The Destroyer Chapter XIV on a Transatlantic Ship
On an ocean voyage, Ward and his daughter Kasia relocate to a luxury stateroom after a suspicious odor from their laborious original room. Ward reveals a hidden device that could end wars, fears a thief, and contemplates destroying it to prevent catastrophe, while Kasia wrestles with the ethical risk of wielding such power.
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Hausmann
Mias Ward
Ward
Miss Ward
No. 514
Kasia
Wonder Worker
Thia
The Atlantic voyage and a warning from Chevrial
On the ship Dan Webster, curious about Miss Ward and her father, contemplates a possible big story for the Record. Chevrial warns that Miss Ward may be trusted yet reveals alarming claims about a mysterious figure who could threaten warships and forts.
Dakota Woman Letters Warn of War Strain on Homes
A fragmented reader letter reflects wartime strain as a Dakota woman describes men drafted and away at war. It recalls human sympathy amid strict rationing and notes how fear and temper affect marriages, the home front, and the morale of families waiting for news.
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Ne Ogved
Dakota Sonia
Fheer
Aly
Pia
W.ihe
Free Speech in War Time Preserves Democracy
A flow of editorials defends free speech amid wartime auto cratic pressure. The piece notes reporters and editors facing legal trouble and government pressure, while praising American press steadfastness as a sign of future liberty for children.
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Mam Guchiee
France
Emma Goldman
Industrial Relations Commission
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Paterson
Supreme Court
A Wan
New York
United
Fer America Except When Country Needs Them
Fragmented excerpt from a New York Herald piece criticizing pacifists. It references reluctance to join, bold statements about courage, and tension between public opinion and government stance during wartime. The readable text is garbled and incomplete.
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America
New York Herald
New York
Sate F navance rk and race fe may oa
A fragment notes a state finance rover and race meet with unclear details. The readable text hints at events or schedules but provides no concrete names, places, dates, or outcomes to confirm.
Man Carries Iron Fragment From 1906 Earthquake
Bernard Hughes, 70, who traveled the country, walked into St Joseph's hospital dispen- sary with left leg pain. Doctors found a small iron fragment, about an inch long, in his ankle area. Hughes recalled San Francisco in 1906 when a stove fragment may have lodged in his leg, and he has carried it for years.
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Bernard Hughes
St. Joseph's Hospital
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Doc
San Francisco
Hughes
South Australia Hunts Radium From Uranium Find
South Australia hopes to become a producer of radium after discovering a uranium deposit. A sociable man intrudes on a busy stranger during his spare minute.
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South Australia
Old Chestnut Tale Sparks Curious Banter
A young man teases Miss Willing with a story she dismisses as a chestnut. He insists it is the familiar old tale, courting her attention while she playfully urges him to proceed.
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Chevrial
M. Webster
Dan
Heete
Kasia
Cneeriel Antic
Caeer
Sorie
Sant Saad
la Libert
Miss Willing
Mr. Woodby
Fair Maid
Clara
George
Two of a Kind exchange on marriage and talk
Dialog shows Bill dismissing Missle as always talking while Mary challenges Harry. The exchange hints at marital tension and a joke about mate selection and compatibility.
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Bill
Harry
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lindsey
Howe
W. E. Linvest
R. B
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Gieide
Pisadera
Ts Sting
Werk
Sonbland
Flanders
Christian Register
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