Betenoire the Bayou Boy Wins Afloats and Hearts
Henri nicknamed Betenoire is a daring Bayou youth loved for his luck and courage. After trouble with a crab shooter, he earns respect by catching a huge shrimp haul and breaking a strike, with Madeline watching and Lanese praising his boldness.
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Betenoire
Mme Sprigolet
Henri
Madame
Grace
Angel
M Lanese
Madame Lanese
Madeline
Bete-noire
Madame Spigolet
Bebe
Bayou
Rene
Bete-notre
Dogo
Petenojre
Tombs Unearthed Near Rome Date From Pre Etruscan Era
Ancient tombs dating to before Christ were found in Campagna near Rome, with small ceramic urns, bronze iron and copper objects, and gold ornaments. The graves reveal long burials and vanished skeletal remains, with imported treasure patterns. Separately Virginia and South Carolina legislatures study advanced forestry measures.
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Campagna
Rome
Veii
Camillus
Virginia
South Carolina
Ireland's Flag Choices Discussed by London Correspondent
A London correspondent surveys Ireland’s flag history from the Spear and Serpent to the harp and red hand. It notes blue ground with a sunburst as the likeliest current choice, favored for antiquity and Irish symbolism, with Sinn Fein insisting on blue and Irish linen.
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Ireland
London
New York Sun
Moses
Milesius
Fionn MacCumhall
Cromwell
Munster
Dresmond
Thomond
Ormond
Henry VIII
England
Henry
Grattan
Shane
Hugh O'Neill
Queen Elizabeth
Trinity College
Dublin
Fitzgerald
Sinn Peiners
Whimsical Prisoner at Dublin Sessions
A laborer faced stealing boots charges and questioned the accusation with witty rhetoric. He praised the Dublin police, claiming his ardent, sincere testimony and offering artistic pictures to the sergeant, saying he would rather serve 40,000 years in jail than plead to a whimsical charge.
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Dublin
Witful captain and blunt Irish recruit on troopship voyage
A witty sailing captain among British troops aboard a troopship jokes with sailors and an inexperienced Irish recruit. The recruit fires back with a sharp retort about steering the mainmast, turning the exchange into a humorous standoff at sea.
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Cape
Ibelow
The New Fable of Everybody's Friend and the Line-Sucker
A sequestered Dump tale follows Edgar and Rufus two Urchins with equal handicaps. Edgar is polite popular and cautious while Rufus is bold arrogant and aggressive as both pursue college life and public service. The piece contrasts meek virtue with aggressive self interest ending with a moral about popularity and courage.
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Edgar
Rufus
Napoleon
John L Sullivan
Sitting Bull
Rly
McGuey
Ifa
Walter Camp
Alma Mater
Lea Nobel
Edgars Offee
Three-Finger Sam Uses Anti-Gambling Law Plot Twist
In Crimson Gulch a dispute arises over an anti-gambling law. Three-Finger Sam explains the rule as a method to break up games when a tenderfoot starts winning big money. The line hints at frontier justice and local legal quirks.
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Crimson Gulch
Three-Finger
Sam
Armored Coat Design Aids Vital Body Protection
A California woman has devised a coat with between the fabric and lining sewn mail plates. The flexible armor can cover the whole coat or protect only critical areas, offering defense against threats from groups like the Black Hand.
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California
Black Hand
Artificial sapphires produced in Paris
News from Paris reports the production of artificial sapphires after many failed tests. The stones mimic all chemical physical and optical properties of natural gems and are nearly indistinguishable to experts.
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Paris
M Verneuil
Academy of Sciences
Make Circle With Square.
A new device patented in New Britain Connecticut claims to form a circle from a square. The tool combines a flat graduated rule with a socket for a lead point and a movable metal slide that acts as a square. The slide secures at any point and, with the projecting point, draws a circle using the pencil.
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New Britain
Conn
Work of Aviators in 1913 Surpasses Prior Year
French aviators flew 8,500,000 miles in the year, up from 2,000,000 miles in 1912. They occupied 136,000 hours in flight versus 89,000 hours, and carried 48,000 passengers, about four times the previous year.
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Henris
F. H. Lancaster
Mme. la
Nese
Mme
Spigolet
Lanese
Bete Noire
Hal
Cajan
Monsieur
Daily Story Pub. Co
Reland
Father
U. S. Grant
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