Mystery of the Vanishing 40 000 in Abner Halliday House
Tom Halliday uncovers a series of crimes tied to the Halliday household. A $40,000 theft and a claimed forgery threaten trust as Bruce, Clare, and Mrs. Dace become entwined with detective Le Duc’s probe while Tom grapples with jealousy and danger. The burglaries escalate with a forced basement door and hidden motives.
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Abner Halliday
Tom
Bruce Halliday
Ty Clare Winton
Ency
Wiliam le Duc
Bruce
Halliday
Clare Winton
Prise
Mackays
Mrs. Dace
LeDuc
Janet
Taft urges Alaska development with rail line and public power
President Taft urges immediate legislation to develop Alaska and protect resources. He supports government built trunk line railroads, mineral leasing, park protection, and a national approach to industrial relations and living costs. He calls for a federal commission and a central archives building.
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Bettiers
Washington
Taft
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Bureau of National Parks
Yellowstons Park
Yosemite
Grand Canyon of
Colorado
Glacier National Park
Mount Rainer National Park
Yellowstone National Park
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Musicians Hall Claims Hair Loss Tied to Instrument Choice
An English doctor reports musicians pay a baldness tax based on instrument played. Strings like piano violin cello and bass appear to aid hair growth, while metal instruments cause hair loss in five to six years, especially trombone. Woodwinds show no perceptible effect, and after age fifty hair preservation of string players diminishes.
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Hall
Listz
Rubinstein
Thalberg
Paganini
Sarasate
Wave of Suffrage Sweeps World Across Nations
The article notes a global surge in women gaining voting rights, highlighting America, Australia, Finland as full suffrage adopters and Sweden Denmark New Zealand extending partial forms. It cautions that Australia and Finland’s full suffrage results are still early to judge and mentions property privileges differ for American women.
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Secretary of the Interior
Imperial Valley
Colorado River
Arizona
Mexico
United States
Congress
State Department
America
Australia
Finland
Sweden
Denmark
New Zealand
Atlantic
Ravens Return Myth Recounted By Elijah
A quip about Elijah fed by ravens hinges on a claim that birds return even when not tipped. The remark pivots on a paradoxical or humorous observation about biblical feeding legends and animal behavior.
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Elijah
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Johnson
Moy
Torself
Sal
Soat
Uncle Abner
Nova Scotia
Amagha
Arctic Ocean
Pacific
Army
Seward
Matnnueka
Tanana
Yukon
Navy
North Pacific
Commission
Matatuska
Alecks
Commission On Cost of Living
Commission On Industrial Relations
France
England
New York
Erdman
Bureaus of
Ireland
J. Franklin Jameson
Department of Historical Research
Carnegie Institution of Washington
The
American Historical Association
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