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After the defeat of the rebels at Puebla a fortnight ago, the second stage of the war was begun by the battle of Guadalajara, which is the third largest city in Mexico and one of the richest farming districts on the western coast...
Undertaking a long trip over Northern Africa, starting from its base on the South Coast of France, the giant dirigible apparently had used up most of its fuel when adverse winds blew it back to the African shore on the fourth day of its flight. With only fuel enough to run two motors, the dirigible was able to maintain intermittent wireless communication with French naval authorities for two or three days, while its Commander sought desperately to find a landing place in Tunis. The French authorities, with British and Italian cooperation, covered the sea with destroyers, the desert with systematic...
...date of departure the body of the commander, Lieutenant du Plessis de Granadan was found in Sicilian waters by the net of a fisherman. No log among the few papers in his pockets, the failure of any carrier pigeons to return, a gleam of light seen off the coast of Sicily about the time that de Granadan's watch stopped led to the supposition that the disabled airship collapsed and exploded suddenly at her end, carrying 48 brave men to their death...
...contrary to newspaper editorials and periodic sudden squalls on the part of reformers, the majority of college students, like the majority of the nation, are unwaveringly dry. More interesting will be the revelation of how strong the minority is in college and how strong the minority of Atlantic Coast states is in the nation...
...going to win, even if her name hadn't been up in the lights outside. Henry Hull plays Tony and Carlotta Monterey the losing Rose. With such a group there really was no need for a plot; accordingly they all sit about the exquisite Belasco settings (Maine coast in summer) and simply spend three acts in engaging chatter. Excellent minor contributions are made by Effie Shannon as Tony's mother and by Andrew J. Lawlor, Jr., as the offensive younger brother of the winning Rose...