Vette Wreckers Copyright by Charles Scribner's Son
Graham Norcross, rail road manager, and his secret ally Jimmie Dodds, are marooned at Sand Creek siding with Sheila Macrae and her cousin. They witness a coal train hold up and a special car stolen. Norcross recognizes the car as John Chadwick's, a financier he was to meet at Portal City, and rescues Chadwick who offers Norcross the Pioneer Short Line job. Dodds learns Sheila is married. Norcross inches toward leadership while confronting Hatch and Henckel.
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Apter I
Graham Norcross
Jimmie Dodds
Sand Creek Siding
Sheila Macrae
Norcross
John Chadwick
Portal City
Dodds
Chadwick
Breckenridge Dunton
Shelia Macrae
Hatch and Henckel
Tower Corporation
Citizens’ Storage and Warehouse Company
Sheila
Hatch
Henckel
Nity
Ripley
Tarbell
Noon at the Major's Den Aboard a Political Intrigue
A narrator overhears a sharp exchange between Mrs. Sheila and the major about political reform, cautioning prudence and warning of enemies. A shadowy intruder, mistaken for Tarbell, lurks outside as the narrator observes and prepares for danger, recognizing a familiar dissipation-linked face at the window.
Morning After The Coal Yard Adventure
The narrator recounts informing the boss about events the day after a coal yard episode, noting Ripley’s presence and Tarbell as a possible bodyguard for Mr. Norcross. The Short Line fight intensifies amid a rash of wrecks while the boss shifts to public relations, praising railroads as drivers of national prosperity and welfare. Red Tower Consolidated begins to sense active confrontation.
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Mr. Ripley
Mr. Norcross
Tarbell
Ripley
van Britt
Red Tower Consolidated
Counter Question Incomplete Dialog Sparks Suspicion
A fragment shows a woman asking if a man plans to marry for money and he retorts about mutual uncertainties. The exchange hints at motives and possible reforming a partner, with unclear context and names. The OCR text is fragmented and lacks clear events or entities.
No Sense in It in Medical Hum or Quote
A shortened quotation from a medical journal attributes a child named Elizabeth with a quip about doctors always being sick themselves. The fragment captures a humorous critique of medical professionals and reflects early 20th century wit.
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Elizabeth
Medical Journal
To Measure Day Time by Sun Setting and Rising
The text explains a method to determine day length by doubling the sun’s setting time for day and doubling the rising time for night, applicable at any time of year. It offers a practical rule using solar times to estimate daylight duration.
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Maisie Ann
Kendrick
LU Sa
Fred May
Clanahan
Bullard
U. S
Delco- Light
Delco-Light
Uncle Sam
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Life Schol
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J. R. O’donald
Linton
N. D
Iowa State Automobile & Tractor School
the Co-Operative
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New York Dental Co
South Main
Holten & Bachman
Drs. Johnson & Bayard and Associates
de. H. M. Johnson
Mer
Linton, N. D
Wolverton Hospital
W. C. Wolverton
M. D
W. H. Hinton
Prop
Leonard du Heaume
Linton, North Dakota
Chas
Coventry
North Dakota
A. L. Portz & CO
J. H. Shoemaker
Strasburg Auto CO
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DELCO
Enroll
Aberdeen Businessollege
Business World
George L. Kemper
A. M. Britts
Hollister
Stone Drug CO
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