Murder at Eagles Nest in Kingliffe mansion mystery
The Baroness von Wiese is found murdered at Eagle's Nest after a party hosted by Emily Hardy. Reporter Bim and fiancé Walter Vance, assistant police chief, investigate the theft of jewels, a maid's injuries, a locked bedroom, and a possible summer house meeting to identify the culprit amid jealous spouse Ted Frost.
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Eagle's Nest
Emily Hardy
Baroness von Wiese
Bhima Martin
Bim
Walter Vance
Mary Frost
Mary
Ted
Emily
Kingcliffe
Mr. Frost
Walter
Vance
Kim
Lowland Drive
Trents
Baird
Lagle's Nest
Eagle’s Nest
Sarah
Broken Engagement Across Family Tolds A Web Of Marriages
Laura Allan returns after five years with the Pine Hill crowd while Marjorie Allan wed in London and Ted’s marriage to Mary Brenner seems on the rebound. Mrs Frost faces a calm exit as Walter probes for any unusual incident before the tale continues tomorrow.
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Marjorie Allan
London
Laura
Pine Hill
Mary Brenner
Ted
Kingcliffe
Mary
Union District News Highlights Local Visiting Families
In Union District 1 notes from January 26, families and neighbors are recorded visiting and hosting gatherings. Entries include Mr. and Mrs. Will Chabal and son at the Kurtz and Benson homes, and numerous social calls among Hasty, Gamon, Chabal, Reeves, and Durst families.
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Union District
Will Chabal
Ray Bell
N. J. Benson
John Miller
Harry Rittenhouse
William Gammon
Raymond Hasty
HH. J Meyers
A. S. Chabal
John Kurtz
Nails as factor in remote Australian trade
In northern Queensland during a gold rush a storekeeper tried to force sales by bartering nails with essential goods. Diggers in load lines refused to buy flour sugar or rice unless nails of equal weight were included. The scheme sparked resentment as buyers clutched nails in pockets. The Dunedin Star notes the incident reflects rough but fair justice among the crowd.
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Queensland
Australia
Dunedin
N. Z
No More Nails The Diggers Seize a Store
A local swindle unravels as Dougal and an accomplice replace nails at a barrel. The scheme collapses and about a hundred diggers seize the store, weigh nails, pay full price, and sink them in the creek. A casement wood sign declares No more nails to all.
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Dougal
Crouse
Rich Level Tracts in the Scottish Highlands
The Highlands extend across Scotland from Nairn to Dumbarton with Celtic culture lingering in places. Rich level tracts are found throughout, especially the eastern division of Ross-shire, while Caithness is generally level and Orkney and Shetland are excluded due to Norse origins.
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Highlands of
Scotland
Scottish Highlands
Highlands
Nairn
Moray Firth
Dumbarton
Clyde
Banff
Moray
Aberdeen
Kincardine
Perth
Caithness
Rossshire
Hebrides
Western Isles
Orkney
Shetland
One-Way Traffic Used 4000 Years Ago In Sussex Camp
Archaeologist Dr. Cecil Curwen reports Neolithic traffic at a camp on Trundle Hill near Goodwood racecourse England. The site shows separate entry and exit paths and dates to about 2000 B C. A key find is a large semicircular stone block with a drilled hole and radiating flint marks, possibly an early fire-making method.
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Trundle
Goodwood Race Course
Sussex
England
Cecil Curwen
Heiress Removed as Dad's Guardian in Love and Wealth Scandal
New Haven judge depots Medford T Kellum as guardian of Anna Kellum and appoints Harriet Greenway after a Florida sailor claimed cruelty and drink. The case recalls Elizabeth Lauder Kellum, a Carnegie heir, who eloped with Kellum in 1910 and left a fortune amid custody drama spanning decades.
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New Haven
Conn
John L. Gilson
Medford TR. Wellum
Anna Kellum
Pittsburgh
Andrew Carnegie
Connecticut
Elizabeth Lauder
Medford
Kellum
Florida
New England
United States
Elizabeth T.ander Kellum
George Lauder
Medford R. Kellum
Tavernier
Fla
Anna
Harriet I. Greenway
James C. Greenway
Department of Health
Yale University
Gilson
Greenway
Polly Lauder Tunney
James Williamson Bain
Miami
Probate
Virginia
Soutith Atlantic Coast
Mexican Gulf
Florida Keys
George Lander
Elizabeth
Tam
Meri
Lauder-Carnegie
Petrarch Born in Arezzo and Died in Arqua
The Italian poet Petrarch was born in Arezzo in July 1308 and died in Arqua in July 1274. He is regarded as Italy’s foremost early lyric poet and a foundational figure of humanist poetry.
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Petrach
Arezzo
Arqua
Local Family News Highlights and Births
Mrs J A Frey and family spend time with relatives. a new son born to Jess Crowl and to John Vanscice. funeral sermons planned for a Pekin death. visitors include Mr and Mrs W R Nicholson, Lena Schlatter with Kenneth Goff, and the Schlatter family.
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McFarland
Lewis Noble
W. KR. Nicholson
J. A Frey
Jess Crowl
John Vanscic
Lena Schlatter
Kenneth Goff
Jones
Ralph
Chraden
Low
C. Schlatter
Wayland
John Schlatter
D. 8
Graber
A. Rich
Social visit notes from Winfield area homes
Winfield residents spent Saturday evening at the J. R. Frey home. Sunday gatherings included Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Frey with Otto Prey and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jata Sehtattet were guests at the J. R. Kauffman home.
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Winfield
J. R. Frey
Otto Prey
J. R. Kauffman
First incubator for weak and premature infants
The first incubator for rearing children too weak to survive normally or prematurely born was designed by Doctor Tarnier in 1880 and first used at Paris Maternity Hospital.
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Doctor Tarnier
Paris Maternity Hospital
Early Arctic and Antarctic Explorers Timeline
The Arctic regions were explored as early as 1588 by John Davin who reached 72 degrees 12 minutes north. He was followed by William Barents in 1596 Jeney Hudson in 1607 and William Baffin in 1616. The South Polar regions were explored by Capt. James Cook in 1774.
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Arctic
John Davin
William Barents
Jeney Hudson
William Baffin
Capt
James Cook
World’s Largest Testing Machine At Bureau Of Standards
The largest testing machine in the world sits at the Bureau of Standards in Washington. It operates by oil pressure and applies a load on the specimen of 10 000 000 pounds.
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Bureau of Standards
Washington
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Eagles Nest
Winifred van Dyze
Reynolds
Baroneau von Wiese
Sen Bim
Allan
Win
Gamon
Jane Bear
C. A. Fishburn
Howard Mundt
Grippe
Herman
West Main Street
Dad
Helen Spence
Little Rock
Ark
Jack Worls
Worls
Arkansas County
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Noble
FE Richard
Son Roger
Fo AL Rey
A. WW. Miller
Wir
Pekin
Polar Exploration
Aanpec
the American Tobacco Co
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