A Pair of Shoes By BALFE MARL TOR
Robert Ford a shoe merchant helps Wylie Grier, an ex-convict seeking respectability, by fitting him with shoes and aiding his return to honest work. Ford’s generosity inspires Grier, who later repays the kindness and rebuilds his life, aided by a patriotic Belgian relief gesture the pair encounter outside. A burglary at the store leads to a gunfight and further trials.
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Balfe Marl Tor
Robert Ford
Od Wylie Grier
Ford
Grier
Tly
Amd
Gad Ford
Wylie Grier
Belgium
Ray
Wyle Grier
Loutish Drake Humiliated By Neighbor In Brookville
Abel Drake, meddling busybody, dares to mock John Rolfe and his wife Marthe in Brookville. Rolfe disciplines him with a sharp lesson at the porch and later tours a spotless kitchen, explaining Marthe’s steady, loving care and his own resolve to support her amid gossip.
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Abel Drake
Brookville
John Rolfe
Lontiah
Drake
John
Jobo
Rolfe
Fred
Neal B Pin
Alice
Marthe
Marthe van Usten
Red hair and pluck linked to bravery in war reports
London letters note a strong link between red hair and military courage. From Ypres to high command, observers claim many Victoria Cross and other decorations are worn by red haired servicemen. Writers suggest hair color may reflect hardy temperament in frontline troops and air crews.
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London
Ypres
Bridah
Victoria Rams
Scientinta
Pan from Louis XIV coffin found as dining pan
At the Cluny Museum in Paris a curator recalls discovering a frying pan with the royal arms of France and Navarre and the Order of Saint Louis. Once part of Louis XIV's coffin, it was stolen during the 1708 cathedral vault raids at Saint Denis and later turned into a frying pan before its handle was removed.
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Cluny
Paris
Balint Denis
France
Navarre
Louis XIV
Saint Denis
The Warning at the Courthouse Marriage Plan
A nineteen year old man and a fifteen year old girl save one hundred dollars and decide to marry. At the Sullivan courthouse, they meet a troubled procession of a husband wife and five dirty children. They retreat, choosing to wait until they have more money.
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Sullivan
Fred
Soother
Indianapolla News
Piecing Out Wool Supply
The Little Journal notes that all wool grown worldwide could clothe people outside the tropics and not into blankets or carpets, yielding about fourteen ounces per person. The uncle explains coats and blankets use reworked wool called shoddy, clarifying that most others wear it while he and the boy do not.
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Tropics
Hollo
Paying War Debts and Debt Levels Across Eras
The article surveys how war debts were paid and reduced over time. It cites figures from 1768 showing a public debt of 90 million dollars, shrinking to 45 million, then disruptions during later conflicts, with peaks and declines reflecting periods of growth and defense spending. It notes Civil War-era increases and subsequent reductions, detailing shifting debt levels through successive periods.
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United States
Massive Allied Bombing Blows German Naval Hubs
British and American air forces dropped over 31 000 bombs on Ostend Bruges and Zeebrugge targets, with daily raids from Dover and Dunkirk on Ghent and Bruges airfields. The operations involved hundreds of freight cars of explosives and extensive preliminary aerial mapping.
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Ostend
Bruges
Zeebrugge
London
Dover
Dunkirk
Ghent
England
Belgian
Airplanes Likely for Canadian Northwest Mounted Police
The force considers adding airplanes to northern patrols as many veterans return from overseas. Current land patrols depend on weather and water routes to Herschel, causing delays and hazards. Air support would speed trips and avoid land-based handicaps, with an air squad likely to be formed.
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Canadian Northwest Mounted Police
Flying Corps
Herschel
Allies demand long range guns from Germany for armistice period
Allied powers demand the large guns used to bombard Paris be included in war matériel handed over from occupied Germany. Disputes over the fate of these weapons linger since armistice talks began. Recent reports said one gun may have been requested in West Prussia.
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Paris
Germany
Little Bay
West Prussia
Fire alarm prompts theater district caution in New York
A garbled report notes a fire department response in the theater district around 21 30 with firemen Kenton and Deputy Mataser in dress suits. The alert interrupted an event at a venue described as Fire’s ball. Further details are unreadable.
Miss Dunston's Rise and Betrayal at the Office
Mary Dunston accepts a promotion ahead of Miss Elson while the latter pretends need and a crippled brother justify the favor. Blanche Elson uses the chance for self enhancement, steals Mary’s funds, and Strick by later downfall at cabarets. Arthur Holmes returns to Mary, inspiring forgiveness and a new life as trust is rebuilt.
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Miss Elson
Mr. Ross
Misa Blanche Elson
Mary
Blanche
Arthur Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Mary Dunston
Miss Dunston
Dunston
Dea
Blanche Elson
Howe
Echoes of Silence End in Sierra Romance Tragedy
Bertram Vernon, lovestruck composer, learns Viola Davenant wed a famed opera singer abroad. Haunted by echoes of a lost love, he finds meaning atop a Rockies cabin cliff as a moonlit reunion ends in death and union in tragedy.
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Poe
Miute
Bertram Vernon
Viola Davenant
Ahoek
Abe
Vernon, & Sawyer
Joyce Elwood
Vernon
Bertram
Viola
Amile
Elwood
Palermo
Vermon
Elager
Simner
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Garter
Weateem
Winth Infantry
Service Cross
Ninth United States Infantry
Marne
Rhine
Charles Embourne
Bendorf
Lars
Northwest
Gevanty
Blanche Simon
Artin Holmes
Bert
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