Nation and World Briefs From Government and Flood News
Washington extends flood relief for Ohio and Indiana survivors as floods spread across four Mississippi Valley states. Senate fills Illinois vacancies. Democratic strength stands at 51 to 45. Navy changes command with Commander Andrews resigning and Commander Blue stepping in. Wilson orders Behring Sea patrols to protect fur seals from April to September. Parcel post legal questions spark debate over small package handling and government monopoly. White House confirms extended congressional session likely into autumn. Moore resigns as weather chief. Houston secretary confirms July 31 departure. Texas western district marshal appointment follows. Tuberculosis treatment debate prompts travel caution. Mississippi engineers fear flood levels will top last year. Georgia ex-governor William J. Northern dies in Atlanta. Gulf storm disrupts Gulf shipping. Beaumont-Port Arthur interurban project contracts awarded. Oil drilling leases filed near Pierce Junction, Texas. Omaha seeks $50,000 for relief efforts.
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United States
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Senate
Navy
Daniels
Philip Andrews
Bureau of Navigation
Victor Blue
Andrews
North Pacific
Wilson
Unalga
Tamaha
Bear
Thetis
Behring Sea
Burleson
Post Office Department
Parcel Post Law
Democratic Congressional Committee
Washington
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Houston
J. H. Rogers
Culberson and
Sheppard
Texas
Congress
Eliot
McCombs
Great Britain
France
Mississippi
Frank M. Kerr
State Board of Engineers
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
William J. Northern
Georgia
Atlanta
Gulf of Mexico
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Pierce Junction
J. H. Putnam, Jr
James Hamilton
Omaha
Neb
Stolen Singer Agatha Redmond Faces Yacht Abduction
Agatha Redmond, an opera singer in New York, is abducted after reading a will. Witness James Hambleton and ally Hand survive a yacht wreck aboard the Sea Gull and Jeanne Arc while Mrs Stoddard and Dr Thayer plan care for Hambleton. Lizzie the maid arrives with Agatha’s trunks as the mystery deepens.
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Agatha Redmond
New York
James Hambleton
Lynn
Mass
Agatha Hiedmond
Hambleton
Agatha
Monsieur Chatelard
Jimmy
Hand
Jim
Dr. Hayer
Charlesport
Dr. Thayer
van Camp
Sea Gull
Aleck
Hayer
Mrs. Stoddard
Agatha and Susan Stoddard Seek Divine Aid and Reform
Agatha confronts rumors and vows to avoid scandal while Susan Stoddard repents for misjudging Agatha’s life. The pair unite to save a life through prayer and faith as they acknowledge past sins and plan to act together.
Echoes of City Society Aboard a Quiet Household
Sallie Kingsbury dislikes the enigmatic Mr Hand who helps at Mrs Stoddard’s house. He clashes with her tidy routines and questions pepper on Miss Redmond’s tray. Hand asserts a haughty tone while Sallie resists his formality and authority in the kitchen.
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Angie
Simon
Agatha
Susan Stoddard
Agathe
Red House
Mrs. Stoddard
Hercules
Susan
Doctor Thayer
New England
Sallie
Mr. Hand
Hand
Mademoiselle
Parson Thayer
Miss Redmond
Mr. Hambleton
Lizzie
Big Simon
Ilion
Sallie Kingsbury
Hidden Will Mystery Baffles Bolton Area Residents
In Bradley Ford near Bolton Lancashire a search for a missing will attracts a London woman from Gunnersbury. She believes a hidden document may grant a valuable estate, inspired by a seance led by a medium. The will, allegedly concealed in a wall within a bricked shed cellar, traces to John Bradley who died childless and left no will.
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Bradley Ford
Bolton
Lancashire
England
Gunnersbury
London
John Bradley
First Lightning Rods Origin Hint From Bohemian Monk
A Bohemian monk reportedly invented the first lightning catcher in Preditz Moravia on June 15, 1754. His device featured a pole with 12 curved branches and metal boxes filled with ore, all wired to earth by a chain. Enemies of the inventor claimed it caused droughts and had him imprisoned.
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Benjamin Franklin
Bohemia
Preditz
Moravia
That man Gabler speaks to crowds again
A fragment quotes Gabler seeking a louder voice in public. The text then shifts to a moral line about an honest man discerning right from wrong, noting a crowd of 4,000 and urging louder speech.
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Gabler
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Washington News
United States Public Health Service
Friedmann
Galveston
G. M. Guiteras
Martha Bellinger
THE
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Jeanne D’arc
Jeanne D'Arc
Bazinet
Hant
James
Thayer
Thayers
Hattie
Bronx
Herr Weimar
Orchestra
Straker
Madame Florio
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