Hazels Escape From Domineering Suitor Sparks Mixed Feelings
Hazel confronts Andrew Bush after he threatens to harm her for rejecting his proposal. She escapes, noting his dangerous arrogance and recalling earlier courtship methods. She hides no remorse, smiles at the street, and reflects on retaliation and the thrill of defiance in a mood of wary relief.
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Bush
Hazel
Mr. Bush
Andrew Bush
Jack
Barrow
Johnnie-boy
Mr. Andrew Bush
Jack Barrow
Granville
Hazel Weir
Miss Weir
Telto
Radwick Darrow
Gazette
Hazel Weir and the Bequest of Five Thousand Dollars
Hazel Weir faces gossip after Andrew Bush, presumed dying, leaves a peculiarly worded codicil bequeathing five thousand dollars to her. She insists on privacy as Jack Barrow accuses her and press scrutiny intensifies, while Hazel contends with trust and motive amid a wary romance.
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Andrew Bush
Hazel Weir
Hazel
Jack Barrow
Barrow
Grinell
Miss Hazel Weir
Times
Miss Weir
Darrow
Johnole
Mr. Bush
Jack
the Gazette
Tier
Bush
Trazel
An Explanation Demanded Drives Hazel Into Tabloid Turmoil
Hazel Weir returns to work after a sensational Gazette article stirs curiosity among neighbors. She plans a walk with Barrow to evade reporters as Phil Guinell from the Times shadows them, while Hazel resents Barrow’s accusatory tone and defends her innocence amid mounting public attention.
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Hazel
Hazel Seeks Refuge in Northwest Becomes Schoolteacher
Hazel travels to the far Northwest and secures a position as a schoolteacher at Cariboo Meadows. On arrival she first encounters Rearing Bill Wagstaff, an introduction described as startling. The incident is teased as part of the next installment.
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Hazel
Far Northwest
Cariboo Meadows
Bill Wagstaff
American exporters of pickled fish sought by British gunfire
American pickled fish exporters are urged to communicate with a fire by British forces as tensions rise. The brief note mentions communication amid threats, with no further details on dates or locations.
Rescue at Chicago Bridge After Ice Cold Rescue
Chicago onlookers witness a dramatic rescue when Charles J Mancox planned suicide by ice on Van Buren Street bridge. Hancox leaped to safety, helped by lifebuoy, a rope rescues by Ryan, fire department and police. Hancox treated at St Luke's hospital.
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Chicago
Charles J. Tancox
van Buren Street
Charles J. Mancox
Slater
Lotdeancox
West
Monroe Street
W. Hancox
Oak Park
Mr. Hancox
Han
Hancox
St. Luke's Hospital
Bridget
Maloney
Rynp
Oregon Boys Stage Duel Leads to Fatal Shot
In Oregon City a 16 year old, Leslie Ledoux, died after a woods duel with Cecil Green aged 13 and Lake Stith aged 15. Ledoux used a magazine 22 rifle while Green and Stith carried single shot 29s. The youths staged a mock battle after a failed hunting trip, Ledoux fell after 15 minutes with a bullet wound to the forehead. The sheriff was informed and the boys admitted the event.
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Oregon City
Ore
Leslie Ledoux
Park Place
Here
Ledoux
Cecil Green
Lake Stith
Enets
Auto On Pilot Of Engine On A Trip
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a voyage with an engine pilot and a passenger list. Names such as Jota, MiRer, Noo A. Sens, and Mrs. Oscar Teka appear in a garbled account with no serious injury reported.
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Eineoin
T.—Carrivd
Rutaoille
An Engin
Jota 1
MiRer
Noo A. Sens
Anil
Oscar Teka
al Rickaeds
Cheametine Uhler
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Bertrand W. Sinclair
Little, Brown & Co
Harrington & Bush
Jock Burrow
Mrs. Stout
Mias Weir
Ethel R. Watson
Phil
Guinell
the Times
Barroy
Lita
Havl
Saill
Ice
Cleveland
Louise Chrissinger
Oregon
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