Vanishing Fleets in Washington War Prelude
In a speculative tale set in Washington the United States and Japan near war as Japan declares war and captures the Philippines while global figures vanish. Inventor Roberts and his secretary Norma Roberts plot a radioplane weapon and lift ships from the sea to U.S. shores. A world peace conference follows in New York’s Central Park.
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Washington
United States
Japain
Guy Hillier
Norma Roberts
Inventor Roberts
Japan
Philippines
Guy Tiller
Innglland
Norman Roberts
Florida
Hawaii
Tokyo
Thengland
Kaiser
King Edward
England
Bevins
Inglind
Thames
Roberts
United
America
Central Park
New York
Royal welcome as radioplane mystery unites empires
In a dramatic scene the British officers greet a royal visitor and reveal a joint flying craft encounter. The king hosts Kaiser Wilhelm II and German chancellor after a high altitude meeting aboard radioplane craft, exchanging urgent explanations about a global mystery and shared threats.
World leaders discuss future plans amid a calm reception
An emperor and king converse with American officials amid talks of peace and enlightened methods. Germany seeks fairness and hints at voluntary participation while recounting lessons learned from democracy and a fishing trout tale as part of a broader exchange.
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America
Germany
England
Great Britain
Brockton
England Admits Debt Undercuts National Pride
A London Outlook anecdote shows an English gentleman's wife questioning the nation's finances after a lecturer highlights the national debt. She declares she would not travel abroad claiming to be English if the debt remains.
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London
Bequest Reunites Oxford Pastor With Long-Lost Benefactor
Rev. Richard B. Dilworth of Oxford Pa receives seven thousand dollars from a ranchman he aided decades ago while a missionary to Indians. The donor’s whereabouts were unknown and the bequest named only R B Dilworth, prompting months of detective search before the gift reached him.
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Richard B. Dilworth
Oxford
Dilworth
Mr. Dilworth
R. B. Dilworth
The Lure of Beauty Judith Getteth the Great General in Her Power
A sermon style analysis of the Book of Judith chapters 10 to 13 notes its value as ideal heroism from a Maccabean period, likely second century B C. It discusses dating debates from 1054 to 29 B C and and suggests symbolic meanings for its parts.
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Judith Getteth
Alexander Jannaeus
Demetrius IT
Antiochus Epiphanes
Judith in Camp of Holofernes and Deliverance Plot
Judith covertly prays at night and enters Holofernes tent after a feast. She beheads him with divine aid, then flees with her maid toward Bethulia, planning deliverance for Israel. The scene blends biblical drama with a message on love guiding eternal life.
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Judith
Holofernes
Isreal
Bethulia
Nabuchadoneser
Bagoas
Mhdlofernes
Jerusalem
Israel
Fine Memorial to Champlain in New York Proposal
The New York Lake Champlain Tercentenary commission discussed a permanent memorial for Samuel de Champlain to be a lighthouse museum and statue costing about 50 000 dollars. Isle La Motte near the Vermont boundary is favored for its historic ties to Champlain and his Algonquin Hurons expedition after entering the lake.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Lake Champlain
Samuel de Champlain
Champlain
Isle la Motté
United States
Vermont
New York
Fort Ste. Anne
Ste. Anne
Boudoir Shadow clock for Roosevelt's wife unveiled
New York inventor R B Smith plans a second Boudoir Shadow timepiece for the former President Roosevelt's wife. The gold plated clock features two dials day and night with a hidden night dial that shines light onto the ceiling, revealing the numerals.
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New York
R. B. Smith
Roosevelt
The Prayer on Chastity by a Sermonette Voice
A moral exhortation discusses sexual temptation and the danger of lust. It cites biblical verses from James and Jesus to warn that inner thoughts shape deeds, and that unchecked impure thoughts corrode home life and national life, ending in ruin.
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Holofernes
Judith
Jesus
James
Did Not See Greatness in New York Says Local Youth
A 23 year old returning from his first trip to New York told friends in Rockland county that he saw little to impress, aside from the elevated train he did not ride. He spent time with a friend who works in a stable, helped around, visited a Bowery movie theater, and headed home the next day.
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Barr
His Majesty
Admiralty
Bevins
Jimmy Barr
London
Roberts
Atlantic
America
England
Norma
Germany
New York
Rockland County
Bowery
New York Tribune
Better Late Than Never On The Yale Record
A brief dialogue notes a girl calling JY the laziest man she has seen. The exchange is presented as two lines from the Yale Record. The warm remark contrasts with the implied critique, reflecting campus humor.
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Yale
Senator Sorghum on tariff views and changing minds
Senator Sorghum quips about braining through shifts in tariff stance. He comments that it takes wisdom to know when to change positions to align with changing constituent views.
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Senator Sorghum
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