Speed to Run for Phonograph Prize in Ranch Race
Speed and Culver Covington are lined up for a foot race to recover a prized phonograph lost after a ranch challenge. Helen Blake engineers the match while Speed, his trainer Larry Glass, and Yale athlete J Wangford Speed join preparations with Fresno urging a fast time.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede
Flying Heart
J. Wangford Speed
Yale
Culver Covington
Elen Blake
Speed
Jean Chapin
Covington
Helen
Larry Glass
Helen Blake
Wally
Fresno
Frez
Skinner
Sara
J. Wallingford Speed
Nix
Wire
Jean
Omaha
Larry
Glass
Mariedetta
Ginnys
Stover
Mebbe
Fres
Transformation of storehouse into training gym for Speed
Jean, Helen, and Mrs. Keap convert a back room into a training space for Speed with cushions and a casey corner. Berkeley Fresno and Larry Glass poke at Miss Blake's decor as Speed approves the setup while Gloria’s mood hints at trouble. The scene ends with cowboys boasting and a teaser for more.
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Jean
Roberta Keap
Miss Blake
Speed
Flying Heart
Berkely Fresno
Helen
Mrs. Keap
Larry Glass
Glass
Berkeley
Fresno
Poetical Gush on Women and Politics Sparks Debate
A London Chronicle writer criticizes male poets for shaping views of women and politics while noting women rarely publish poetry about men. The piece cites Violet Hunt and scenes of disruption as evidence that men dominate literary culture, with a sharp jab at Clemenceau and a cartoonish tiger figure in journalism.
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Violet Hunt
London Chronicle
Lmelight
Monsieur
Clemenceau
Clemenceau Story Recalled With Favorable Nickname
The fragment recalls Georges Clemenceau, noting a pleasant sobriquet used for the French statesman. The text conveys a warm, anecdotal tone about his public image and personality.
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Clemenceau
Monsieur Clemenceau
Too Much Ceremonial in Cleveland House
A famed Ohio humorist notes a wealthy Cleveland family hired a southern serving maid who faced constant course service. After a week she quit, explaining there is too much shifting of dishes for the few vittles in the house.
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Ohio
Cleveland
South
Explosion Kills 500 at Universal Colliery Wales
Cardiff October 15 reports say a coal dust blast at Universal colliery caused a massive explosion entombing up to 900 miners. 327 rescued are badly burned and likely to die. a fire followed the blast and rescuers worked amid dangerous conditions. A government inquiry is expected.
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Cardiff
Wales
Universal
Senghenyd
Lewis Merthyr Consolidated Colliery Company
Slayer Gives Widow Cash
Decatur Illinois reports the Foster Shepherd damage suit over the Ralph Foster killing at Lovington four years ago has settled. Mrs Foster receives about ten thousand dollars from Shepherd a banker. Foster was mistaken for a burglar by Shepherd. The suit cost more than twenty thousand.
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Decatur, Ill
Foster- Shepherd
Ralph Foster
Homer Shepherd
Lovington
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Blake
Wang Lered
Freeno
Harper & Brothers
Ily
Humpy Joe
Lovington, IN
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