News of the Week Cut Down for Busy Readers
A collection of brief items covers a world of topics from the breakage of a world record for a two year old horse at North Randall to the death of novelist Fox and University of Chicago politics. The report mentions wartime treaties, U.S Treasury and defense updates, and international upheavals including Italy Rome and Petrograd. It notes figures on war costs, parole releases, and bonds, with mentions of European diplomacy and military movements as the postwar era unfolds. Various named persons and institutions appear, including Dudley the horse, Chaplin, Char and Mrs., Federal officials, and international capitals.
Peace Notes to Switzerland and League Moves Reflected
The Paris paper notes Peace Notes to Switzerland suggest the League’s seat may move from Geneva within two months after it begins operations. Reports from Weimar show the German assembly ratified the peace treaty by 208 to 125 with 99 abstentions. A council interallied commission is to probe Adriatic tensions between Italian and allied troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
League of Nations
Paris
Weimar
Council of Great Parts
Flore
Adriatic
Green Fancy and the Mystery at Hart's Tavern
Wealthy New Yorker Thomas K. Barnes encounters a mysterious Green Fancy house while in New England near the Canadian border. At Hart's tavern a barnstorming troupe arrives, a secret service man explains royal papers and jewels tied to a royal house oppressed by Germany, and a ravishing captive named Miss Cameron pleads for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas K. Barnes
New England
Barnes
Acters
Lyndon Rushcroft
Miss Thackemy
Indy
Andrew Roon
Green Fancy
Miss Cameron
Sprouse
Secret Service
Germany
Chapter XII Continued Private escape plans amid a tense night call
Barnes to O Dowd outlines a plan with Miss Cameron to escape from a dangerous setup at Green Fancy. She fears surveillance from a window lookout and insists authorities must not be alerted. Barnes remains cautious as a revolver is heard and the line goes dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Dowd
Barnes
Sprouse
Green Yancy
Miss Cameron
Mmelp
Nighttime scheme unravels with a bold rescue plan
In a tense midnight sequence, Sprouse and Barnes lure a victim, subdue him, and plot to recover jewels and parchments from a guarded estate. They wire a tapping rod to signal a missing ally and edge toward the window, risking exposure to seize the valuables amid stealthy watching guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Lny
Aprongse
Maton
Mere
Tere
Sprouse
Anid Sprouse
Tani
Tere Sprouse
Pam
To Ws Continues All That Biguters La Oot Bold
A fragmented clipping notes ongoing coverage labeled To Ws Continues with bold emphasis. The readable parts indicate a local ongoing feature or column focus, but details are sparse and names or dates are not clearly provided.
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Grant
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Dienkuutt
Berlin
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Auburg
Coblenz
Rome
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Paris I
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Petrograd
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Council of Five
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Mat
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Tex.ee
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Joseph O Novak
Camp Grant
Leavenworth
Navy Department
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Marselles
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Bordeaus
New York Wednesay
St Dubuque, In
Beotland
N. Y
R. L. Crawford
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Brewing Couy
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Graustark
O’dowd
Barney
Roon
Paul
St. Elizabeth
Hart
Darnes
Green
Rarner
Sprovae
Curtis House
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Ompany
Fac
Anay
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Tink
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Tie
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Hirt
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