Dardanelles Seen as Route for Allied Forces
National Geographic notes a small international garrison for the Dardanelles and Constantinople to ensure free passage. Historic references span Byron to Xerxes, while World War I events at Gallipoli are recalled with strategic and geographic details.
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Dardanelles
Constantinople
Sea of Marmora
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Goose-Neck
Gallipoli
Purkey
Bosphorus
National Geographic Society
Leander
Abydos
Lord Byron
Hellespont
Xerxes
B. C
Billingtons
Kellermans
Herodotus
Europe
Alexander the Great
Asia
Fludion
Mohammed II
Paris
Turkey
Dardanus
Aeneas
Troy
Mount Ida
International Court and Political Theater
The United States though not a League member aids the League of Nations by supporting the organizing committee for the permanent international court. Hu Seluc Roat Ho Hu Root sails to London for the first committee meeting. Dr Nicholas Murray Butler joins the campaign finance study for presidential expenditures. Governor Cox remarks on presidential and vice presidential fitness amid party platform debates.
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United States
League of Nations
League
Court of International Justice
Council of the League
Hlihu Root
London
Roat
The
New York Times
Congress
Poli
Nicholas Murray Butler
Senate Investigating Committee
Columbia University
Billy Whiskers and the Apache Raid at the Ranch
The tale recounts an Apache siege on a ranch crew including Billy Jr and Jim Wowsen. Indians steal cattle and kill a herder, leaving bodies and a pony, while the cabin crew endures hunger and isolation. Henry Staples proposes a daring escape plan as hope wanes. The section ends with a note about the publisher.
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Billy Jr
Jim Wowsen
Jim
Witt
Billy
Dear Mrs Thompson Letters On Leaving Home And Relationships
A young writer pleads with Mrs Thompson about leaving home while parents insist on maturity. She recalls a sister, a saved allowance, and a plan to save two dollars weekly. Advice urges staying, saving, and caring for family, with guidance for a boy who broke promises and questions about returning a girl’s photo.
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Mrs. Thompson
Matthew
Mabel
Dav
Dinner Stories Quarrel Sparks Hazy Predictions
Mrs. Younghubby hints her husband may bring candy after a morning quarrel. Mrs. Nayhor asks for proof, but Younghubby says no promise was made. The fragment notes a New England man who avoids firm commitments amid repeated attempts to pin him down.
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Mrs. Younghubby
Mrs. Nayhor
New England
Buffalo tale and moonlit romance in a rural vignette
The tale features two friends pressuring a reticent man to take a stand while a traveler spins a grape craving buffalo story. Amid vines Edythe May questions John Henry as he explains his affection hinges on kissing her differently each time, likening it to kissing another girl.
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Jim
Edythe May
John Henry
John
Mary Garrett Hay A Rising Republican Leader In New York
Mary Garrett Hay of New York City emerges as a prominent Republican figure with roots in Indiana. She led New York City Woman Suffrage activities, joined the Republican state committee, and chaired the national women’s executive committee.
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Mary Garrett Hay
New York City
Miss Hay
Middle West
Charlestown
Indiana
Oxford Doll Ys
Ohio
Miss Hoy
Andrew JJ. Hay
Indiana State Association
National Suffrage Association
Woman Suffrage
New York State
Republican State Committee of
New York
Republican Women's National Executive Committee
Republican Party
Saratoga
Miss Way
Cairman
Platform Committee
Hay
Women's City Club
The
Daughters of Indiana
New York State Federation of Women's Clubs
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Women of Today Edith Laimbeer Breaks Barriers in Banking
Newport socialite turned banker Edith Laimbeer rose after tragedy to manage the women’s department at United States Mortgage and Trust Company New York. She credits perseverance and household skills learned from her grandmother, and she champions banking as a field for women.
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Newport
Natalie Scheck Lalmbeer
Long Beach
William S. Laimbeer
Laimbeer
Laimheer
New York City
Bureau of Home Economics
Portrait of a graceful woman in silk dress with tassels
The passage depicts a woman described as elegant and feminine in a soft black silk dress with tassels and delicate white embroidery at the throat and wrists. The tone praises individuality and grace in attire, contrasting with a label of efficiency.
First Delegate to San Francisco Passes Through City
R. A. Gilbert of Warren Pennsylvania, an oil operator active in Osage and Rock Creek Wyoming fields, passed through Cheyenne en route to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. He is the first eastern delegate to transit Cheyenne on the eastern route to the Pacific coast.
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R. A. Gilbert
Warren
Cheyenne
San Francisco
Pennsylvania
Gilbert
Osage
Rock Creek
Wyoming
Plains Hotel
Gheyenne
Pacific Coast
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International Court
Cox
Billy Whiskers
Frances Trego Montgomery
Ilenry Staples
Henry
Saalfield Publishing Co
Akron
Edith Moria
Natalie Schenck Lalmbeor
Shock Growers National Bank
Wyo
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