A Mysterious Passenger Binds with a Silent Protector
A young woman boards a train across plains and desert while a stern, noble stranger watches over her from a seat opposite an ominous old man. Jasper Holt, shadowing a thief named Scathlin who stole Holt’s wallet and vital papers, protects the woman from danger as plots unfold around a mine conflict with Harrington and an eastern syndicate.
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Sang Tighe
Southlin
Jasper Holt
Culdeo
Holt
Scathlin
Pittsburgh
Harrington
Rascal
Hawk Valley
Capital
Canning
Committee blocks titles amid public debate over desirability
A Commons committee on titles reported that further conferment would be undesirable. Mrs Jollan Mee of the Housewives' League advocates overtime measures to stabilize wheat supplies, urging restoration of the scan.
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One of Commons Committee On
Mra Jollan Mme
Housewives’ League
German peace notes challenge Versailles terms
Berlin reports Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau sent three notes to Clemenceau arguing the present peace treaty cannot be signed or fulfilled. The German delegation aims to improve the treaty while warning of economic ruin and massive emigration if terms enforce dislocation.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Versailles
Clemenceau
G. Clemenceau
Count von Brockdorff-Rantnau
Germany
Belgium
Schleswig
Bel
France
M. Clemenceau
Penalty of Limelight Hits Senator Cummins on Capitol Steps
Movie men surrounded Senator Cummins on the Capitol steps seeking his photograph as the price of his election as President pro tempore of the Senate. He faced a flood of congratulatory mail from friends.
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Senator Cummins
Washington
the Tribune
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Senate
Two Sentenced in Liebknecht Murder Case
Berlin reports Captain Lunge guilty of complicity in the murder of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg and sentenced to two years in prison. Lieutenant Vogel drew two and a half years. five defendants were acquitted.
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United Press
Berlin
Lunge
Karl Liebknecht
Rona Luxemburg
Vogel
Presbyterians Open 1391st General Assembly in St Louis
Delegates from all sections attend the opening session of the Presbyterian church general assembly in St Louis. Laymen contend for high office with William Jennings Bryan possible moderator while others campaign include John Willis Baer and Dr. S Hall Young. The retiring moderator calls for church democracy and more money reform. Issues include sex equality for ministers and elders and action against Bolshevism with emphasis on boosting missionaries in industrial centers.
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St. Louis
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
John Willis Baer
Los Angeles
S. Hall Young
J. Frank Smith
Dallas
Tex
Assembly
Columbia River Synod
Washington
Board of Home Missions
Disputes Delay Austrian Peace Pact Details
Paris May 16 United Press reports experts helped align military and naval terms of the Austrian peace treaty as talks focus on Austro Hungarian borders Peska territory and armaments. The draft likely will go to Austrian delegates at St Germain next week with Fiume compromise discussed by M Trumbatch and E M House. Ambassador Page says no progress on Fiume and will publish his compromise plan.
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Paris
Labor Organization
League of Nations
Labor Organisation
Germany
League of Nationa
Versailles
Berne
Washington
Fred 8. Ferguson
United Press
St. Germain
Skoda
M. Trumbatch
Jugo-Slav
Ambassador Page
Col
E. M. House
American Peace Mission
Fiume
Page
Rome
Germans to Try to Save Ex-Emperor
May 16. The German peace delegates will oppose the clause for the former Kaiser’s trial. Foreign Minister Broonhard-Ranta reportedly sent a note to the Allies accepting general German responsibility for the war and the necessity of reparations, but denying individual responsibility.
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United Press
Varia
Bening
Broonhard- Ranta
Estonians Open Offensive Near Petrograd Front
Copenhagen dispatches report Estonian forces attacking Bolsheviks on the Yamburg front about 60 miles southwest of Petrograd as part of a broader Baltic campaign. Details are unclear but indicate active engagement near the capital region.
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Copenhagen
Esthenian
Yamburg
Petrograd
Methealan Dispatch
Wife Divorces Harrison to Marry His Bride
Francis Burton Harrison, governor general of the Philippines, announced after his wife’s final decree of divorce in San Drews that he will marry Elizabeth Wrentmore, 19, of Berkeley, later today. Inmates of the eastern Pennsylvania penitentiary subscribed $4,000 to the Victory loan.
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Chicago
Francis Burton Harrison
Philippines
San Drews
Elizabeth Wrentmore
Berkeley
Eastern
Lonnaylvania) Penitentiary
Des Moines Welcomes 168th Indiana Rainbow Division
Des Moines Iowa May 16 The 168th infantry regiment Iowa's unit in the Rainbow division invaded Des Moines and is in full possession of the city All offices and schools are closed The 1800 strong regiment parades and will be mustered out at Camp Dodge Tonight Camp officers expect rapid discharge within 48 hours Governor Harding issues official welcome praising the Rainbow boys and urges a substantial civic showing after their return
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Des Moines
168Th Infantry
Iowa
Camp Dodge
Guy Brewer
Davenport
Matthew A. Tinley
Keokuk
Union Station
Coliseum
Harding
Uncle Sam
Two Women Held in Major Swindle Case in Kansas City
Kansas City police detained Mrs Samuel Tranin and Mrs Amanda Lamig on swindle charges amid reports of a vast fraud. Assistant Prosecutor Edward J. Curtin said more arrests and sensational details are expected as investigators pursue an incomplete list of investors who reportedly lost up to 1 million dollars. A memorandum alleged to be by Mrs Tranin may unlock the operation.
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United Press
Kansas City
Samuel Tranin
Amanda Lamig
Edward J. Curtin
Traninja
Kenyon Predicts Penrose Defeat
Washington D C May 16 Senator Kenyon said he would not vote for Senator Penrose to head the finance committee. If Penrose is elected chairman it will be by democratic votes and Kenyon. At least six Republicans will vote against Penrose, and probably more he stated.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senator Kenyon
Penrose
Anld Kenyon
Divorce Decree Granted in San Diego Court
Mrs. Mabel Judson Harrison was granted a final divorce from Francis Burton Harrison governor general of the Philippines in the San Diego Superior Court. The decree was issued May 15.
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Grant
Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
Mabel Judson Harrison
Francis Burton Harrison
The
Philippines
Negro lynched by mob in Vicksburg Mississippi
Lloyd Clay aged 24 a Black man accused of assaulting a young white woman was lynched and then his body burned last night by a mob estimated at 600 to 1000 people in Vicksburg Mississippi.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Lloyd Clay
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