Caddie Snubs Hinkley in Riviera Golf Plot
On the Breakwater golf course at Monaco, Hinkley clashes with caddie Bateman and freckled boy over Miss Van Trees. Hinkley’s scheme to woo her back fails as Bateman advises caution while the caddie proves expert with clubs and wit. Miss Van Trees later discovers her sister’s beau is her brother Thomas Van Trees in disguise.
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Hinkley
Miss van Frees
Linkley
Monte Carlo
van Trees
Monaco
Principality
Miss van Trees
Marcia van Trees
Pater van Trees
Little Annie
Arizona
Facedoy
Ind
Gaddie
Jose
Inkley
Breakwater
Trinkley
Miss van
Thomas
Gem Pedlars of Ceylon Visit on Colombo Veranda
The writer recalls a barefooted Sinhalese gem peddler at the Galle Face hotel in Colombo offering rubies caruncles moonstones and catseyes from a cloth bundle. He notes peddlers are common in Ceylon but barred from hotels and sometimes beaten off the premises.
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Ceylon
Galle Face
Colombo
Lawyer recounts Tennessee coal land price ruse
A Tennessee coal land deal unfolds as a poverty wary owner jealously overrates his land. The lawyer recalls the owner demanding 100 dollars per acre, claiming to value the land by counting trees holes and wildlife.
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Tennessee
Agerin
Sul
Suh
Rubinstein's Free Seat Tale
The renowned pianist Anton Rubinstein faced many requests for free tickets. A London recital saw him decline generosity while offering the lone seat at the piano to a hopeful old lady who sought a complimentary ticket. The anecdote highlights his poise amidst demands.
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Rubinstein
London
Prize memory from Dumfries academy tale by Barrie
J M Barrie, once a pupil at the Dumfries academy, recalled presenting prizes there and one prize awarded by the girls of the school with unexpectedly disastrous results.
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J. M. Durrie
J. M. Barrie
Dumfries Academy
M D Doctor Turns Treasure Hunter at Sea
Earl Dunbar, a failing physician with the initials M D, is drawn into a treasure hunt after a dying sailor named Clark leaves him a map to Deserta isle in the Madeiras. A wild hoard of coins worth $1,000,000 is found, split with Dunbar’s scheming aunt, and the former doctor retires to a quiet country life as the new O Q P.
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Earl Dunbar
M. D
Dunbar
Clark
Nally Dunbar
Exaller
Bart Dunbar
M.D
Madeira Islands
Deserta Isle
Kart
Madeiras
Aailors
Earl
West Point Discipline and a Daring Battery Charge
James Barnés recounts a West Point story where a young officer obeys orders to seize a Confederate battery on a shelled slope. He charges from a wood into open ground, captures the guns, and returns with them, embodying obedience and initiative.
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James Barnés
West Point
Signs in Japan Offer Amusing English Tour Aids
A traveler notes many English signs in Tokyo and other areas, often misspelled or misdirected. He cites a dust box labeled Dust box and stalls with Restaurant, Meal Very Cheapee, and a bazaar sign Reading free, inviting lookers despite no intent to buy.
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Japan
Ginza
Tokyo
Sheep Feeding in Australian Drought Remains a Delicate Task
The Country Gentleman notes sheep feeding in droughts is treated like art. Many flocks rely on a daily ration of wheat and hay with oats, distributed from spring carts across bare ground. Salt is widely strewn, while mix with soil is avoided to prevent waste.
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Poultry Inn
Indiana House Sways Against Minority in Marshall’s Committees
Indianapolis January 14 Democrats charge Speaker Marshall’s committee choices shut the minority from prominent posts. The coal crisis prompts Senate support for an investigative bill, while Republicans organize a powerful lobby to block it. Budget and salary bills loom as Durbin economics are questioned amid push for state railroad and reform measures.
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Indianapolis
House
Marshall
Fairbanks
Judiciary Committee
Warren Sayre
Ways and Means
Branch
Kirkman
Senate
Johnston
Montgomery County
General Assembly
Indiana
Committee On Public Health
Durbin
63Rd General Assembly
State Board of Forestry
Opera
Floyd Woods
Pierpont Morgan
New
Yai Woods
Woods
Mer
Taylor
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Cummins
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Fairbanka
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Rpublican Party
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Booth Tarkington
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