Mastermind Nikolai Blows Up Batoum Oil In Revolt Plot
In Batoum two years ago a Nihilist led plan used a hidden oil pipeline to flood the city with gas and oil. Nikolai and Summers set a trap at Presbykoff street. a fake dynamite scheme collapses into an underground oil and gas explosion wrecking the Caspian and destroying part of the city.
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Russia
Batoum
Caucasus
Kansan
New York Harbor
Glasgow
Nikolai
Russian Empire
St. Petersburg
Kaulbars
Presbykoff Street
Aulbars
Skobeloff
Caspian
Revolutionary
Stupid Vice of Swearing in a Country Newspaper Office
The author recalls two months as a printer's devil at the Valparaiso Vidette where profanity was common in a country newspaper office. He describes the ugly habit, spitting on the floor near type cases, and his eventual banishment of swearing. He condemns profane expressions in McClure's Magazine unless absolutely necessary for truthful portrayal by an informed author.
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Valparaiso
McClure
Too Wise to Start a Hunger Strike in Downtrodden Verse
A speaker recounts a scene where a white man lectures about Miss Pankhurst and hunger protests. The narrator, Brother Bulginback, describes the woman’s refusal to eat unless emigrating or starving is imposed, comparing a mule’s appetite to the vow of self-denial and the social dynamic between races and gender.
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Bulginback
Settlement in Sight Resolves Heiress and Duke Standoff
The heiress questions a large family while the duke explains he speaks for his creditors. The exchange hints at an impending settlement as tensions ease and financial concerns near conclusion.
Iowa’s Good Roads Drive Gains Momentum Across Counties
The highway commission reports strong progress under the Thirty fifth General Assembly highway law. Mahaska and Ottumwa hosts promote road building to county leaders, while the state highlights tangible benefits and cost savings.
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Des Moines
Highway Commission
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Board of Supervisors
Ottumwa
Commercial Club
Thirty-Fifth General Assembly
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Chicago
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