The Quiet House Test of a Soldier’s Will
Sergt Murphy guards a thief's hoard of Egyptian antiques in a quiet London house. He battles a years-long alcohol craving as three weeks alone test his resolve, aided by a priestly visit and strict rules. A final reckoning with the owner reveals a dramatic moral sting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Sergt. Murphy
Corps of Commissionaires
Mr. Cazenove
Sergi. Murphy
Scotland
Cazenove
King’s Cross
London
Sergi
Murphy
No. 16
Hell
Industrious Navajos in Beet Fields and Rail Work
A Denver era article portrays the Navajo tribe as largely peaceful and industrious, with about 4,000 people on the New Mexico Arizona reservation near Utah and Colorado. It notes blanket weaving, silversmithing, and labor as section hands and fruit gatherers, plus beet field work in Colorado. It also recounts legends about Ship Rock and a view of dependence on alcohol and gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
Denver & Rio Grande
Kansas
Grang
Mesa Verde National Park
Farmington
Ita
Colorado's First Capitol in Colorado Springs
Colorful reminiscence describes the short use of the 1861 territorial capitol in Colorado City. The log cabin once stood across from Rum Row on Colorado Avenue and later housed a drug store, a dwelling, and finally Sam Wah's laundry. The building, with a $6,000 asking price, draws buyers who plan to relocate it to Denver as a historic curiosity. Townspeople note the area's many taverns and the early hospitality trade around Pike's Peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col
Rum Row
Colorado Avenue
Colorado City
Denver
Pike's Peak
Capitol
South Platte
Sam Wah
Father of Liberty Sill Pursues Hard Line on Liability
Washington Congressman John A Sterling of Wiinels, father of the employers liability bill, faced minimal opposition in the house with only Littlefield dissenting. Born on a farm, he self educated, directed Lexington public schools, practiced law, served as McLean county state's attorney, and is now in his third term in Congress.
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Washington
John A. Sterling
Wiinels
Littlefield
Sterling
Lexington
McLean County
Congress
Appearances Sometimes Tell Holmes Deduction at Brookyln Bridge
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson stand by the Brooklyn Bridge as homeward bounders fight for car-room. Watson, idle as usual, watches Holmes deduce a young man will call on a girl, carrying two chocolate boxes and a bouquet. They depart in a bustle, leaving a cryptic scene and a note.
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Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Brooklyn Bridge
Holmes
Sherlock
Watson
Holmen
Shipwreck yarn of captain, wife, and child aboard Glencairn
A shipwreck teller recounts four disasters off Cape Horn aboard the Glencairn. Captain Nicholls saves his child by throwing him to the mate in the lifeboat while the mother endures danger and later reaches Rio Grande. The tale highlights the crew, rescue, and indomitable resilience.
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Glencairn
Nicholls
Cape Horn
Rio Grande
Boston Aid Sought to Repair St Botolphs by Hands Across Sea
The Boston town in England asks for aid from Boston, Massachusetts residents to repair St Botolphs Church exterior and organ. The 1855 Cotton chapel shrine honors John Cotton, founder of the first church in Boston, New England. Descendants and American citizens are expected to contribute, continuing a bond formed during past restorations and exchanges between the two Bostons. Hawthorne once visited and wrote of the site, noting Cotton as founder of Boston.
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Old Boston
England
New Boston
America
St. Botolph’s
Boston
William Everett
St. Botolph's
Cotton Chapel
John Cotton
James
Charles
New England
Cotton
Bostons
U.S. A
Col
T. B Lawrence
South
Somerby
Clarke
Phillips
Bowton
Hawthorne
Lincolnshire
Atlap Monthly
Ioan Boston
Ha Ha Mockery Echoes Through Odd Scrawl
A fragmented, humorous lament appears in garbled text with peppered exclamations about removal, sneezes, and a faded old man. The jumbled lines convey mockery and playful derision without clear context or narrative.
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Daniel Murphy
Seret
Father OF
Liberty Sill
Congiressman Sterling
Dover Cliffs
St. Botolph’s Church
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