Prayerful blind Mayan priest joins border camp tale
In a border crisis tale, Miss Dorothy Upton and Mrs. Fane reach a Mexican camp led by Lieutenant Kynaston. After a skirmish with Villa gun runners, a blind Mayan priest arrives, sharing his long trek from Cuernavaca and a legend of Cortez and emeralds as he seeks to recover sacred jewels. He sits with Kynaston and the two women at breakfast, speaking in broken English and patois about his dream and ancient shrine.
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Dorothy Upton
Kynaston
Senor
Tenochtitlan
el Tio
Coronado
Cuernavaca
Pedrarias
Isabella
Cortez
Madrid
Montewun
Dorothy
Spain
Gemara
Seville
Padre
Charles
Algeciras
Fam
Zapata
el Paso
Trecante
Mrs. Fane
Miss Upton
Mexico
Carranza
Kentucky
Emerald stones and a hidden shrine drive pursuit across borders
A Mexican raid reveals relics from a long hidden shrine, including a crystal bell emeralds and Arisaka rifles. The Blind Priest of Trecante seeks the stone, claiming guardianship, while Kinaston and Dororthy confront a cache of treasures looted along the border.
Hog cholera and Dorset serum boost to save U S pork
Senator Kenyon cites vast U S hog losses from cholera and credits a Dorset serum with near elimination of deaths. The 500000 dollar Kenya law funds stamping out cholera and expanding government serum production to protect farmers, cattle and beef markets nationwide.
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Hnator Kenyon
Iowa
United States
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Kenyon
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
M. Dorset
Bureau of Animal Industry
Missouri
Illinois
Aged Priest Weighs a Wandering Tale of Jewels and Shrine
An old blind priest enthralls Kynaston and guests with a tale of wonderful jewels a looted shrine and a long quest for a rare treasure. His story raises doubt about his mind and body as readers weigh its strange truth.
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Kynaston
Emerald Bell in War Plot History and Fate
A tale centers on an exquisite emerald bell whose past is steeped in bloody intrigue and whose future could become a pawn in a man's life set against the backdrop of looming war.
Alaskan mineral survey to continue with twelve field parties
Twelve field parties will continue this year the government survey of Alaska's mineral resources. Nigeria has been added to lands with coal deposits discovered in recent years. Philadelphia schoolchildren have endowed a bed in a hospital for consumptives.
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Alaska
Nigeria
Philadelphia
Indorsement Echoes in Room at the Hotel
Miss Cayenne notes an echo around the place as the hotel man confirms many echoes. A party member demands absolute agreement with every word spoken, prompting discussion on conformity.
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Miss Cayenne
Interviews That Never Happened
A joking exchange quotes Senator Sorglum on the habit of writers attributing timely anecdotes to him. He admits journalists often credit him with sayings that never occurred, highlighting the lure of amusing quotes in print.
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Senator Sorghum
Imaginary equipment exchange between recruit and bystander
A bystander quips about equipment as unnecessary while a recruit counters that nothing fancy is being used only in imagination.
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