NONE BUT THE BRAVE BY HAMBLEN SEARS
A summary of the saga follows Hack copies show Balfort Baffert guiding a mission toward General Washington along the Hudson road He rescues a lovely girl at an inn and duels a drunken Huntieh officer The pair escape toward safety as a Miner- Triage ceremony is attempted The pair part ways as Balfort continues his mission and overhears the Arnold Andre conference before a Sanericen picket captures him He escapes and reaches Washington’s headquarters discovering Andre on staff awaiting orders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Baffert
Putnam
General Washington
Hudson River
Deborah Phil- Tipse
Balfort
Ruffana
Halfort
Tory
Benedict Arnold
Major Andre
Ae Point
Ashington
Arnold
Washington
Andres Omerott
Acton
Curtis
Colonel Livingstone
Guardhouse
Jacob Barnes
Livingstone
Robert Curtis
Jamestown Colony
Henry
John
Frank
Barnes
John Acton
Jack
Captain Hazeltine
Clinton
New York
Becides
Teller
Rob
England
Cornwallis
Gowan's Tavern
James Marvin
Andrn
Jack Acton
Roger
Andre
Tappan
West Point
Gowan's Ferry
Entering a Forbidden House in the Shadow of War
In a tense night raid near Gowan's Ferry, Curtis directs a three-pronged force to seize a suspected Tory spy and recapture prisoners. The narrator joins Curtis and Acton, reflecting on past loyalties, unspoken passions, and the looming danger at the old mansion Deborah Philipse haunted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Philipse
Curtis
Balfort
Acton
Judgment of Paris in Montana’s Washington
A Montana senator Paris Gibson is questioned about judging beauty after he writes from Washington recommending a woman lecturer on The Commercial Value of Beauty. The column draws parallels to the myth of Paris and Helen, warning that beauty’s lure can spark broader conflicts and cautioning Gibson to beware the dangerous ground of lobbying and commercial charm.
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Butte Inter Mountain
Paris
Troy
Titum
Mount Ida
Juno
Venus
Minerva
Helen
Menelaus
Paris Gibson
United States
Montana
Washington
Gibson
Great Falls
Travelers’ Club
Hector
Achilles
Dr. Faust
Ilium
Sunday baseball debate reflects environment and game type
The Philadelphia Press contrasts Hackensack New Jersey clergyman advocating orderly Sunday baseball with Cleveland's push to ban the professional sport on the day. It argues Sunday rest clashes with rousing baseball zeal, noting clergy support for amateur play and church attendance, while cities fear noisy crowds, umpire disputes, and fits of enthusiasm, suggesting professional Sunday baseball is unlikely to be encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hackensack
N. J
Cleveland
Demand for Postal Cards Grows in U S Post Office
The New York Sun reports rising use of postal cards in the Post Office Department. Rumford Falls Maine prints 3,000,000 cards daily to meet demand as major cities lead usage. Cards enable opinions from citizens on business social and political questions, boosting sales for Uncle Sam.
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New York Sun
Post Office
United States Postal Printing Office
Rumford Falls
New York
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburg
Detroit
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Troy
Uncle Sam
A Matter of Taste Locusts as a Delicacy in Maryland
Roswell Field in the Chicago Post reports a Maryland gentleman serving locusts with wild honey a la John the Baptist to friends. He notes locusts are available outside the meat trust laws in season and urges indigent housekeepers to consider the dish as time for eating decisions approaches. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek preference for beetles and tumble bugs by the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Field
Chicago
Maryland
John the Baptist
Meat Trust
Agricultural Thoughts and Orchard Practices Highlight Trends
Tasmanian apples and pears flood London markets while shipments of small boxed fruit rise. New potatoes appear in city markets as prices hold, and wide acreages are planned. Early orchard work, pruning timing, drainage, and lime use are emphasized along with the rise of large fruit-setter companies and the need to combat sorrel with soil fertility and air slaked lime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ben Davis
Professor Craig
H. E. van Deman
Sete
Nce
Duchess
Baldwin
Spy
Pitzenburg
Iona
New Jersey
Norton
Our Wheat Prospects. W. S. Harwood in Scribner's Magazine
The article reports on wheat production and the Minnesota Station's decade of tests on old varieties and new ones. It describes wheat as self-fertile, and explains how scientists create new wheat by pollen transfer and careful protection from pests, highlighting advances in hybridization and breeding methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Harwood
Scribner's Magazine
Great Britain
Great Wheat
Northwest
School of Agriculture
University of Minnesota
New Wheat Breeding Advances and Four to Seven Leafed Clover
A long excerpt discusses plant breeding, noting hundreds of new wheats at a station, with fewer than a dozen superior. It describes De Vries growing four to seven leaf clovers near Amsterdam, selecting by leaf count, predicting five leaflets as the normal. It also outlines a kitchen garden plan: early cabbage, interspersed lettuce, radishes, and celery follow. The piece emphasizes selection, breeding, timing, and soil enrichment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody's Magazine
Amsterdam
de Vries
Minnesota Agricultural College
Maximizing Output On Shared Acreage
A guide to cultivating multiple crops on a single plot and timing plantings. It stresses placing soil in prime condition before planting to ensure after cultivation does not bind. The excerpt discusses half-acre scenarios and optimizing returns from available land.
Striking Students At Delaware College Demand Reinstatement
The Delaware College in Newark suspends six students for brutal hazing of a fellow undergrad, prompting nearly all students except the senior class to strike. They abandon lectures and vow to avoid serious work until the punished are reinstated, a trend commentators say merits prompt academic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Delaware College
Newark
Del
Lafayette
Iit
Solleys
Lec
Fleeing to Preserve Standing Over Conduct at School
A fragment suggests a student who harms himself by actions and faces expulsion or departure to avoid further harm to the institution. The passage argues authorities should expel the offender, while questioning the impact of punishing or shaming a student and proposing leaving as the logical course.
Night Schools in Luzon Plan Civil Service Prep
The Manila American reports a push by the Young Men's Association to open night schools for men in Luzon. The program aims to aid Americans in Manila by preparing them for civil service appointments and promotions, by fostering diligent study and improving minds and efficiency in the service. The Young Men’s Christian Association branch is portrayed as active and deserving of community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Civil Service
Christian Clation
It Will Be a Good Bill For Cuba Relief
A Salt Lake Tribune summary notes Republicans seek a compromise relief measure for Cuba. The article expects acceptance nationwide and predicts the terms of the bill will be anxiously awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake Tribune
Ieannes
Ublicans
Cuba
Sets a Good Example. Kansas City Star.
The Kansas City Star notes how Cuba provides a model for the United States in prudent restraint. President Palma faces temptations toward diffusion, with the first message urging measured conduct within a constrained space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
United States
Cuba
Palma
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Hamblen Sears
Frank A. Mias
Dodd, Mead & Co
Arthur Deming
Newby Oval
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
J. C. Arthur
Indiana
Geo
Jacks
Florodora
Cubanolay
GEO. W.childs
Jackson Square
Standard Navy
J.T
Tures
Luzon
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