At the House-Boat on the Styx Debate of Power and Egotism
In a fantastical House-Boat on the Styx Marcus Aurelius and companions such as Napoleon Caesar and Alexander the Great debate whether to seek empires or presidential power. They discuss growth versus expansion, the burden of leadership, and the danger of egotism, ending in a sharp clash and a call for restraint.
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Marcus
Johnson
Marcus Aurelius
United States
Sam
Napoleon
France
Or ‘Arge
Alexander the Great
Boney
Atlas
Earth
Doctor John
Dock
Omar Khayyam
Fixit
Europe
England
Russia
Prussia
Austria
Guy Fawkers
The
Milky Way
Gaekwar
Euclid
Mebbe
Euk
Caesar
Louis the Fourteenth
Brother Julius
Marek
St. Helena
Aleck
Kenosha
Marc Anthony
Cleopatra
Tony
Sgratus
Shakespeare
Bill
Bacon
Thackeray
Doctor Johnson
Slaughter House
U. S. Navy
Jack Dempsey
Acct
Lardner Recaps Newark Prize Fight Between Fulton and Moran
King W. Lardner writes from Greenwich Conn about attending the Newark bout featuring Fred Fulton and Frank Moran. He describes the arena, crowd antics, and the fight’s progression, noting Fulton’s superior punching and Moran’s fading prospects, with humor about reporters and society ladies. He concludes Fulton won on points, comparing it to a brief Dempsey bout.
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King W. Lardner
Bernard G. Shaw
N. Y
Newark
Fred Fulton
Frank Moran
Witch of
Jack Dempsey
Joe Humphreys
Jimmy Burns
Bridgeport
Young Lark
Notarly
Jimmy
Acct
Larry
Billy Affleck
King Co
London
Freddie Reese
Brooklyn
Acot
England
Billy
Freddie
Affleck
Silver Tongue Joe
Johnny Dundee
Benny Leonard
New Haven
Johnny
Fred
Frank
Francis
Willard Dempsey
Toledo
Silver Tongue
Joe
Fulton
Wile Frank
Shadow
Frederick
Freddy
N. J
Dempsey
Fulton Witeh
W. Lardner Greenwich
Conn
Bel! Syndicate, Inc
U S Third In World Jewish Population
London dispatch reports Dr. David Trietsch of Berlin stating the United States hosts about 3.1 million Jews, ranking third after Poland and the Ukraine, per Zionist publication. The list shows global Jewish distribution with Poland 3.3 million, Ukraine 3.2 million, U.S. 3.1 million, and other nations with smaller counts.
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International News Service
London
United States
Poland
Ukraine
David Trietsch
Jewish Statist of
Berlin
Zionists’ Organ
Russia
Siberia
Rumania
Germany
Hungary
Czecho-Slovakia
British Isles
Austria
Lithuania
Turkey
Palestine
Australasia
Poisoned Chicken Sends Rathbun Family to Deaths
In Council Bluffs Iowa physicians report a chicken shot imbedded in the flesh has caused ptomaine poisoning to seven members of John Rathbun’s family. Five members are expected to die as a result of the exposure and illness.
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International News Service
Council Bluffs
Iowa
John Rathbun
Rathbun
Allied Strength on Battlefields
British statis ticians report United States contributed about 2 060 000 fighting men, ranking third after France and Great Britain. Armistice day strength shows US 1 160 000 and Britain 1 164 790 combatants, with detailed capture tallies and empire-wide casualties totaling 8 654 467 enlisted.
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London
United States
France
Great Britain
England
America
Itill
Italy
Vittorio Veneto
Palestine
Mesopotamia
British Empire
British Isles
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Empire
Peyton C. March
Girl Recovers Voice After Fright at Mountain Hike
Florence McGlochlin a 14 year old from Kremmling Colorado regained her voice after a period of muteness caused by fright during a hike. She and friends climbed a mountainside and encountered a bear or mountain lion but were not attacked. Her terror prevented speech until doctors treated her for a time and she recovered speech.
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International News Service
Kremmling
Col
Florence McGlochlin
BOUNTY ON SPARROWS IN MENOMinee MICH
Menominee Michigan offers a bounty of two cents for each sparrow. A humorous report notes the program is effective and provides amusement for youths. One boy collected 154 sparrows and claimed the reward from the city clerk.
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Menominee
Mich
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Styx
Samson
Socrates
Captain Kidd
Thackery
Atyx
McClure
Lardner
Battling Nelson
Bingban
Rere
Wwe
Khance
Het
Somme
U.S
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