Filibusters of Venezuela Chapter Eight Continues
Don Juan learns Mattazudo may have moved Lola to a safe location as Gomez schemes to recover her. The Carib Ramana, the castle, and Ramona’s hut figure in a tense sequence with Garza and Philip seeking truth while Gomez and Mattazudo accuse each other. The plot thickens as a hidden panel reveals uneasy alliances and impending reckoning.
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Dom Juan
Gomes
Don Juan
Gomez
Senor
Mattazudo
Republic
Lola
Garza
Philip
Philp
Senors
Don Juan Garza
Salvarez
Ramona
Phillip
Mattazado
Zambos
Medworth
Carib’s
Mattazuda
Maby Mae
The Sliding Panel Chapter IX Discovery in Caverns
Tempest and Medworth secure the powder magazine then explore a hidden door. A secret spring opens a concealed passage leading to a dark corridor and a lavish library filled with papers and maps, where they find signs of unseen occupants.
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Tempest
Medworth
Tam
Revival of bowls gains interest in England
A revived taste for bowls signals a return to an ancient pastime once suppressed due to its archery rivalries and perceived illicit associations. The sport persists chiefly in northern England and Scotland, offering a pleasant evening activity for older players amid a broader reawakening of the game.
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England
Scotland
Japan’s Emperor Receives Large Indemnity Grant
The emperor of Japan enjoys an annual allowance near two million dollars for the imperial establishment plus a private fortune in stocks and real estate. At war’s end Parliament allocated 20 million yen from Chinese indemnity as gratitude for his leadership of naval and military actions.
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Japan
Dismissal of Weak Arguments in Sword Silhouette Metaphor
A reflective piece notes that weak arguments though unsubstantial pose a hard challenge to defeat. The narrator likens the effort to cutting through a cushion with a sword, illustrating the futility of forcing clarity where it is lacking.
Kentucky Idol Falls Quietly in Navy Baptism Tale
One by one Kentucky idols crumble as the battleship named for the state is christened with plain water instead of the customary red and fiery liquor, drawing critique from a Kentucky observer who laments the omission by a shipboard ceremony.
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Watterson
Kentucky
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky in the crossfire over Henry Watterson and horse racing
A wartime tone piece riffs on Henry Watterson’s claim of not attending a horse race in fifteen years, lampooning Kentucky culture of whisky and fast horses. It mixes political satire with reminiscences of Jefferson and Lamb, then shifts to Lawrence Barrett and Edwin Booth saving Wisconsin’s governor La Follette, highlighting stage lore and a vow to persevere despite defeat.
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Henry
Ken
Kentucky
Henry Watterson
Ouar Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Lamb
Jefferson
Erre Haute
Ind
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Fort Wayne
C. B
Catherine Burke
Buzzard’s Bay
Lawrence Barrett
Edwin Booth
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
Ing
University of Wisconsin
Madison
la Follette
Booth
Barrett
Eskimo Legend Explains Earth Held by Giant Ice Spirit
A fragment from New York Herald recounts Eskimo legends: the earth rests in the grasp of a great ice spirit, who holds the globe with a left hand. Geography follows, mapping continents to the spirit’s fingers and explaining why travelers seek the pole is barred by icy wrists. A second tale, The Lion and the Fox, ends with a moral on presence of mind.
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Earth
Eteah Eskimos
Smith Sound
Great American
Fce
Pacific
Western
North America
Tierra del Fuego
Cape Horn
Atlantic
Europe
Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Himalaya
Indian
Ceylon
Chinese
Australia
Great Plain
Asia
Kamchatka
Kurile Islands
Japan
New York Herald
Reynard
Patti Nicolini to Tour Again Amid Farewell Promises
A western editor reports during Adelina Patti's late US tours that Mme Patti Nicolini will return next year for a final time. The piece markets her as the human nightingale with a high two thousand dollar note and a castle in Wales, urging listeners to hear her before she retires.
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Adelina Patti
United States
Mme
Patti Nicolini
Patt
Wales
Rain Would Hit Edge As Farmer Skeptically Speaks
A Philadelphia Record item notes a farmer dismissing rain prayers by claiming the earth is flat and that this season the edge tilts toward the thunder region meaning any rain would strike the edge and not benefit crops.
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Philadelphia
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Echo
Via
Joseph Jefferson
Robert M.la Follette
Bushnell, Havy
Chicago
Burcky & Milan
Cenreenens
South Clark Street
Poitetsh
End Bae
Oak Park
Illinois
Vsetin
R. N. F. Hiller’s
Tos
North Park Avenue
Telephone Main
J. Dunfee & CO
Franklin ST
Corner
Washington
Cicero Gas Company
Oak Park Ave
Patti
Anand Oe
Chicago Telephone Company
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