Dark secrets haunt a Colorado mining claim tale
Thornton Fairchild seeks to salvage his late father’s mystery and a silver mine in Ohadi. Robert Fairchild faces pressure from banker-like figures and a shadowy “feminine friend” offering $200,000 for the Blue Poppy claim if he cedes control. Anita Richmond and the Rodaines loom as suspects amid murder and betrayal in Chad.
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Thornton Fairchild
Robert
Fairchild
Colorado
Henry Beamish
Beamish
Ohadi
Denver
Squint
Rodaine
Chad
Howard
Sissie’ Larsen
Anita Richmond
Judge Richmond
Chads
Harry Harkins
England
Harkins
Harry
Anita
Rodaines
Larson
Maurice Rodaine
Bond
Larsen
Crazy Laura
Robert Fairchild
Laura
Farrell
Ace
Strike on the Hill Brings Hope and Envy to Chadi
Fairchild returns to Chadi as word spreads of the Silver Queen strike led by Squint and Maurice Rodaine. The town erupts in wealth, while Fairchild, now cut off from the fortune, contemplates rivals and a dangerous telegram. Harry urges bold moves to view the ore, yet fate weighs on his prospects and loyalties.
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Clear Creek Canon
Chads
Fairchild
Chadi
Kentucky Gulch
Gall and
Wormwood
Robert Fairchild
Blindeye Bozeman
Taylor Bill
Squint
Maurice Rodaine
Squint Rodaine
Denver
Burnham
Anita
Kentucky
Harry
Arry
Rodaines
Grenny Barnham
Unnamed Meeting Echoes Tension Between Burnham and Fairchild
In a tense exchange, Burnham presses for crucial information from Fairchild while Fairchild hints at a dangerous confidant and warns of the need for caution as the conversation lingers on sensitive matter.
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Mr. Burnham
Burnham
Magnified Trifles and the Value of Judgment
A note on how minor matters are overemphasized while significant issues are ignored due to a lack of appraisal ability. The author argues that correct estimation of value is rare and needed, urging clearer discernment across society.
Mayor of town beaten by Ku Klux Klan in Liberty incident
Theodore Schierlman, mayor of Liberty, Kansas, said nine men in three motor cars abducted him near Liberty, beat him with whips, and warned him to stop opposing the Ku Klux Klan. He owned a public hall used by candidate Walter Keith and linked the attack to Klan activity in Montgomery County amid a charged political campaign.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Theodore Schierlman
Liberty
Here
Schierlman
Ford
Montgomery County
Ku Klux Klan
Walter Keith
Ku Klux
Court House
Lloyd George Tackles Critics In Defending Policy
In a carefully prepared speech in his birth city, Manchester, Prime Minister Lloyd George addressed Liberal colleagues and the wider empire. He framed his defense as offensive defense, delivering sharp personal clashes with critics while outlining government policy amid near eastern crises.
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Manchester
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Empire
Secretary Davis urges abolition of railroad labor board
Athens Ohio Secretary of Labor Davis calls for ending the railroad labor board describing it as a quasi governmental partisan institution. He favors transferring its mediation and conciliation duties to established bureaus within his department for federal transportation affairs.
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Athens
Ohio
Davis
Railroad Labor Board
Navy Day Proclamation Sets Oklahoma City October 27
Governor Roberson issues proclamation fixing October 27 as Navy Day to honor the navy's role in American history and in industry and to urge statewide observance.
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Oklahoma City
Robertson
Another Week to Wet Ships
Washington reports an extra week is granted for foreign shipping to avoid applying Attorney General Daugherty's liquor transportation ruling. The delay postpones full enforcement and continues regulatory ambiguity for maritime carriers.
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Washington
Daugherty
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Faiirchild
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Supreme Court
Barnham
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Little, Brown & Co
Rodames
Woods
Labor Board
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