Borough Boss and Bennett Face Graft Scandal Plot
In the Wainwright home a scheme to corner Borough Street railway stock collides with the oncoming reform push led by Alderman Bennett. Horrigan threatens to ruin Bennett with a damning graft report on his father, forcing a crisis over a pending franchise bill and testing Dallas and Perry Wainwright’s fortunes.
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Perry
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Alnwright
Borough
Alwyn Bennett
Plorrigan
Bennett Carmly
Morris & Cherrington
Bennett Contracting Company
Korrigan
Goodby
Lie
The Bennett House Seethes With Unyielding Despair
Alwyn Bennett sits alone in the Ben nett house after returning from the administration hall. He contemplates a future without Dallas and with Gibbs set against him, tormented by the belief that his past faults doomed any chance at love. A servant brings an important card, interrupting his brooding silence.
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Lwyn Bennett
Bennett
Alwyn
Dallas
Gibbs
Drafty house prompts hair cutting quip in exchange
A dissatisfied tenant complains about a drafty house and blowing hair during a sitting, asking the house agent to fix the windows. The agent quips that it would be easier and cheaper to get a hair cut, reflecting a London Telegraph tone.
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London Telegraph
A New Bluff
A humorous exchange from the New York Press notes a passerby commenting on hair filled with sand and balloon ballast as a fashionable nod to aeronautics, reflecting light newsy amusement of the era. The brief item captures social wit and printed chatter typical of the period.
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New York Press
Mosquitoes Trouble Bobby and Flossie Laughs
A child named Bobby laments bites from mosquitoes while Flossie reassures him that the swelling will not ruin him. The exchange captures a humorous country humor tone typical of Youth's Companion.
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Bobby
Flossie
Youth
Long Winter Evenings And Humorous Philosophy Verses
A compilation of light verse and wry maxims on money ego and art. It wields humor about rich men unmarrieds, revolutions, doctors, and the perils of culture. The verses contrast domestic life with poverty and pride, ending with a quip about a man letting his wife choose his neckties.
No Place For Him
A fragment describes a hurried figure rushing along a street as a woman’s club attempts to conduct business. The voice questions the sudden appearance, claiming it resembled parliamentary law and noting the haste was sparked by a search for adventure. The scene is vivid but enigmatic.
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Bennett
Horrigan
We Ain't No Saint in the Kitchen Cold
A playful verse about a tired kitchen scene where the cook departs with a brisk goodbye. The speaker laments lack of soup and tea as grief surrounds, then the cook claims responsibility with a quirky farewell and a hurried exit.
Miner Savings Taken by Receiver After Deception
A reader recalls an inquiry about a mining company outfitted with savings dumped into it. The reply notes the firm is now in the hands of a receiver. The cause is described as organized by a deceiver, illustrating a fraudulent collapse.
Bound to Please Leap Year Scheme Quip In Print
A humorous snippet portrays a woman predicting she will snag a map in a leap year and lampoons fashion, as she vows never to wear waistlines that button in back, prompting playful gossip and sly commentary in the column.
Office Seeks Man Without Salary Citing Unnamed Trade
A terse exchange hints at an employment case where the office seeks a man for a role with no attached salary. The dialogue suggests ignorance of the applicant’s background and a strict, compensation-free hiring approach.
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