Bell of Zapata Shrine Recovered at New Mexico Border Camp
At a border camp near the Mexican line Lieutenant Kynaston recovers a famed emerald bell from a shrine said to have been stolen by Carranza troops. Dorothy Upton and Mrs. Fane witness the find as Upton’s father arrives, offering future visits and discussing the bell's priceless value beyond money. The padre appeals for shrine restitution while Kynaston awaits orders on handling the captured treasure.
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Dorothy Upton
Zapata
Carranza
Kynaston
Jewel
Department
Dorothy
Father
Miss Upton
Santa Cruz
Montezuma
Tenochtitlan
Senor
Padre
Night Vigil and a Messenger at the Outpost
Kynaston coordinates with an adjutant general and a waiting officer to receive stolen valuables. He sends a patrol to the railroad ten miles away while the old priest rests, awaiting moonrise and the arrival of the receipt officer. The scene follows tense surveillance on a harsh frontier night.
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Dorothy Upton
Kynaston
Jephson
Furly
Padre
Senor
The Priest Seeks Emerald Jewel in Army Camp
Major Updyke visits Kynaston’s camp to relieve pressure and observe the jewel dispute. The priest arrives to claim the emerald, while distant rifle fire interrupts their discussion as guards watch from a hilltop.
Love in a Daring Courtship Amid Unusual Society
A brave army officer aids beauty in distress as romance unfolds quickly among Lieutenant Kynaston Mrs Fane and Dorothy. The tale blends bizarre settings and striking characters in a fast moving emotional whirlwind.
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Cupid
Kynaston
Destiny Intervenes as Plans Fail in Unseen Crisis
The speaker notes how men outline plans and seek willpower to progress, yet fate or luck intervenes, wrecking careers through a single untoward movement. A distant rifle shot punctuates the moment, underscoring unpredictable turns in life.
Men of Sense Make Cents From Nonsense
Brief aphorism notes that practical-minded people find value in plain speech and avoid futile debates. It reflects a columnist’s habit of witty, concise commentary on everyday judgment and prudence.
Belgian Army Reorganized Stronger and Better Equipped
Paris reports the Belgian army has become more numerous and better equipped since October 1914. Reforms under King Albert and officers improved training centers in Rouen Rennes and Normandy with French aid and British Red Cross, creating hospitals clinics and schools for officers and specialists to sustain the front.
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Paris
The
Yser
Albert
M. de Broqueville
Antwerp
Furnes
de Selliers de Moranville
Dunkirk
Normandy
Rouen
Elbeuf
British Red Cross
Rennes
Centre d’ Instruction Des
Wills Estate Leaves Funds for Sacramento Tax Relief
Philip Miller, a bachelor and pioneer resident of Sacramento, died recently leaving a estate valued at $22,000. The will directs the residue to the city general fund to reduce local taxes, with more than $12,000 to be used for this purpose, while several other beneficiaries receive bequests.
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Sacramento
Cal
Philip Miller
City of
Miller
Woman Imposter Lived as Heir in Ohio County Home
In Wheeling West Virginia an elderly resident named Sarah Hamilton, believed to be an eight six year old woman, died at the Ohio County home. It was revealed she was a man after death. The person had worked as a domestic for 60 years prior to entering the county home, with no prior suspicion of her sex.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Sarah” Hamilton
Ohio County
Farmer Harry Walls Dies in Truck Accident
In Camden New Jersey Harry Walls a 35 year old Beverly farmer was killed when he fell asleep and was jolted from his truck while driving produce to the Philadelphia market. His team drove on unsteered to the ferry and halted in line awaiting passage.
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Camden
N J
Harry Walls
Beverly
Philadelphia
Will Open Coffin Daily At Forest Lawn
For two months the Forest Lawn caretaker will open the coffin of William C. Kipp, retired Los Angeles capitalist, in accordance with his will. The deceased feared premature burial and the ritual will occur daily.
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Los Angeles
Forest Lawn Cemetery
William C. Kipp
Kipp
British Capture Ovillers after Bitter Somme Fight Ends
The surrender of the remnants of the Third Prussian Guard marks the end of a siege at Ovillers. British and German troops fought from cellars and ruined houses, with intense shelling and machine gun fire, as the town was reduced to rubble and supplies were cut off.
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Ovillers
Hen Nurtures Woodpecker Amid Eleven Chicks
Ira Cordrey reports an unusual find near Federalsburg Indiana a hen missing for some time returned to care for eleven chicks and a tiny woodpecker the woodpecker appears content to be fed by the hen suggesting a woodpecker laid the egg in the nest while the hen searched for food
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Federalsburg
Ind
Ira Cordrey
Compromise Ends 20 Year Gilbert Hopkins Timber Case
After twenty years of litigation across several states, the Gilbert Hopkins dispute over timber lands in North Carolina and Tennessee valued at $1.5 million is settled by a compromise decree in federal court at Asheville North Carolina.
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Asheville
N. C
Gilbert Hopkins
North Carolina
Tennessee
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