Mayor Bedight in North Woods Trap Romance Tale
A flirtatious plot enmeshes Mayor Bedight as he trails a Forest encounter with Margaret Farnsworth. A warning note, a trap by Miss Jackie Vining, and a sheriff’s hold provoke a jailbreak cliffhanger. The story follows jealousy, love, and clever schemes in a northern inn setting.
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Jackie Vining
Bedight
Squirrel Inn
Walter Bedight
North Woods
Miss Farnsworth
Margaret Farnsworth
Lakeville
Worthy
Somone
Mr. Bedight
Miss Vining
Walter
Bodight
Fillbuster Craze Ends With Odd Uprising Plan
George vowed to spark a revolt in a Central American state, then rushed from the house. He toppled two mirrors, leapt over a bar, and knocked the proprietor with a Louis XIV table leg. A waiter then flipped him onto an ash cart, shocking onlookers.
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George
Cleveland
National Audubon Urges Tariff to End Aigrette Slaughter
National Audubon Societies press their case before the Ways and Means Committee seeking a prohibitive tariff on aigrette feathers. Farmers, sportsmen and women's clubs nationwide back the effort to ban the plumes to protect bird life and agricultural prosperity. Representatives cite Florida rookeries, economic and ecological arguments, and international support as they prepare for a congressional hearing.
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New York
National Association of Audubon Societies
Ways and Means Committee of Congress
Louisiana
Missouri
New Jersey
Oregon
California
Florida
Prepa
Congress
Senator Root
United States
Audubon Organization
Roman Bones Found At Chester Infirmary Site
Bronze coins of Emperors Antonius Pius and Commodus unearthed at the Chester Infirmary extension site confirm Roman grave types on what was once a Twentieth Legion burial ground. Excavations reveal plastered tumulus tombs, tile-marked floors, V-shaped sandstone graves, and shallow clay trenches indicating formal Roman interments rather than plague era burials.
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London
Chester
Robert Newstead
Antonius
Pius
Commodus
Styx
Thief in House: Doctor Captures Intruder in Sleep
Dr B Ernst Munns in St Paul woke to a burglar in his home. He retrieved a revolver from under his pillow, restrained the intruder with a half Nelson, and alerted police. The man, intoxicated, claimed he wandered into the wrong house.
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St. Paul
Store Plan Draws Threats For Housewives League
Kansas City leaders of the Housewives league suspend operations after anonymous threats target a music store hosting their headquarters. The group plans a $2,000 fundraiser to open a cooperative produce store, aiming to prove current produce handling is costly. The president emphasizes the league is not anti merchants and will resume once a new location is found.
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Kansas City
Housewives League of
Housewives’ League
Willard Q. Church
League
Vintage of 1912 Wine Crop Dominates France Algeria
The 1912 vintage in France and Algeria bests 1911 in quantity and quality with 59,239,035 hectoliters produced in France and 6,671,181 in Algeria. Combined stock from 1911 and 1912 reaches 67,070,644 hectoliters, led by Herault at 14,064,907 and Aude at 5,205,662.
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Paris
France
Algeria
Calvados
Cotes du Nord
Finistere
Manche
Nord
Orne
Pas de Calais
Seine
Uncle Sam Opposes Tips in New York Visit
Captain Matthew B. Hanna US Army veteran turned businessman recounts tipping during a German visit in 1911. Treasury ruling states Hanna must cover the tipping expense, arguing government norms disallow tipping reimbursements for official duties.
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New York
Matthew B. Hanna
Hanna
Wattern
United States
Treasury Department
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Byron Willia'z
Mabel
Arney
Eaen
Sherif
Bors Wicht
Vining
Jackie Ver
Jackie
Molly McConnell
Audubon Societies
National Association
Ways and
Congressional Committee
T. Gilbert Pearson
National
Sociation of Audubon Societies
Broadway
Fitzgerald, Ga
B. M. Viquesney
Americus
Frank C. Hibbard
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Grant
Lee
Twentieth Legion
Eng
Antonius, Plus
Charon
Sam
Germany
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