House Repeals the Real Oas Toll Exemption Vote
Washington reports the House repealed the toll exemption for American vessels in the Panama Canal pact. The final tally 247 to 261 with 86 vote margin, as President Wilson pressed for policy. Speaker Clark and Underwood led Democratic opposition. 52 Democrats abstained in the defeat. Senate action pending and battle lines drawn. President Wilson dinner reaction noted. Boni in Rome uncovers vestal corn archive near old temple.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Panama Canal
Winton
Congress
House
Champ Clark
Underwood
Niettling
Senate
Great Britain
Clark
Wilson
Speaker Clark and Indiana Mines Impress in Debut
A garbled report notes Speaker Champ Clark and Indiana miners engaging in a recent event, with conflict implied and references to 400 Federals. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but the piece mentions negotiations and possible military or labor tensions surrounding a power-related stint.
No Man's Right to Helen Brookes Divides Fathers Family
Frederick Bronson sternly opposes Billy and Helen Brooks marriage, warning any daughter of Henry Brooks would never enter his home. Billy defends Helen's character and vows to seek her despite his father’s threat to disinherit him. The scene ends with Billy resolved to resolve the quarrel and pursue Helen, hoping to change his father’s mind.
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Frederick Bronson
Billy
Henry Brooks
Ailly Bronson
Helen Brooks
Helen
Hilly
Daushier
Easter Choir Leads to Family Reconciliation
Billy Bronson orchestrates a church Easter service and a surprise introduction of Helen Brooke as the new soprano to his father, Frederick Bronson. The performance softens the elder Bronson, ending with a warm embrace and a pledge to go home together.
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Frederick Bronson
Mr. Bronson
Billy
Lmousine
Pather
Helen Brooke
Helen
Hat, Violets, and a Bride From the Alleyway
A man buys a beautiful hat for a landlady’s eighteen year old niece, Anne. She rebels against Sunday servitude, finds courage, and flees with him after a moment of awakening. They attend Easter church together as he declares a dream of a life among violets, ending in a fragile, hopeful union.
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Cunningham
Cunningham Ting Toom
Anne
Little Anne
Carpenter
Hazen
Ida
Lighter Side of Easter Had Hat Incident
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mrs Waddume admires an Easter hat and overhears workers gossip about age suitability. The maid returns the hat for a refund, the husband jests about wages, and the family quips about Lent and Easter expectations, including child gender comments.
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Nesele
Waddume
Henste
Mre. Waddume
Chargt & Sellum
Heary Waddume
Mire Waddume
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Pecker Clark
Rome
Giacomo Boni
Pome
Indiana Mines
Terry Haute
Indiana
Euil
Madham
Sue Coule
Panama
Petate, S.E. Keiser
Madonna With the
Holy Child
Helens
Wal-iingford
Wallingford
Bueday
Lilly
Helen Rons
Wale
Wea
Pever
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