Century Girl in a Duel at the Mountain Road
A wounded man on a mountain road holds a pistol on his foe as Cy Grandy returns home. The two exchange a brief, tense confrontation and a fatal shot ends with both men dying beside the road.
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
5
The Man By the Roadside
A wounded Kentucky man, shot by Cy Grandy, lies dying by a roadside. He clutches a moonshine flask for courage and vows to kill Grandy, planning a last act of retribution despite fading strength. He readies his six shooter as life ebbs away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will S. Gidley
Daily Story Pub. Co
Kentucky
Yaas
Cy Grandy
Ole Cy
Ole Cy Grandy
Pebble Littered Golf Tale Highlights Profane Young Player
An Omaha golf amateur famed for artistic swearing scores around 137 while littering the club house with pebbles and clods to represent expletives. Friends recount how he emptied pockets full of stones after a round as a wagging joke about oats to come with a caddy and teamster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Omaha Bee
The Usurer's Daughter A Royal Cousin Revealed
Sir Raoul visits Halby House to meet Ulric Caraven and his wife Lady Caraven whom Ulric married for money. Raoul contemplates family ties and Ulric's reluctant decision to wed Miss Hildeg Ransome, a money lender's daughter, while planning for a possible future reunion at Ravensmere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl
Raoul
Ulric
Vandeleur
St. George's
Hanover Square
Cildred Ransome
Sir Raoul
Caraven
Halby House
Hildred Ransome
Lord Caraven
Covent Garden
London
Ravensmere
Ravens Mere
Sir’ Raoul
Woman Suffrage Opposition From Brooklyn Leader
Mrs. Edwin Knowles of Brooklyn, new president of the Professional Woman's league, opposes woman suffrage declaring it foolish for suffragists. She argues enfranchising women would not help and would merely add more voters with divided issues. She favors club life to broaden women instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Knowles
Brooklyn
Professional Woman’s League
King Edward VII Receives Wild American Bronze Turkeys
King Edward VII accepts from Scott Montagu M P a number of American bronze turkeys captured in the wild. The birds will be housed at Sancringham awaiting acclimation and display in royal grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VII
Scott Montagu
M. P
England
Sancringham
Exploding sea shells baffle beachgoer at Mobile Bay
A writer notes a curious incident on Mobile Bay where a young woman found several tiny sea snail shells among tide debris. Pressing the dried shells released sharp explosions, as the animals’ internal gases built up after death, with only two of about a dozen shells failing to explode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Druggist
Mobile Bay
Livestock Pasture Benefits From Mole-Infested Ground
A historical observation notes sheep thrive best in pastures with mole activity due to improved drainage and soil aeration. The piece discusses ecological balance and pasture management implications for farmers relying on natural soil processes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oleay Grandy
Waal
the Usurers
Charlotte M. Braeme
International Press Association
Raoul Laureston
Ransome
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