The Amateur Detective and the Attlebury Hotel Mystery
A narrator recounts his mistaken self glory as a famed investigator in Attlebury Meager fortunes and a banker's suspicions frame Edward Franklin. Carroll, an ex convict, aims to kill Franklin for a theft tied to $200 in small bills. Laura Franklin, the daughter, shows loyalty to her father as Carroll is later captured.
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Franklin
Henderson
Laura
Carroll
Miss Franklin
Senderson
Montreal
Quebec
Tipping Taboos Across Continents
A Chicago Post commentary contrasts European tipping with American practice. It argues European servers accept tips as routine, while American tips are bought, controlled by industry, and used to curb spending. The piece asserts tipping has become a bluff and urges readers to stop tipping.
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Europe
America
Chicago Post
Persian Fair at The Maidan Khamseh Bazaar Chronicle
A large open space at Ferikelar hosted the Khamseh bazaar forty days after the vernal equinox for a month. Merchants from Astrakhan, Baku, Washan, Teheran, Yezd, Isfahan, Resht, Mazanderan, Kerman, Astara bad and Khorasan traded goods. Sixty to seventy horsemen maintained order as transactions reached about 250 000 tomans. The fair persisted for twenty years, then declined and ended about ten years ago.
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Ferikelar
Barfrush
Khamseh
Astrakhan
Baku
Washan
Teheran
Yezd
Isfahan
Resht
Mazanderan
Kerman
Astarabad
Khorasan
Copyright notice for The New York World publications
The Press Publishing Co. holds copyright for The New York World. Publication rights and usage terms are outlined by the company for reproduction and distribution of its articles and images.
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the Press Publishing Co
Charles II the Merry Monarch and His Notorious Reign
The article portrays Charles II as the Merry Monarch a witty and incurably spendthrift king who dodged grudges and gratitude alike. It notes his exile and restoration his reliance on five advisers forming a Cabal his French cash links and his courtly scandals while detailing plagues fires wars and his lack of legitimate heirs.
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Charles II
England
Charles
Earl of Rochester
Rnud
Rochester
Charles Il
Charles J
Holland
Oliver Cromwell
Alway
Scotland
Cromwell
France
Crormwell
Clifford
Ashley
Buckingham
Arlington
Lauderdale
Louis XIV
Medway
Chatham
London
James
Duke of York
United Presbyterian Day See Keokuk Day Special Train Event
Special train leaves Washington at 6 20 a m and returns after the boat reaches Burlington. Boat fare 50 cents for adults round trip 25 cents for children under twelve. Tarkie Quintet and a big Monmouth college display with stunts attract a large crowd. Don t miss it. Tuesday July 9th.
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Washington
Burlington
Tarkie
Monmouth
Beekeeper Stung by Wild Bee Swarm Near Wrebington
L A Foss, a farmer five and a half miles northeast of Wrebbington, was badly stung while plowing on his home farm. He was very ill but improved the next day. The swarm, a wild group, pinned him on face neck and hands before he drove it off with branches.
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Boston
L. A. Foss
Eortheast
Wrebbington
Foes
Poss
Mr. Foss
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Charlestown Penitentiary
Lie
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Aveeh
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Terhune
New York World
Charles II, the
Merry Monarch
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Rock Island
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Parmer
Stanton
Eleanor M. Ingram
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