Encounter With Tehigorsky Raises Ravenspur Family
In a tense scene from The Mystery Ravenspurs by Fred M Whsite Tehigorsky infiltrates the Ravenspur estate caring for a wounded Mrs Mona May in the morning room. Geoffrey Raven spur and Rupert Raven spur introduce him as a friend while Tehigorsky taunts and threats loom over the cloistered household.
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Ravenspur
England
Bort Ravenspur
Kigorsky
Ralph
Dr. Tehigorsky Ravenspur
Foot and Farewell at Jessop Farm
A distraught Mrs May endures pain and remorse as her companions console her. Mrs Gordon removes her boot and bathes her foot, easing her suffering. A supper invitation follows and Vera Marion Geoffrey confront the unfolding drama amid a tense procession and fearful stares.
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Ravenapur
Mr. May
Marion
Mrs. May
Geoffrey
Ravenspur dinner deepens a secret at the table
At a Ravenspur meal three insiders hide a hidden truth as Ralph and Mrs May probe pasts. Marion senses a link with Tibet and Vera suspects a familiar face. Tchigorsky hints at dark ventures and a grave secret looms over the feast.
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Tchigorsky
Ralph
Mes
May
Geoffrey
Marion
Mrs. May
Ravenspur
Tibet
Miadam
Mre
Ling
Vera
Joarte
Spy Warning Issued by Berlin Commandant
The Berlin commandant publishes a warning in Berliner Tageblatt urging caution in public talk as spies roam German borders seeking military information. The notice warns conversations may reveal sensitive facts to enemy agents and is posted at railway stations hotels and public places across Berlin.
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Berlin
Berliner Tageblatt
Teutons
Linally
Motion Picture Industry Expands Across United States
An overview shows the present scope of the motion picture business in the United States. It notes about 14,000,000 viewers attend shows and substantial capital is invested. There are more than 250 moving picture companies continually active in the industry.
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United States
Seth Woo
Morals Lesson Sparks Wry Client Rebuttal
Abeve taught a morals lesson to a client who retorts that the old song about doing right and fearing it is not the truth, and he refuses to continue the discussion.
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Abeve
Germany Prepares for a Strain as War Drains Population
The New York Journal of Commerce analyzes German losses and demography, estimating 3.75 million men removed by death capture or disability in the first year. It recalculates available 18 to 45 year olds from 14,415,038 to 9,530,000, with front-line forces possibly at 6,000,000 and actual fighting about 4,500,000. The piece argues war weariness and industrial drain threaten Germany and Austria as Russia’s Galicia reverses loom.
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Nvatre Belloc
German Empire
Germany
Telegraph and Post Office
Thse
Galicia
New York Journal of Commerece
British Tars Shoot Straight in Gunnery Tests
An English publication reports on annual naval gunnery tests of British ships. Improvements in fire control and weapons handling are noted, with rising hit percentages for 13.5 inch and 12 inch guns from 1911 to 1914, reflecting better gun layers, control systems, and crew training amid modern war demands.
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The
Heligoland
Falkland Islands
Dogrer Bank
Paroled Prisoners Return to Jail Rates Cited
W. P. Archibald, a parole officer for Canada, notes that over sixteen years 7 176 prisoners were released on parole from Canadian penitentiaries with only about 3 percent returned to prison for new crime. Most violations stem from failing parole conditions while 6 412 remained in their sentences and 876 continued serving terms.
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W. P. Archibald
Canada
Dominion
Arite
Russia buys ice breaking steamer Bruce for Arctic work
The British government announced the purchase of the ice breaking steamer Bruce from Reid Newfoundland Company. Bruce and sister ship Lintrose will operate in the White Sea to open the Archte port channel in fall and winter. Both ships, built at Cabot Strait, Newfoundland, are 1,553 tons.
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Russia
Bruce
Reid Newfoundland Company
Fragmented Quote Reflects Hushed Exchange
A garbled exchange hints at a tense, possibly drunken dialogue Riddled with incomplete phrases the text suggests a conflict or confrontation surrounding drink and restraint. Names and locations are unreadable.
World Peace Or Barbarism: A Wellsian Warning
Excerpted reflections suggest if the war fails to spur a world alliance and world congress to curb national rivalries, civilization could decline. The piece warns of diplomacy tricks, militarism, and the submarine as a deadly menace, urging unity, science, and art to avert a millennium of barbaric war.
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H. G. Wells
New York Times
Johnny and the Tablecloth Stain Trick
Johnny hides stains by rubbing two spots into one as his mother worries over ruined cloths during tea. The exchange ends with a firm refusal to sell the tablecloth and a stubborn claim of harmless cleaning.
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Johnny
Speed Record: 148 MPH on Utah Salt Flats
Teddy Tetsiant powered a racing car to 143 miles an hour and a near 148 mph ride on Utah salt flats along the Western Pacific line at Saldur, 112 miles west of Salt Lake City. The mile in 26.2 seconds equals 148.86 mph, surpassing Daytona Beach records from April 1911 and topping rail-tested electric cars at 130.5 mph in 1903 Berlin Zossen tests.
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Utah
Railway Age Gazette
Western Pacific
Saldur
Salt Lake City
Teddy Tetsiant
Daytona
Pat boards train with secret to success
Pat sits on a train smiling after claiming a promotion or prize. His friend questions his mood as Pat reveals years of riding the road and a plan to stay away, downplaying return and implying a personal triumph.
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Pat
Sture
Increase Efficiency Of the Aeroplane
The advisory committee on aeronautics report for 1914 15 stresses stronger, safer aeroplanes with improved sighting gear bombing accuracy and wireless with ignitable gas tests. It notes British forces in France show the value of robust construction and increased durability for prolonged service.
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Advisory Committee
Lord Re
Admiralty
Office
France
Prophecy of German Submarine Powers Foretold
A Danish author’s fifty year old dialogue produced in Germany in 1863 mocked as insane predicts sea power and air mastery. The dialogue features Wimmelfeld an inventor and a secretary discussing two ships that would inspire fear and give Germany global dominance through sea and air invention.
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Tagliche Randschau
Ahaarik Bogh
Germany
Wimmfeld
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Metal Wheel
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