Spy in Mexican Revolution Portrait From Baja to Monterey
An American secret agent recalls travels through Chihuahua Coahuila Nuevo Leon and Monterey during the Mexican Revolution. He carries a counterfeit official letter to justify his presence and evades suspicion by feigning rebel sympathy while gathering information. A tense confrontation with a bandit leader tests his nerve and plan.
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Mexico
United States
Masico
Chihuahua
Coghulla
Madero
Nuevo Leon
Monterey
San Luis Potosi
Coahuila
Signor Mo
Nas
Molina
Incriminating Papers Not Found After Search
The room was warmed by a light from a small flame. T opened the door and lit a letter to steady nerves. Half an hour later T was searched for papers believed incriminating. none were found and I left untroubled.
Norway's Tax Schedule Hits All Incomes Over 83.08
The New York Press outlines Norway's income tax system, showing heavy rates for mid to high earnings and how marital status and children affect tax shares. It cites examples from 144 to 2080 dollars yearly, noting taxes and possible credits for families and the impossibility of avoiding tax below 83.08 annually.
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Norway
New York Press
Baron Hengelmuller and the chess prodigy duel in Washington
In a Washington drawing room Baron Hengelmuller, famed Austrian diplomat and chess master, loses to a young man later revealed as Pillybury who then blindsides him with a sixteen-board blindfold display. The piece also notes sleep needs, citing eight hours as optimal for adults and longer rest for youth.
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Baron Hengelmuller
Washington
Pillybury
Saturday Evening Post
Shakespeare as an Actor in Early London Companies
A historical note from A History of Theatrical Art describes around 1500 how young William Shakespeare joined London acting troupes. He was praised as a skilled actor, quick adapter of plays to contemporary tastes, and capable of writing decent songs, aiding the company and theater despite older colleagues' concerns.
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Shakespeare
London
Times
William Ae
Detroit Women Drivers and Fur Care Tips From a Bygone Era
A mixed set of tips and observations on women drivers in Detroit and how fur garments were cared for. The piece notes women driving various car types, from gasoline coupes to six cylinder touring cars, and comments on their roles in business districts, markets, and delivery. It also includes advice on fur storage, cleaning, moth protection, and embroidery techniques from period sources.
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Troit
Harper's Weekly
Detroit
Labbe
Mason
Matness
Stokes Shot In Queens Apartment Over Missing Letters
New York hotel owner Stokes was shot three times at 225 West 80th Street by two women, Ethel Conrad and Lillian Graham, who demanded $25,000 for letters he claimed to need. Graham fired as Stokes wrestled her to shield himself, then three servants rushed in and Casey, a theatrical manager, was involved. Stokes survived, the women were arrested for felonious assault.
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New York
W. ED. Stokes
Anson
Upper Broadway
Ethel Conrad
Lillian Graham
Stokes
Patrick Casey
Snth
Conrad
Stoken
Hie
Graham
Hans
Labrador crops and mission ship voyage mark new labrador venture
Boston entomologist Spencer sails from Boston Harbor aboard the Lorna Doone to teach Labrador natives berry cultivation and aid self help. The Lorna Doone makes its last voyage northward as the George Clewett, a three masted auxiliary schooner, nears completion in New York and will replace it. Doctor Grenfell will receive the Clewett as a gift from financier George Clewett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Labrador
C. Martin Spencer
Nate
Monts College
Spencer
Wilfred T. Nfell
Boston Harbor
Labrafor
Coll
Lorna
Marines Ordered North After Mexico Crisis Eases
About 2,000 Marines, stationed at Guantanamo Bay during Mexico's crisis, are being moved northward. They are to sail aboard the Dixie Solace and the Tennessee and be reassigned to their ships as opportunities arise.
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Mexico
Washington
Jones
Guantanamo
Cuba
Solace
Atlantic
Military units ordered to San Diego and Guantanamo Bay
A fragment states artillerymen and infantry are to assemble at Galveston while marines are dispatched to San Diego. Additional troops will be sent to Ila and Presidio of Monterey and then return to northern stations.
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Ity
Tn Force Nf
Galveston
San Diego
Cal
Samme
Ila
Guantanamo
Presidio of
Monterey
San Frap
Eso
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Glenwood Ranges
Glenwood
Ignor Molina
Danderine
Che Reid
Gothon
Jerse
Pittsburg Dispatch
Aviniey
Ania
Hleoough
Colt Wrather
New, York Times
Young Spencer
Appleton, Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Maggie Ishauer
Whipple Street
Chicago
Illinois
Lorimer
Iowa
Miss L E. Williams
Canabdale
Reeperesiies
Sosa
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