Senator Langdon Wins Seat in Mississippi Battle at Bijou
Senator Langdon, a southern planter elected to the U S Senate by Mississippi’s legislature after a tight fight over a naval base funding, arrives in Washington with daughters Caroline and Hope Georgia. Washington reporters, moneyed deals, and political scheming unfold as Noble steers Langdon into Altacoola investments while Stevens, Peabody, and others plan further influence.
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United States Senate
Mississippi
Sullivan
Seuator Stevens
Mississipi
Altacovla
Stevens
Peabody
Naval Base
Senator Peabody
Noble
Altacoola Land Company
Senator
New York
No. 10 Broadway
Naval Committee
Senator Langdon
Miss Caroline Langdon
Hope Georgia Langdon
Caroline
Senator Mosvtey
Carolina
Washington
Senator Stevens
Langdon Placed on Naval Committee in Gulf Base Deal
Political scheming unfolds as Langdon, a southern ally, is put on the naval committee to sway support for a gulf base bill. The plot targets land options near Altacoola controlled by insiders, with Noble pushing the district’s interest and hopes for a profitable financial payoff.
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Gulf Naval Base
Peabody
Stevens
Senator
Naval Committee
Noble
New York
Mississippi
The Girl Who Likes to Talk Sparks a Doorway to Money Talks
A public conversation among three married women and two men unfolds around romance and expense. The talk centers on theater outings, gifts, and extravagance, with one woman defending carefree spending while another notes the long term impact on marriage and money discipline.
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Jack
Ben
Murry
Harry
Mother
Marie
The Child of the Garden
A poet recalls a late visit to the garden of peaceful thought and meets a child who embodies his former innocent self. The child invites the speaker to play, offering a reminder of a purer, carefree time as he stands inside the open gate.
One Theme That Interests All the World
A writer muses on why love remains the universal subject, arguing that love endures as a timeless, all-ages passion. It contrasts women’s enduring, maternal love with men’s more fleeting interest, noting that every woman would choose to love despite suffering for the sweetness it brings.
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Yeu
Frenchman Seeks Time Between Up And Down
A National Magazine anecdote tells of a Frenchman eager to meet an American businessman at home. He learns the maid’s replies The master is not down yet and The master is not up yet. He quips that if the maid can name a time when the master is neither up nor down he will call then.
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Carolina Langdon
Hope Georgia Langdon
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Carolina
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Vicksburg
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National Hotel
Mademoiselle
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