Fray of royal schemes and a British dreamer in Barachelt
Arthur Warrington, an American in Barachelt, resists Grand Duke pressure to wed Princess Hildegarde to Dopple kinn. He rekindles old friendships with Max Scharfenstein, a medical student and ex-athlete, and recalls a past romance with Honorable Betty Moore as they navigate intrigue at court and plan a reunion. Max reveals a locket hinting at a unknown mother, deepening questions of identity as the tale moves toward continuation.
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Arthur Warrington
Barachell
Hildegardee
Dopplekinn
Warrington
Hermebankane
Princess Hildes Nile
Hon
Retywee
Roghind
Rincen
Teinhbook
Steinbook
Arrington
Steinbock
Max Scharfenstein
Bar
Max
Ike
Betty Moore
Princesa Hildegarde
Philadelphia
New York
Scharfenstein
Arma
Barschekt
Medical College
Ths
Society of Women
Beees Attack Driver and Four Horses Near Kerman
Fresno reports a teamster, Robert Stafford, attacked by a swarm of bees near J Blane ranch. A runaway wagon crashed into a field. three horses died, one may die. Stafford saved the team but suffered severe stings, his face and body swollen, he recalls little after returning to the ranch for help.
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Fresno
Cal
Robert Stafford
Blane Ranch
Kerman
Stafford
Blane
Hat
Round House
Mere
Dr. Long
Life Insurance Figures in the United Kingdom
Statistics show 87,940,260 people in the United Kingdom carry life insurance totaling about £2,000,000,000. The estimated premiums paid amount to roughly £37,000,000.
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United Kingdom
Secrecy Order Ramps Up at New York Navy Yard
A sweeping directive bars all officers and workers at the New York Navy Yard from revealing any details about the 20,000 ton battleship under construction as its keel nears laying. The order even withholds the author’s name and stirs debate over yard consolidation and promotion rules amid labor tension.
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New York
New York Navy Yard
Department of Construction and Repair
Caspar F. Goodrich
Washington
William J. Baxter
Labor Board
Navy
Oth
Office cat petrified in Greensburg building prank
In Greensburg Pennsylvania an office cat found petrified between floors of the Mitinger building during renovations. Printer's devil prank from thirty years ago rumored to have concealed the cat in the floor gaps, leaving only whiskers and a gleaming gaze intact as legends of old newspapers fade.
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Greensburg
Mitinger
Greensburg Herald
Muddy Omaha Water Sparks Debate Over Cleanliness
City chemist testifies that Omaha residents drink 31 tons of mud daily from the Missouri river water supply. The 11 415 tons of sediment cited for the year prompts protest of Omaha Water Company bills as alum and five settling basins fail to render the water clear. Water commissioners refuse payment for four years.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha Water Company
Missouri
Mexico's Inland Waterway Aims Tampico Tuxpam Link
The Mexican government mid project to build a 104 mile inland waterway to connect Tampico and Tuxpam. The 76 foot wide channel with 10.5 foot depth is half finished with about 2.5 million gold dollars planned in costs. The first 66 miles are open for traffic and full opening is expected within two years. Captain Charles Shillaker of Chicago oversees the canal on a percentage basis.
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Tuxpam
Mex
Tampico
Tampico-Tuxpam
Charles Shillaker
Chicago
Deaf Language Wedding Unites Purdy Smith and Frank Thompson
Miss Purdy Smith and Frank Thompson wed using sign language officiated by O. J. Ojerdlund. Bride, daughter of A Smith and spouse of Owatonna resident, is deaf mute school graduate from Council Bluffs. Groom works as printer, educated at Faribault. Clergyman also a mute. They will reside in Owatonna.
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Faribault
Minn
Owatonna
Women lead street sprinkling crusade in Atoucsburg
In Atoucsburg Pennsylvania a town street crusade saw about 200 of 800 residents join a dust control effort. Women and children used garden sprinklers to spray oil on the streets, funded by subscriptions that raised seven barrels of oil.
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Atoucsburg
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