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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
7
In a Paris opera house a ghostly figure disrupts a production and seals Box No. 5. Christine Dane, Raoul, and others uncover Erik the captive impresario behind a labyrinth of torture rooms beneath the stage. A perilous chase through a desert forest ends in a cellar full of barrels and gunpowder indicating a deadly trap.
The discovery drives us to alarm as a monster warns Christine Dauae. If she says no, the Paris Grand Opera and many theater members face doom at eleven tonight. We fear a deadly blast during the performance and brace in darkness for the end.
A historical overview notes how cunning women use beauty and social access to obtain naval plans and armament details. It cites cases including a governess who sold charts and keys to safes, and a Berlin frontier fortress reconstruction tied to a French agent's influence. The piece links espionage to female social access and noted rumors of a London-based disappearance connected to naval leaks.
The French press reports a Danish engineer's machine soldier that lies underground in peace and emerges to fire 400 shots at 2000 yards in war. A line from Vesoul or Belfort to Sedan could be made impassable with 3.2 million devices costing about 64 million pounds, triggering warnings to inhabitants before automated armies defend borders.
George Brown, editor of a metropolitan daily, sends his red headed office boy to fetch papers. The boy cuts strings, scatters newspapers, runs wild, and proclaims he does not read most of them, prompting a post office official to call Brown with the incident.
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