Sand Creek Railroad Boss Faces Shadow of a Conspiracy
Graham Norcross, rail road manager, and his ally Jimmie Dodds witness a high stakes plot as Chadwick the financier is kidnapped before a meeting. Norcross refuses to yield to Hatch and Henckel while courting Sheila Macrae and planning to seize control of the Pioneer Short Line. A web of corporate intrigue, threats, and rumors envelops Portal City as Norcross navigates opposition from Dunton allies and a looming railroad reform.
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Graham Norcross
Jimmie Dodds
Sand Creek Siding
Eyes Lady
Sheila Macrae
Spe
Dodds
Rufus Hatch
Gustave Henckel
Portal City
Chadwick
Norcross
Dunton
Sheila Macrae Dodds
Sheila
Howard Collingwood
President Dunton
Pioneer Short Line
Slide Mountain
Strathcona
Mr. van Britt
Interstate Commerce Inspectors
Sand Creek
Graham
The Dead Line Chapter XIV Confronts Red Tower
Three visitors confront Norcross in his private office accusing him of abuses against private capital. The discussion centers on local elevators warehouses and a railroad scheme, with Hatch and Dedmon pressing for action. They claim Citizens' Storage & Warehouse is now controlled by John Marshall Henckel and others. Continuous next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatch and Henckel
Red Tower Corporation
Norcross
Citizens’ Storage and Warehouse Company
Shella Macrae
Dodds
Sheila
van Britt
Upton
Hatch
Mr. Norcross
Fred
Mr. van Britt
Bobby Kelso
Tarbell
Railroad Club
Major Kendrick
Graham
John Marshall
Sedgwick
Citizens
Marshall
Mister Ripley
Red Tower
Strathcona
John Chadwick
Dunton
New York
Collingwood
Howie Collingwood
Grigsbys
Gannons
West
Bullard
Marrow
Dedmon
Arrowhead County
Fred May
Jupiter
Citizens’ Storage & Warehouse
John Marshall, Henckel and
Counter Question. A marriage test in Boston Transcript
A dialog fragment from the Boston Transcript features a woman asking if the man is marrying her for money. He replies by questioning whether she would marry him to change him, highlighting a witty exchange on motives in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portal City
Norcross
Boston Transcript
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Charles
Synopsig
Henckel
Kirgan
Red Tower PLC
Burrell
Commonwealth
Mr. Dutton
Bauxite Junction
Mr. Hornack
Ripley
Hornack
Kendricks
Linton, N. D
Wolverton Hospital
W. C. Wolverton
M. D
Linton
N. Dak
W. H. Hinton
Prop
Leonard du Heaume
North Dakota
Chas
Coventry
A. L. Portz & CO
J. H. Shoemaker
Strasburg Auto CO
Distributors of
Ford
DELCO
Kalsemining
Phone 125-2
Linton Painting and Decorating CO
Enroll
Aberdeen Businessollege
George L. Kemper
New York Dental Co
South Main
Holten & Bachman
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Hollister
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