A Sister's Vengeance Continues Amid Plantation Escape Plans
Abel and Bart, shackled by colonial labor, face an escape plan as Mary Polly arrives with news of a boat. Abel doubts hope but Mary pledges secret nocturnal aid, while sentries and overseers push the men to endure heat and guard. The trio strategizes a six night window for flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel
Mate
Bart
Hal
Polly
Brother
Mary
Moldiers
Dinny Kelly
Jungl
Kingston
New Orleans
Honduras
Atores
Yo A
Kel
Escape Begins in Dark Prison Barracks and Boat Flight
Abel Dell Bart Wrigley and Mary plan a perilous escape from a brutal plantation prison. They secretly loosen chains, overpower a sentry, and flee through a mangrove swamp to reach a waiting boat. Dinny joins, posing as a sailor, and Mary reveals her sacrifice and resolve to help.
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Bart
Abel
Peter Mulroney
Kelly
Bedad
Dells
Mary
Abel Dell
Devon
Dinny
Jack Dell
Vinny
Had Not Studied Long Enough
Mr Bascom studies a German grammar and jokes about attributing gender to inanimate objects. He muses that a table should be masculine while a window should be masculine since eyes see light through it. Mrs Bascom moves the cookies away as the children’s picnic remains a detail. He considers reading again with a view to feminine objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bascom
Marriage License Bureau Quip Sparks Two Dollar Fee
A small scene in a district office has a man quip about where trouble is found as he pays two dollars at the marriage license bureau. An aggressive woman stands nearby while the clerk explains the location.
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Chicago Post
Shift the Blame and The Toy Pistol Case
An anxious father asks a doctor to do the best for his son and accepts providence as a limit on fault. The surgeon insists the father bore responsibility for bringing the toy pistol to the boy. A Chicago Tribune quote urges patience with teenage boys and hints at everyday errors in domestic life.
Record of the Week Buried Crimes and Fatalities Tale
A sweeping, chaotic summary reports shootings, deaths, and scams across Indiana. The piece cites a teen romance shooting at a home, seven veterans found dead at Marion National Soldiers Home, oil field boom data in Indiana, multiple accidental deaths from trains and machinery, a hanging sentence for Ora Copenhaver, embezzlement conviction of Frank Stecher, and a tomb protection device devised by J A Hodgin after his wife’s death.
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National Soldiers’ Home
Marion
Tessie Williams
Richmond
Frank Wiley
Poseyville
Patrick Gardner
Brazil
Tra Larue
William Davis
Elwood Tin Plate Works
Ora Copenhaver
Indianapolis
Michigan City
Hannon Packing Company
Frank Stecher
Chicago
Mirior
Jake Millen
Panama
Robert Simpson
Charles
Zeths McClellan
Brasil
John Weis
Hammond
Stanley Buford
Don Neal
Ernest Roush
Lafayette
Watecky VW
David Hutts
al Smith
Covington
Silver Grove
Kenry Watkins
South Bend
Walking
Turkey Creek
Indiana
Tgin
Nobledville
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George M
Abél
Evangeilet
Mr. Barrett
Comdnerng
Barrett
Wax Ehot
Pye Tally
Charleston
Waliam Beckett
Youngs
Beckett
Bockett
Listieap
Miss Lightcap
Tin
Pecort
Lange
Metcas
Milton
GATO
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