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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
3
Molly McDonald travels with a cavalry escort toward Fort Dodge after a staging at Fort Ripley. Indian threats grow as a desperado raid tests the group. Hamlin, Moylan, and Gonzales face ambush and pursuit while Molly pursues safety and a rumored romance with a Confederate veteran helps shape tense loyalties.
A night of gunfire and shadows ends with Sergeant Hamlin under arrest after Lieutenant Gaskin is shot near the barracks. A fog of confusion surrounds the event as Hamlin confronts a possible rescue of a passerby, while guards and a stretcher crew attend to the wounded officer. The chaos sparks questions about who fired first and why, with Hamlin maintaining his innocence as officers search the scene.
A Nevada article describes traveling stones up to six inches across that roll together when placed near each other, gathering toward Sammoncenter. A single stone moved away quickly returns to the group, hinting at magnetic iron ore in a barren, rocky region. The piece also ponders the word set, noting its many meanings and a playful linguistic angle.
Frank B. Wilts, a rising Ohio statesman, battles a rival word-twister in town who mocks crime theories by penning a burlesque opinion. Wrisley Brown, assistant attorney general, prepared a dose that lampoons the professor and Taft, noting the supposed auto-suggestion of crime. The mock piece mocks third degree methods and free agency doctrines with clinical jargon and satire.
John Burroughs with Ernest Thompson Seton and Glenn Buck visited the capital area. He seeks rest in a small Ohio hamlet, finds only a single lit building and a “mad tiger” liquor den, then sleeps in a worn bed after fleeing a drunken man. The tale ends with the man staggering away.
A tale from Georgetown recalls Bobby Blank and a runaway pet lamb. The lamb escapes with a little cousin, causes chaos when Bobby returns, and ends with the animal eluding a crowd and an attempted kick. The scene shifts to urban commotion as the lamb bolts away on a dry, humorous note.
Senator Tom Martin of Virginia is portrayed as soft spoken yet attentive in debates. He counters constitutional purism with a call to adapt, noting the most beautiful part of the Constitution is the right to amend. He urges flexible respect for the document and its framers while acknowledging changing times.
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