The Crisis of Brice and Virginia in a Civil War Tale
A historical novel set in St. Louis during 1857 to 1865 follows Stephen Brice and Virginia Carvel as they navigate love, slavery debates, and war. The narrative intertwines Lincoln's leadership, Colfax’s defiance, Hopper’s corruption, and Brice’s rising status with his aid to Lincoln. The book blends romance, duty, and moral testing.
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St. Louis
Stephen Brite
Boston
Silas Whipple
Virginia Carvel
Comyn Carvel
Maryland
Whipple
Colonel Carvel
Virginia
Stephen Brice
Brice
Virgina
Colfax
Clarence Colfax
Carvels
Judge Whipple
Lincoln
Freeport
Douglas
Vicksburg
Colfax Brice
Carvel
Eliphalet Hopper
Hopper
Sherman
City Point
Ite
Sier
Grant
Lyon
Permis- Macmillan
Auth
Accessories in the Eyes of the Law
The passage defines an accessory before the fact as one who procures or abets a crime while absent, and an accessory after the fact as one who aids a felon after a felony is committed. An accessory before the fact may face the same punishment as the principal, while an accessory after the fact faces penal servitude for life in murder cases. If two conspired to commit death and only one acts, the surviving conspirator could be charged with willful murder as an accessory before the fact.
Hidden Earth Vapors Leach From Silos to Sewers
A scientific note warns there are numerous deadly vapors unseen by senses. Precision instruments reveal many earth bound substances including gases. Poison gas and tunnel monoxide threaten silos sewers and tunnels as unseen adversaries.
Alaska Governor urges centralized administration and liberal laws
Governor Scott C. Bone in his first annual report to the Interior department calls for liberal mining and land laws and a colonization plan tied to a government railroad. He proposes centralizing the administration at Juneau while keeping Washington oversight, and stationing bureau representatives in Juneau to speed decisions. He advocates coordinated regulation to spur development of land, resources, and transportation in Alaska.
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Alaska
Scott C. Bone
Interior Department
Juneau
Washington
Troi
Ndér
Nobel Prizes Awarded in 1921 Include Branting and Lange
The 1921 Nobel Peace Prize is shared by Hjalmar Branting of Sweden and Christian Lange of Norway. Anatole France wins the literature prize and Walther Nernst the chemistry prize. Branting is a Swedish Socialist leader active in disarmament and League of Nations work. Lange is a Norwegian history professor and Interparliamentary union secretary.
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Hjalmar Branting
Sweden
Christian L. Lange
Norway
Interparliamentary Union
Anatole France
Walther Nernst
University of Berlin
League of Nations Assembly
League Council
Rene Viviani
France
Christian Lange
Nobel ‘Institute
Christiania
The
Hague
Tokugawa Claims Japan Seeks Peace at World Conference
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa told a Washington audience at the Church of the Covenant that militarism in Japan is past and urged sympathy over criticism as he praised American ideals shaping international relations. He spoke during a Federal Council of Churches event about Japan’s Christian progress and the conference’s religious mission toward international peace.
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Iyesato Tokugawa
Washington
Church of the Covenant
Federal Council of Churches
Prince Tokugawa
Japan
Tokugawa
Edwards judge in Small Illinois case defies stereotypes
The governor’s case has drawn national attention to Judge Claire Edwards of Waukegan Illinois. Critics question his political leanings and experience while colleagues note his Chicago training and strong handling of criminal procedure.
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Governor Small
Illinois
Claire Edwards
Waukegan
Ill
Sir William Blackstone
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Grays Lake
Lake County
Edwards
Charles C. le Forgee
Pranks and family life echoing in a Hoosier home
A humorous Indianapolis Star fragment shows Little Sonny misinterpreting a census joke as a gift to be divided. A prominent Hoosier clubwoman plays with her children, provoking a jest about a friend’s mother. The item ends with social quips about marriage, prudence, and charity humbugs.
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Indianapolis
Sonny
Indianapolis Star
Mildred
Toads Return to Old Pond Myth Cited
A traditional belief states mature toads always return to their hatching pond to mate and lay eggs, though the claim is questioned amid concerns about species decline and habitat loss.
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Winston Churchill
William Howard Taft
United States
New Hampshire
Richard Carvel
Windsor
Cornish
N. H
President Wilson
Fathor
Harlakenden Hall
Deodle
Mastin
Ifaotin
Blackman's
Blackman
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