Lydia Craven and the Alsatia Intrigue Aboard
Lydia Craven boards the steamer Alsatia from Liverpool to New York with a stolen necklace and a hidden identity as Lucy Carteret. She becomes entangled with her father Thaddeus Craven, the British agent aboard, and forms bonds with Mrs Beggarstaff Dowager Dragon and Mrs Merrilees while suitors Peter Traft and Quoin oscillate between affection and mystery.
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Liverpool
New York
Amelia Beggarstaff
Lucy Carteret
America
Lucy
Quoln
Thaddeus Craven
Mrs. Beggarstatt
Lydia
Craven
England
Tad
Ateomer
Dowager Dragon
Betty Merrilees
Peter Pan
Dudgeon
Downing Street
Mia
Merrilees
Peter Traft
Real War Issues Should Be Known by Local Patriots
James M. Beck urges formation of patriotic service leagues in every congressional district to sustain enthusiasm and support for the war. He cites Stowell’s model in New York and calls for committees of correspondence and personal civic engagement to enlist, educate, and fund the war effort while opposing sedition.
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James M. Beck
Middle West
Rochester
Buffalo
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Paul
United States
Wilson
America
Ellery C. Stowell
Columbia College
N Patriotic Service League
Lnng
Red Cross
John Adams
White Adams
Jefferson
Washington
Franklin
Gage
Lexington
Concord
Bostom
Thomas Jefferson
Julia Ward Howe
Republic
Commonwealth of Nations
Hague Tribunal
Germany
Austria
Serbia
Great Britain
France
Russia
Belgrade
Rome
Patriotic Service League
Dvinsk Described as Key Russian River Valley Hub
National Geographic notes Dvinsk with 110000 residents including 30000 Jews as a strategic river junction and railway center. It sits 110 miles southeast of Riga, 352 miles by rail from Petrograd, and thrives in flax hemp grain timber and varied industries.
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Dvingek
Russia
National Geographic Society
Dvinsk
Dvina
Riga
Smolensk
Perograd
Vilna
Libau
Petrograd
Gauzeteera
Duxburg
Marshal Oudinot
Macdonald
Fragmentary dialogue line about reforming a spouse
The readable lines show two women discussing marriage and reform. Agnes expresses reluctance to marry a reforming husband, while Ethel appears skeptical that harsh measures are best.
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Agnes
Ethel
Woman Lovely Woman Phrase Sparks Pitch for Inclusivity
A discussion about gendered phrase choices notes that "woman, lovely woman" reads better than "man, lovely man" and prompts reconsideration of language in public and media use. Researchers and writers weigh connotations and inclusivity in everyday phrasing.
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Louis Joseph Vance
Quoin
Miles Craven
Lloyd George
Niagara Falls
Quein
Mr. Traft
Walter Baker & CO
Dorchester
Mass
District Sapistes
Mma
Nicemo
Mie
Aenndadane
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