Hall Faces Urgent Marriage Bid In Studio Drama
Artist-photographer Bonistelle works in his studio as assistant Flodie Fisher warns of the studio’s precarious finances. Attorney Doremus arrives with news that Uncle John’s will offers four million dollars if Hall marries before his twenty eighth birthday which starts at midnight. Rena Royalton arrives seeking a quick marriage.
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Hall
Bonistelle
Flodie Fisher
Pauty
Mr. Doremus
the Rase
Ucle John
Rena Royalton
Propos al Dilemma at Hall and Rena Royalton Party
In a tense salon scene Hall Bonistelle pleads with Rena Royalton for a promise he cannot rush. Rena delays a decision, asking for a week while his desperation grows and Flodie frets over the cost of a missed engagement.
New York Woman Flodie Bets on Carolyn Dallys
In a tense salon scene, Hall Bonistelle battles his desire for youth and status. Carolyn Dallys arrives, stirring plans as Flodie schemes to win him for herself and roils the Royaltons with a potential engagement.
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New York
Hall
Carolyn Dallys
Flodie
Jovel
Mr. Bonistelle
Miss Dallysie
Millonaire
Carolyn
Mrs. Royalton
Royalton
Dallys
Mia
Royaltom
Portraits and Intrigue in a Studio Society
Carolyn Dallys, poised in a New York studio, teases Hall with flirtatious banter as artistic pressure rises. The scene reveals social inside circles, class armor, and the delicate balance of power between artist and muse in a society where she stands at the center.
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Gale
Hall
Carolyn Dallys
Carolyn
Mi + Royalton
Carolyn Dallyn
Lower
Fifth Avenue
Climb to Mount Clark in Yosemite Misses Summit
In Yosemite valley Sierra Club treasurer Marion Randall Parsons recalls a four‑person party’s two night trek toward Mount Clark at 11 509 feet. They push over rocky ridges to a snow filled summit approach but lack rope and ice tools, ending with a grand alpine view and a defeated ascent.
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Marion Randall Parsons
The
Sierra Club
Yosemite Valley
Mountlark
Merced
Mount Clark
Mount Starr King
Starr King Meadow
Illilouette
Sequojias
Half Dome
Cloud
Tenaya—canyon
el Capitan
Cathedral Rocks
Canyon
Lyell
McClure
Ritter
Dana
Clark
John Muir
Camp E
Nevada
Vernal
Happy Isles
Letters Stolen in Seattle Return to Recipients
Post office inspectors in Seattle seek to deliver 500 letters stolen over a year ago by former clerk W. A. Byers. He hid them in his ashes during a fireplace concealment. At arrest time 8,000 letters were found in a law office he ran. He pleaded guilty and was imprisoned. Recently L. T. Merry moved into Byers’ former hotel and, while cleaning the fireplace, uncovered the remaining letters.
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Seattle
Wash
W. A. Byers
Byers
L. T. ‘Merry
Birds as early warning for enemy planes in wartime
The London Daily Chronicle reprints a Cologne Gazette article claiming hens and pigeons can signal incoming aircraft. It notes hens guard chicks and pigeons fly in all weather, with crows prized for their sharp eyesight. Training involves frightening birds to deter large aerial threats.
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London Daily Chronicle
Cologné Gazette
Cologne
Army Motor Repair Shop From Portable Aeroplane Factories
Pearson's Weekly describes portable aeroplane factories used by the French in war times. These mobile shops carry lathes, drills, forges, spare propellers and wings to rebuild aircraft and repair crashes rapidly.
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Pearson's Weekly
Patriotic Badges For Women In England
Women in England wear metal enameled badges showing the union jack with inscriptions “Husband With the Colours” “Son With the Colours” “Brother With the Colours” or “Father With the Colours” indicating support for service members.
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England
Sliver of Grenade Steel Extracted From French Soldier
A fragment of steel torn by a grenade pierced a French soldier’s heart early in the war. It remained for four and a half months before surgeons removed it in a delicate operation. The patient is now considered cured as the heart resumes normal function.
Buttermilk Favored In Heat Over Other Drinks
On hot days buttermilk is preferred to whole milk for adults and can suit babies. It is described as a better option than beer for hot weather at a bar.
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Little
Yosemite
Merced
Wall Paper Trade Shifts From England to Germany
The London Chronicle notes that in twenty years Germany has captured 17 percent of the wallpaper market, reducing England and France from the former monopoly.
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Germany
England
France
London Chronicle
Great Drainage Project in Egypt Begun
The program to drain and reclaim 1,000,000 acres of land in Egypt has started and is described as one of the largest and most costly undertakings of its kind.
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Egypt
Population Decline Shows Rural Drop in 1910 Census
In 1910 the census recorded 2,491 counties nationwide with rural populations down from ten years earlier. The data highlight a shift as urban areas grew while rural regions contracted, reflecting broader demographic trends of the era.
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States of the Union
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Glelett Burgess
FSF
Rena
Miss Fisher
Fiodie
Mrs. Bonistelle
Gi- Ray Walters
Miss Dallys
Fledie
Sierra
Army Motor Repair Shop
Portable Aeroplane Factory
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