Inside Stuff From Basil Thomson on War Secrets
Sir Basil Thomson reveals in America that the German general staff pushed for invasion of Belgium and pressed the Kaiser to sign orders. Rasputin’s death is dramatized with poison, pistol shots, and a bludgeon after a dramatic palace basement event. Thomson adds to the world war history while noting the rush of memoirs from leaders and diplomats.
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Basil Thomson
Scotland Yard
America
Secret Service
Belgium
von Moltke
Moltke
Thomson
Rasputin
Russia
Prince Youssapov
Youssapov
Uso
William Hohenzollern
Lloyd George
Frank K. Lane
Puny Persons in Politics Faces and Fears of Isolation
The piece argues that a sizable portion of Americans remain wary of foreign entanglements while desiring peace and normalcy. It notes past election swings, praises Wilson, and contrasts public sentiment with the Harding administration’s stance, citing a cinema moment featuring Harding aides, Lloyd George, Lodge, and Wilson, finishing with a small jailhouse anecdote about a horse thief and rising saw demand.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Gland Fakers Warn of Endocrine Patent Cures
Warns readers about patent medicines claiming glandular cures for monkey glands and similar tonics. Notes Brown-Sequard’s controversial ideas 33 years earlier and cautions that only skilled physicians should handle thyroid and other glands. Mentions price volatility since 1916 and dangers of unregulated treatments.
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Brown-Sequard
Man With The Steel Fingers in The Valley Murder Mystery
M Jonquelle, famed French detective, faces Lord Valsays and noble peers who rose in wealth after a murder in a tale where Valleys hints his uncle was slain in a wine cellar. The English court and police events unfold as Valleys argues his innocence with a knife blade detail and alleged washed traces.
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Pratieh
Left Valleys
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Valleys
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Monsieur
Lord Winton
Staley
Hell Ship story praised by Alaska reader
A Alaska man endorses Max Sterns Alaska story On Hell Ship published in The Star. He confirms its accuracy about salmon ships and canneries while urging an end to Chinese labor in cannery work and a return to 100 percent American workers.
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Star
America
The Front Foot Plan for Seattle Street Car Relief
A column proposing a one cent per front foot tax on all Seattle property to fund streetcar system relief and extensions. It contrasts Erickson and Henderson plans with the Witt visit and mocks the idea of three cent fares while labeling riders as taxpayers and owners as collectors, noting equity concerns and potential loopholes.
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the Star
Fitzgerald
Peter Witt
Cleveland
Mesdames Miracle and
Landes
M. Brown
Witts
Erickson
Henderson
Assensors
Seattle
Front-foot tax plan for streetcars proposed by Murphy
Frank P. Murphy argues for a front-foot tax on streetcar lines, scaling from 10 cents to $2 per front foot along avenues, with variations by distance and street type. He suggests partial rerouting and per-foot charges could fund streetcar systems, reduce fares, and spur downtown garage development, contrasting Seattle with others.
Mystery of Lord Winton Ends with Hidden Deed
In a tense scene at Covent Garden, Lord Valleys confronts a deadly claim as Prefect of Police and lawyer Jonquelle press him to execute a deed. The murder theory centers on a seven inch wound and a concealed assassin, while a looming inheritance and a granddaughter reflection raise stakes. The clause binds Valleys to act, or reveal the truth behind Lord Winton’s death.
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T Myself
California
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Ruth
Solomon
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Poll
Covent Garden
England
Barbara Westridge
Monsieur Jonquelle
Lord Wintons
Monsieur
Monel metal touted as cheaper platinum substitute
At the Grant Veeont Palace exposition in New York, Monel metal is presented as a non corrosive, non reactive substitute for platinum in the dye and chemical industries. It promises low production cost and broad use, replacing wood for several operations and potentially saving millions for American dye manufacturers.
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New York
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