Liberty Romance in Old Mexico Raises Ransom and Marriage
Liberty, an American heiress and estate owner in Mexico, is captured by Mexican insurgent Juan Lopes. After overhearing a plot against an American town, she escapes with Pedro, warns Major Winston and Rutledge but misses the assault. Pancho Leon coerces Major Winston over a forged funds claim. Liberty agrees to marry Manuel to save his honor. The escape, battles, and desert peril lead to Liberty and Pedro’s rescue by an airplane scout, with Major Winston aiding in the ensuing fight.
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Liberty
Horton
Mexico
Juan Lopes
Pedro
Winston
U. S. Army
Rutlege
Texas Strangers
Manual Leon
Pancho Leon
Major Winton
Manuel
Pancho
Manual
Sledge
Rutledge
Therese
Edrd
Lopes
Ma Winston
Rutledge @oen
Bob
Aerial Clash Ends With Insurrectos’ Defeat and Escape
In the canyon battle Lopez and Manuel seize control of a machine gun and shoot at Liberty Pedro and their riders as the plane crashes into the insurgent camp. Liberty flees toward Major Winston's forces while Pedro disguises as a sentry. He pursues a dispatch car toward Winston's camp, which suddenly plummets off a hill, signaling further peril to come.
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Lopez
Manuel
Liberty
Pedro
Lopes
Por Lopes
Gberty
Winston
Trutledge
Oring
Major Winston
Villian
Chihuahua
How the Stricken Trust God and the Red Cross
Charles Lee Bryson reports in Mattoon and Charleston after a spring tornado. Survivors praise God and the Red Cross for care from doctors and nurses, with shattered homes, injured families, and children coping at hospitals. The piece portrays faith amid ruin and communal relief efforts, including a cemetery scene at Dodge Grove.
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God and
The
Red Cross
Charles Lee Bryson
Providence
Mattoon
Charleston
Scouts Aid Red Cross
Boy Scouts are faithful allies of the American Red Cross. They have secured thousands of members for the organization and every member has meant a dollar at least. They assisted in making bandages and providing medical and surgical supplies. The first aid training every scout receives makes him a valuable assistant in emergency work.
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Boy Scouts
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Telegrams at half rates for Red Cross messages
Official messages between Red Cross chapters and Washington may be sent at half rates as a courtesy by the Postal and Western Union companies. The move hints at broader official mail rate reductions, potentially covering chapter business, but requires congressional action for final ranking.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
Washington
Postal
Western Union
Do Your Utmost Urges Stronger Red Cross Appeal
A terse protest against the phrase do your utmost as a softer substitute for harsher calls to action. The writer argues that do your utmost understates urgency and should be replaced by a clearer stronger demand to aid Red Cross needs.
Candy Trails After Soldier Across the Line
A brief note observes that candy shipments follow the soldier wherever he goes, with sweets sent in abundance as he moves, creating a curious image of lingering confectionery support and morale.
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Photoplay
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Lving
Dodge Grove Ceemetery
God's Acre
Scouts Aid Red Cross
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