The City of Numbered Days Discloses a Dam Project
Brouillard engineers the Niquola dam plan for government contracts while Cartwright builds a real estate boom in Mirapolis. A gold rush lures MasSiningle and Brouillard faces a moral choice to protect his love and the town.
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Brouillard
Niquola
J. Wesley Cartwright
Genevieve
Cartwright
Steve Massingale
Jouillard
Ford
Sogan
Amy Massingale
Mirapolis
Consolidated Electric Power Company
Grislow
L Brouillard
Mirapolis plots stall panic as gold rush shocks town
Brouillard gambles with Garner to back Mirapolis by buying at old prices. A gold placard sparks a mass rush, halting work on the dam and prompting officials to track Brouillard, Cartwright, and the missing railroad plan amid a plotting crisis.
Brouillard and Miss Massingale Clash Over Visits
Brouillard lounges on the Massingale porch while Miss Massingale teases him about repeated excuses for excluding her from his visiting list. She mocks his evasions and accuses him of withholding the real reason for his neglect.
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Grislow
Brouillard
Massingale
Miss Massingale
President Wilson Leads Flag Day Preparedness Parade
President Wilson marched at the head of about 75 000 people in Washington for a Flag Day preparedness demonstration. The event featured a 4000 strong navy yard section with military displays and a speech denouncing disloyalty from a small foreign-born minority and urging unity for national purpose.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Congress
Navy Yard
Panama Canal
Peace Monument
United States Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
United States
Washington Monument
Capitol
After what he has done in his efforts to please her how will Broulilard square himself with Amy
The passage asks how Broulilard can atone with Amy for an act she deems dishonorable, given his attempts to please her. It centers on his need to reconcile with Amy after a morally faulted gesture, implying a confrontation or apology.
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Stouillard
Garner
Brouillard
Amy Massingale
Tig Smith
Mr. Cartwright
Mirapolis Holdings
Mirapolis
Placer
Reclamation Service
Handley
Leshington
Anson
Grislow
Morever
Levy
Harlan
Massingale Cabin
Amy
Tig
Susan
Father
Stevie
Chigringo Avenue
Red Butte
Broadllard
Mr. Ford
Broulilard
Poindexter Chosen Texas Democratic National Committeeman
Texas delegation to the National Democratic Convention selected William Poindexter as the state’s national committeeman by a vote of 23 to 14. The caucus also named Governor James B. Ferguson to the platform committee and listed others for key roles including James B. Stubbs on permanent organization and John N. Garner on the committee to notify the presidential nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Texas
William Poindexter
Poindexter
Love
James B. Ferguson
James B. Stubbs
Stuart R. Smith
Charles H. Mills
Will A. Hanger
D. C. Giddings
John N. Garner
Allen D. Sanford
San Antonio Proposes $1,000,000 Bond Issue
The San Antonio city council passed an ordinance calling an election on July 17 to determine whether the city shall issue bonds totaling 1,000,000 dollars to fund expenses of the proposed bi centennial and Pan American exposition to be held in 1918.
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San Antonio
Tex
Inconsistent Employment Card Reads as a Standing Engagement
A humorous exchange questions temporary sitting work while the response frames the role as a standing engagement. The pun highlights ambiguity in employment terms and the speaker’s self awareness of the arrangement.
Foreign Gold Flows Into New York as Imports Top 50 Million
The receipt of an extra 3.2 million dollars in gold from Canada by J. P. Morgan & Co. adds to five weeks of imports crossing the bor der totaling well over 50 million dollars with no let up in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Canada
J. P. Morgan & Co
Rice Crop In Crowley Parish Makes Strong Progress
Rice conditions in Crowley Louisiana are reported good with the crop farther advanced and in better health than in many years. Officials note favorable weather and rising yields across the parish.
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Crowley, la
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Roland B. Hall
Macon
J. T. Shuptrine
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KEEP
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J. F. Ansley
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Waco
Doan
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Buffalo
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the New Home Sewing Machine CO
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