Vengeance of the Sea Rivalry and a Wedding on the Cape
Rose Fielding endures a deadly sea rescue that costs her beloved Robert Deane and alters her life. George Attrill bears blame for the tragedy, and years of hardship, devotion to Robert’s mother, and a hard-won choice define a quiet, sea-lit romance in a coastal village.
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Rose
Jomrt
Jenna
Moses
Janis
Luke
Jose
George Attrill
Adam Mann
Reefer
Deano
Aitrill
Adan Mann
Deane
Geo. Attrill
Attrill
Robert
George
Aante
Mary Deane
Rose Fielding
Agen
Bob Deane
Robert Deane
Mary
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Western Execution on Overland Trail Murder Trial
In 1852 overland emigrants led by Jay Green recount the Bosley murder on a California journey. Bosley shots Major Beal after quarrel, is captured, tried by 100 men, and executed by a dozen gunmen at dawn after a sham court, with a German bystander offering a moving prayer before the shot.
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Bosley
Plains
California
Jay Green
Illinois
Mr. Green
Col
Major Beal
Beal
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Oregon Company
Payin g too dear for the Whistle and Burnaby’s Strength
Franklin writes of a boyhood hero Samson and Col Fred Burnaby famed for his Khiva ride. Burnaby joined the Royal Horse Guards at seventeen then pursued supreme strength. His seventeen inch biceps and a 170 pound dumbbell lift at Aldershot marked a peak. A stairway pony feat, a late teenage acclaim as Britain's strongest man, and later health decline from overwork followed by recovery through travel and reduced training.
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Franklin
Samson
Fred Burnaby
Khiva
Royal Horse Guards
Aldershot
Windsor
Horse Guards
Burnaby
Great Britain
Heath
Importation of Bananas Shows Steady Trade Growth
Figures from New York banana importers show 12 855 919 bunches worth as many dollars entered the United States in 1892, up from 8 986 240 in 1891. New Orleans now leads importing cities with 4 483 351 bunches, New York 3 715 625, with 46 New York bound steamers, 24 to New Orleans and others to Philadelphia Baltimore Boston Mobile Savannah Montreal.
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New York
United States
Central America
West Indies
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Mobile
Savannah
Montreal
Advocate
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Davidson
Dante
Hades
Earth
Kyou
Wim
Border Justice
Dake
Bosely
Kansas City
Mexico
Levi B. Salmons
Guanajuato
Republic
Texas
Zacatecas
Japan
Boston Journal
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