Uncertain Fate for Wilton Deepens in San Francisco
Henry Wilton completes a grim task with Detective Coogan regarding a body, then visits a cemetery where his resolve to avenge a friend grows. A police officer delivers a cryptic note from Mother Borton hinting at danger for Wilton.
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Wallbridge
Airush
Doddridge Knapp
Coogan
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Mr. Wilton
Poliffian
Carson
Mother Borton
Pursuit and a Hushed Rendezvous at Mother Borton’s
In fogbound San Francisco a note from a feared figure leads Henry Wilton to seek Mother Borton. Corson accompanies as they plan a dangerous visit to the infamous tavern where danger and deception mingle amid dark stairs and a shadowy upstairs room.
Mystery Note Leads to Upper Floor Clue
In charged exchange Mother Borton and Policeman Corson discuss the origin and destination of a note. A boy hands the note back, insisting it is important and directs the bearer to the last room on the top floor to the right.
Linden town club forms as civic corporation gains share sales
The Literary and Athletic Association of Linden, a majority town club, repairs the idle Association Hall central to Linden Mass. A July bell ringing gathers residents and president Charles A. Westcott explains plans to convert the club into a business corporation with shares offered to the population.
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Linden
Mass
Literary and Athletic Association of
Association Hall
Charles A. Westcott
Goldman proprietor of Slowtown station restaurant dies
In a colloquial exchange the bluffer asks about the death of Goldman, owner of the Slowtown station restaurant, prompting a dry remark about who inherits the sandwiches. The snippet preserves a humorous tone from the New York Glora.
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Goldman
Slowtown Station
Snaffle
New York
Glora
Wayside Weed Destruction
A Memphis plea urges simple tools over chemicals to tackle vacant lot weeds. A sharp hand blade used by a strong worker is favored as the quickest cure, declared a public nuisance if neglected.
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Memphis
Board of Health
Work the Common Lot of All
A reader notes that in every civilized country about 60 percent of people over ten years old must work for a living. The call is for shared responsibility and social reform to ease burdens on the able and support those unable to work.
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Dicky Nahl
Jim
Crone
Will
Parker House
Winchester Bakery
North Bros
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Grant Witt & Co
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L. M. Butsch
Capitol
The
United States
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E. Broadway
Massie
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J. M
J. L. Brown
Sclgkin
L. B. Cockrell
Capital
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Winchester
N. H. Witherspoon
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D. B. Hampton
F. Curtis
Park County National Bank
Main Street
Manchester
Kentucky
Perpetual Asset
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M &C
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