The Mark of Cain and a Philadelphia Murder Trial
A dramatic confrontation unfolds as detective Stone accuses Judge Leslie Hoyt of forging a will and staging a murder connected to a Philadelphia trip. A key witness, McGuire, recounts poisoning sugar and Hoyt’s abduction scheme, while Hoyt denies the charges amid intense courtroom tension and a cliffhanger ending.
First Catholic Governor General of Ireland Named
Sir Edmond Talbot has succeeded to French as governor general of Ireland. He is the first Roman Catholic to be named for that position.
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Edmond Talbot
Ireland
Origins of John Doe and Jane Doe in English law
The piece explains that fictitious names like John Doe and Jane Doe arose in legal actions to designate unknown defendants when the accuser and plaintiff paired against a person of humble status. Richard Roe is often the common name for the alleged male offender. The origin links to forest game laws and venison as royal property, with poachers named as the unnamed defendants.
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Detroit Free Press
John Doe
Jane Doe
Richard Roe
England
The German Communist Cry Manifesto Call
The text declares that nothing can aid the German working class but immediate revolutionary action to overthrow the bourgeois government. It criticizes years of false progress, warns of the double burden of both domestic and foreign exploiters, and urges workers to demonstrate and march for constructive communism and soviet Russia alignment.
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German Communist Party
London
Germany
Anl
Russia
San Antonio rails safety platforms curb wrecks
Commissioner KR Lambert ordered salvage of irreparable wrecks and installed elevated platforms beside crossings. Wrecked cars hung on four sided signs asking drivers if they stopped, looked and listened. The visible display reduced accidents notably in San Antonio.
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Dearborn
KR. Lambert
Patrks
San Antonio
Lambert
Cara
Keeping Railroad History Straight
The Springfield Republican discusses confusion over the term McAdoo wage award and distinguishes between May 26 1918 wage changes and later railroad wage adjustments. It notes Wall Street Journal critique of government ownership, and cites Carl R Gray on why railroads were federalized in 1917-18: financial goals labor stability and government demands.
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Canadian Board of Railway Commissioners
F. B. Carvell
Ottawa
United States
Railroad Administration
Railroad Labor Board
Carvell
Wall Street Journal
Carl R. Gray
Weeaterm Maryland
Union Pacific
St. Louis
Gray
Riet
When Colonel House Swore
A London publisher issues a war book by Sir William Orpen after nearly two years in France as official British painter. Orpen recalls peace conference figures as small beside the fighting men, except Col. House whom he described as calm and modest. House casually agreed to pose, noting the president had time to spare.
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Colonel House
Philadelphia Public Ledger
London
Sir William Orpen
Orpen
France
Augustua John
William
Iim
Col. House
Sir William
President Wilken
Our Needs and Building Urgency Cited by Builders
The Rache Review cites a treasury endorsed statement urging immediate spending of six billion dollars on factories homes and schools plus two billion for rail and public utilities. Daniel Crawford Jr of the Philadelphia Operative Builders Association warns of a national shortage with 1.6 million homes needed and estimates 500 000 factories 56 000 schools and public buildings 60 000 apartments 150 freight terminals and 15 000 railroad stations as required.
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Rache Review
Treasury of the
United States
Daniel Crawford, Jr
Philadelphia
Crawford
The Last Un and Joy G4 Names From a Mountain Family
A North Carolina mountaineer recalls naming trials in a large family. Parents debate practical and fanciful choices, seeking a name that will be heard yelling across Wieuntala slopes and hollows. The tale highlights quirky, inherited preferences and the humor of rural life.
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Willard Price
Christian Herald
North Carolina
Pearl
Waalanne
France
Joy G4
Namie Whiel
Atone Mountain
Wieuntala
Walleye
E W Hornung and the World’s Greatest Fiction Figures
A reflection on E W Hornung's death at St Jean de Lys on March and the enduring international fame of fictional detectives and heroes. The piece compares Raffles to Sherlock Holmes and notes the global reach of classic works such as Les Miserables Don Quixote and Poe's Dupin. It muses on cultural reach across America Russia China and beyond.
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New York Post
St. Jean de Lys
France
E. W. Hornung
Raffles
Sherlock Holmes
Conan Doyle
Dickens Holmes
Anatole Frances M. Bergeret
Emile Zola
Nana
Arsene Lupin
Aires
America
Leatherstocking
Poe
M. Dupin
Gil Blas
Don Quixote
Robin Lleed
Ti Hulens
Chemical warfare debate and war losses in World War I
The piece discusses the danger of distinguishing legitimate industrial chemistry from military use as calls rise to disarm Germany. It also notes a recent battle in New York between two allied nations over combat methods, with brutal losses and no quarter. Minnesota records show about 3,409 men killed in World War I.
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Columbus Dispatch
Germany
New York
Minnesota
Coal shipment dispute over American coal to Newcastle
Fragmented text cites a Christian Science Monitor item about a cargo of American coal to be delivered to Newcastle amid a regent inquiry. The garbled prose mentions poverty, Jews, and shippping week, but no clear dates, places, or outcomes are readable.
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Newcastle
Christian Seience Monitor
Great Britain
Regent
Willams
Cross Examining Nature and Galtonian Inheritance
The article discusses Galton's law of inheritance and later views that heredity is far more complex. It cites Laughlin and Davenport on chromosomal factors, skin color, eye color, hair kink, and racial classifications, noting limits of mathematical formulas and the occasional appearance of mutants or sports like a Lincoln or a Samuel.
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Galton
Gome
H. H. Laughlin
Laughlin
Journal of Heredity
Genetics
Davenport
Jamaica
Samuel Rlaeschewski
Chews
Abraham Lincoln
Eastern question endures as powers clash in Levant
The piece argues Greece and Turkey are pawns in a wider power struggle among Britain France and Italy. It notes Greece under Venizelos or Constantine serves UK aims in the Levant while Lloyd George seeks Thrace and Smyrna to reinforce Constantinople control. Bekir Samy cites Turkish claims backed by France Italy Briand and Briand's minions seek to shield interests.
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Thrace
Smyrna
Straits
Sevres
Greece
Turkey
M. Calogeropoulou
Berren
England
Constantine
Venizelos
United Kingdom
Levant
Lloyd George
Constantinople
Bekir Samy
Kemal
Atraka
France
Italy
Briand
Cilicia
Mr. Lloyd George
M. Calogeropoulos
Emir Feisul
M. Briand
Storsa
Bekir
Tewfik
Curious Customs and Odd Tactics in Constantinople
Aerially reported by a U S warship's writer and printed for readers of a newspaper by American bluejackets in near eastern waters. The piece highlights peculiar street scenes such as sheep blocking main thoroughfares during peak hours and streetcar negotiations with conductors. It notes language barriers, Turkish customs, and currency differences, with glimpses of daily life and urban curiosities in Constantinople.
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Constantinople
Aullor
United States
Laathe
Wiel
Turkey
Turkin
le Pocaille
Sue
The Panama Canal Treaty and Americas Politics
A historical review recalls the Colombia Panama affair from the 1900s, noting Roosevelt’s harsh stance on a controversial 26 million indemnity, the Hay Herran and Spooner acts, and Panama’s 1903 independence aided by Bunau Varilla and U S intervention, leading to the canal project and U S Panama relations.
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Panama
Theodore Roosevelt
Colombia
United States
Roosevelt
Senate
Nicaragua
Thatia
Panama Canal Company
Panama Company
Spooner
Republic of Colombia
J. M. Marroquin
Rafael Nunes
Bunau-Varilla
Colon
Nashville
State Department
Republic of Panama
Provisional Government of
Phillippe Bunau-Villa
Passing Shadows On A Wall Henry Goes And Life Goes On
A literary meditation on mortality and time. The speaker notes death as a silent catastrophe, erasing human frames while cosmic scales endure. The poem reflects on the insignificance of individuals and races within the vast cycles of time and the relentless cosmos.
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Henry
Onions and Coffee Stir Health Debate in Era Advice
A New York Herald note on eating more onions and coffee after meals as healthful suggests could boost demand for the vegetable. Doctors say onions are healthful though some find them too strong. a small cup of black coffee after onions is claimed to offset odor and improve digestion.
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Stowe
Loyt
Robbie
Stevier
Kane Lanon
Leslie Hoyt
Young McGuire
Judge Hoyt
Fibsy
Whiting
Mr. Stone
O’ Kite
Strell
Judge Hoyts
Philadelphia
Mme
Vilsy
Dudge Hoyt
New York
From Robespierre to a Blonder Hero of the Terror
The article recounts Robespierre’s early remorse over condemning a man to death and his later, chilling exchange with a Paris milliner who pleads for a relative’s life. He notes he may be asleep at eight, joking about missing the execution while claiming to work late and pledging to “see” the fate.
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Hebespierre
Paris
Hobespierre
Misread Quotation About An Amiable Society Member
A garbled excerpt mentions an uncle and a Cauecle figure in a social context with a vague link to war and Robespierre. The readable portion suggests a misquoted remark about restraint or action in a historical setting, but concrete facts or events are unclear.
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M. Robespierre
Getter or Worse in Maneas City Star Mystery
A fragment from the Maneas City Star quotes Bays the wife of a Great Bond man saying she may have been excited and did not hear a minilater’s inclusion of a lodge at the time of marriage. The passage is unclear and fragmented.
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Getter
Maneas City
Bays
Minilater
Parlor Trick Sparks Caper at Legion Dinner
An after-dinner scene at an American Legion gathering features a sly guest named Jones who slips a spoon from the toastmaster’s pocket to mock the speech. The stunt prompts a quip about a staged corroboration and adds a comic, chaotic note to the evening as others react with sharp banter and laughter.
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American Legion Weekly
Jones
Tomie
Toastmaster
Grandpa Says Youre Very Old In Rumpled Rhyme
Fragmentary line from a poem-like reminiscence mentions grandpa and aging. Credible figures and ancient men appear, and a nod to a New York Times Marie Croonan phrase. The text is garbled, with unclear events or clear entities beyond these.
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Marie Croonan
New York Times
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