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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
3
Fragmented OCR relays a dramatic line about JF Steel ending Brady father and son, with references to weakness and a collapse scene. It mentions Meade and a shot, raising tension around a perilous moment and a decisive action. The text reads like a historical sports or dramatic report with opaque phrasing.
Meade Meade, a junior engineer, clashes with Abbott over a dangerous bridge project in Illingworth Martlet. Abbott insists on continuing work without waiting for word from the head office. Meade fears for lives, contemplates last‑ditch repairs, and worries about losing Helen Illingworth, while a telegram delay worsens the crisis.
Meade Sr collapses under a life changing telegram signed by his son the Martlet Bridge company chief and a crisis unfolds as the young engineer races to avert disaster. The old man must act though helpless while his son and fiancé Helen face a peril that could topple the bridge and redefine their future.
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