Agent from Russia plots to seize Hargreave daughter
In the Black Hundred intrigue, Count Paroff proposes to invade the Hargreave home by posing as the missing father and drawing Florence to a staged meeting. Blaine and Olga scheme to humiliate Paroff while Florence, torn by trust and revenge, contends with forged letters and guarded love as Norton supports her.
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Russia
Black Hundred
Hargreave
Count Paroff
Vroon
Count Par
Satafidi
Braine
Paroff
Fiorence Harereave
Draine
Blaine
Florence and Norton
Jones
Florence
Norton
Olga
Adventuress
Susan
Dlaughter
Ran Farot
Secret Agent Unmasked in Russia Blinked Bluff
Olga plots with Paroff to steal money and flee to Europe while Florence and Jones hide in a summer house. The plan collapses when Paroff exposes himself in the executive chamber and Olga unmasks herself, revealing Blaine and the truth of Harereaye's daughter.
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Florence
Jones
Paroff
Olsa
Olga
Europe
Faroif
Black Kindred
Tiere
Harereaye
Blaine
Russia
Washington Compared With World Capitals By Lord Bryce
Lord Bryce, former British ambassador, praises Washington as a future world capital. He contrasts it with Berlin, Petrograd, Paris, London, Madrid and Vienna, noting Washington’s amphitheater-like site, woods, and Potomac beauty while admitting foreign capitals boast ancient charm and storied streets that Washington will earn with time.
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National Geographical Society
Lord Bryce
Washington
Constantinople
Bosporus
Seri
Berlin
Petrograd
Neva
Paris
Seine
Potomac
London
Madrid
Vienna
Thames
Wien
Runaway Auto Crashes After Copperhead Encounter
James Morrison of Orange attempted to kill a copperhead on his car seat while parked on a dirt road near Engle Roth Avenue. The car rolled downhill into a wooden fence and Miller’s farm, destroying part of a porch and killing chickens. The snake escaped as Morrison and family walked home.
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East Orange
James Morrison
Orange
Bley
Tatfor Tour
Morrison
Engle Roth Avenue
Jacob Miller
Aoeelf
Miller
Bear Grass Fiber Becomes New Texas Industry
In Tucumcari New Mexico local ranchers gather spout like leaves of bear grass to bale fiber. A large plant prepares the fiber for market and ships to Chicago for rope cordage matting and various products. The supply is described as practically inexhaustible and has changed views of ranchers toward the plant.
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Tucumcnri
N. M
Texas
Chicago
Bankers Obey New Order Overdraft Practices Condemned
Reports to A. O. Wolever show that the banking system is moving toward ending overdraft abuses. In most counties banks have passed resolutions condemning overdrafts and notified bank patrons. National and state banks have addressed bond obligations amid the crackdown.
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A. O. Wolever
Bismarck named as potential ruler of France by emperor
An emperor declares that Bismarck could dominate Germany within six months if placed on the French throne. His nephew, Prince Ahurat, asks the name while the court discusses Napoleon’s possible return and the Commune's fate amid thundering reactions.
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Bismarck
France
Ne Pevleon
Napoleon
Germany
Prince Ahurat
Foals Ask Questions In London Weekly
The piece recounts an undergraduate tale from Mr See by Ltenney with a warning from his father about a student who ignored St Paul’s counsel to give attendance to reading. The student struggled on a stiff exam paper and sent it with eight bold words claiming foals ask questions wiser men cannot answer.
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See
Ltenney
St. Paul
Timothy
Ancient Ropes Through Fiber and Leather History
Ancient ropes show fibers and leather from 3000 B C in Kerpt tombs with hemp processing depicted. Thebes tomb of Thothmes III around 1600 B C illustrates twisting leather thongs and cutting leather into strands.
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Kerpt
Beni-Hassan
Thebes
Thothmes III
Jesting With Death Tale of Tord Chesterfield’s Drive
When near death, Tord Chesterfield follows a physician’s advice for a gentle drive. A bemused visitor greets him as able to go out, but he corrects that he is not driving out, hinting at a later, wry twist in the anecdote.
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Paroff
Braing
Olga
Pampiba'y Roote
Blaine
Vroon
Tim
China
Florence
Miu Braine
Tord Chesterfield
Chesterfield
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Praine
Marc Norton
Mr. Norton
Snake
Copperhead
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