Wild Horse basin pursuit ends with rescue in progress
Robber Morgan Norris holds Ruth Chiswick captive in the high country as pursuers led by Gray close in after finding a clue in the park and a note likely written by Ruth. Norris prepares for a confrontation when Gray and Sorley ambush him at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou
Howard
Ruth
Dan
Brand
Sherm
Live Oak Canyon
Tough Nut
Live Oak
Lee
Devil Norris
Miss Ruth
Morgan Norris
Lee Chiswick
Texas Rangers
Norris
Lou Howard
Morg
Mile High
Marg
Mary Norris
Begorry
Kansas
Gray
Sorley
Pat
Wild Horse Basin
Jeff
Ruth Chiswick
Bac
Adventurers' Club Elves and a Tragic Hunting Tale
Paul Moore of Chicago and two friends, Art Kohles and Archie Eastman, set out in September 1923 near Grand Rapids. A misfit cartridge and a rock fuse a bullet, killing Art, then Archie is electrocuted on an electrified rail while fleeing. Art survives later, Archie vanishes, then all three are found alive with Art nursing a leg wound. The trio later toss the rifle into the Grand River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ello
Paul Moore
Chicago
Paul
Grand Rapids
Mich
Art Kohles
Archie Eastman
Art
Archie
Uncle Abe
Grand River
Pursuit Concealed In Hills Near Walsh Cabin
Jeff Gray and Sorley push deeper into the hills following Norris’s likely misdirection. From a ridge they view the Walsh cabin park with no smoke and an empty corral, except for a lone saddled bronco grazing by the spring, indicating the outlaws were there recently but have now departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Gray
Walsh
Kansas
Norris
Nelly
Jeff
Sorley
Gray
Crowfoot
Geologist predicts third ice age within two thousand years
Prof F X Schaffer of Vienna says measurements in Stockholm and Finland show land elevation trends that could trigger a new glaciation in Europe and Africa. He notes past retreat times and warns signs point to ice advance within about two thousand years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. X. Schaffer
University of Vienna
Berkeley
Calif
United Press
Schaffer
Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Scandinavia
Europe
Africa
Oysters Prolific on Atlantic Coast Spawning Season
The Atlantic coast oyster species spawn five to six times from May to August. An oyster may release as many as half a billion eggs in a season. Only a small portion, less than one percent, survive.
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Atlantic Coast
Impregnable Morro Castle Fascinates San Juan Visitors
The Morro Castle in San Juan Puerto Rico is famed for its impregnable walls and heavy cannons. It has a storied record from old to modern warfare and evokes interest from visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morro
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Queen Elizabeth
Francis Disks
All Streets Up or Down in Cradle of Arthur’s Castle
A description places Clo velly on the Cornish cliff near Tintagel and 40 miles north of Tintel, noting its unique position among towns in England. The piece links the site to King Arthur’s castle on the cliff edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Clovelly
Arthur
Tintel
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William Macleod Raine
WIN Service
Chiswick Nest
Yuma
Adventurers’ Club
Floyd Gibbons
Tne
Young Art
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