The Mystery Poem Fragment From Chicago Daily Tribune
A fragmentary verse piece from the Chicago Daily Tribune speaks of a messenger entering the world, calling both rulers and commoners, the starving and the feast, to an unknown end. It evokes birth as mystery and hints at judgment or transition beyond life. The speaker questions what the messenger seeks to reveal at our end.
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Tate
Don
Chicago Daily Tribune
Demagogic Governor Hopeful Sparks Town Rally
In a late 19th century town, ex-prosecutor Stephen Hawk introduces Jasper Bucks as the next governor amid a rousing political rally at Gaston Opera House. Local lawyer David Kent, hosting Loring Gratham, weighs Bucks' charisma against his hollow presentation while pondering Kent's own romantic entanglement with Elinor Brentwood and the social stakes of their union.
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Jasper G. Bucks
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Anch
Howie
Star Chamber
Gaston
Clan
Brentwood
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