Daffy Daniel Ford Emerges as Village Hero
Frances Blake, the new schoolteacher, learns Daffy Daniel is Daniel Ford a man of culture and courage. At a carnival fire he saves many and guides Frances to safety, earning the town’s praise and a promised future together.
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Abner
Marthy
Daffy Daniel
Daffy
Mrs. Tweedy
Frances Blake
Daniel
Ford Place
Overbrook
Miss Blake
Frances
The
New School
Daniel Ford
Mr. Ford
Pond Village
Pondpoint
A Mission Across the Mexican Frontier Endangers Life
A U S government employee describes crossing the Rio Grande into Coahuila to carry a secret message in Huerta era Mexico. A rebel general offers money for the risky delivery and threatens execution if caught. After a night with a gambling U S officer, the narrator secretly destroys the message by lighting it with a cigarette match and escapes with relief.
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Huerta
Mexico
United States
State Department
Rio Grande
Laredo
Coahuila
Washington
A Mistake in the Policy of Bethlehem Steel Company
Bulletin argues Bethlehem Steel missteps by remaining silent as armor costs and production are examined. It cites Senate Naval Affairs figures showing the United States paid $425 per ton for armor before World War I, asserting private firms can match or beat government pricing without a government plant.
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Bethlehem Steel Company
Senate of the
United States
House of Representatives
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Naval Year Book
Chase for 20 Cents in Bank Receiver Case
In Circuit Judge Kinney's court Gottlieb Kling presented a 20 cent claim against the Mullanphy bank now in receivership since 1895. United States Senator Stone, the bank's receiver, attended along with three claimants including Christina Meyer with 3.02 and Mary Schwartz with 62.08.
Pity the Man Who Doesnt Advertise
An old editorial asserts every business needs advertising and warns that those who neglect ad campaigns fall behind. The piece contrasts a self satisfied shopkeeper with a progressive neighbor using ink, arguing progress comes from ongoing promotion.
Silk Hatted Crooks Deemed Extinct in Modern Crime
A New York correspontent argues that silk clothed, debonair thieves are a vanishing breed. Modern criminals are ragged, in dress suits or “gentleman burglars,” but still risk detection as police methods improve. The piece notes organized scams fade, while underworld figures linger as opportunists.
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New York
Manhattan
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France
Germany
Japan
Chas. M. Schwab
Eugene G. Grace
Court Bank
Breen
Echo
Seattle
Third Ave
Cherry ST. Eattle
Echo Office
Hotel Diller
First Avenue
University St
Wenatchee Milling Co
Wenatchee, Wash
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Leavenworth, Wash
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