London Crowd Cheers Four Adventurers After Spectacular Aftermath
A London audience witnessed a dramatic reveal as Professor Challenger and colleagues faced a winged creature during a public talk. The ordeal triggered a near panic, then a triumphant postscript with 100000 spectators filling streets from Langham to Piccadilly, celebrating the explorers’ escape.
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Duke
Durham
Pulider
Hayes
Seabereus
Challenger
Ao Gas Shade
Challenger Sell
mImake
Mac
Looge
Langham Hotel
Oxford Circus
Negent Street
Pall Mall
St. James’ ‘Street
Piccadilly
London
Luaily
Lord John
Roxton
Albany
Londor
Royal scandal and mysterious sightings near Marlborough House
Reports describe two frightened women on a roof near the Queen’s ball and a court martial for Private Miles of the Coldstream Guards after deserting duty. An earlier vessel log notes a strange creature or object sighted near Fries land as the Dutch-American steamer Iver passed.
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Miles
Coldstream Guards
Marlborough House
Fries¢ Land
Iver
Whitch
Gladys Reveals Husband After Telegraphic Wakeful Night
A narrator returns to Gladys at a villa after receiving no letter from Para. Gladys introduces her husband, a solicitor’s clerk, shocking the speaker with the change in her. They discuss past letters and secrets as a circle of familiar faces gathers at Lord Roxton’s rooms to recount adventures.
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Gladys
Mystie Lake
Alwaya
Southampton
Streatham
Gladys Hungerton
Gladys, Potts
Para
William
Johnson’ & Merivale's
Chancery
Joha Roxton
Final Stand of Explorers in a Deserted Lab Adventure
An ornate dialogue scene unfolds with Lord John Roxton and colleagues debating a potential expedition. A rare blue clay deposit, volcanic vents, and a diamond reveal spark a plan for a private museum or renewed exploration. The group weighs risks and rewards, ending with a formal resolve to pursue a new venture.
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Ann Summerlee
Challener
Anne
John
Noxton
eThere
Rookery
de Beers
Kimberley
Spink
Summerlee
John Roxton
Rome
Lord Toxton
Women and Genius in the Era of Equal Opportunity
A prominent lecturer argues that women’s genius remains hindered by past attitudes but is awakening as equal opportunity expands. She says modern inventions ease domestic burdens and broaden women’s intellectual development beyond narrow views of sex, industry, or politics.
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Bildger
Pei
Jorel
Summerlee
Tere
Ue Plateau
Summersee
Wingworth
Allingworth
Dr. Illingworth
Dr. Tiingworth
Challener
B.D. Malone
Womn
Mars Canal Reality Sparks Parcel Post Dream
A humorous editorial riffs on Mars canals not being real, proposing a Mars Earth parcel post to ship nuts and crops, imagining end to high living costs. It references Percival Lowell and the Lowell Observatory with light satire about Martian garden patches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Percival Lowelll
Lowell Observatory
Flagatuff
Ariz
Earth
Colorado women push Lindsey maternity benefit bill in legislature
Denver reports Colorado women are set to push Judge Ben Lindsey's maternity benefit proposal through the legislature next month. The bill would provide state aid for a woman who becomes a mother, covering a period of time around birth and infancy, marking a pioneering effort in the United States.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Ben Lindsey
U P Correspondent Visits Japan From New York
A U P correspondent recalls a voyage to Yokohama and Kamakura, describing scenes of rural Japan, rice fields, wooden clogs and kimono wearing locals. He notes limited Western influence, Army patrols mistaken for policemen, and a shift in public reception after the Emperor's decree encouraging greetings to travelers.
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York
Yokohama
Cistorns
Jatmart
Weis
Japan
Kamikura
Jose Peri
Exhibition displays painting by local resident Carrie Church
A hand copy titled Christ in Gethsemane is shown in the window of Teed jewelry store. The work is by Miss Carrie Church, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Church, residing northwest of the city.
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Christ ‘Sin Geth Weriane
Teed
Téed
Carrie ‘Church
Walter’ ‘Church
Potato Production Declines in County Amid Taxation Rumors
In a rough local note, figures imply daily inflows of up to $100,000 into the county. The fragment suggests a potato crop not growing enough land to generate a boom, with worries over real estate and farming prospects in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Tron
U S Education Report Highlights Growing School Enrollment
The United States Bureau of Education notes 25.5 million people attended school in 1916 with about 24 percent of inhabitants in school. Public kindergarten and elementary enrollment rose from 16.9 million in 1910 to 15.9 million in 1914, while public high school students climbed from 915,006 to 4,219,000 in the same span.
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Washington
United States
United
States Bureau of Education
Wedné
United’ States
Briain
France
Germany
Russia
United ‘States
al i
Womn
Atlantic States
South’ ‘Atlantic
Mississippi
Caliifornia
New York
Art Exhibit Sparks Iowa Passion for French Collection
Davenport readers recall a French and Belgian art collection shipped for the war era exposition. Intercepted by Iowans who believe Iowans should enjoy art, the exhibit traveled to Buffalo then faced delays. The pavilion drew crowds worldwide during the months of the exposition.
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Davenport
Rt Gatlert
France
Belgium
Yematin
At-itha''ol
Ako
West Conat
Buffalo
Mason City Finds Jobs for Soldiers in Building Trades
Mason City club offers opportunity on the border service, listing vacant positions in building trades and tiling. The notice invites interested soldiers to report the same day and hour, detailing reporting requirements and contact points.
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Mason
Dee
Rae Club
Aia
Bitlon
Dame
Ernaberger
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Freeman-Tribune
U.P
Muncie
Ptatoes
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Mason City
Miner
Web
Atte City
C. C. Miner
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