Queer Luck on Broadway Sparks Sudden Recognition
Hugh Whitaker, told by doctors he had six months to live, marries a girl in trouble to save her name then vanishes. Five years later he returns from Australia to find Sara Law, now a renowned actress, in the theater. Mutual recognition erupts, halting the show as wild excitement erupts in the audience.
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Hugh Whitaker
New York
Australia
Sara Law
Miss Law
Max
Whitaker
Jonah
Broadway
Fifty-seventh Street
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
Hugh Morten
Mary Ladislas Whitaker
Mrs. Secretan
Drummond
Aod
Washington Bridge
Telegraph
San Francisco
Peter Stark
Uyneh
Antipodes
Lynch
Tragic end haunts theater lover during scandal
Whitaker exits a theater after a chaotic scene involving Miss Law and Max. He visits her home, leaves a remorseful note, and learns via paper of Carter S. Drummond, Sara Law's fiancé, dying by suicide in the Harlem River at 7:30 p.m.
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Harlem River
Washington Bridge
Carter S. Drummond
Sara Law
Harlem
Whitaker Learns of Drummond and Mrs Whitaker
In a late night lounge Whitaker confronts a private agency man who reveals Drummond’s disappearance and Mrs Whitaker’s involvement. Ember, once a detective, explains his past work tracking Miss Ladislas and Morton, and hints at further connections to Grace Pettit and Whitaker’s unsettled estate.
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Ember
Martin Ember
Whitixer
Mr. Emder
Mrs. Whitaker
Whitaker
George Pettit
Mary Ladislas
Morton
Amber
Hig Head
Wasteful Penny Pinching Across Everyday Life
The Philadelphia Public Ledger columnist argues that small daily wastes add up, comparing consumer habits to Standard Oil and praising President Rea for 2,500,000 safety tests. He urges readers to wake up to tiny penny leaks from water use to electricity and taxes, noting they exceed church contributions.
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Girard
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Tf Standard Oil
J. D. BR
Rea
Milazzo Freighter Sets Load Speed Record
The Italian cargo boat Milazzo completed its maiden voyage from Naples to New York. It can unload 14,000 tons of cargo within forty eight hours thanks to its advanced unloading facilities. The ship measures 512 feet long with a 65.9 foot beam and displaces 20,040 tons when loaded. Its 4000 horsepower quadruple expansion engine powers a single screw.
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Milazzo
Naples
New York
Gerryig
Popular Mechanics Magazine
The Far-Sighted Woman Advice Column
A quotation from Exchange urges women to cultivate diverse skills as a hedge against misfortune. It suggests if a teacher loses hearing, or a manual worker loses daily skills, developing a different kind of hobby can keep them capable and adaptable.
Farmers Benefit From Practical Advice In Brief Column
A lighthearted note reflects on farmers receiving advice, noting most ignore it while some tips prove useful. The column suggests practical guidance from readers and experts can still aid farming work despite general indifference.
The Censor Not The Man Who Puts News In Papers
A sharp satirical line on censorship, asserting that true control over news lies beyond the censor and that blocking information is rarely successful. The quip suggests editors and readers shape what reaches the public more than any gatekeeper.
No Man's Land to Garden of Sleep in Mud World
A wartime narrator recalls trench life renamed The Garden of Sleep and No Man's Land, describing endless November mud, cold drizzle, and a bleak mood as soldiers live like rats in a fetid, mudbound landscape.
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No Man’s Land
Cabinet Timber From Small Towns Inspires Youth
The Christian Herald praises President Wilson’s cabinet members who rose from rural towns to national leadership. It underscores how early schooling, diligence, and self-reliance shaped their careers, urging youth from small communities to pursue opportunity and aim for broader experiences through study and college.
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Wilson
Christian Herald
Missouri’s 40 packing plants post year output
The year ending June 30 reports 40 packing plants in Missouri with total output valued at 96,663,000 dollars. Tungsten production is rising in Japan. Train service between Chile and Bolivia has been expanded and improved.
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Missouri
Japan
Chile
Bo Uvia
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Ile
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Mr. Whitaker
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Rascal
Ini
Standard Oil
Skinners
Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha, U.S.A
Ranch Co
Neeleyville
Fiety Farms
Oklahoma
B. Benaie
Collinsville
Oun
Via
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