Vanishing Fleets Opens War Tale In Washington
In a Washington start, the World War II era drama follows Guy Hillier and Norma Roberts as Japan declares war. A spy, Seige, witnesses U.S. actions and flees north toward Canada with help from a Chinese ally while American secret service closes in and Japan reels under the looming coastward threat.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hillier
Norma Roberts
Inventor Roberts
Philippines
Will of Colonel Snell Declared Insane By Jury
In Clinton Illinois a DeWitt County case over estate nearly two million dollars ends with a jury finding Colonel Thomas Snell insane when his will and codicils were executed. The verdict could reduce Richard Snell’s $750,000 share plus annuity set for Mabelle Snell McNamara, and trigger a second appeal to the state supreme court.
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Clinton
Illinois
Thomas Snell
Richard
Supreme Court
Richard Snell
Mabelle Snell McNamara
Kansas City
Dewitt County
Flight of Seigo Ends With A Descent From The Sorle
Seigo realizes the sleeping eagle will descend from the sorle with merciless intent as Chapter VI closes.
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Seigo
Dundee Girl Swallows Week's Wages in Laughing Accident
A Dundee girl swallowed her weekly pay while laughing at a joke. She kept one gold and two silver coins in her mouth to safeguard the money, but an involuntary laugh caused the coins to be swallowed.
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Dundee
Scotland
Needlen His Heart Ends Life of Iowa Temperance Leader
Rev. D. D. Babcock of Marshalltown, a noted Iowa temperance worker and author, died by his own hand after asking his wife for needles. Mrs. Babcock gave a package to him thinking it would help open a blister, and twenty minutes later he passed away, with the needle found beneath the flesh over the heart.
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Nippon
Des Moines
Iowa
D. D. Babcock
Marshalltown
ENGINE KILLS AN AUTOIST AT WINFIELD CROSSING
One man is dead one fatally injured and another seriously hurt after a car collision with a Long Island railroad train at Winfield crossing near Long Island City Deputy Sheriff Edward Hurley Glen Cove was killed Allen Parry Seacliffe will die and O D Tappan New York owner of the car is badly hurt Horace T Sherwood Glen Cove escaped unharmed Also notes strikers ordered residents to leave East Liverpool Ohio within 24 hours.
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Seige
Chicago
Mire
Canada
California
Trampdom
Seattle
New York City
Long Island
Winfield Crossing
Long Island City
Edward Hurley
Glen Cove
L. I
Allen Parry
Seacliffe
L. L
New York
Horace T. Sherwood
East Liverpool
Ohio
Chester
W. Va
Bishop Shanley Found Dead in Fargo Room
Funeral arrangements are being made for Bishop Shanley of the Catholic Church of North Dakota who was found dead in his room. He was a nephew of Archbishop Ireland, and details of the death remain under investigation.
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Shanley
Fargo
North Dakota
Shzley
Catholic Church of
Ireland
Death of Prof R V Mateucci at Vesuvius Observatory
Professor R V Mateucci, director of the royal observatory on Mount Vesuvius, renowned for steadfast duty during eruptions, died at the observatory in Rome.
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Vesuvius Observatory
Rome
Italy
R. V. Mateucci
Royal Observatory
Mount Vesuvius
Princess Hurt in Auto Accident Near Dresden Castle
Princess Johann of Saxony was tossed from a car near the castle in Dresden and sustained a head wound described as slight. Authorities report the injury not serious and under medical care at the scene.
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Dresden
Germany
Johann of
Saxony
A Case for Sympathy from Lippincott’s Magazine
Two western city matrons meet at a club and discuss ex husbands. One recalls meeting the other’s former spouse Tom who expressed regret upon hearing of the second marriage. He said he was sorry though he did not know the new husband personally.
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Hattie
Tom
Lippincott’s Magazine
Pious Turns Into Pun About Pie In Class
In a grammar lesson the teacher asks for words ending in ous meaning full of danger. A student responds with pious, humorously redefining it as full of pie, provoking a light moment in the back row.
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Bobby
Position Had Drawbacks Poet and Friend Exchange
A poet admires swans gliding on a lake while his practical friend rejects living afloat with a cold stomach on the water all day. The dialogue contrasts beauty with practicality in a brief exchange.
Toasties From Pearly Corn Delights
A dainty tempting food made from pearly white corn that is cooked rolled and toasted into Toasties offering a crispy bite and subtle sweetness. The item highlights corn based snack crafted to resemble a light pastry without heavy fillings.
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Roy Norton
Guantanamo
Meredith
Art
Canadian
American Secret Service
Canton
Wyth
Libby
Vienna
Purity
Bippy
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creel
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