German Spy Entanglements Unfold Under Fire in Brussels
Ethel Wil loughby secretly weds streetman a German spy while Captain Redman reveals the truth. On the eve of war Ethel plans revenge in Brussels posing as a German agent. American journalist Charlie Brown and Major von Brenig clash with Streetman as the inn siege unfolds amid shifting loyalties.
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Ethel Willoughby
Hen Streetman
Larry Redman
Sir George Wagstaff
British Admiralty
Charles Brown
New York
Ethel
Sir George
Streetman
Captain Redmond
England
Brussels
Charlie Brown
Madame de Lorde
Wall and firing squad seal spy’s fate at inn
Streetman schemes to use a fake capture to feed false plans to the English while Major von Brenig edges toward a potential double game. Henri Christophe is executed as a supposed spy after a hidden telephone is discovered, Jeanne Christophe pleads, and Charlie Brown learns the grim outcome before being forced to Brussels.
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Streetman
von Brenig
Berlin
Trench 27
Brenig
Wilhelmstrasse
Karl
M’sien
Major von Brenig
Henri
Otto
M’sieu
Henri Christophe
Christopher
Hans
Christophe
Jeanne
Jeanne Christophe
Jeanne d'Arc
Henry Streetman
M'Sieu
Household thrift and seasonal preserves guide readers
A 1940s style home economics column urges women to help the nation by thrift at home. It lists canning and jelly tips such as Apple Catsup and Wild Grapes for Winter Use, plus Pear and Peach Preserves, followed by multiple salad recipes and serving ideas.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hay Fever Causes By Pollen From Grasses And Trees
The article explains hay fever arises from pollen carried by the breeze from grasses including Johnson grass nutgrass Bermuda grass and oats and from trees such as red cedar and black walnut. It notes pollen spread by insects and emphasizes breeze carried pollen as the usual cause.
Russia forms provisional republic with Kerensky in power
A cabinet of five led by Premier Kerensky is named to govern all state affairs as Russia proclaims a republic. The move follows the Korniloff revolt, while Don Cossacks refuse to surrender General Kaledines amid tensions with the new government.
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Kerensky
Russia
Korniloff
Republc
Diers
Moscow
M. Nikitine
War and Marine
No Party
Grand Council of the
Don Cossacks
Kaledines
Wreck on Eastern North Carolina Rail Line Amid Floods
Flooding in eastern North Carolina causes seven washouts on the Atlantic Coast Line between Wilmington and Goldsboro. Traffic suspended for days. wrecking trains from Rocky Mount and other cities rushed to the scene. Engineer J B Ericsson and two workers slight injured. Local trains run 35 miles from Wilmington toward Goldsboro.
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Wilmington
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington-Goldsboro
Chadbourn
Elrod
Goldsboro
Rocky Mount
J. B. Ericsson
Waycross
Florence
S. C
Hospitals to rebuild in nineteen cities in reconstruction plan
Washington announces tentative sites for great reconstruction hospitals to rehabilitate wounded soldiers returning from Europe. Major General Gorgas cites nineteen populous centers including Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cincinnati Chicago St Paul Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Kansas City St Louis Memphis Richmond Atlanta and New Orleans.
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Washington
United States
Wounde
Europe
Gorgas
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Paul
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Kansas City
St. Louis
Memphis
Richmond
Atlanta
New Orles
Senate Passes War Credits Bill Across Vast Bond Plan
The Senate approved a sweeping war credits bill authorizing new bonds and certificates totaling 11.538 billion dollars with no roll call or dissent. The measure preserves treasury secrecy powers and terms, while bond amounts and interest provisions remained largely unchanged.
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Washington
Bis
Senate
Treasury
Child Labor Law Applies at Cantonments and Reservations
Washington Secretary Baker ordered that employment of children at cantonments and other government reservations conform to the federal child labor act which forbids employing children under 14 and restricts hours for those 14 to 16. States must issue certificates for 16 and under, with federal certificates for out of state workers.
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Washington
Baker
Cantonmenta
Emmera Fn
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