Secrets behind camp murders threaten general alarm
Seaton and Douglas plan to hide the killings of two half breed enemies within their camp to avoid an internal outbreak. They summon trusted men to transport the bodies to the hospital while Dr. Rush and the provost marshal begin discreet inquiries. The two corpses reveal Indian Huron ancestry and possible Tory infiltration, hinting at a larger conspiracy within the lines.
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Seaton
Douglas
Marquis
Crow
Sergeant Knox
Corporal Blood
Rush
Beaton
Dr. Rush
Philadelphia
Harry Lee
Lieut. Douglas
Lenton
Col. Dunning
New Jersey
Seaton and Tremaine Uncover Tory Spy Ring at Valley Forge
Captain Seaton learns from a dying prisoner that a Tory scout, John Tremaine, exposed a plot linked to Jacob Eastcourt and two British agents in camp. A captured pouch yields Tremaine’s papers including a valley forge plan and a pass signed by Sir William Howe. Seaton pursues covert options using the garments and papers.
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Tremaine
John Tremaine
Seaton
Scaton
Dunning
Chesapeake Bay
Jamestown
Kirk Fagan
Philadelphia
Jacob Eastcourt
Eastcourt
Howe
America
Chester
Jacob Enuatcourt
Wolftooth
Sir William Howe
Fagan
Valley Forge
William Howes
England
Lee
Robert Seaton
Wild Beasts and Pans from Himalayan Tales
A Kula district tale describes a pan of boiling water scalding a leopard as it leaps from rock to rock down a Himalaya ravine. The incident ends with the pan’s shock wave following the big cat from peak to plain. The piece closes with aphorisms about society novels and self awareness.
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Kula
Himalayas
Five Thousand Acres of Wheat on Ranch 101 in Oklahoma
The Kansas City Star reports a vast wheat field of five thousand acres on Ranch 101 near Bliss in Kay County Oklahoma. Two hundred workers and extensive machinery harvest an estimated 100000 bushels at 20 to 25 bushels per acre with potential gross of 65000 to 70000 dollars and net around 35000 after costs.
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Okishome
Oklahoma
Bliss
Kay County
Salt Park
Miller
Kansas City Star
Barbarism in Cuba Fetish Priests Hold Power Over Natives
Report notes fetish priests and witch doctors wield significant influence across Cuba as self government efforts stall. Ruins of Pillar del Rio temple guarded by an ancient priest symbolize enduring reverence. Spaniards' destruction failed to end the faith. Witch doctors now travel as fortune tellers and palmists operating in secret.
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Cuba
Pillar del Rio
A Naval Solomon and the Basin Dilemma
Captain McB settles a quarrel aboard a troop ship returning from India over use of a single large wash-basin. Four wives of officers plead based on husbands’ ranks, Captain deems the basin should go to the oldest. The ladies retreat, and the basin goes unused for the voyage. The tale reflects shifting public opinion shaping.
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Solomon
McB
London
India
Her
McH
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Captain Seaton
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