Two Professors Plot A Pisa Day For Florence Reunion
In Florence on the Ponte Vecchio, Jerry Dimsdale and his pupil Hughenden plan a Sunday escape to Pisa, while a striking copper-haired girl seeks help. The scene shifts through the busy riverside toward the Pitti Palace as they glimpse art, jewelry stalls, and a looming request for aid.
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Piazza
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Florence
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Arno
Pitti Palace
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Italy
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Chance
Perigord
Spezia
Viareggio
England
France
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Pitti
Dinsdale
Signoria
Empoli
Comtesse’s jeweled theft sparks Florence chase
In Florence a French comtesse travels with an Englishman and a young man named Jerry Dimsdale. The comtesse is suspected of stealing a pearl and diamond bracelet from a shop in Milan, later found missing, triggering a pursuit along the Arno and into Viareggio.
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Lawrence Mott Delivers Quotation At New York Dinner
The noted young author and automobilist Lawrence Mott spoke on judging others fairly at a New York dinner. He recounts overheard remarks about a ham sandwich on a Canadian railway, illustrating quick judgments and the need for caution before condemnation.
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Lawrence Mott
New York
The Silver Lining in Duluth Deer Season
Local Benak Anderson, a wealthy Minnesota farmer, notes deer season brings danger from prowling huntsmen but argues the trip to the city yields shipping gains. He compares the flight from deer shooters to a housewife losing porcelain tureens but saving the cook’s singing.
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Benak Anderson
Duluth
German scientist unveils wireless collision warning device
A German inventor introduces an automatic sea collision prevention system using Horizean waves. Miniature wireless telegraphy plants to be placed on ships operate within a thousand yard radius. When two vessels approach in fog and both activated, they exchange warnings and automatically halt engines.
Hanby Tablet Unveiled at Oberlin for Darling Nellie Gray
A tablet at Oberlin University Westerville Ohio honors Benjamin Russell Hanby author of Darling Nellie Gray. The tablet includes music bars and was unveiled with Hanby’s widow visiting from Los Angeles for the ceremony.
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Oberlin University
Westerville
Ohio
Benjamin Russell Hanby
Nelly Gray
Hanby
Los Angeles
Words of Cheer from an Irish Prison Cell
William O'Brien spent his last imprisonment in Ireland studying the Bible. A Bible in his cell bore the scrawl left by the former occupant: Cheer up, old boy, cheer up, a note that followed him to the end of Jeremiah.
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William O’brien
Ireland
Is That New Man Fond of Work in Mild Exchange
A Washington Star quip frames an employer asking about a new worker. The assistant replies that the man enjoys watching work progress but does not excessively pursue labor for himself. The exchange casts light on workplace attitudes and enthusiasm versus self interest.
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Washington Star
Show Girls and a Park Auto Crash Case Sparks Divorce Action
In the park incident involving DeRoxton, the affair proved more serious than expected. Reporters uncovered his real name and his wife has filed for divorce.
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Galey
DeRoxton
Gadsby
If dark hair doesn't catch them try blonde hue
A Pittsburg Post brief notes a playful quip about hair color as a social fashion remark, suggesting lighter hues may attract attention. The line mocks dating norms with a witty remark about appearance.
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Pittsburg Post
Longer Lives Yet Fewer Centenarians Across Nations
French researchers report a paradox: life expectancy rises due to sanitation and medical care, yet few reach extreme old age. They cite historical culling of the weak and modern nursing of the frail as reducing natural selection. Examples from Sparta and China illustrate survival of vigor amid harsh conditions. United States life expectancy has risen five years in a decade.
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New Orleans Times Democrat
Sparta
Mount
Taygetus
China
Martin
Tepe 5E
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United States
Washington Times
Morning Nap Proposed to Ease Modern Life
A Philadelphia Press article argues for a morning nap to extend rest, improve health, morals, and temper, and to reduce crime, light and fuel use, and early rising. It contrasts current early start with historic labor hours and urges a late rising movement via modern efficiency and machinery.
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Philadelphia Press
A Reflection On Nature’s Provisions And Play
The passage marvels at nature's gifts and imagines how a longer tail would change simple domestic delight. It muses on innocent amusement lost or altered by small anatomical differences. The tone is reflective and playful about everyday life.
The Swastika Its Meaning In Art Religion And Legend
Travelers through New Mexico and Arizona encounter a curio dealer selling a good luck charm the Swastika. The piece is described as an ancient cross with complex origins in Asia Persia and among North American Indians with spiritual symbolism for Apache and Manitou belief. It notes rock carvings and a Denver museum specimen and explains Sanskrit roots Su and Astika and the debated right or left turning arms.
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Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
Persia
Central Asia
Tibet
Colorado
Denver
Mancoa Canon
The Chicago Record Herald Boldly Champions Public Welfare
A praised independent Chicago daily, The Chicago Record-Herald, is described as fearless and fair, not beholden to any interest, and focused on the public good. It is lauded for its complete impartial reporting of political events and its influence on city, state, and national affairs.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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