Blackmail Bet Ends With Clay Family Discovery
Caldwell bets he can blackmail Wall Street magnate James Clay and son. A staged scheme backsfires when Clay confronts the pair on a bridge, reveals it as a joke, and condemns future attempts, forcing Caldwell to pay. Simpson escapes with a warning as the Clay family aborts the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Simpson
Clay
James Clay
Wall Street
Bowville
the Clarion
Bonville
J.C
Philip Caldwell
Joe
George Simpson
Red Ike
Joe Clay
Gambler Myth Says Pros Never Take Own Lives
Police officials say the professional gambler never commits suicide under any circumstances. The dangerous rout of the gambling world is driven by ruinous others such as defaulters and desperate shopkeepers. The true gambler remains hopeful, believing tomorrow will bring victory, while only self-destruction comes from despair in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur Claude
Melville Post
Saturday Evening Post
Wrens Divorce Observed by Bird Banding Group
Howard H. Cleaves of the American Bird Banding Association notes a mating split among wrens after single brood rearing. The Brooklyn Eagle reports evidence that tagged birds remate and raise new families, and may return to the same nests or locality in subsequent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard H. Cleaves
American Bird Banding Association
Brooklyn Eagle
Waste Product Backlash in Early Kerosene Refining
In the era of coal oil lamps the refining process aimed to boost kerosene yield and remove gasoline. Gasoline, a waste byproduct, was often discarded or allowed to evaporate or enter rivers, creating fire hazards noted by metallurgical and chemical engineers.
Model Cottage Plan Aims at Easy Kitchenless Living
Washington offers a caricatured model cottage named the perfect love of a vine clad home. Uncle Sam and Cupid promote an economical scientifically designed one story dwelling with a rear fuel room, seven closets, a breezy kitchen, germ proof sleeping porch, and special china closet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Sam
Dan Cupid
Department of Agriculture
Government Makes Needles for Asphalt Testing
Government road experts designed and manufactured new needles to test asphalt consistency more precisely. The needles replace No 2 sewing needles and show far less variation, promising a new standard for testing temperature and load in pavement materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Submarine Mine Laying Described As Wartime Tactic
A detailed account notes that submarines can carry and deploy mines by a vertical chamber. Mines are released underwater after water enters the chamber and a door opens on the hull. Each mine has an anchor and a cable to set its depth, enabling covert minefields in war zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Washington Bridge to Be Named for Key
The new Potomac crossing at Georgetown to replace the Aqueduct bridge will be officially named the Key Bridge in memory of Francis Scott Key. Lt. Col. C. A. Flagler, in charge of river and harbor works, suggested the title noting Key’s long residence at Thirty fourth and M streets. The War Department backed the idea and sent the proposal to Congress, while stressing the bridge will not function as an aqueduct.
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Potomac River
Georgetown
C. A. BF. Flagler
Francis Scott Key
Thirtyfourth
M Streets
Washington
NLESS
Congress
Army
Letters for Wilson Break Records at White House
The article notes President Wilson receives an unprecedented flood of letters since the European war began. Staff say topics shift with months and the pace quickens as campaigns approach. One undersecretary cites frequent money requests, including a $50 loan for a promised return in two years, which were politely refused.
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Wilson
White House
North Carolina Leads Eastern Gold Output in 1915
North Carolina retained first rank in gold production among eastern states in 1915 with a total value of 8,320.55 fine ounces. The state mined from twenty two placers and seven deep mines, with Biggerstaff placer in Rutherford county the largest producer and Uwarra mine in Montgomery county yielding the most from deep mining.
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North Carolina
Biggerstaff
Rutherford County
Uwarra
Montgomery County
Living From Philanthropy In New York City
The city hosts about 4000 people earning livelihoods from distributing philanthropic aid with total salaries near 4 million dollars annually. One individual earns 10000 dollars, nine others receive 5000 dollars or more, and 58 workers earn a minimum of 2400 dollars yearly.
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New York City
Out Where the West Begins Poem Captivates Nation
An analysis notes Arthur Chapman and his poem Out Where the West Begins became a nationwide favorite after 1910. It spread from the Denver Tribune to the New York Sun and then across newspapers, classrooms, offices, and even political campaigns, with wide republication and merchandising use.
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Arthur Chapman
Denver
Denver Tribune
Chapman
Riley
New York Sun
Pacific
Australia
Hongkong
Atlantic
England
West
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
House of Representatives
Arthur Capper
Kansas
John B. Kendrick
Wyoming
Lessons for June 25 and Paul’s journeys map review
Lesson material reviews Philippians and acts along with a suggested classroom plan. It outlines a geographic map of early Christian centers, travel clubs, travelogues, and sentence-card displays. It lists quarterly lessons from Saul’s conversion to the jailer’s conversion and notes review activities.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
Damascus
Antioch
Philippi
Saul
Aeneas
Dorcas
Peter
Cornelius
Joppa
Cyprus
Iconium
Christ
Barnabas
Paul
Lydia
Risen Christ
Federal Bureau Highlights Native Maize Varieties
The Bureau of Plant Industry studied thirty maize varieties from American Indian tribes including Assiniboine, Mandan, Omaha, and Otoe. Findings show both sweet and field types among tribes, with some varieties earlier than commercial strains and others featuring slender, leafy stalks suited for forage.
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Federal Bureau
Bureau of Plant Industry
Assiniboine
Mandan
Diminished Knowledge Signals End of Seven-Masted Ship Era
Army and Navy Journal notes that at Guantanamo Bay only half of US Marines could name the seven masts of a seven masted schooner, the Thomas W. Lawson. There are no such ships flying the American flag today. Fore, main, mizzen, pusher, driver, jigger, and spanker are listed in order.
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High Seas
Guantanamo
Cuba
Thomas W. Lawson
Army and Navy Journal
Keeping Water Cool on Sailors and Evaporation Idea
The text explains how water on sailing ships was cooled by hoisting a damp cloth wrapped jug to the mast head. It links dampness and cooling to poems like The Spring House on the Farm and The Old Oaken Bucket and notes the eighteenth century understanding that evaporation lowers nearby temperatures by drawing heat from surroundings.
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W. G. Chapman
Metropolis
Cupid
Meg Sten
Mr. Wilson
E. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
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