Barnes Faces Corsican Duel Over Marina’s Appeal
In Ajaccio, Barnes negotiates a tense duel as Antonio Paoli, a Corsican captain, faces Andre de Belloc while Marina’s brother weighs vengeance from a distance. Marina’s flowers become Barnes’ talisman as dust clouds foretell a critical confrontation on the Bas t road.
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Soto Voce
Mr. Barnes
New York
Bastia
Barnes
Marina
Andre
Ajaccio
Paoli
Fie
Andre de Rbeloc
Department of
Alveria
France
Pat
Africa
de Teller
Pam
Mintireiv
Gentteman
Sionsieur
Antonio Paani
de Belloc
Andre de Belloc
Algeria
Captain de Belloc
Monsieur Barnes
Antonio
M. Antonio Paoli
Maines
Europe
Monte Carlo
H Ty
Barn
Sames
jJames
Burt
Rastie Road
Les Isles Encarnadine
Andre de Beller
Old Mateo
Monsieur
Andre de Pelloc
Chasseurs d'Afrique
Duel of Weapons On Island Seeks Gentleman Honor
English and French officers clash over pistols amid a parley for honor on a tropical island. A coin toss for sides sets a twelve pace duel as Barnes presses a brutal but orderly code and a Corsican foe demands equal punishment for a prior hit.
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M. Barnes
Antonio
de Belloc
Barnes
Quiet Little Game Turns Real Money Stakes
A New York summer visitor recounts a calm Euchre session with a dozen modest ladies in the Adirondacks that turns into real money. Bets at five dollars per hand equated to winnings and losses of 280 dollars, 165 dollars, and 320 dollars, with the narrator losing 125 dollars.
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New York
Adirondacks
Harper’s Weekly
Peace Returns as Santo Domingo Revolts End
Santo Domingo faced 17 revolutions plus two silent Nos 11 and 15 until soldiers awakened to find their brass labels changed to a single number. The next morning peace reigned, hailed as a miracle by the masses though some claimed muffled sounds were heard.
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Santo Domingo
The Continuous Pose Neighborhood Exchange
Mrs. Dobbs asks about the new neighborhood and Mrs. Dibbs notes a social divide: rich talk poor and poor talk rich. The quip captures a satire on class perception in a compact social moment.
Roosevelt urged to call new Hague peace meeting
The Interparliamentary Union at its twelfth conference in St Louis plans to press President Roosevelt to convene a second Hague convention and advocate compulsory arbitration to end the Russo Japanese war. The proposal calls for mediation and intervention by signatory powers to restore peace.
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St. Louis
Interparliamentary Union
Roosevelt
Gobat
Switzerland
Union
Executive Council
Far East
the Hague
Interparliamentary Bureau
Nine Thousand Workers Thrown Out of Work
Chicago and Plano plants of the International Harvester Company close causing nine thousand layoffs. The McCormick Deering divisions in Chicago and the Plano Indiana plant shut down with the period of closure to be indefinite. Union leaders claim the move follows the expiration of the companys union contract on September 14.
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Chicago
Internationalarvester Company
McCormick and
Deering
Plano, IN
McCormick
Plano
International Harvester Company
World’s Fair Attendances Set New Record
St Louis reports record crowds at the exposition last week with 874,954 admissions, surpassing all prior weeks. Labor Day drew 209,622 the largest single day, with daily totals of 209,622 on Monday, 113,819 on Tuesday, 137,075 on Wednesday, 143,309 on Thursday, 137,603 on Friday, and 133,526 on Saturday.
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St. Louis
Mrs Maybrick Reenters American Society at Lawn Fete
Mrs Florence Maybrick appears at a Cragsmoor lawn fete in New York, mingling freely with guests. The special report notes her long absence due to imprisonment in England and her maintained charm from twenty years ago.
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Maybrick
Cragsmoor
N. Y
Florence Maybrick
Jefferson Guards Issue Silence Rule at Fair
A government order directs Jefferson guards to refrain from criticizing the fair its management any exhibit or show or any officer connected with the fair at any time. No derogatory words or speech toward any body or thing will be allowed.
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St. Louis
Jefferson Guards
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Moon
Mateo
Stais
Elroc
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Athens
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