Mysterious Thug Hokar Traps Detective in Callao Bar
Detective Hurd presses Hokar for proof of murder links linking Aaron Norman to Bhowanee cults. Hokar denies, hints resistance while watchers surveil, as Hurd invites Captain Jessop to dinner to secure cooperation. Jessop, a buccaneer type sailor, echoes guarded alibis. The scene shifts to a tense dinner amid curry and suspicion.
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Callao
Hurd
Captain Jarvey
Mokar
Aaron Norman
Jessop
Captain Jessop
Colombo
Hong Kong
Hokar
Christchurch
Buckinghamshire
Stowley
Southampton
Miss Junk
Matilda
Dual murders discussed by Captain Jessop and Jarvey Jessop
In a tense scene a group of men, including Captain Jessop and Jarvey Jessop, gather around a table by a roaring fire to force a confession about their roles in the murders of Lady Rachel Sandal and Aaron Norman. Miss Junk exits after delivering curry, leaving the men to their work.
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Lesines
Captain Jessop
Miss Junk
Hurd
Jarvey Jessop
Rachel Sandal
Aaron Norman
Developing a New Wheat by Hand and Microscope
E P House of Greeley Colorado sorts crossbred durum Egyptian wheat by hand and microscope to yield finest seed for spring planting. He shells and selects the largest grains, handling at most one sheaf per day, and plans future crosses with winter and spring rye to create a hardy spring rye and even a popcorn hybrid for breakfast food. He conducts experiments on a seven acre tract one mile west of Greeley.
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E. P. House
Greeley
Colo
Denver Republican
House
Hardest Sneezer in New England Sparks Tooth Loss
C J Sage of New Boston Connecticut is hailed as the region’s strongest sneezier by friends. A Winstead World correspondent notes his force shakes buildings and, recently, he lost two real teeth from a single sneeze.
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C. J. Sage
New Boston
Dream of a Yes Provokes Foreboding Question
In this brief dialogue from the New York World a sleeping narrator recalls a dream in which a partner supposedly said yes. The woman questions aloud which man appeared in the vision as the suitor turns pale and flushed, hinting at secrecy and doubt.
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New York World
Public Sale by D F Macon Auctioneer on Feb 12 1908
Public sale at the farm one mile east and quarter mile south of Washington begins at 10 oclock. Horses cattle seed and grain listed with terms: credit 12 months on sums over 10 with note, cash under 10 or 6 percent discount for cash. Kennedy lunch. Malcom Montgomery J A McCoy clerk.
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D. F. Macon
Washington
Wnt
Kennedy
Jewel for Mrs Baker Eddy receives French honor
The French government awarded Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy, head of the Christian Science church, an officer d Academie for literary achievements. The jeweled insignia, presented at her Newton Massachusetts home by Dr John H Worthen, was a wreath of olive and palm on a crescent of five diamonds with sixty five diamonds and five ruby berries.
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Academie
Mary Baker G. Rady
Christian Science Church
Eddy
Newton
Mass
John H. Worthen
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Concord
N. H
Concord Church
France
Boston
New York Times
Costly Coin 2157 Years Old Found in Yard
Worcester authorities confirm J B Hamilton of Springfield unearthed a copper Roman coin while digging for worms. The piece dates to 249 B C and shows a Roman head with a wreath. Hamilton values it at large sums but will not sell.
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Worcester
Mass
J. B. Hamilton
Springfield
New York Times
Hamilon
Hamilton
Wisconsin Silk Farm Plan By Syrian Leader
Jacob Sofia, longtime head of a Syrian silk colony in New London Wisconsin, plans a tobacco and silk plantation on four acres near the city. He will plant 100 fine Russian mulberry trees in spring, stating the Wisconsin climate resembles the Syrian mountains.
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Wisconsin
Jacob Sofia
New London
Wis
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
Sofia
Ile
Aged Maine Pedestrian Journeys From Phippsburg
Andrew L. Powers age ninety three walked from Phippsburg to Bath Maine to dine and buy a large wheelbarrow then wheeled it home The Kennebec Journal notes he made the trip without distress He was born in Georgetown in 1815 and is a carpenter who has lately worked on wandy houses near Bath
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Maine
Andrew L. Powers
Bath
Phippsburg
Kennebec Journal
Powers
Tie
Georgetors
Family tensions among Bramble Center elites over a European title
The poem portrays a mother and father split on a plan to send Sadie to Europe for a title, while the father Joe Nogges resists changes and clings to American values. The piece mocks pricey marriages, titled matches, and social ambition amid a Boston Globe style voice and 1920s upper class satire.
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Joe Nogges
Sade
Europe
London
Rome
Bramble Center
Michael Fitegerald
Boston Globe
Secret Keeping Question Between Madge and Marjorie
Dialogue notes reveal a playful exchange about secrecy with Dolly as the unspoken focal point. Marjorie claims knowledge of Dolly and vows secrecy until anger disrupts the pact.
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Madge
Marjorie
Dolly
Puck
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