Europe Swirl of Suspicion as Spies Lurk Everywhere
A sprawling account warns that Europe is gripped by spy fear where any stranger may be a spy. It describes brutal searches, confiscations, and even women stripped of clothing under suspicion while recounting alleged spy networks, courtesans, and elaborate secret-service plots across Berlin, Paris, London, and beyond.
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Karl Graves
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Anna Pavlova
Moses
England
France
Russia
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Imperial Navy
Koeniggratzersatrass
Port Arthur
Far East
Constantinople
Monte Carlo
Columbia Adopts Strict Athletic Eligibility Rules
The university enforces new limits across football baseball and track barring freshmen from major-sport representation and prohibiting degree-holders from competing. The changes echo prior rowing rules and aim to curb multi-year participation at Columbia.
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Columbia
Columbia University
Columbia Oarsmen
Amateur union outlines historic basketball rules conference
A committee appointed by the Amateur Athletic Union to meet with college athletic authorities announced that for the first time in the history of that body a collaborative rules revision process is under way. The move aims to standardize basketball play across colleges and amateur programs nationwide.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Elisha’s Courage and Miraculous Deliverance in Samaria
The lesson centers on Elisha guiding Israel through siege and danger. He counsels, warns, and reveals divine help amid Syrian threats, showing that faith, prayer, and God’s unseen forces can secure triumph. The aged prophet’s influence grows as he shields the afflicted and clarifies true courage.
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Samara
Misha
Elisha
Tilisha
Samaria
God
Incendiary Bombs and Thermite Heat
A historical blurb describes incendiary bombs and thermite, noting their extreme heat and use in warfare. It explains thermite as a mix of aluminum and iron oxide, ignited by a separate fuel agent, capable of welding steel in moments while claimed as safe to handle under proper conditions.
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Pearson's Weekly
Orkney Islanders Pride Norse Roots Over Trees
Mise Elinor Root notes Orkney natives boast Norse descent and reject Scottish link, praising scenery over trees. Hostess counters with Norse pride, while discussion shifts to afforestation as trees spoil the landscape.
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Mise Elinor Root
Orkney
Scotland
Southland
Lipplicott
The Law of Habeas Corpus in English History
The enactment of habeas corpus marked a key epoch in civil liberty under Charles V. He opposed it yet courted popularity. The Commons split, but passed the bill amid a comic recording error where a fat lord’s extra votes supposedly ensured passage.
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England
Charles V
Charles
Monkeys and mischief delight at St Louis Post-Dispatch
Cholly recalls a humorous scene from yesterday involving monkeys and Mae with amusement noted in the St Louis Post-Dispatch account.
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Cholly
Mae
St. Loula
First Man Indicted by Grand Jury in Trouston
The Houston Chronicle recalls James Adam, the first man indicted by a grand jury in Trouston. He was convicted of lar ceny and sentenced to return $205 to the owner, forty lashes on the back, and branding with the letter T on the right hand in a spring 1837 act. The Harris County legal records begin with Sam Houston appointing Benjamin Franklin as judge in Houston, Harrisburg, Republic of Texas.
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Benjamin Franklin
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