Dance with a Cuban Beauty Draws Spy Plot
Lt Hotton at a Washington hotel foils a robbery and meets Miss La Tessa, a Cuban patriot who captivates him. Secret Service chief Roosevelt tasks Hotton to cultivate her and uncover her true role as a spy, while her father plots exile to Santiago. Hotton agrees and heads to Tampa to follow her.
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Hotton
Washington
Miss la Tessa
Harper
Secret Service
Holton
Miss la Tosha
Roosevelt
Mr. Holton
United States
Broken Promise in a Cuban Dance and Wartime Doubts
In a hotel ante room, Carita defends a flirtation with Lieutenant Holton while her father, Senor La Tessa, probes his true identity and naval movements, noting the torpedo boat and the Scorpion. She declares hatred for Spain, citing Cuban suffering, and the father admonishes her, signaling tension over loyalties and espionage.
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Horton
Miss la Tessa
Carita
la Corer
Holton
Senor la Tessa
Lieutenant Holton
Spain
Don't get down in the mouth old man quote
An optimist advises the old man to see the bright side while he laments the gumboil he faces. The exchange frames a humorous contrast between optimism and personal hardship.
Women in Field of Labor in the Textile Trade
The Textile Mercury of Manchester notes that textile trades have long employed more women and girls, with female workers rising across many trades. It cites about 3,000,000 women in various UK occupations plus 2,000,000 in domestic service, and observes growth of female factory work and shift of home tasks to factories. It also says women organize less readily into unions.
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Textile Mercury
Manchester
England
the Mercury
United Kingdom
Writers of Historic Songs and the Hidden Creators
The article notes most famous songs were written by obscure figures. Bouget de Lisle authored Bouget’s surviving Marseillaise, while The Wearing of the Green emerged from an anonymous Dublin street singer. Max Schneckenburger, a Swabian merchant, wrote verses about Fatherland later adopted during the Franco German war and granted a 2000 mark annual pension.
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Bouget de Lisle
Rhine
Germany
Bible Society appeals for funds to expand worldwide work
The American Bible Society urges churches to raise funds totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars to support Bible distribution and translation, home use, and foreign missions. It cites needs in China, the Balkans, Central and South America, and the Panama Canal region, with annual targets and legacy uncertainties.
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America
China
Mediterranean
Central
South America
United States
American Bible Society
Mexico
Balkans
New York
Bible Society
Panama Canal
South
Night of Comfort and Pain in Jerome K. Jerome’s Verse
A reflective meditation on the night as a balm for fretful souls. The author frames night as a bridge to a Mightier Presence where earthly pain appears as a transient book, and sorrow becomes a legible part of divine order.
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God
Jerome K. Jerome
Walking In the Light The Light of life guiding believers
Sermon reflects on Jesus as savior and light, citing Bartimaeus and Zacchaeus to illustrate sight and moral vision. It urges faith and obedient service, warning that those in darkness bear responsibility for their choices. The message emphasizes discipleship as the Olivet and Galilee of faithful action.
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Jesus
Zacchaeus
Jeana
Christ
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