War intrigue on the Rock tests Jane and Woodhouse
In Gibraltar, Jane Gerson faces danger as Captain Woodhouse looms in spy games surrounding the Wilhelmstrasse plan. General Crandall, Lady Crandall, and Major Bishop probe Woodhouse while Billy Capper watches, as Jane seeks a safe escape from Paris to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Bobbs-Merrill Company
Bright
Jane Gerson
Europe
Hildebrand’s
New York
Calais
Captain Woodhouse
Egypt
Paris
Jane
Poiret, Worth
Pacquin
Doeuillet
Berlin
Germany
Louisa
Billy Capper
Malta
Capper
Wilhelmstrasse
Alexandria
Castle Clair
Fontain Woodhouse
Russia
Woodhouse
Doctor Koch
Wady Halfa
Gibraltar
Princess Mary
Gerson
Josepha
Sherman
Rock
Hotel Splendide
Willy Kimball
Joseph Almer
Crandall
Government House
Plante
Lady Crandall
General Crandall
Signal Service
Gibralter
Miss Gerson
Hildebrande
Jaimihr Khan
The
Carson
Bishop
Jaimihr
Craigen
His
Industrial and regional notes from Salem chapter
Salem service industry and rail projects dominate reports. Calfornia Cotton Mills Co offers 22 cents a pound for flax from local penitentiary stock. Southern Pacific cites car shortages due to eastern demand, canal closure, and port congestion. Oregon towns plan timber sales, dredging, and new plants while lawmakers debate hydro power policy and fuel conservation.
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Salem
Penitentiary
California Cotton Mills Co
Southerlin
Coosey & Eastern R. R
Portland
Cinnebar
Bandon Western World
Congress
W. R. Scott
Southern Pacific Co
Panama Canal
Calfornia
Albany
Bend—Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Milton
Freewater
Twin Falls Vinegar Co
Klamath Falls
Guy Hughes
Winona
Washington
Pine Valley Herald
Grants Pass
Siskiyou Forest Reserve
Medford
Hermiston
Pendleton
Cottage Grove
Standard Oil Co
Baker
D. C
Bend Brick & Lumber Co
Eugene—Car of
Lane Co
California
Astoria
A Tough Talk to a Young Smoker
A stern admonition targets a 12 or 13 year old boy smoking in secret. The speaker urges the boy to quit cigarettes to become a strong, healthy man or face ridicule and a chance at ending in an insane asylum if he continues.
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Sonny
Insane Asylum
Advertising in This Paper Pays Off Says the Hen
A humorous comparison notes hens and roosters lack tact or sense, yet advertise through crowing and laying eggs. It argues that humans frequently hesitate before advertising, urging readers to place ads in this paper for effective notices and sales.
Hughes asks if Congress’s achievements are sectional or national
The speech in the Congressional Record rebuts Southern seniority in committee chairs and argues that several major laws were national in scope. It lists tariffs, the income tax, Rural Credits, post and mail improvements, Good Roads, farm extension, labor, child labor, the Federal Reserve Act, conservation, anti trust, shipping, the Federal Trade Commission, Seamen’s Law, and wartime policy as national measures. It challenges ex Justice Hughes to name sectional measures to repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles BH
Hughes
House
Senate
James B. Ashwell
Congressional Record
Congress
American Congress
Speaker
100 Percent American Pledge in Wilson Acceptance Speech
The text presents President Wilson declaring that he is an American citizen first and foremost, rejecting loyalty to any foreign power. He emphasizes loyalty to the United States above all else, describing it as a pledge during his acceptance speech.
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United States
Wilson
Democratic Party
Mexican Policy and Wilsons Democracy in Mexico
The article surveys Wilsons Mexican policy emphasizing national sovereignty and self government. It argues the United States must avoid imposing peace on Mexico and allow a permanent settlement of internal troubles, noting pressures for war and the need for a peaceful neighbor relation.
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Wilson
United States
Mexico
United” States
Rio Grande
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Earl Derr Biggers
Robert Welles Ritchie
George
Lady Evelyn
Industrial Review
Gay
America
Marshall
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