The Ghost of Wolf Larsen and the Sealing Voyage
Humphrey Van Weyden, cast ashore on the Ghost, endures Wolf Larsen’s brutal rule aboard a sealing ship. A chase with Mugridge and Conky ends in a near disaster as the crew fights the sea. Van Weyden contemplates duty, survival, and a growing resolve amid terror and tension on the open Pacific.
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Humphrey van Weyden
Wolf Larsen
Japan
Retu
Humphrey
Imn
Mugridge
Cooky
Hump
Wolf
Olf
Logicine
R. van Weyden
van Weyden
Ghostly voyage shifts as Miss Brewster joins crew
The sails break in quiet as Miss Brewster, introduced by an engineer, joins Wolf Larsen and the Ghost. Larsen asserts authority, questions her rights, and notes her earnings of eighteen hundred dollars annually while considering her stay on board a form of salary during the voyage.
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Smoke
Wolf Larsen
Miss Brewster
Yokohama
Mr. van Weyden
Misa Breweler
Maud Brewster Reunites With Humphrey Van Weyden Aboard
Humphrey Van Weyden recognizes Maud Brewster on the Ghost while Wolf Larsen faces a dangerous pursuit at sea. Maud recalls a scathing literary review and their shared past as tension rises aboard the ship.
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Maud Brewster
Wolf Larsen
Humphrey van Weyden
Lang
Kissa
California
Dean of American Letters
Philadelphia
Miss Brewster
Wolf Larsen Punishes Mugridge in Galley Chase
In the chapter, Wolf Larsen confronts Mugridge for poor hygiene and disobedience. Larsen orders punishment, and Mugridge bolts as sailors pursue him through the deck and galley, the crew ready for rough sport as he flees toward the forecastle amid the chase.
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Wolf Larsen
Maud Brewster
Thomas Mugridge
Mugridge
Timbering in Pennsylvania anthracite mines costs vast sums
An estimate in Coal Age shows timbered support below ground in Pennsylvania’s anthracite mines costs millions annually. About 90 million cubic feet of timber is used, with round timber at 6.6 cents per cubic foot and sawed timber at 20 cents, plus millions of mine ties. Steel timbers may cut long term costs, but today the expense remains high.
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Pennsylvania
Coal Age
Pennsyvania Department of Mines
Brain amputation success cited as military medical feat
The Parla Journal reports Doctor Guepin’s claim of a brain partially amputated soldier, aged twenty two, who has recovered enough to remain on active duty. The doctor attributes the rapid, bold removal of brain tissue as key to the positive outcome.
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The
Parla Journal
Guepin
Academy of Science
Kind Worda Belle Short Skirt Jest Sparks Debate
A fragment hints at a humorous or satirical exchange about skirts and style. Nell comments on the trend with a playful tone. The dialogue reflects period attitudes toward dress and femininity in a social setting.
Wyoming Crop Report Shows June Production and Prices
U S Department of Agriculture released Wyoming June crop data via the Weather Bureau. Forecasts compare winter and spring wheat oats barley hay pasture with year earlier figures and list state and national prices for wheat corn oats potatoes hay and eggs.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Supreme Court Dismisses White Case on Date Error
The U S Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Orange Wilson White colored, jailed in Rawlins for the Casper killing of a man named Coffee in 1913, due to a date error that misnoted 19013. Execution date to be set by Wyoming Supreme Court.
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Cheyenne
Preston
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Orange Wilson White
Rawlins
Coffee
Casper
White
Wyoming Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Suit for 27588 in Cheyenne estate case
Suit filed in the district court by Alice Fleet McNair and William Fleet to recover 27588 from the estate of the late Richard Whalen ranchman of the Fort Laramie district. They allege defrauding them of the greater portion of Helen Lawler estate by false pretenses. Of the amount, 24400 is property value and 1188 interest.
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Cheyenne
Richard Whalen
Fort Laramie
Alice Fleet McNair
William Fleet
Helen Lawler
Sheriff Slayers Death Penalty Ordered by Jury
Clyde B. Pearson was found guilty of first degree murder in Fort Collins Colorado for the slaying of Cheyenne Sheriff Frank Roach and rancher Nels Neilson on May 1. The jury recommended death by hanging.
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Cheyenne
Clyde B. Pearson
Fort Collins, Colo
Frank Roach
Nels Neilson
Granite
Cafi
Tablet Unveiled in Wyoming Museum Memory W H Reed
Bronze tablet honoring the late Prof. W H Reed was unveiled at the University of Wyoming Museum. Dr Duniway presided with the university president, faculty, students and others taking part in the ceremony.
Sorghum Planted at Sheridan Experiment Farm
Twenty acres of sorghum will be planted at the experiment farm this year for horse fodder. No other crops will be planted this season. The plowed land will be left to fallow.
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Experiment Farm
Sheridan
Old oil locations cloud up land abstracts
Settlers proving up on local lands to secure loans face confusion as abstracts reveal old oil locations dating back to 1902, complicating clear title and ownership claims.
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van Tensell
Rural rural schools denied grade status in county funds ruling
Cheyenne reports rural schools cannot be rated as grade schools and may share county school funds even with few pupils if they have been in operation for at least six months. Judge W Montger issued the ruling in district court against county commissioners following a director’s suit from School District 2.
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Cheyenne
W. ©. Montger
Wyoming State News Briefs Highlight Wyoming Events
A roundup of Wyoming happenings includes June events in Casper and Sheridan, an annual tournament at Casper, preparations for Cheyenne Chautauqua, and a state fair in Douglas. Also noted are refinery and sugar factory developments, a fire that destroyed Rawlins’ ice house, a prohibition convention at Douglas, railroad work near Wendover, and multiple local incidents and civic milestones across towns such as Laramie, Lovell, Green River, and Cody.
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State Dental Association
Casper
Sheridan
Por Rod and Gun Club
Sane Crantleth
Chever Ys
Laramie County
Park County
Douglas
Greybull
Rawlins
Wheatlong
Laramie
Kendrick
Burns
J. F. Patterson
Pinedale
California
Great Western Sugar Company
Wyoming
Cynthia Margarei
Lge
Eigi
Lowyel
Burlington Railroad
Orin
Wendover
F. A
Cokeville
G. W. Knowles
Lamar
Colo
Enne
Bild
Vinson
Iron Springs
Baggs
Craig
Wye National Guard
G. A
Charles Kneifer
Arminia
En!lsn
Eugene Hamblin
Lyman
Hister
Masonic Temple
Dayton
L'Ives
Post Office Department
Nine Mile
Johnson Coun
Pouleie
Glendale
Atate
Gili Ve Lowa
Cheyenne
Axarclaer Joubere
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Leach
Johnson
Louis
Tom
Wolf Largen
Yokohama Harbor
Nilson
Parsons
Wyoming Crop Report
Sheriff's Slayer
Wyoming State News
Western Newspaper Union News
Lovell
Pine Bluffs
Kemmerer
Carbon Timber Company
Big Creek
Fort Steele
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