Cowboys and Races at Flying Heart Ranch
Cowboys of the Flying Heart mourn the loss of a prized phonograph after a promised race between Speed and Culver Covington. Helen Blake schemes to have Covington race, Speed arrives with his valet Larry Glass, and a web of romance, rivalry, and pressure builds as Covington is delayed in Omaha and Speed trains under anxious eyes.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford
Yale
Culver Covington
Helen Blake
Speed
Jean Chapin
Covington
Helen
Larry Glass
Wally
Fresno
Stanford University
Glass
Willie
Mr. Speed
Blake
J. Wallingford Speed
Berkeley Fresno
Speed and Glass Push Boy in Training Race Plan
Speed endures brutal training under Glass as they plot a staged escape to avoid the race. A chance meeting with Fresno and a tense promise to win tests loyalties, with Helen watching from a distance as Wally battles exhaustion, thirst, and doubt.
Five Miles Before Breakfast Aboard The Dawn Run
Speed and Glass rouse at daybreak to a brutal five mile run as dawn paints a glorious but mocking landscape. The bunkhouse din fades into the cold, wet resolve of youth racing toward a looming, hopeless challenge amid weathered weariness.
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Speed
Giana
Glass
Flying Heart Ranch Hands Face Morning Tension
Still Bill Stover confronts a tense crew as worries mix with restless dreams on the Flying Heart. Carara fears losing his saddle in a foot race while Cloudy and Murphy joke about the boss and a restless phonograph nightly.
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Bill Stover
Carara
Cloudy
The Sun Returns to Middleham After Winter
In Middleham North Devon a sunless period lasts from November to February as hills block the horizon. The sun first appears on February 14 known to locals as valentine day. If fog or clouds hide it, disappointment follows especially among children. Over the next days the sun stays longer until it again vanishes in November.
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Lyn
Lynmouth
Devon
Middleham
CHARACTER IN THE NECKTIE
Two men discuss a stubborn necktie and a mock psychology behind it. A visitor helps untie the knot, claiming one maker was irritable or cranky and that knotting depends on compatibility with the wearer. The tester finally succeeds, tying it neatly.
Lansbury voices UK price angst in New York speech
Speaking out in New York, George Lansbury denounces rising British essentials prices outpacing wages. He says workers no longer tolerate injustice and will publicize discontent, noting growing courage among the working class.
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George Lansbury
New York
Great Britain
Mr. Lansbury
Little Willie
First Lady of France Becomes Official Figure in State Life
President Poincare has moved his wife into an official role without fanfare, elevating Mme Poincare to a position akin to a reigning consort. Her name appears in formal telegrams, she has been received by the German ambassador, and she charms Parisians with beauty and tact.
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France
Poincare
Third Republic
Mme. Poincare
Paris
Alphonse
Feed the Brute
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment recalls a girl recalling a summer romance with a much younger boy. He left for school, asking for a memento to eat, and she gave him something edible as a keepsake. The tale highlights age difference and a bittersweet farewell.
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Cleveland Plain” Dealer
Lost Poet and Macbeth Lecture Imbroglio Recalled
Arthur Mursell recalls meeting George Macdonald at Clapham Station after a lecture on Macbeth. A long haired man escorted by officials caused confusion as authorities questioned his identity and role before Macdonald delivered his talk.
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Arthur Mursell
George Macdonald
Macbeth
Clapham Station
Buttons
Wolf
Fairies Said to Warn Irish Bridegroom Over Missing Savings
In Donegal Ireland villagers credit the wee folk with a warning when farmer Michael McFaul reported a theft of about 1500. Police treat it as ordinary crime as a young woman from his household was arrested for cashing large banknotes. The family remains charitable, attributing the incident to elfin disapproval of an unsuitable marriage.
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Ireland
Emerald Isle
Donegal
Michael cFaul
Clonmany
McFaul
Billboards in New York City Cited as Nuisance
Dr J P Haney criticizes street advertising in New York City noting 3 800 000 square feet of billboards dominated by liquor tobacco and entertainment ads He argues stricter regulation could raise revenue as seen in Berlin and Buenos Aires where annual street ad taxes bring in 95000 and 100000 respectively.
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New York
Billboard Advertising Commission
J. P. Haney
New York City
Municipal Art Society
Europe
Dr. Haney
Berlin
Buenos Aires
Leslie
Knocking His Car Causes Thrills in Detroit Romance
A young man buys a loud cheap car and uses it to call on his sweetheart. He arrives amid street excavations and explosions, prompting the girl to fear a dramatic visit, a tale cited from The Popular Magazine about wit and money in Detroit.
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Detroit
Popular Magazine
Widower Bill Dighton Remarries in Rhode Island Town
A Rhode Island widower, Bill Dighton, celebrates his second wedding. He asks local women to help the new wife settle in, saying he misses his first wife and trusts neighbors to welcome her, a gesture reported by National Food Magazine.
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Bill Dighton
Rhode Island
Child's witty remark about tombstones at St Pauls
A holiday tale from an English boy returns from St Pauls cathedral and responds to questions about brave soldiers. He notes tombstones praise defeats of the French, yet points out the soldiers are dead while the French remain alive. The boy replies with amused mischief highlighting the contrast.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Willie
Britons Question Physical Fitness Of English Youth
Sir James Crichton-Browne warns public elementary schools show widespread physical and mental blemishes that impair education and future prospects. The National League for Physical Education with the Mansion House health and housing effort pushes drills and medical training to lift overall bodily health in schools. Admiral Montague laments declining grit among English youths, urging caution in national stamina concerns.
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James Crichton-Browne
England
National League For Physical Education and Improvement
Mansion House Committee On Health and Housing
Board of Education
National League
Venuses de Medici
Apollos Belvedere
Bombadier Wells
Admiral Montague
National Sporting Club
Oats Under Her Bed Divorce Clash Headlines Indiana Suit
Mrs Lenis Lenhart sues her former husband in Fort Wayne circuit court arguing he cluttered the home with a plow corn planter and farm implements kept under the bed and in the parlor provoking a trial for single bliss amid a turbulent matrimonial dispute.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Lenis Lenhart
Fire Insurance Emerges After London Fire of 1666
The text notes no ancient fire insurers and cites relief contributions for fire victims. After London's great fire in 1666 the first regular fire insurance office opened in 1681 near the Royal Exchange, started by a group of donors. It spurred similar institutions across Europe.
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London
Royal Exchange
Europe
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