Amaranth Club Schemes Stir Ring Private Night At Leeds
At the Amaranth Club Mrs Tressingham and Mrs Ellington map a scheming supper in a private alcove with Barthelemy and von Roon. Avery suspects their meeting and covertly investigates the club to learn if Letty Ellington is involved.
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George
Hilla
Letty
Hilda
Paris
Mr. Barthelemy
Mrs. Ellington
von Roon
Ellington
Amaranth
Richard Avory
Mrs. Tressingham
George Ellington
Avery
Hilda Han
Hilda Tressingham
Jon
Bartheen
Barthelemy
Cyeens
Letty Ellington
Thoeamanet
Old Marcia
Gale
Marcia Ellington
Mr. von Roon
Eversenty
Face to Face Chapter XVI Eager Pursuit
Avery paces streets and plans a confrontation with von Roon and Barthelemy. He hurries to Banister King on Jermyn Street to brief him before risking entry to Barthelemy's house, weighing personal danger and timing. To Be Continued.
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Avery
von Roon
Barthelemy
Jermyn Street
King
Janister King
Abyssinia Opens Potash Venture Amid War Time Scarcity
A new potash operation has opened in Abyssinia as world demand rises amid scarcity. Despite emphasis on lower production and transport costs, the venture faces hurdles competing with Germany under current market conditions.
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Germany
Abyssinia
Three Years Too Late on Peace and German Policy
The Buffalo Express argues that a 1914 peace proposal by the Vatican after Germany’s early triumph could have spared global conflict. It asserts heavy reparations and universal disarmament as needed to ensure future security and force Germany to abandon race domination and embrace liberty and democracy.
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Ember
Germany
Vatican
Payee
Unl
Buffalo Express
Belgian Brutal Commander Von Bissing Loved By Germans
An English observer recalls Governor General von Bissing as a ruthless enforcer in occupied Belgium. He earned a notorious reputation for cruelty toward Belgians and for presiding over deportations. He is blamed as a principal actor in Nurse Cavell's murder and aimed to rule Belgium through coercive control branded as “love.”
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Belgium
von Bissing
Germany
Martiner
Nurse Cavell
Bissing
Hans
Beginning Early Dad Story in Chicago Herald
A young girl Ethel recalls mornings when boys tease her by kissing as she goes to school. Her father asks why she did not run away earlier. She admits she once tried to flee but was not pursued afterward.
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Ethel
Dad
Chicago Herald
British Aviator Survives Jungle Ordeal and Leopard Encounter
Lt. G. of the Royal Flying Corps tells of a harrowing trek through the Sudanese or Central African jungle after his plane was ambushed. He describes dodging wild beasts, treetop cubs, and a crocodile river section, surviving with scissors as a back-up tool and singing to keep up morale.
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Royal Piying
Cray
Is Alright Alwrong In The Schoolroom Debate
A father recounts a schoolmaster scolding a pupil for saying all tight as al right. The note cites Fay and argues alright is an old form already recognized by the Oxford Dictionary despite pedantic critique.
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Fay
London Daily News
Man's Smoking Vow for Love Faces Women's Choice
A fragment notes a man vows to keep smoking for a woman’s sake if she bows to him, yet her love could temper demands as she refuses to ask him to quit. The line hints at sacrifice and stubborn habit in a troubled romance.
Death Blow to Belgian Industry Reported in German Requisition
The Amsterdam paper relays a Belgian industry collapse blamed on German requisitions. It says authorities seize raw iron, bar iron, tin, steel, sheet metal, tools, nails, screws, building supplies, and machinery, with penalties up to five years imprisonment and asset forfeiture. It notes restrictions on housing construction and widespread urban impact in Flanders and adjacent regions.
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Gestape
Igor Andatie
Usation
Soumiales
Amsterdam
Flanders
Eliest
van Armin
von A
Wareoa
Her Only Reason Expressed for Rejection
A fragment from a Boston Pranserip item quotes a shop owner asking for a reason and the offended party denying giving one. The scrawl reflects a clipped, colloquial exchange likely from a society or domestic note column. The text preserves quoted dialogue and a terse reaction.
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