring his peace work and funding.
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Andrew Carnegie
Washington
Senor de Zamacona
Knox
Taft
Cartegle
Diplomatic Corps
Pan-American Union
Carnegie
Buenos Ayres
Don t Neglect Your Kidneys In This Curing Ad
An elderly man from Red Key Indiana recounts severe back pain and kidney illness before using Dean s Kidney Pills. He claims gradual improvement and full recovery with no relapse. The advertisement urges readers to remember the name Dean s and lists Foster Milburn Co as distributors at 50 cents.
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Jr. Richardson
Red Key
Ind
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Conversation on eyesight and praise between Evelyn and George
Evelyn and George debate percentages of perfect eyes. Evelyn dismisses George’s flattery as he insists “one in a million” while claiming “one in fifteen” might be possible. The exchange explores vanity and perception.
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Evelyn
George
Three Cured Of Eczema By Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Violet Cole of Philadelphia recounts eight years of eczema trouble starting in childhood and describes dramatic relief for herself and her three children after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She notes scalp ringworm cures and praises the remedies as essential. The letter is dated October 29 1910 and invites readers to obtain a free book from Potter Drug and Chemical for skin and scalp treatment.
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Violet Cole
Redfield St
Philadelphia
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props
Boston
Lamb in the arms sparks church trial and vow
A church scene centers on Parson Johnson hugging a lamb linked to a popular young woman. Brudder Johnson faces trial as Deacon Jones is pressed by a call for peace. A noon meeting results in a resolution to choose a ram-lamb next time to avoid trouble.
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Parson Johnson
Bradder Johnson
Brudder” Johnson
Pahson
Deacon Jones
Brudder Jones
He Was Innocent in Sun Day School Tale
A Harper's Monthly vignette portrays Johnny Williams accused of mischief yet remains portrayed as innocent. The Sunday school teacher laments their unlikely reunion in heaven, reflecting a moral tone about childish misbehavior.
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Johnny Williams
Johnny
Harper’s Monthly
Test of Social Standing in Quiet Society Sketch
A witty exchange about social standing and a pearl necklace hidden in a bonnet. The couple quips about seeking press attention as society leaders while the Customs Inspector reacts with disbelief.
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Old Porkenlarrd
Porkenlarrd
Puck
Sincerity Clothes by Kuh Nathan & Fischer Company
Chicago firm Kuh Nathan & Fischer adopts 100 percent wool fabrics for SINCERITY CLOTHES. The fox style book No 7 outlines design standards and production details for a new wool garment line intended to showcase quality fabric and tailoring.
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Kuh, Nathan & Fischer Company
Chicago
Fox
Best In the World Proposal Sparks Gossip
Maud and Ethel clash over a bold proposal to Jack as the trio navigates social codes and propriety, with Maud defending her actions and Ethel invoking the golden rule to justify caution.
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Maud
Jack
Ethel
Golden Rule
Dr Pierce and Garfield Tea Advertisement Snippet
An old advertisement notes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets 40 years old with sugar coated granules claiming to regulate stomach liver and bowels and Garfield Tea that corrects constipation by arousing digestive organs. It also echoes a Plutarch quote and a line about beauty and joy.
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Dr. Pierce
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Charles Ellin Rthur Hornblow
Ray Walters
G.W. Dillingham
Metropolitan Loge Degrie
Pullman President
Plutarch
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