Love's Gruel Ending in Bells of Spring
Blasco, a bell ringer with a red scar, loves Zolphina in a sunlit Adriatic town. When she dies of smallpox he endures grief atop the belfry, then kills himself with the Singer’s rope as Easter bells ring across the valley.
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Gabriel d'Annunzio
Jove
Saint Barbara
Blasce
Adriatic
San Roco
Santa Theresa
San Franco
Blasco
Saint Anthony
Father On
Hells
Zolphina
Zelphina
Delphine
Saint Antonio
Delphina
Samson
Priday
Balfey
Indestructible Gun Puts Usual Cannon Fears to Rest
United States ordnance experts unveil a new indestructible gun invented by Edwin F. Blood of Chicago. The design uses rolled steel disks forming modular sections around a central thin steel tube, allowing rapid assembly and disassembly for transport and field use. The gun supposedly withstands explosive forces and can be replaced quickly if inner components are damaged.
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United States Ordnance Department
Washington
Edwin F. Blood
Chicago
Blond
Buried City in Asia Minor Unearthed at Priene Site
Prof. Benjamin Ide Wheeler announces discovery of a well preserved ancient city at Priene opposite Samos. Excavation began in 1895 under German direction with Prussian funds. The site reveals a regular Greek plan with agora and council house. Fourth century B C arch fragment marks early Greek arch design.
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Pompeii
Asia Minor
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Cornell University
Unis
Priene
Samos
Berlin Museum
Council House
B.C
Government competition with private banks urged to end
The Bankers' Magazine argues postal savings banks distort markets and urges abandoning all government functions that compete with private enterprise. The remark is blunt and likens such meddling to a bluff worthy of the Chicago Tribune.
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Bankers’ Magazine
Chicago Tribune
Oklahoma oil rivals grow with new Cummins stations
Cummins Oil company, agents for Cleveland Oil of Cleveland Ohio, plans stations at Kingfisher El Reno Guthrie Oklahoma City and Shawnee. The Central Underground Railway of London Inc orders thirty two electric locomotives from General Electric of Schenectady New York.
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Oklahoma
Cummins Oil Company
Cleveland Oil Company
Cleveland, O
Kingfisher
el Reno
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
Central Underground Railway of London, Inc
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Don’t Worry Circles Promising Happy Living In New York
A movement led by Theodore F. Seward forms "Don't Worry" circles to combat worry and promote happiness. The group claims to transform society into a tranquil utopia through a scientific religious approach, with meetings, literature, and discussions on conquering anxiety and debt, and urges teachers and others to form local circles.
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New York
Theodore F. Seward
Alt. Sewaye
Walpole Warren
St.James’ Church
Rufus 3
Cowing
Mr. Seward
Dickens
William H. Seward
Teachers’ College
Brotherhood of Christian Unity
Michigan
Logback recalls Bud’s biscuit mishap in Folkville tale
Old man Logback, Arkansan agricul turist, recounts Bud’s accident from lye in biscuits last week. Bud’s prank led to a painful scare and he has not spoken truth since, per the Folkville Jimplecute.
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Logback
Bud
A Faithful Traitor A Story of Mayfair
Antony Pelle, heir to Sir William Pelle's estate, returns to Mayfair and faces complex loyalties. Feodorna Latimar, his cousin Feo, guards her influence over him while Richard Saville, his trusted guardian, remains central to his life. Feo wrestles with jealousy as Antony plans dinner with her, then departs for a hotel, surrounded by fashionable acquaintances.
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Feodorawna
Antony
Courtieigh
Earl of Wessex
Eton
Oxford
Richard Saville
Sir William Petts
Antony Pelle
William Palle
Sir Wiliam
Sir Wiliam Pelle
Saville
Mr. Saville
London
Speede
Bertha
Richard Seville
Brotha
Feo
Sir Antony
Feo Latimar
Tony
Gregory Latimar
Latimar
Bsaville
Mr. Latimar
Lers
Bir Antony
Lady Fear
Gregory
Fee
Elizabeth Druro Meets Feo's Ball Night Visitor
Elizabeth gazes from her grandmother's faded drawing room when Gregory is sent for by Lady Feo. Antony Pelle reveals Feo is at a ball and asks to collect Mr. Saville, prompting Elizabeth to rush to Feo and bid farewell with tears and a trembling farewell smile.
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Feo
Elizabeth
Gregory
Grannie
Sam
Mr. la Ville
Antony Pelle
Keo
Sir Antony
Miss Druro
Farm desk scamper ends in teachable folly
A Washington cor respondent recalls a young East Coast graduate visiting the agricultural department with a letter from a senator seeking a post. The secretary offers soil physics at a thousand dollars a year but the applicant cannot name soil biology or dairy chemistry, prompting a blunt counsel to study agricultural chemistry and economy before returning.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Chicago
University of Colorado
Wilson
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Mayfair
Tir
Birs. Latimar
Mrs. Latimar
Mr. Savillé
Sir Antony 2
Youngs
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