Woman Offers to Surrender as Mob Edges Toward Hangings
Ann Gifford confesses to shooting Tom McArdle to save Dave Stone, pleads with the mob to spare him, and is escorted to the hotel as Wilson and allies plan a risky jailbreak. The jail siege tightens with armed guards, shifting loyalties, and a tense exchange over who killed McArdle.
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Jim Yerby
Phil Stark
Mike
Yerby
Wilson
Phil
Stone
Stark Hig
Lyn
Ann
McCann
Mr. Stone
Tom McArdle
Dave Stone
Jasper Stark
Gitner
Dave
Rand
Stark
McArdle
Phils
Jasper Starks
Julia
Sam Sharp
Lyn McCann
Peter McCanny
An’ Ginner
McCanns
Peter
Vigilante trial hinges on Miss Gifford tale and Stone
In a western town crowd decides to hold a vigilante trial for Stone over Tom McArdle’s death. Peter McCann leads efforts with Julia and Ann aiding a fair trial. Witnesses testify as tension peaks in the jailhouse showdown.
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Tom
Lazy ’ Brand
Brown
McCann
Peter McCann
Stone
Yerby
Wilson
Rand
Mike
Fletcher
Haskell
Dave
Jasper Stark
Gitner
Pedro
le Page
Courthouse Rally Demands Trial For Murder Suspect
A six piece band leads a crowd to the courthouse steps where Peter McCann frames the mob as seek‑ ing a court for the murder of Tom McArdle. He insists Stone must face punishment if guilty, urging swift execution rather than trial.
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Medford
Badford's Emporium
Flying VY
McCann
Peter McCann
Stone
Mesa
Tom McArdle
Wastin
Bermudians Still Seek Spanish Treasure Trove
Bermudians believe Spanish treasure may lie in their islands despite centuries of lore. Accounts from 1693 recount a triangular stone heap with a brass plate and a wooden cross guiding to a rumored hoard amid reports of phantom ships and fire drakes near Moneypiece Rock and other outlying isles.
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Bermuda Islands
Central
South America
Bermuda
Venture the assertion ridicule in Pathfinder
A Pathfinder Magazine critique calls the phrase I venture the assertion flawed and hypocritical. It argues an assertion should be clear and not masked as a doubtful venture into speculation. The piece labels the habit as an unsupported opinion framed as noncommittal speech.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Wonder What Party at Other End Was Saying
Albert D. Lasker's pet story of the week centers on a colored maid in a friend's home answering a telephone ring. The maid repeats “Yas’m” to every question and then hangs up, revealing a long distance call from Washington.
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Albert D. Lasker
Yas’m
Yas'm
Lucy
Marriage racket duped Pittsburgh ministers for years
A couple posed as lovers to wed clergy men across Pittsburgh forging licenses. After each fake ceremony the groom handed a $25 check and claimed $15 change, but all checks were worthless. Arrested, he confessed pairing before 1,965 ministers without actual marriage in four years.
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Pittsburgh
Camel Step Surveying in Asia by Sven Hedin
Swedish explorer Dr. Sven Hedin states the camel is the best surveying aid for Asia’s deserts. He describes mapping with a compass, watch, tape, paper, pencil and camel, using the camel’s step length to measure distance traveled.
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Asia
Sven Hedin
This Man Had Faith Lost 24 Pounds
An advertisement claims a man shed 24 pounds from 192 pounds to 168 in a few months using Kruschen with daily half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast. It urges cutting fats and sweets and frames the product as a safe, harmless conditioner sold by druggists worldwide.
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Theo
A. C
LaFleur
Providence
Drageists
Sod House Construction for Tourism in Topeka
The State Historical Society plans a sod house in Topeka for tourists. Built from thick layers of sod, it recalls western Kansas pioneer shelters distinct from dugouts. Old timers praise its summer cooling and rain resistance when well built.
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Topeka
State Historical Society
Kansas
London Answers on Speaking Terms Between Vera and Dora
Vera and Dora reconcile after a prior rift. Vera wants to learn what Mabel told Dora about her. The exchange hints at personal gossip circulating in London society.
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Jack
Dora
Vera
Mabel
London
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Ethel
Dunwig’s Park
Bermudians
Parker
Hiscox Chem
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Patchogue
N. Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Lydia E. Pinkham
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