Oil Wars and Arranged Hearts in Dal City
Rex Beach adventure features Calvin Gray plotting against Colonel Henry Nelson, while Gus Briskow strikes oil and entertains Gray who seeks influence. Allie Briskow loves Gray though he loves Barbara Parker. Bud Briskow is rescued from an adventuress by Cray as Gray eyes the Dal bank. Gray plans to remodel Briskow’s stylish home and keep watch over Nelson’s oil-field activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Gray
Henry Nelson
Gus Briskow
Gray
Briskow
Allie
Barbara Parker
Bud Briskow
Gus
Adventuress
Cray
Mallow
Nelson
Dalof
Buddy
Man of Means Takes Charge at Briskow Home
Gray backs Ma Briskow and her son Gus as he reorganizes the household. He arranges dinner service and gifts Ma with roses and luxe items from the Duke of Dallas, insisting on a perfect home and care for the family as he weighs a business offer.
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Max Briskow
Duke of Dallas
Gray
Wichita Falls
Briskow
Gus
Missing Edme Hinkie Deepens New York Mystery
Edme Hinkie aged 13 is missing from her New York home since April 10. Her mother received a note from an anonymous man claiming love for the girl, deepening the mystery surrounding her disappearance.
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Edme Hinkie
New York
Willard Battery Powers Victory at Indianapolis 500
Tommy Milton won the Indianapolis Speedway 500 race driving a car equipped with a Willard battery. Seven of the ten finishers carried Willard batteries, making the battery a key factor in the grueling 500 miles. The Willard unit supplied about fifteen and a half million sparks at 5,600 revolutions per minute, with no generator aboard.
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Willard
Tommy Milton
Indianapolis Speedway
Harry Hartz
Jimmy Murphy
Karl Cooper
Willard l
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REX Beach
Alfie
St. Louis
Max
Hope
Bex Brace
TAM Mor Paper Service
Putler
DR. J. $. Compton
Over
5 and Me
Bluefield, W. VA
VALVE
Buick
Morton Motor Company
Raleigh Street
Nes WhorfalkaWesten
Alsevees
Adsora
Ocal
Catt
Chicagi Umbus
Rncinna
Charleston
National Armature & Electrical Works
Bluefield Garage, Inc
Bluefield Arena
Peak
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