Reminiscences of a Cotton Gin Runaway and the Lever
A vivid reminiscence on a plantation gin with mule driven levers. The narrator recounts driving the two mules as the gin groaned to life, the seed rain, and a runaway crisis when the lever and cords fail. Grandfather and workers react as the gin speeds out of control and the wheel spins, ending with a frantic pursuit.
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Grandpa
Pate
Beck
Asa
Sahara
Pete
Wiech
Popper Doe
Baci
Pepper Joe
Buch
Wien
Turner
Heck
Ft. TI
Unc
Joe
Tim
Popper Joe
Mose
Pepper
Peto
Marster
Tom
Popper
Dee
Atlanta Constitution
Polite Manager Quells Roaring Rail Beast In Courtroom Tale
A tale recounts a railroad general manager calming a belligerent woolen mill owner during a freight rate dispute. The manager coolly defused the exchange, earning a reputation for measured wit. The piece then shifts to Dr. Thomson of St Louis linking smallpox to a silver coin passed between individuals, illustrating contagion theories.
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Oato
Boston
Pentleman
Ines
Blank
Lank
Sa' Amy
Mes
Thomson
St. Louis
Thompson
Koh i Noor diamond bearer dies in British Columbia
Thomas B. Humphreys a prominent figure in British Columbia politics and mining has died. He once received the Koh i Noor diamond on bended knee in the court of Duleep Singh and later moved to California before settling in British Columbia where he served in public office and ran for election in Comox district.
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Thomas B. Humphreys
British Columbia
East India Company
Tavernier
Humphreys
Duleep Singh
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