Explosive Mystery Deepens in Toulon Harbor
French investigators and police chiefs pursue clues from two American travelers in Toulon after a battleship explosion. A secret telegram trail and a forged German German surname raise questions while a formal inquiry begins. Crochard weighs possible conspirators and distant power, pondering how a distant force could destroy a anchored warship.
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Lepine
Crochard
Toulon
la Liberte
Maine
M. Delcasse
France
Breakfast with Lepine and the morning report
M Delcasse awakens to Lepine’s card demanding his report. He orders Lepine into the breakfast room and prepares to be down at once while Lepine gazes from a window, the scene described with curious idle fixation.
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Cafe Des Voyageurs
M. Delcasse
Lepine
M. .Lepine
Leiie
Joan Chance
Brotherly Love in Recruitment Question
A recruiting officer asks why Dennis Rourke would not enlist unless sent to the Seventy third infantry. Rourke replies he wants to be near his brother serving in the Seventy fourth, highlighting family loyalty influencing enlistment choices.
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Seventy -Third Infantry
Seventy-fourth
Dennis Rourke
Never Mean It in Washington Letter Style
An observant note on politeness in Washington writing cites phrases like “Dear sir and yours respectfully” used when sincerity is lacking, highlighting the contrast between courteous form and true intent in official correspondence.
The High Cost of War
Girard in the Philadelphia Public Ledger argues Napoleon’s wars drained France and boosted debts elsewhere. He cites per capita debts across nations, noting Britain, Germany, Russia, and the United States, and recalls Civil War debts and early foreign loans as context for Liberty loans today.
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Girard
Phiadelphia Public Ledger
Napoleon
Bismarck
Germany
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Waterloo
Wellington
England
the Bald
Great Britain
Russia
America
Sedan
Ron
United States
Jackson
White House
Sam
McKinley
Cuba
Newspapers Tax Fairness and War Profits Debate
The New York Times letter argues newspapers fund government costs and should not face special taxes. It challenges proposed higher second class postage and a 2 percent advertising tax, calling them punitive and unjust. It rejects an excess profits tax, noting war profits are not clearly present and urging fair treatment alongside other industries.
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The
New York Times
News Papard
Tne
Aml
House Committee
Iberty Dean
Senate Committee
1917 Model Bathing Guil New York Correspondent
A terse 1917 dispatch from New York reports on a model bathing suit case and its local reception. The correspondent from Pittsburgh notes public interest, fashion notes, and the evolving dress norms of the era.
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Guil
New York
Correppondante
Pittsburgh
Political Conviction and Public Duty in Politics
A critical reflection on partisan rhetoric that attacks opponents instead of evaluating ideas. It argues voters should judge leaders by integrity and moral uprightness, not the faults of their party. Citizens must scrutinize their own political condition and act with duty and discernment.
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Ohio State
Jomneleis
Estigan
Battle at Sea A Corsair Encounter Described
An 18th century naval action is recounted with orders given to dash to Daleindlew after a ship feigning Norwegian allegiance signaled false safety. The narrator describes ship damage, casualties, and the moment when cries of Vive la France rang as boats were launched and close combat ensued.
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Bignal
Count von Akner
Man Corsair
Agantis
Bergen
Daleindlew
Seare
Fragmented Local Notice Reads Odd Phrases
A partially readable OCR item shows garbled text and stray letters with unclear context. No identifiable people places or actions are discernible from the fragment.
Saving WICKELS AND DIMES
Bankers blame coin shortages on saving Buffalo nickels and the new dimes. The habit of saving small coins grows from thrift, with many people hoarding nickels and dimes. Pennies are most scarce, blamed on thrift learned by children as pennies are diverted to toy banks.
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Minneapolis Journal
The Shifted Ghame and a New York Prison Tale
An ex convict recalls being drawn into theft by a woman who shared the money. He mentions a July 1800 New York prison visit where a youngster blamed a man in a cell for his downfall. The exchange ends with a vow of hanging after planning a boat trip.
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New York
Hicke
Hedjoes
New York Sun
Impossible safety boasts from a single-train line
Chauncey M Depew recalls a railroad executive claiming that on his line a collision would be impossible because they own only one train and rely on automatic safety devices. Depew challenges the claim, noting the word impossible is a large claim and warrants scrutiny.
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Busnena
Chauncey M. Depewone
Wastr
Magnaloe
Aluminum replaces wood in auto body construction
Aluminum is substituted for wood in automobile bodies with large aluminum castings for touring cars and some closed bodies. Cast aluminum is used for dashes, yielding lighter, rigid sheets that resist denting and retain paint, improving durability compared with traditional sheet metal.
Couldn't Stay Behind Ride Waster and Recruit Horse Jump Tale
A riding waster observes a recruit attempting to spur a horse over eight fences at a ground. He asks how the horse will move with one spur. The recruit replies that if he can move one side the other will follow.
Ending of a top modern novel hints at divorce and happiness
The excerpt states that they were divorced and lived happily ever after. It suggests a twist on conventional romance by implying fulfillment after separation rather than reunion, fitting a modernist closing that questions traditional happily ever after.
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