Sheep's Clothing: Craven’s Secret Pact and a Card
Lydia confronts Craven about the counterfeit necklace and the knave of diamonds. Craven reveals a secret service tie and a scheme with Betty Merrilees, while a note and a card hint urgent agency business as Lydia prepares to deliver a collar to Betty and await a reply before meeting Craven again.
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Craven
Mei
Lydia
Grank
Janew
Pather
Betty
Secret Service
Cottier’s
Collector Loeb
Betty Merrilees
Samiling
East Seventy-sixth
Holland's Great Dikes Description
One of Holland's great dikes stretches about 40 miles from the Yssel river into the sea across the Hook of Holland. Built in sections, it has stood for seven centuries, holding back floodwaters from low-lying lands. Base width 40 feet, top width 85 feet, height ranges 25 to 85 feet.
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Holland
Yssel River
Hook of Holland
National Swine Show to Feature $15,000 in Prizes
Preparations for the Second Annual National Swine Show proceed with a premium list over 15000 in cash and trophies. More than 10000 lists will be mailed nationwide to hog raisers. The 1917 edition adds a hog judging contest among state agricultural college teams from the corn belt with six colleges already signing up. Evening shows and additional attractions planned at the stock yards South Side in Omaha.
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Omahia
United States
Stock Yards
South Side
Omaha Lincoln Denver Highway Eyes Military Road Status
Omaha Lincoln Denver Highway leaders press to qualify O S D as Nebraska military road. Federal officials survey state for possible military road use while negotiations proceed to acquire the Ashland bridge over the Platte. Officials seek maximum federal aid and route readiness to win selection.
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Linecoln
Omaha- Lincoln-Denver
Nebraska
C. H. Roper
United States
Highway Association
Lincoln
Union Pacific
O. S D
Ashland
Platte
Towanda Oil Company Formed in Edgar Nebraska
The Towanda Oil company of Superior and Wichita Kansas was organized in Edgar with authorized capital of 100000 dollars. It has leased large tracts of land in Kansas. It is one of the first companies formed in Nebraska to operate in the Kansas oil field.
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Edgar
Towanda Oil Company
Superior
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Nebraska
Masonic Relief Society to Meet in Omaha
The twenty first biennial meeting of the Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada will be held in Omaha on September 26 and 27. The association includes Masonic Grand Lodges Boards of Relief and subordinate lodges across the United States and Canada.
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Masonic Relief Society
Omaha
Masonic Relief Association of
United States
Canada
Masonic Grand Lodges
Boards of Relief
Fremont Tri-Weekly Tribune Shuts Down After 56 Years
The Fremont Tri-Weekly Tribune, Nebraska's oldest paper west of Omaha and north of the Platte, has ceased publication. Established in 1868, the newspaper ends its run with no further issues.
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Fremont
Fremont Tri-Weekly Tribune
Nebraska
Omnaha
Platte River
South Omaha cattle bring record prices at market
B T Graham of Creston sold finished cattle averaging 1558 pounds at 14.15 per 100 pounds, the highest price yet paid here. Judges called the lot the finest finished cattle ever received, bought by nine packers in Chicago.
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South Omaha
Chicago
B. T. Graham
Creston
Packer
Nehawka Doctor Joins Red Cross for France
Nehawka's only physician Dr W Thomas will leave for France as part of the Omaha Red Cross unit. The contingent includes five doctors one captain four lieutenants and 119 privates, reflecting a sizable wartime medical effort for a town of about 400 residents.
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Nehawka
A. W.thomas
France
Omaha Red Cross Imbalance Corps
Nebraska corn crop estimate tops last year
The federal crop bureau projects Nebraska corn production at 228 million bushels this year, up from 192.4 million bushels recorded last year.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Federal Crop Bureau
Albanians as a Proud Isolated People and Their World View
The piece portrays Albanians as mountain tribes with hereditary chiefs who reject outside governments and prize warfare. It notes mixed faiths, language as unifying factor, and a paradox of noble traits yet isolationist, with some individuals employed abroad. It questions whether their purity of blood persists amid modern world pressures.
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Albania
Mnenge
Europe
Boston
New York
Chicago
Boston Transcript
Adriatic Sea
Rome
Constantinople
Athens
This Too Will Pass Away Consolation Verse
A Victorian style quip reflects on solace in hard times with the line This too will pass away. The verse lists troubles from worn shirts to unpaid bills and aches, ending by reaffirming that sorrow is temporary. Issued by the Illinois State Register as a reflective piece.
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Jones
Ilinois
A Fairy Tale of Gratitude Spurred by a Half Dollar
Brown recalls a past act of kindness by Mr. Hawkins to a poor boy named Wilks who received food clothes and a half dollar. The boy later prospered and sent a message promising to hire another half dollar, prompting Hawkins to ask if Brown has seen him.
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Mr. Hawkins
Brown
Howling radical Jones shocks business politicians
The Baltimore Sun quotes a debate among business politicians about Jones. They deem him impractical and radical, joking that his views include public ownership of utilities and even legislatures, reflecting distrust of his politics.
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Jones
Baltimore Sun
Remarkable Mr Smith Sings Star Spangled Banner From Memory
Brown praises Smith for a rare talent. Jones asks what makes him remarkable. Brown answers he can sing the entire Star Spangled Banner from memory.
Prospects Good and Creditor Banter in Puck
Humorous exchange where a creditor promises weekly calls until the debt is paid and a character named Hardleigh foresees their acquaintance turning to friendship. The wit mirrors 19th century dialogue style and social niceties.
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Hardleigh
Puck
Wealthy Manchuria lender pledges relief fund for the poor
A Chinese money lender in Manchuria was convicted of false robbery declarations. He offered an annual 760 to aid the poor at Kungchuling, as Manchuria endures poverty from bandits and misgovernment amid mineral and agricultural wealth shipped abroad.
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Manchuria
East
Weat
Kungchuling
China
New Game “Pan” Debuts at Fort Harrison
The Indianapolis News describes a new pastime called pan played with an ordinary ple pan. When sailed correctly the pan floats like an airplane and can cover up to 1000 feet with practice. An elimination pan variant lets any number play in a circle with players dropped from the game.
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Fort Harrison
Indianapolis News
Draft Evasion Talk Sparks Exemption Board Quip
A wartime exchange references how one man avoided the draft. He claims his wife served as a medical examiner on the exemption board.
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Hasy
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