Vanishing Fleets A World War Would Be Tale In Washington
A pulp fiction tale unfolds with United States and Japan edging toward war, featuring Guy Hillier, Norma Roberts, and Inventor Roberts. The Kaiser visits a radioplane plan, delays ensue due to a mechanical breakdown, and a dramatic cross continent journey unfolds amid a tense wartime atmosphere. The story mixes political intrigue with science fiction as nations test new weaponry.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hiller
Combassy
Norma Robarts
Inventor Roberts
Philippines
Guy Hillier
England
Norma Roberts
Florida
Awail
Sokyo
Roberts
Hhe
Acon
Nippon
Pereco
United Sates
Union squadron sails west as a secret fleet mission unfolds
A secret American fleet rests near Chesapeake with no shore leave as plans unfold to seek German aid for a world peace, while Kaiser’s actions in Europe raise alarms. Brockton and Jenkins travel to Berlin to persuade the Kaiser to board a radioplane and hear a peace message.
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Brockton
Chesapeake Bay
Norma
Chiapter
Admairal
Field
United States
Bevins
Chesapeake
New York
Washington
China
Europe
Canada
Brockton and Jenkins
Berlin
Emperor Among Woods Aids A Grounded Radioplane Crew
In a woodland dawn the German emperor rises from blankets and bathes in a brook. He finds his hosts, the chancellor, rear admiral, and engineer, exhausted after a night of frantic repair work on a radioplane. He joins in breakfast and tries fishing, pondering his role in the ongoing crisis. (To be continued.)
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Upper Canada
Bach
Empire
Bevins
Himmel
Brockton
Juvenile Logic and a Kindergarten Riddle
A bright kindergartner asks if a teacher’s remark about future looks is true. After a parental cue, Marie wonders why the teacher was naughty as a child, prompting a thoughtful, innocent punch line.
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Marie
Mamma
Public Perceptions Misjudging People Often
Quote notes that both critics and supporters misjudge individuals. The idea holds that neither extreme view is fully accurate and people deserve nuanced judgment.
Family of six slain in Virginia house fire
An entire family of six was murdered in Hurley Virginia and their house burned. The elderly owner Aunt Betty Justis was believed to possess hidden cash and a larger sum was recovered as authorities sifted through the ruins. George Meadows his wife and three children were victims alongside Justis. One son-in-law’s body showed heavy mutilation and neck wounds. A raid on the wreckage uncovered gold and silver worth $950 and about $600 reportedly carried by Aunt Betty.
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Blue Field
West Virginia
Hurley
Buchanan County
Betty” Justis
Justis
George Meadows
Mceadws
Betty
Saloon Dealers Adopt Ethics Code in Illinois
Springfield convention of the Illinois State Liquor Dealers approved a code to govern saloon business. Prohibits serving drinks to females at public bars and gambling for money on premises. urges neighbors' wishes be respected and limits 5-cent growlers and beer in buck ets to local residents. Discourages indecent pictures in advertising.
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Springfield
Illinois
Rabbi Held as Bigamist in Chicago Case
Ascher Lewin a 31 year old rabbi, indicted in New York for grand larceny and bigamy, arrested at a Clark street hotel. He allegedly deserted a German wife, fled to New York using the name Alphonso Friedlander, preached in a synagogue, obtained a religious divorce, and then married his sister in law Martha Heyman, while performing with his wife in nickel theaters as Gluck and Gluck.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Ascher Lewin
New York
Clark Street
Lewin
Germany
Alphonso Friedlander
Martha Heyman
Gluck
Gum Drop Market Booming Says Candy Manufacturer
Frand Pfaff, a Cincinnati candy maker, tells confectioners the gumdrop trade has grown since the North Pole discovery. He notes Dr. Cook's claim that the American gumdrop sustained him and two Eskimos on the polar expedition.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Frand Pfaff
North Pole
Cook
Glassblowers Sign Wage Agreement Amid Slow East Factories
The Glass Bottle Blowers' association signed a wage agreement, with eastern factories operating on last year's scale while the Illinois Glass Co. plant at Alton, Illinois, employing 3,500, has been virtually idle pending the deal.
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Glassblowers
Aardement
Pittsburg
Penn
Glass Botl@ Blowers’ association
Illinois Glass Co
Alton
Fireman Killed at Topeka Blaze
A fire destroyed the Otto Kuehne preserving and pickling works in Topeka Kansas causing 125000 in losses and 35000 insured. Fireman Warry Jones was killed when a wall fell during the blaze.
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Topeka
Kansas
Otto Kuehne
Warry Jones
Founder of Hammond Indiana Dies at 66
Thomas Hammond, founder of Hammond Packing Co and namesake of Hammond Indiana, died from complications of disease. He was born in Massachusetts and was 66 years old.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana
Thos. Hammond
Hammond Packing Co
Massachusetts
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Patients from Paw Paw Michigan and Chicago Illinois report relief from severe female illnesses after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women credit the remedy with avoiding major surgery and restoring health after years of pain, inflammation, and displacements.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Emma Draper
Chicago
Ill
Lydia Ie. Pinkham
Alvena Sperling
Langdon St
Til
Mustn't Work Like Roebottom
F W Ayer, at a Philadelphia dinner for a fortieth anniversary, urged hard work in advertising. He noted that some mistake quick fortune with Rooebottom of Camden who, while a roofer, pulled a nail from his foot during dinner hour, prompting a quip about slowness.
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Roebottom
F. W. Ayer
Philadelphia
Rooebottom
Camden
Mickle Street
Philadelphia Record
His Proper Sphere for a Prompted Diplomat Son
An American official urged Prince Bismarck to back his son for a diplomatic post. Bismarck dismissed linguistic claims, joking that the youth would be a great head waiter, given seven languages but doubtful talent for diplomacy.
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Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Good Roads Mean Money Education Message
A Louisville Courier-Journal editorial argues that spending on good roads pays back while improvised fixes waste funds, urging the public to recognize the value of quality road construction over makeshift repairs.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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