Diamonds in Kadur intrigue and a tempting offer
Norwood observes Kadur street life and zenana sighting as OLeary reports a palace guest and a dangerous bazaar rumor. Bribes emerge and the officer warns against accepting gifts while spies close in on the Kadur diamonds plot and a mysterious Miss Lynn Harding.
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Kadur
Red Horse
Randhra
Norwood
Sahib
Moses Lafayette O'Leary
O’leary
Lynn Harding
Stoddart
Captain Norwood Surveying Kadur Diamond Mystery
Captain Carl Norwood is sent from Eingland to Kadur River district in India with his loyal manservant Moses O’Leary to survey who owns a valuable secret diamond mine. The case pits temple priests against the Maharajah of Kadur over rightful ownership.
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Noor Mahiam
O'Leary
Norwood
Carl Norwood
Eingland
Kadur River
India
Moses O'Leary
Kadur
Kadur City Arrival for Captain Norwood
Captain Norwood enters Kadur City with a native guard, his horse panics at camel traffic, and he proceeds toward the Residency. The Resident’s reception is cool and the dinner invitation perfunctory amid temple boundary disputes and royal claims led by Prince Rundhia.
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Car
Norwood
Kadur City
Royal Engineers
Residency
Captain Norwood
Rundhia
Debora Harding in ruins tour sparks royal entanglement
Mrs. Deborah Harding, a portly honorary correspondent and self styled authority on ruins, visits Rundhia's guest house near two palaces. A misstep on a loose stone causes a painful ankle twist as she clashes with local demeanor and meets Prince Rundhia, nephew to the Maharanee, amid a tense social moment and ongoing palace tensions.
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Norwood Spellound
Maharanee
Kadur
Jess
Rundhia
Maharajah
Deborah Harding
Supreme Court
Woman Citizen
Aaronville
Clarendon County
Ohio
America
Kana
Prince Bandhra
Delhi
Prince Rundhia
Juan Les Ping
Europe
India
Kadar
Old Fort Laramie Proclaimed National Monument
Fort Laramie in Wyoming, once army headquarters during the plains Indian wars, is proclaimed a national monument. The site preserves crumbling buildings marking the Oregon and Overland trails, the fur trade era, and the 19th century military presence, linking Scotts Bluff and historic routes to the West.
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United States Army
Fort Laramie
California
Fort
Laramie
Plains
Transconti
Fort John
Bedlam
Scotts Bluff
Pony Express
Hitting Records Show Oldtimers Kings of Swat
A look at how rabbit and lively balls affected home run totals from 1913 to 1927, with stars like Babe Ruth Ty Cobb and George Sisler weighed against today’s pitchers. The article discusses ball construction, batting averages, and whether changes to the ball influence long hits and attendance.
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Oldtimers Kings of
Swat
Bev
Baker
Philadelphia’ Athletics
Philadelphia
New York
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Yanks
Chicago
Babe Ruth
George Sisler
St. Louis
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Ruth
Club Treasuries
Pastor Tops Louis Contenders Says Tunney
Gene Tunney names Bob Pastor as the lone fighter with a real chance to dethrone Joe Louis. Pastor, nicknamed Six Day for a 1937 bicycle race, is praised for boxing intellect but lacks knockout power. The piece notes Pastors ranking by the National Boxing Association and mentions other contenders and various sports tidbits.
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Gene Tunney
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Pastor
Detroit
Mich
Tunney
Gene
Louis
National Boxing Association
Galento
Lou
Nova
Maxie Baer
Tommy
Farr
Max Baer
Dusky King
Thoughts on Education and Freedom Quoted
A compact collection of educational quotes from Channing Spencer Jefferson Wilson and Webster. The excerpts praise growth knowledge and the role of education in sustaining free institutions and resisting tyranny.
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Channing
Spencer
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