Kent the American strategist faces royal power in Marken
In Castle Hertz a tense standoff unfolds as Kent pressurizes King Marcus and Princess Eloise while Baron Provarsk returns. Kent negotiates amnesty, plans portraits for identification, and asserts control, claiming to safeguard Rhodes money and Marken’s future amid a dramatic palace confrontation.
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Paulo
Aeroga
Hr. Kent
Provarsk
John Rhodes
Kent
Marken
Kinks in the Law On War Time Insurance Liability
A naval service policy holder died of influenza in Minneapolis while in military training. His mother, sole beneficiary, sued the insurer. North Dakota and Arkansas cases are cited, with holdings that policy clauses restricting liability during war service may not bar full coverage when death is not from extra hazard. The article notes related wartime insurance disputes and mentions revived Ulster volunteers linked to Irish tension.
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West
Navy Department
Dunwoody Institute
Minneapolis
Minn
Supreme Court of North Dakota
Myll Va
American Life Insurance Company
Des Moines
Northwestern Hreporter
Ju Hirdeel
Benham Ve
American Central Life Insurance Company
Southwestern Reporter
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Towheasee
Texas
Cornell University
Camp Dix
Tex
Pauls Hospital
Wan
America in Bondage The New York Post critique
A critical examination of Governor Coolidge speech on repossessing government and property. The piece argues the presidency has long accumulated power, predating Wilson, Roosevelt, and McKinley, and cautions against equating taxation with dispossession while defending civil liberties and the balance of government branches.
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America
The
New York Post
United States
Coolidge
Senator Harding
Senator Lodge
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
Harding
Senate
Roosevelt
Letter from Italy Describes Blind Soldier’s Hope and Gratitude
A letter to the Philadelphia Public Ledger recounts an Italian war relief case of a blinded soldier who lost both hands except a finger. He learned to type with his last finger and longs to own a typewriter to earn a living. He shares pride in his house purchase funded by supporters and laments a meager pension, thanking benefactors for aiding his recovery and work.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Italy
Camane
France
Signora
Crone Ettore
Teschen dispute settled by arbitration at peace conference
The Teschen quarrel between Poles and Czechs ends in a council of ambassadors settlement. Poland gains the Teschen city area while the Czechs receive the coal mines, aiming to secure coal for Poland at fair prices.
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Council of Ambassadors
Caechs
Teschen
Bohemia
Hapsburgs
Berom
Poland
Teachen
Freight Rates and Living Costs During Inflation
Abnormal profits make it doubtful freight rate increases can fully pass to consumers. Some pass through, others reduce sellers' profits. Costs like freight and wages can be shifted to consumers, possibly exceeding it in inflation, while in deflation the burden falls on producers.
Grape Growers Grappled by Prohibition Effects
A San Francisco Chronicle report notes wine grapes at 80 and 90 dollars a ton for non beverage products. Growers face investment loss as prohibition limits market options, yet some say experiences show mixed results for California vineyards.
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California
Weil
Relieve the Car Shortage Urges Faster Loading and Orders
The Chicago Piano & Organ Association promotes a campaign urging customers to speed up loading and unloading. With a nationwide freight car shortage, the effort seeks to release 1,000 cars daily by moving shipments earlier and using current facilities efficiently.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Dec
Chicago Piano & Organ Association
Ponzi Scheme Across Continents Draws Attention
The Kansas City Star reports Charles Ponzi’s 6-cent article “merchandising” has brought fortune and fame. Investigators note widespread interest in his reputed get rich quick scheme as France and Belgium curb coupon sales and brokers discuss buying his business. Deserters in Paris and ongoing police chatter add to a tense postwar scene.
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Charles Ponzi
Boston
Ponzi
Rome
Ponsi
France
Belgium
Postal Union
Kansas City
Europe
Post Office Department
Washington
Ponai
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Postal Department
Senator Johnson on League Covenant Debate at Republican Convention
In Sunset magazine Johnson says the resolutions committee split between ratification with reservations and opposition, with anti league forces winning. Crane and others pressed for a flat pro ratification declaration, but the platform ultimately avoided naming reservations or the league, bolstering Washington and Monroe policies and repudiating the league.
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Indianapolis News
Sunset Magazine
Johnson
Crane
Republican Party
League
Washington
Harding
Taft
Chicago
Senator Lodge
Mixed Hie Drinka and Wayne Toasts A Loyal Toast
A garbled reminiscence portrays General Anthony Wayne as a famed fighter with a flawed French reputation. Washington is shown to toast Bon Repow amid lively wine rituals. Wayne’s party grows rowdy, and a toast to Bon Repow allegedly astonishes guests.
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Kansas City Star
Anthony Wayne
Washington
Wayne
Hepos
Wet Tower
Gore
Stony Point
Cummings After Brandegee in Connecticut Politics
The Springfield Republican notes Homer Cummings faces a possible clash with Senator Brandegee while campaigning for the Senate. It suggests party tensions over national chairmanship and cites Cummings keynote at San Francisco influencing Connecticut Republicans wary of Brandegee.
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Connecticut
Nater Brandegee
Taft
Fragmentary 19th century text with scattered phrases
Readable fragments mention Wrist watch, appendicitis, white shoes, orchard spraying, farmers in town, birds, seas, hired girl earning one dollar weekly, butcher offering lage chunk, merchant with Santali tie, and notes about taxed cleaners and burned teanouttte.
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Vflonide
Unepales
Ubaldo
Baron Provarsk
Provarskin
Royal Army
Hell
Lens
Eloise
Haren von Gluts
CILAP
Castle Hertz
Toval
Mr. Kents
Ubalde
King's Shoes
Madamoiselle
New York
Ier
Ageresaive
von Glute
Ivan
von Glats
Baron
Ife
Brovarski
King
Provarak
Ulster Volunteer
Bing Fein
Ire
Fran
San Francisco Chronicle
New York Times
Paris
J. A. Warden
Coblens
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