Moonlit Kidnapping and High Stakes Ore Plot in Elliston
Jill Justin, 20, and her brother Tony confront bandits during a harvest festival in Elliston West Virginia. Jack Stuart rescues Jill, later marries her as the duo face a tungsten ore deal worth $160,000 with Pat Sweeney and a Chicago gang plan. Mike Sweeney aids in a dramatic gunfront rescue and foils hijackers as the plot moves toward Pittsburgh.
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Jill Justin
Tony
Elliston
W. Va
Jill
Jack Stuart
Jack
Stuart
Tony Justin
Pat Sweeney
Mike
Pat
Stuarts
Justins
Ryan
Pittsburgh
Cvrul
Peter Justin
Big Bill Guernsey
Sooky Ann
Sooky
Hills of Plenty
Americans Awake Early in Paris City
Paris from dawn to first light hums with life as Americans observing time change wake early. The piece paints Paris stirring with bells, shops, carts, and pedestrians while noting French customs and prices.
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French City
Paris
A Danish Plan to End War Sparks Debate on Human Nature
The piece analyzes Frits Holm of Denmark proposing that in wartime the president, cabinet, all male relatives, Congress members who voted for war, and church leaders be drafted as infantry. It argues antiwar schemes miss the root cause, and true abolition requires a profound moral shift by the common people.
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Frits Holm
Denmark
Congress
Holm
You and I
Costs of Kings Compared to Republic Government in Germany
The piece argues monarchists exaggerate costs of the republic versus royal houses. Figures show republic ministries and machinery cost under 20 million marks annually, while royal houses across Prussia Bavaria Württemberg Baden Hesse incur higher sums. It also notes judicial reform efforts, legal aid in New York, and a jab at the National Crime Commission’s view of American police.
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Germany
Professor Grebe
Junkers
Reichstag
Hohenzollerns
Prussia
Bavaria
Wittlesbergs
Wurtemburg
Baden
Hesse
Republic
Clarence Darrow
American Bar Association
Taft
Thomas W. Shelton
Norfolk
Virginia
Legal Aid Society of
New York
Defenders
New York Society
The Hive Becomes a Nursery for Bees
In Burgess tale, Whitefoot and Mrs. Whitefoot nest in Farmer Brown's beehive. They fear bees yet enjoy a warm, safe home without predators. A sudden hum reveals awakened bees, likely spring activity, forcing quiet vigilance as they stay hidden beneath a buzzing doorway awaiting what comes next.
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Shadow the
Weasel
Shadow
Whitefoot
Mrs. Whitefoot
Whitesfoot
Unconscious Humor at Dinner Laughs and a Gavel Strike
Irvin S. Cobb recounts Governor Pinchot at a Pennsylvania dinner where a long winded speaker causes a gavel to fly free and strike a guest. The injured man, dazed, quips Please hit me again I can still hear him signaling the crowd’s subdued amusement.
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Pike
Bill Guernsey
Mike
Big Boy
Jack
Stuart
Little Mountain
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Opal Howard Treatment At Amarillo Children’s Hospital Revealed
A letter from Mrs. W. P. Howard of Lelia Lake describes Opal Howard, a 20 year old in Oklahoma City since January, being treated for ulcerated limbs with two or more operations planned to restore her left shoulder and wrists. The note highlights Nurse Medora Duncan and the hospital team, and mentions Opal’s reported improvement and ongoing stay possibly until May.
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Medora Duncan
W. P. Howard
Lelia Lake
Opal Howard
Oklahoma City
Opfel
Miss Duncan
Amarillo
Opal
Duncan
Insurgents in Mexico Slain by Federal Forces
In Jalisco the federal army killed four insurgent chiefs and twelve followers in multiple clashes. Antonio Carrillo and two aides died in a battle near Terna Agria, with executions reported in Ville de Guadalupe. Six insurgents remained alive after the fighting. Chieftains Juan Palomino Refugio Aranda and Augustin Garcia were executed after capture in separate districts.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Trops
Colon Azacarraga
Mexquite
Juan Palomino
Refugio Aranda
Augustin Garcia
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Matt Sweeney
Chicago
Peter
France
Newcastle
Montmartre
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Amarillo Globe
Texas
Globe-News Publishing Co
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New Mexico
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the Globe
National Crime Commission
Burgess
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Nina
Wood Mouse
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Children’s Hospital
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Clarendon
Mexico
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