Double Quest Leads to A Loyal Heart and Marriage
Rodney Blair, urged by his uncle Abel Drake to find a wife, travels to the Midwest where a hotel room mix up reveals a plot by brickmailers. He prevents a scandal, returns the papers to Mary Winslow, falls for Alice Durant, and uncovers that Mary is Abel Drake’s childhood love, culminating in a double wedding with renewed devotion.
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Abel Drake
Rodney Blair
Rodney
Middle West
Mr. West
Addren
Ethel
Rodney Indie
Mary Winslow
Alice Durant
The Redheads Regiment Ready For Uncle Sam
Collier's Weekly quotes a magazine editor urging a new volunteer unit named The Redheads. The piece extols inspired names like Death's Head Hussars and Black Watch, praising red headed recruits for bold charges and elite fighting status in the field.
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Hussara
Life Guards
Black Watch
Rough Riders
Uncle Sam
Collier's Weekly
Territorial Taxation and Alaska Administration Costs
The text notes federal funding covers territorial administration costs in the United States with Hawaii relying on a direct property tax of 3,765,468 in 1914 against territory expenses of 4,687,645. Alaska derives revenue mainly from business licenses around 1,000,000, while U S government spending on Alaska administration totals 41,660,168 including the 7,200,000 purchase price. Congress pays half of District of Columbia expenses, with citizens covering the other half.
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United States
Hawaii
Alaska
United States Congress
District of Columbia
Hank Pops The Question After Six Year Courtship
Hank had courted Mandy for six years before proposing. Mandy reacts with playful exasperation while Hank insists his hurry is to beat other suitors, not spontaneity. The exchange captures a lighthearted rural romance moment.
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Hank
Mandy
The Paris Theaters Revenues Fall in 1914
The total receipts of the theaters in Paris in 1914 were 41,600,000 francs, down from 68,450,000 francs in 1913. The decline reflects the impact of the wartime period on the city's cinema and theater industry.
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Paris
Not True Character, Make the mistake
The man who seeks to cultivate certain qualities of character mainly for concrete success is doomed to failure. Such a character is a sham and will crumble under stress, causing character and service to fail together.
Record One's Own Thoughts Thackeray Quote Reflected
A Thackeray line reflects personal perception shaping reality. The passage contrasts a weary heart with sunshine, and a selfish man with skepticism toward friendship, likening it to a person who lacks an ear for music.
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Thackeray
Ancient Curiosities in the Museum Exhibit
The museum features relics including a dinosaur such as a nosaurus and an ichthyosaurus along with a motor car built around 1890.
High Stakes in U S Court of Claims Legal Battles
The article details massive, ongoing disputes in the U S Court of Claims over government contracts, naval and harbors projects, and patent royalties. It notes roughly $99 million in active claims, with cases ranging from battleship construction to stamp book profits. Prominent players include Huston Thompson, the assistant attorney general in charge, and various railroads, contractors, and the Electric Boat company.
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Corcoran
Seventeenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C
United States Court of Caema
Uncle Sam
Court of Claims
United States Supreme Court
United States
United States Treasury
Huston Thompson
Denver
Colo
Princeton
Wilson
Thompson
United States Capitol
Wyoming
United States Reclamation Service
Shoshone
So Mill
It Ie
Ihe
E. W. Biss Company
Bliss Company
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Board of Naval Engineers
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Electric Boat Company
Lawrence Y. Spear
Submarine Boat Company
Spear
National Guard
Southern Railroad
Alabama National Guard
Mississippi National Guard
Alabama
Mississippi
United States Military
Chickamauga Park
Georgia
War and Treasury Departments
Regular Army
War Department
United Sities
Senator Penrose
Frank G. Farnham
John A. Merritt
Edwin C. Madden
Farnham
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Post Office Department
Farnheam
Ohio River
Cinccinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Various World News Bits From 1914 Era Briefs
Mrs Russell Sage gives 260000 to Troy art school for young women. German chemists seek cheap coal ash fuel recovery. Efforts to amplify phonograph sound progress. Parisian invents three records played at once. National Moral Instruction offers code contest for teachers and parents with pamphlet publication. Plantain touted as tropical staple poorly familiar to U S. White arsenic output 1614 valued 315147, up 46 percent from 1913. Waterboro Maine votes 50 for outlook station on Onsipes mountain. other towns to meet remaining funds. Four carried 225 feet by aerial cable over Elephant Butte dam. Melba to teach poor girls near San Francisco. Cynics note genesis comment.
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Russell Sage
Troy
N. Y
Elephant Butte Dam
Melba
San Francisco
Wise Builder Emphasizes Cheap Ornamental Vines for Homes
A 19th century style plea promotes using diverse vines to individualize houses. It suggests free or low cost options by planting Virginia creeper honeysuckle bittersweet wild grape clematis and rose and recommends sowing wild cucumber or morning glory seeds while awaiting permanent growth. It cites Englands garden cities Bourneville and Letchworth as examples of plain houses enhanced by varied vines, saving thousands.
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Enghand
Bournville
Letchworth
Public Parks A Necessity in Louisville Vision
A Louisville park commissioner argues parks serve wellbeing and happiness by easing crowded life, fostering outdoor recreation, and giving wholesome air. Parks belong to all, offering equal rights and rest for mothers, wives, children, rich and poor, proving a city’s progress depends on making it attractive and comfortable as a home.
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Louisville
Trimming Shade Trees Sparks City Beautification Debate
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt notes that many property owners in Frankfort plan to trim shade trees, hoping to beautify the city, but warns that ignorant pruning and vandal pruners can ruin years of growth and the trees’ dignity. The piece cites The State Journal of Frankfort and warns of litter and damage from day laborers.
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State Journal of
Frankfort
Louisville Courier Journal
One Decade's Development in Commission Government
A census bulletin shows 85 cities with populations over 40,000 have adopted the commission form. Ranging from Boise Idaho with 83,000 to Buffalo with 465,000, these cities spread across 27 states. About 7,700,000 people in cities from 20,000 to 600,000 live under this governance, reflecting a decade of growth.
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Boise
Idaho
Buffaia
Finland’s Autonomy in Commerce and Industry
Under Russian rule Finland functions with substantial autonomy. The grand duchy maintains its own customs currency and railway systems. Trade flows with Russia are treated as foreign trade by both states, reflecting distinct national life and economic pride.
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Finland
Grand Duchy of Finland
Rueaia
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