The Thornton Fairchild Mystery Mining Claim
Robert Fairchild learns his father Thornton hid a Colorado mining claim and a dark family secret. He travels to Ohadi, meets Anita Richmond, faces Squint Rodaine and a flooded mine scheme, and discovers his father’s past may still endanger them.
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Thornton Fairchild
Robert
Fairchild
Colorado
Henry Beamish
Beamish
Ohadi
Denver
Rodaine
Ghadi
Howard
Howard Fairchild
Sissie
Anita Richmond
Judge Richmond
Squint
Rodamé
Chadi
Harry Harkins
England
Harkins
Harry
Anita
Rodaines
Larsen
Dance Hall Moment Bridges Two Strangers Under Fire
Fairchild in a moment of boldness asks Anita Richmond to dance as Maurice Rodaine offends nearby. The hall hums with the call and crowd while a connection blooms between two wary souls amid tension with the Ro daines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild
Anita Richmond
Rodaines
The Dance Hall Robbery and the Cornish Bandit
Robert Fairchild survives a tense night at the Blue Poppy mine when a staged dance hall robbery turns real. A bandit raids the crowd, a fiddler is injured, and Maurice Rodaine accuses Harry of the crime before Harry is later captured. Anita Richmond confronts the Rodaines as Fairchild wrestles with fate and loyalty.
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Maurice Rodaine
Robert Fairchild
Harry
Anita Richmond
Fairchild
Robert
Anita
Kentucky Gulch
Adams
Clear Creek County
Chadi
Gregg Brothers
Fiddler
Rodaines
Chance
Blue Poppy Mine
Antiquities In White House Exhibit Unveiled In Basement Room
A Washington Star report notes a White House antiquities display in a basement near the oval room, including Dolly Madison’s recipe book, a blue and gold china bowl, Abigail Adams silhouettes, saltcellars, and a silver goblet. The collection spans from early days to the Wilson era with a Harrison turkey platter and vegetable paintings on dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Dolly Madison
France
Abigail Adams
Wilson
Harrison
Old Trees Questioned by Forestry College
The New York State College of Forestry disputes H. G. Wells on the Bo tree of Ceylon as the oldest living tree. Wells cited a cutting planted decades ago under Buddha and protected through centuries. The college notes Sequoias in California may be as old or older and highlights their natural vigor and height of about 350 feet.
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New York State College of Forestry
H. G. Wells
Ceylon
Wells
B. C
College
California
Neighbors and a Child’s Question About Knowing Everything
Six year old Mary and neighbor Mrs. McCarty chat as Mary irons a doll. Mary asks if anyone knows everything, noting only God and neighbors truly do. The exchange shows curiosity and humor in a quiet street scene.
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Mary
Johnny
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Yairchild
Beaver
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Little, Brown & Co
Doc Mason
Doc
Washington
Allen T. Treadway
Massachusetts
Europe
Levi Cooke
New England
Cooke
Berkshires
Daniel Webster
Treadway
Albany
Boston
Washington Star
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