The Dunkelbergs Visit and a boy’s Awakening
A narrator recalls the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Dunkelberg at the Baynes home and the girl Sally. The day plants a memory of first love and play, while the narrator faces rivalries with Amos Grimshaw and growing temptations as family life and local tensions unfold.
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Aunt Deel
Uncle Peabody
Mrs. Dunkelberg
Mr. Dunkelberg
Shep
Sally
Silent Woman and Silas Wright Visit Our Yard
A ragged woman named Rovin' Kate with rumored second sight stands in the yard on a bright autumn day. She points to Amos and me while Aunt Deel nudges agreement and Kate begins to write on two sheets of paper, her whispered fortunes forming the scene.
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Kate
Amos
Deel
Uncle Peabody
Aunt Liza’s
Liza
Truman
Mary
Dog Draper
Aunt Deel
Peabody
Wills
Cat
Dog
Amos Grimshaw
Thunderbolt
Lightfoot
Silas Wright, Jr
Rovin
Barton Runs Away Faces Hidden Adventures
Barton leaves home amid trouble and encounters a sequence of noteworthy experiences before he makes a return. The narrative teases further events in the next installment.
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Barton
Alabama Is Not Whisky Brings $44 Quart
A fragment notes a claim that Alabama is not whisky and mentions a price of 44 dollars per quart. It lacks clear context or additional details.
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Alabama
Italian Premiers Allies and Paris Peace Talks
Premier Orlando plans to return to Paris after a conference with German envoys at Versailles. The Kiel canal the Helgoland dispute and German cables were discussed as the council of three settled the economic question. Sonnino will depart for Rome while Orlando remains in contact with conference circles awaiting delivery of terms to the German plenipotentiaries.
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Orlando
Paris
Parliament
Versailles
Helgoland
Council of Three
Kiel Canal
Vittorio Orlando
Italy
Georges Clemenceau
Signor Orlando
Rome
Baron Sonnino
Premier Orlando
Government to Enforce Wartime Prohibition Strictly
Government lawyers in New York announced a literal enforcement of the wartime prohibition act. Brewers may face future prosecutions even as brewing continues pending court decisions on constitutionality. The law bars manufacture after April 30 and sale after June 30 of beer wine and other intoxicating malt liquors.
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New York
Department of Justice
William C. Fitts
Fitts
Bolshevist Strength Ebb Indicated by Petlura Forces
In Vienna the capture of Kiev by General Petlura’s partisans signals a decline in bolshevist power in SW Russia. Bolshevik troops desert the red standard when meeting the untrained yet determined Ukrainian nationalists led by Petlura.
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Red
Vienna
Kiev
Petlura
Russia
Red Standard
Violent Fighting in Munich and Geneva Reported
Advices received via Basle say German government troops attack Munich with heavy losses on both sides. Government forces are said to be gaining ground as Munich becomes virtually isolated from the rest of Germany.
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Munich
Geneva
Basle
Germany
Cold Wave Disrupts East Washington Crops
A general cold wave grips the area east of the Mississippi with snow flurries and freezing temps. Although no April records were broken, the unusual cold threatens crops with anticipated damage across the region.
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Washington
D. C
Mississippi River
War Bread Plan Move Back to War Bread Basis
Paris reports the supreme council under Serbert Aicover adopted a program to raise the milling percentage. The change will virtually return Europe to a war bread basis for the next three months. The action aims to ensure sufficient flour as the conflict continues.
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Europe
Paris
Supreme Council
Serbert
Aicover
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