Eden Valley Saga: Kin Feud and Water Rights Conflict
In northeastern California Robin Kershaw settles Eden Valley with his wife and names nearby land Forlorn Valley. A fatal feud erupts after Kershaw kills Joel Hensley over fences and irrigation. By 1917 the clan dwindles to Kershaws and Hensleys. Silas Hobson schemes to control irrigation and hydro power as legal fights over flood waters begin. Nate, Owen, and Larry face debt and loyalties amid land disputes and a lake-site bid.
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Robin Kershaw
California
Eden Valley
Kershaw
Joel Hensley
Hensley
Rinca Kershaw
Owen
Larry
Nate Tmehenor
Lorry
Silas Robson
Nate
Owen Kershaw
France
Hey
Hobson
Forbearn Valley
Babson
Power play drives Eden Valley plot toward dam deal
Silas Babson confronts Nate Tichenor over Mountain Valley Power company plans to secure Eden Valley water by damming Eden Valley creek. Babson suspects Nate’s control and hidden motives as both men maneuver to outwit rivals and protect or seize irrigation rights and power profits.
Tichenor Faces Dilemma Over Mountain Valley Power Venture
Nate Tichenor wrestles with whether to delay a hydro project and water sales to irrigation until he can secure a market, fearing Babson’s raid and the ruin looming over Forlorn Valley if power and water fail. He recalls rival financiers and vows to help the valley though the risk of opposing his own interests remains. TO BE CONTINUED.
Remembrance of sacrifice and unity on Decoration Day
A veteran memorial reflection on war’s horror and heroism. It honors the dead and calls for peace, patriotism, and national service, noting Lincoln’s leadership and the Civil War’s role in shaping a united United States. It recalls veterans’ graves and the diversity of uniforms from khaki blue and gray.
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Graves
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Plutarch
United States of America
Western Newspaper
Union
Few Stone Age Men Lived in Caves, Says Hrdlicka Analysis
The Providence Journal reports Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the US National Museum analyzed 360 sites across Europe and Asia, finding early human activity mostly in open places. He notes cave use rises with Mousterian and Neanderthal periods, but open sites predominate in earlier eras.
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Providence Journal
Ales Hrdlicka
United States National Museum
Europe
Asia
Hrdlicka
Trench remnants from Kenesaw battle persist
Civil War trenches dug by Confederate and Union forces during the Kenesaw mountain engagement remain visible today. The surviving earthworks mark the battlefield relics and draw interest from visitors and historians alike.
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Kenesaw Mountain
Novel War Memorial of Chunks of Coal
Silesia builds a World War memorial entirely from large polished coal blocks. The monument uses coal as a symbolic material, described as a novel and striking choice reflecting the war’s impact.
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Silesia
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Peter B. Kyne
Chapter
Nefe
Sng Irundsey
Joland
Nate Tichenor
Larry Kershaw
Iden Valley
Gad
Silas Babson
Gold Run
County Recorder
Mountain Valley
Power Company
Lorraine Kershaw
By the First National Bank
Power Corporation
The
Mountain Valley Power Company
Department of the Interior_Dermission
Valley Center Register
Joe Brainerd
Bank of Valley Center
Brainerd
Valley Center
Nathan Tichenor
Mr. Babson
Old Rance
Miss Kershaw
Tichenor
Delaware
Eden Valley Creek
Circle K
Bar Ho
Forlorn Valley
Lichener
Sikis Babson
Mountain Valley Power Conpring
Labson
I Remembrance
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