War time intrigue at Belgian inn with American spy
Charlie Brown navigates German interrogation after being mistaken as an English spy. Ethel Willoughby aids him as Major von Brenig questions him about Germany’s war aims. The exchange blends humor with wartime peril as cannon fire rattles the inn and Brown presses for an interview.
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Ethel Wibby
Henry Ceedles
Capt
Redmond
Ethel
Sir George
Nereenda
Streetman
Oeto
Jenes
Brussels
Ee Rovenee
Haglan
Bond
Charlie Brown
Madame de Lorde
Mr. Brown
Lieutenant Baum
Sergeant Schmidt
Brown
Otto
Hans
Charlie
Schmidt
Ahend
Ethel Willoughby
Wilhelmstrasse
Wthel
Ajor von Brenig
Mike
Major von Brenig
Germany
United States
England
France
Russia
George
Mysterious Lady Delivers Secret Wilhelmstrasse Medal
A woman reveals a Wilhelmstrasse medal to Lt Baum to gain safe passage and vital intelligence on the fortress frontier. She lies about a confidential mission and escapes scrutiny while the German officer chats with an American guest and ignores a second suspect.
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Baum
Wilhelmstrasse
Ethel
Interviewing the Major and a Self-possessed Sergeant
The sergeant salutes and strikes a formal pose before the cigar case. Charlie Brown notes his peculiar, doll like movements and the major's presence. An exchange reveals the officer spent three years at Columbia and comments on English proficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Brown
Columbia
Roumanians Yield More Territory In Transylvania Front
Bucharest reports repulses of Teutonic attacks at several points as fighting continues on the Transylvania front. Roumanians claim gains in Alt valley near Kronstadt and say Germans crossed the border northeast of Kronstadt. The main thrust toward Bucharest is said to be aimed from Campulung toward Rucaru 80 miles away.
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Union News Service
London
Berlin
Vienna
Transylvania
Bucharest
Buzzi
Kronstadt
Alt Valley
Campulung
Rucaru
Army Signal Corps outlines reserve aviation corps plan
Washington reports the Signal Corps completed tentative plans for a 296 officer reserve aviation corps from major to second lieutenant. Aviation squadrons would be organized nationwide with officers taught to fly at government expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Signal Corps of the Army
Explosion on Italian battleship Regina Margherita in Spezia
The Az Est reports an explosion on the Italian battleship Regina Margherita while in Spezia harbor, as relayed by Overseas News Agency. The incident details are limited in the available text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Az Est
Regina Margherita
Spezia
Italy
Market Prices in Cincinnati for Grain Livestock and Eggs
A detailed price list shows corn, hay, oats, wheat, eggs, live poultry, cattle, bulls, calves, hogs, hogs categories, sheep and lambs. Notable ranges include corn No 2 white 94c, No 2 yellow 93c, eggs primes 34c, and cattle butcher steers up to 8.25 dollars.
Shortage of Coal Expected in New York This Winter
New York faces a coal shortage as dealers report dwindling stocks and delayed shipments. Prices for stove and nut coal run from 7 to 7.75 dollars, with forecasts of 8 dollars before Thanksgiving and possibly 9 dollars by Christmas depending on weather and supply.
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New York
Christmaa
Untamed Maude Men and Wild Lilly Adends
Warders promote a sensational notice about Beasts, wild youth, and town topics. An advertisement for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills claims time tested efficacy and invites readers to sample at 372 Pearl Street New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Lilly
Wright
Pearl Street
N. Y
Last of Fine Exposition Wreckage in San Francisco
The recent wreckage of the San Francisco exposition structures shows the temporary nature of the buildings. Despite admirers wish to preserve them, demolition was deemed advisable and many monuments like the Arch of the Rising Sun and the Nations of the East group were toppled by dynamite charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Two Umbrella Mishap in Worcester Sparks Exclamations
In Worcester two women hurried through rain with lowered umbrellas when a sharp turn caused one umbrella to strike a passerby in the forehead. The bystander gasped and a onlooker quipped about keeping an eye out in the future while the other exclaimed you near had one out in the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmidt
Mr. Brown
Charlie
Nix
Herrmann
Spion
Hans
Otto
Worcester
Disturbing confession in Louisville chatter
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a troubling case where a man named Frank is repeatedly called Alfred by a woman who professes affection. The tension centers on mistaken identity and possible romantic complication.
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Alfred
Frank
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Cincinnati
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Kentucky
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Nicholasville
Doan
Dean’s At Any Store, DeaBozz “ Doan's
Hxet Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Drugriste
Jeon E. Coleman
Washington, D.C
Lut
Lydia E
Leia
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