Voyage of the Sea Wolf Toward a Viking Hall
The Sea Wolf under Odin’s banner sails from a bloodstained raid era toward a peaceful Danish hall. The crew, cheered by a raven omen, abandon pillage desires for a guarded, warlike advance. A wrecked English village and and old witch mark their ruthless past as they approach potential plunder.
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Gmnoes
Odinere
Ulla
Esel
Odin
Haldan
Puntilon
Grea
Love
Little Cavern
The Viking Spy Goes Into an English Burgh
The narrator disguises himself as a beggar to scout a fortified English burgh with huts, granaries, a prince's castle, and a tower. He learns the defenses and watches the gates as he plans the raid aided by his comrades. A kindly maid secretly aids him with a penny before the burning of the town.
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Crescent
Prince’s Castle
Vidkun
Foss
Not In His Set and a Prompt for Repayment
A dialog opens with Fudhams acknowledging Scort the druggist is not in their social circle. The exchange shifts to a cautious tone as Scorjel greets them and requests the $15 borrowed about six months earlier.
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Vlunder
Ulla
Erlingson
Sarp of Reyr
Fudhams
Scort
Scorjel
Canned Fruit Decline Promises Prune and Raisin Boom
The Boston Traveler predicts a future shift from canned to dried fruits, arguing the latter will cut costs and stretch supply. It notes California prunes and raisins dominate markets abroad, with dried fruits becoming a major profit source for early adopters and growers.
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Boston
California
France
Europe
Jackson Town Grapples With Yellow Fever Outbreak
Jackson Mississippi faces depopulation as seven yellow fever cases are confirmed with suspected cases across the state. The state board of health issues a travel embargo, allowing only out of state movement. Travel from infected areas is banned while quarantine tightens and outward migration grows. The Edwards outbreak marks the disease as present in the region. The situation combines urban exodus with mild disease characterization and railways prepared to move crowds.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Edwards
State Board of Health
State Board
Railroads
Investigation Ordered In Savannah Engineer Plan Change
The War Department appoints a board of engineer officers to investigate reports that Captain Oberlin M. Carter changed plans for the Savannah river and Cumberland river harbor improvements. The board includes Col Gillespie and Majors Adams and Raymond. Carter denies any improper conduct, asserting actions served the United States.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Gillespie
Adams and
Raymond
Savannah
War Department
Savannah River
Cumberland
Oberlin M. Carter
Engineer Corps
Department
Carter
United States
Mississippi River Commission
New York
Adams
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Flanagan Brought To Bay After Jail Escape
Edward Flanagan twice convicted of murder escaped from Decatur jail Tuesday night. Sheriff’s breakfast alarm prompted a search Wednesday morning. He was found in an unused cell after a struggle, finally captured by a blacksmith’s blow to the head.
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Decatur
Atlanta
Edward Flanagan
Austin
Flanagan
Hiden
Steamer Excelsior Arrives with Massive Gold Dust Cargo
The Excelsior, delayed after leaving St. Michaels Alaska for San Francisco, returned to Unalaska for propeller repairs and finally reached port Wednesday carrying sixty three passengers and about 2.5 million dollars in gold dust.
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Excelsior
St. Michaels
Alaska
San Francisco
Unalaska
Western grain for Europe ships from Kansas City and St. Louis
Two cargoes of western grain booked for Liverpool from Kansas City and St. Louis via Charleston. The shipments mark the opening of the new grain elevator at the South Carolina and Georgia railroad terminal and establish direct trade with Europe. Grains will arrive via the South Carolina and Georgia railroad and western connections and the Charleston transport line.
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Charleston
Liverpool
Kansas City
St. Louis
South Carolina and Georgia
Europe
Western
Tornado Strikes Fort Arthur Texas Killing Six
A cyclone tore through Fort Arthur Texas at night, killing six people and injuring many. It caused widespread destruction with many frame buildings blown down including the bank, hotels, stores, and barns. Sabine Pass suffered heavy damage and casualties. relief work reached eight miles from the town as winds hit eighty miles per hour.
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Fort Arthur
Tex
Sabine Pass
Beaumont
Frank Albright
George Martin
Ainsworth
W. H. Johnson
Fritz Michaels
May Ainsworth
Townsite Company
Hayden
Strong & League
Brennan
Colonado
Spence & Lyon's
C. J. Miller
Kenady
Herald
T. J. Wolfe
Hayes
M. M. Zollinski
Port Arthur Banking Company
Port Arthur
Winnie
Webb
Sabine
Fiery Social Democracy Speakers In Chicago Attack Millionaires
Chicago dispatch reports branch meetings of the Social Democracy condemning Hazleton violence. Resolutions call for violent revenge against the millionaire class and endorse arms and lethal force. Fitzgerald Murphy of Branch No 2 urges miners to shoot to kill and threatens twenty millionaires.
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Social Democracy
Chicago
Hazleton
Many Towns Quarantine Passengers From Louisiana
Cities along trunk lines into New Orleans declare antine against travelers from Louisiana. Derek in Mississippi Louisiana Texas and Alabama ban disembarkation at their stations for Crescent City arrivals. Some towns resist strict action, awaiting confirmed yellow fever presence, while others impose shotgun-guarded restrictions.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Derek
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Crescent City
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Edwin Lester Arnold
Bion Grimear
Hakonson
Inge
Guthera
Hagbard
Bjorn
Thoralf of
Visund
Hell
Ayl
Wayfaring
Throndjem
Tell
Mr. Carter
Bay
Murderer
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