The Man with the Ambition for Governor
A satirical portrait of a politicking candidate known as the Hon. Trimmer who ingratiates himself with every faction, shifts loyalties, and trades conscience for power. His rise ends in a dramatic nomination by acclamation as a rival speaker sways delegates, leaving him an ash heap and a moral about karma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinkaboo
Trimmer
Clay
Calhoun
Webster
White
M. BE
Committee On
Basswood County
Homer Hitchcock
Fox River
Neck or Nothing Fails in Love and Rivalry in Kennythrope
In a village tale told by locals, the lively figure nicknamed Neck or Nothing loses money in Monte Carlo and returns in tatters. He courts Flora who accepts a marriage proposal after initial resistance, while rival Drayton West aids a child rescue that momentarily upstages him. Flora ultimately agrees to marry him, ending a chaotic, comic arc of vanity and affection.
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Ras
Sidney
Drayton West
Monte Carlo
France
Achilles Ir
T.e
Flora
Tate
Lecarde
Fiora
Kennythrope
Sony
Wloya
A Race for Gold A New Englander's Alaska Adventure
Tom Scott and crew push toward Dyea seeking Tarbox and a hidden Yukon mine as Obed Rider and Hank Bowers plot to seize riches. Joe Tarbox meets the party, verifies letters from Dick Taylor, and the two groups reveal intertwined pasts, danger, and a race for fortune.
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Tarbox
Taylor
Bowers
Grub
Joe Tarbox
Tom
Scott
Rider
John Avery
Dick Taylor
Davy Jones
Bower
Averys
Dyea
Hank Bowers
Avery
Pardner
Skaguay
Joe Ladue
Wisconsin
San Francisco
Green
Tom Scott
William Avery
California
Frisco
Klondike Gold In Plenty Says British Inspector
Dr A C Robertson inspector of the British Yukon mines predicts a long rich Klondike future with 15 to 20 million dollars annual output for the next decade. He cites dredge steam shovel and hydraulic methods expanding work, notes low royalty changes and planned improvements under Governor Ross, and foresees an assay office in Dawson as royalties drop to zero and a 2 percent export duty.
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British Yukon
San Francisco Chronicle
Klondike
A. C. Robertson
Lfe
Ross
Dawson
Calcutta
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George Ade
Chicago Tribune
Alaska
John
Dalton
Fort Selkirk
Ruffan
Wyvolver
Fiello
Yukon
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