The Pursuit Across the Storm for Rudolf Marnac
In a Cornwall harbor chase, Sir Henry Graden and Treherne pursue Rudolf Marnac aboard the Agnes Jane as a night gale roars. The vessel is wrecked with Marnac saved from the wreck by Graden and Treherne, while dangers and a looming storm shape the perilous rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Pennyford
Agnes Jane
Mary
Hermann
Himalayas
Maister
Lannon
Ermann
Graden
Europe
Rudolf Marnac
Heidelberg
Miss Weston
Dr. Weston
Sir Henry
Marnac
Yen
Henry Graden
Agnes Jane Onder
Zur
Ananty
Farrin
Pennyfeld
France
Cornwall
Isaac Treherne
Agnes Jane Yonder
Isaac
Weins
Bude
Penzance
Mark
Silent Moonlit Pursuit Toward a French Port
The narrative describes a night chase under a moonlit sky as waves crash and a pursuing vessel heads south toward a port in France. The speaker notes the cousin and Isaac at the tiller speaking in low tones while the chase continues.
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Isaac
Agnes Jane
Mark Pennyford
Treherne
France
Bargain Sale Sparks Family Quip About Savings and Time
A humorous exchange centers on Higgins a financier and Biggs a skeptic. Higgins defends his cleverness while Biggs laments wasted time as his wife brags about saving 39 cents at a Bargain Sale, highlighting frugal pride and misgivings.
The Telephone in Cactus Center Prairie Drama
A Denver Republican piece portrays a new long talk telephone in Cactus Center run by a glamorous operator. Cowboys flock to the office spending hard earned money while the system drains funds and stirs trouble ahead of roundup season under a single glamorous figure.
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Cactus
Sin
Denver Republican
Pony Rider Sam Dudley Fights Indians on Nevada Route
The pony rider Sam Dudley, only eighteen, toils along a dangerous Nevada course from Austin to San Juan enduring ambushes by Shoshone bands. After a brutal, wounded return to the station, he uses a cunning ruse and precise fire to drop two attackers and mortally wound a third as his mustang steadies him.
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Sam
San Juan
Sam Dudley
Nevada
Toquim Mountains
Austin
Dudley
Horse
Mindlan
Gory Indian Fight Ends with Scalp Taken
In a tense frontier encounter near San Juan Chicago News describes Sam facing a sudden Indian attack. Both duelers fire. Sam is wounded in the left arm but shoots true. Dudley falls fatally. Sam finalizes the fight by taking the scalp before fleeing on his pony toward San Juan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Chicago News
Brittany Inspires Painters with Coastal Charm and Inland Vistas
The article notes Brittany as a long standing muse for artists, highlighting cosmopolitan colonies at Pont Aven and Concarneau. It describes varied landscapes from wooded valleys to bleak moorland, coastal towns from St. Malo to St. Nazaire, and the hardy fisher community as picturesque subjects. Also mentions inland villages like Dinant and Mhuelgoat attracting painters seeking solitude.
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Brittany
Pont- Aven
Concarneau
St. Malo
St. Nazaire
Camaret
Treguier
Perros Guirec
St. Jean du Doigt
Dinant
Mhuelgoat
Chateaulin
le Faouet
Huelgoat
The Brute Recalls a Quiet Family Moment
A fragment recalls a singer admitting sadness while performing and a father answering in the Houston Post style, highlighting a humble, unseen helper as the quiet center of the scene.
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Houston Post
Pla
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Robert Harland
G. Fletcher Robinson and
J. Malcolm Fraser
Mr. Rounder
Mrs. Rounder
William Henry
Diggs
Higgins
Biggs
Asane
Telephone
Cactus Center
Africa
Rhodesia
Zambesi
Orange River
Zululand
Khama
Serowe
Mashonaland
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