Riches and Rescue in the Crosscut Mine Chapter
Harry regains wits in a hospital after a mine escape and reveals a vast ore vein and the fissure that saved him. Fairchild and Harry plan to outsmart Squint Rodaine, while Anita Richmond arrives in a blizzard to thank Fairchild, hinting at growing entanglements and ongoing dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild
Rodaine
Harry
Sue
Larsen
Sissie Larsen
Squint
Mr. Fairchild
Anita Richmond
Denver
Mother Howard
Rodaines
Mine strike sparks peril and elopement plan
In a tense scene a mine strike ties Fairchild to Maurice Rodaine as he presses for flight to Chicago. The engaged hints of betrayal surface with a sisterly warning and a looming cave in as Harry shouts of a collapsing wall up ahead.
Fight Looms as Mine Strike Signals Clash
Fairchild carries Anita from the cavern to a fissure while Harry and a Cornish guide listen for underground activity. They sense a confrontation ahead as they move toward the stormbound ascent, with a blizzard and a looming fight atop the Blue Poppy and Silver Queen strike area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild
Anita
Harry
Mr. Harkins
Chile Quake and Tidal Wave Devastate Coastal Regions
A great Chilean earthquake with a tidal wave struck from Antofagasta to Coquimbo, devastations piling up as buildings collapsed and telegraph lines failed. Copiapo reported the largest casualty list with about one hundred killed and many injured, while Antofagasta endured coastal flooding and fear of greater losses. A second quake and electrical storm added to the terror along the coast.
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Santiago
Chile
Antofagasta
Atacama
Coquimbo
Copiapo
Anatofagasta
Chanaral
Concepcion
Talcahuano
Making Good: A Man Who Elevates What Is Considered Good
A compact reflection on ambition: the truly successful person raises everyday standards beyond what others deem acceptable. It centers on self-improvement and persistent effort to surpass ordinary achievement.
Fire Sweeps Humble Gulf Production Tank Farm
Lightning sparked a massive fire at the Humble Gulf Production tank farm near Houston. More than 1 million barrels of oil are doomed and a similar amount may be unrecoverable as three large underground reservoirs and a lake of rainwater feed the blaze. The inferno threatens all twenty tanks and is visible for miles as responders battle the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Gulf Production Company
Humble
War in Ireland resumes with new phase after De Valera reestablishment
Dublin reports the Irish republic leadership under De Valera and a reconstituted Republican council. Captured letters show proposed war measures submitted for approval, including a vetoed plan to burn two newspaper proprietors’ houses. The fighting now targets barracks and Irish government forces seen as British strong holds.
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Dublin
Eamonn de Valera
Irish Republic
Republican Council of State
Republican Army
Ireland
de Valera
Ship Burns Off Virginia Coast Reported
The Munson freight er Munsono with a crew of thirty five is aboard a burning ship 180 miles off the Virginia capes as cutters hurry to the scene.
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Virginia
Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Death by own action linked to grain losses in Minneapolis
Losses totaling nearly 800000 in grain operations and the collapse of several elevator projects are believed to have driven 50 year old Ben A. Crangle of Minneapolis to take his own life.
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Minneapolis
Ben A. Crangle
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Laura
Robert
Farrell
Blue Poppy
Telegraph Office
Express
Judge Richmond
Maurice Rodaine
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Little, Brown & Co
Maurice
Chicago
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