Vanishing Fleets Opens War Plot in Washington
In Roy Norton's Vanishing Fleets the United States and Japan edge toward war as political failure and secret liaisons unfold in Washington. Secret messages, a Florida coast expedition, and Hawaii's fall drive a nation into turmoil while officers debate surrender and duty under orders.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hillier
Norma Roberts
Inventor Roberts
Philippines
England
Florida
Hawaii
Hell
Old Spain
Dewey
Harness of War Opens New Global Isolation
A summer mood gives way to rapid mobilization as the United States blocks ports and communications, mobilizes 100000 troops, seizes railways, and enforces a full isolation policy. Hillier, the ambassador’s secretary, arrives in London as diplomats scramble to understand Washington’s actions and potential naval demonstrations.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Germany
France
Russia
Japan
England
United
America
Montreal
Guy Hillier
London
Hillier
Liverpool
Huston Station
the Admiralty
Congress
Canadian
Philippines
Love Affairs and Tact in a Tangled Modern Matriarch
Mrs. Berkeley Dexter recalls Johnny Weeks 42 who courted her sisters and Lady Passay, then broke off and married the heiress after her tactful yet meddling interference. The narrator notes the moral twists, and Dexter hints at attending a wedding with mixed feelings as she debates propriety and friendship.
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Mrs. Berkeley Dexter
Garden of Eden
Lady Passay
Johnny Weeks
Mrs. Dexter
Johnny
Berkeley
Passay
Edward Devotion House Opens as Brookline Museum
The Edward Devotion House on Harvard Street Brookline is opened as a public museum. The building, oldest in Brookline, houses Revolutionary era artifacts donated or loaned by residents. The 203rd anniversary of Brookline’s incorporation coincided with the opening and the town funded restoration.
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Boston
Edward Devotion
Harvard Street
Brookline
Brookling
Devotion
Die Kneipe: Yorkville Beer Debate Ends With Birthday Barrel
In Yorkville a small resort named Die Kneipe becomes the focus of a heated beer discussion. An American, claiming bias in beer judgments, collaborates with the veteran landlord to celebrate his birthday with a barrel of imported beer, leading patrons to unknowingly praise the domestic brew.
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Yorkville
Mr. Yankee
Tragic Tale From Arabia Of Scarab Amulet and Death
An old Arab craftsman carved a lifelike scarab amulet as a superstition. He believed a night of drink caused madness and drank bichloride to dissolve the bug. The tale ends with the Arab buried and the scarab left as a grim, sad relic.
The Beggar and the Streetwalker
George M. Sheldon helps a husky hobo on Fifty third Street and Seventh Avenue by giving a nickel to buy food. The hobo explains his wife and starving children need three loaves, warning he will steal for his basket next time.
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George M. Sheldon
Fifty-third Street
Seventh Avenue
New York Press
Cap
Sheldon
Belgium leads in women suffrage groups per population
The report notes Belgium has 122 suffrage organizations, the strongest per population. It adds London’s streets demand nearly 80 million gallons of water annually for cleansing.
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Little Kingdom of
Belgium
City of London
Woman mine operator Nellia Upham attends American Mining Congress
Nellia C Upham of Denver Colorado the leading woman mine operator in the nation served as a special delegate to the American Mining Congress in Pittsburg. She has represented the District of Columbia twice before and earned the nickname Hetty Green of the Mining Industry for owning and operating a dozen western mines and her legal battles over mining claims.
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Pittsburg
Nellia C. Upham
Denver
Col
American Mining Congress
Upham
District of Columbia
Hetty Green
Far West
Tles
Education standards in Bombay schools decline
The Bombay government issues a note to primary school masters urging compliance with rules against attending political meetings and speaking on politics in public. It prohibits bringing newspapers into schools and bans allowing others to do so.
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Bombay
Government of
Sarkar
No blondes in 600 years says a couple
A quirky dialogue imagines a future where blondes vanish as the brunette type becomes dominant. The exchange questions identity and change, ending with a note on potential reversals as moods shift.
Heating by Hot Air in Baltimore Tenement
A Baltimore American note reports a dispute over heating in a flat. Residents question why the space is heated by hot air while the landlord claims responsibility.
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Baltimore American
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Atlantis
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Arabia
Molly
Dolires
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