Secret Service Peril Looms In Train Adventure
Lieutenant Holton on a Florida Special train becomes the target of a covert theft when two Latin men impersonating agents attempt to steal his valise and decipher a ciphered telegram. Holton awakens to the intrusion and discovers his belongings intact. A Cuban spy named Misa la Tossa figures in his mounting assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Admissson
Holton
Billy Holt
Ordnance Department
Tampa
Love and intrigue aboard a train in a spy tale
Holton meets Miss La Tessa on a night train to Tampa after his bag is rifled. She reveals she is a spy and explains her motive to aid Cuba while the two discuss war and loyalty. A later dispatch from Roosevelt confirms war and a Cuban mission for Holton.
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Holton
Navy
Washington
Walter
Misa la Tossa
Secret Service
Senor la Tossa
Cuba
Miss la Tessa
Mr. Holton
Tampa
Shoe
Horton
United States
Spain
Hulton
Mysterious Messages Bring Holton to Tampa Hotel
General Holton arrives at Port Tampa to take command of the Scorpion class craft the Gnat. A Spanish magnate Jose Rodriguez asks for a meeting, provoking a sharp exchange in the hotel lobby as Holton insists on privacy. The scene ends with Holton’s defiant retort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Holton
Pine Wooda
Port Tampa
Sahara
Tampa Bay
Conroy
Jong
Edward
Washington
Jose Rodriguez
Havana
Rodriguez
My. Rodriguez
Mr. Rodriguez
Mr. Rodriguez Mr. Holton’s Compliments, and Say To Mr. Rodriguez
Bicycle Challenge At The Pump
A gawky youth is coached by a slick tourist to ride a bicycle. The lad mounts, rides four miles toward the next town, declaring he can follow direction, while the tourist trails on foot, promising to meet him at the pump. The exchange blends bravado with a comic test of skill.
Woman agent outargues robber in Chicago station
Miss Elizabeth Lilley argued with a robber for half an hour at East Thirty first Street station of the Illinois Central. She sold tickets to about a score of passengers, kept her nerve, and the holdup man left without the money or harming her. She later helped police by reporting the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elizabeth Lilley
East Thirtyfirst Street
Ilinois
Miss Lilley
Rats Hold Sway on Island in Japanese Archipelago
On Nakashima the last inhabited island of the Ten islands group faces rat infestation threatening its dozen farming families. The rodents overran farms and livestock, with 5009 killed or captured by residents, while authorities race to prevent starvation as an external eradication drive launches. In Lewiston Maine a local farmer Philbrooke dies after overeating peanuts at a football game.
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Tokio
Nakashima
Ten Islands
Greene, Ma
Willii Philbrooke
Lewiston
Duty and Purpose Inspire Steady Service and Strength
A reflective quote asserts that purpose guides duty, arguing faithful conduct in any uniform or role makes individuals good, strong, happy, and useful, transforming life into an echo of divine work. The source frames duty as personal discovery and steadfast implementation rather than the magnitude of aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Brookes
Quick Dishes for Fast Meals and Pantry Tips
Easy supper ideas using canned tomatoes and milk ready in minutes. Stock tomatoes, make simple suet puddings, cheese sauce with ham, crust for pies, and ready crumbs. Plan with two column ingredients lists and keep spices, sugar, and stock close for swift cooking. Lord Toughton quote on daily duties closes.
TOOTHSOME DISHES AND DESSERTS FOR TEA TABLES
A compact recipe note offering a banana salad with lettuce nest, lemon dressed banana and pecan. simple boiled dressings. cherry and date dessert with gelatine and whipped cream. a date torte with nuts. and Quaker Tea Cakes using oats sugar eggs batter and baking powder in a moderate oven.
Foggy London Echoes and Old World Warnings
The piece recalls visitors joking about London fog in Elizabethan times. It notes Spanish ambassador Condo Mara greeting a friend bound for Spain and jesting about the sun not seen since arriving in England, reflecting historical attitudes toward weather and atmosphere.
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London
Condomara
Knicker Family Debate Over Baby’s Future Role
Mrs Knicker asks why their baby will be a position while Knicker jokes that the infant throws mud instead of making a plow. The exchange reflects rural humor and family dynamics in a domestic scene.
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Congress
Sampson
Long
Roosevelt
Lawrence Perry
den Merrithew
Prince Or
Dally
Tennyson
Acrosa
Lord Toughton
Jehlee
Taporki
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