text_original: The story, although at one time it seemed destined to have a very serious conclusion, has a good deal of the comical and almost of the farcical about it. Even an international war could hardly have ele  vated the episode which was the original cause of controversy to anything hke the dignity of history.
text_transcription: THE STORY ALTHOUGH AT ONE TIME IT SEEMED DESTINED TO HAVE A VERY SERIOUS CONCLUSION HAS A GOOD DEAL OF THE COMICAL AND ALMOST OF THE FARCICAL ABOUT IT EVEN AN INTERNATIONAL WAR COULD HARDLY HAVE ELEVATED THE EPISODE WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL CAUSE OF CONTROVERSY TO ANYTHING LIKE THE DIGNITY OF HISTORY
phonemes: ðə stˈɔːɹi, ɔːlðˈoʊ æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm ɪt sˈiːmd dˈɛstɪnd tə hæv ɐ vˈɛɹi sˈɪɹiəs kəŋklˈuːʒən, hɐz ɐ ɡˈʊd dˈiːl ʌvðə kˈɑːmɪkəl ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst ʌvðə fˈɑːɹsɪkəl ɐbˈaʊt ɪt. ˈiːvən ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl wˈɔːɹ kʊd hˈɑːɹdli hæv ᵻlˈɛ vˈeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd wˌɪtʃ wʌzðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈɔːz ʌv kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi tʊ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˈiː ðə dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi.