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...story is told of two daughters, one frozen by the memories of a deceased brutal father; the other warmed by the hot blood of his inheritance. The latter increases the world's population by one surreptitiously but serenely. The former is unnaturally intent on nothing but good works. Both, finally, are attracted by an aggressive labor leader. Miss Ferguson is lovely but not always lucid as the looser sister. The best performance of the play is Nance O'Neil's. She portrays the mother, bloody but unbowed after many years of connubial fireworks with the barbaric father...
...barrage laid about a house on a hill overlooking the city wall and in plain view from the river. In this house were the American Consul, his family, and some 25 other Americans and British, and this besieged party was being attacked and rushed by Chinese soldiers intent upon murdering them. This barrage not only saved the lives of the people in this house, who afterwards escaped over the city wall, but with the first boom of heavy gunfire bugles blew all over the city, officers appeared as if by magic, and the attacks on foreigners most abruptly ceased...
...vexed graduate students seeking rooms. Hither soon will turn the thrifty seeking text books at small expense. Soon will follow the hungry their mouths watering at the thought of refreshments which follow the receptions for Freshmen, Graduate students, Law students and others. More leisurely will amble those of high intent to volunteer their time and effort for social service, for deputations, for public speaking and other activities. Sooner or later, most students find some cause to enter this building of extra-ordinary diversities...
...France to erect a tariff wall as high as that of the U. S., or even higher. The problem is one of expediency. The U. S. sends many things to France that, on account of superior production facilities, cannot be duplicated so cheaply in Europe. When there is no intent to protect home industry, if the policy of protection must indeed be pursued, it would seem a signal lack of judgment to discriminate against U. S. goods in order to favor some other nation...
...Wood, speed-boatman, sped along the St. Clair River off Al-gomac, Mich., in his Baby America III. One hand on the wheel, eyes intent on the stopwatch, he ignored a passing steamboat. A swell capsized Baby America 111. Three young women rescued stunned Gar Wood. Said he: "I know now how Sharkey felt when Dempsey...