The Call of the Gumberlands major conflicts unfold
Narrative follows Miller guiding painter George Lescott and Samson Ris, amid Hollman South clan feuds. Purry is shot, bloodhounds chase, Samson denied crime, and truce collapses. Lescott and Samson’s feud moments mix with art, escape to New York, and Horton’s rise against corrupt financiers.
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Misery Creek
Ally Miller
George Lescott
Anous
Jesse Purry
Samson
Purry
Wile Mc Cager
South Clan
Lescott
New York
Spicer
Sally
Drennie Leacott
Wilfred Horton
Horton
William Fardish
Unlikely social intrigue tests Samson and Adrienne
Adrienne Lescott and Samson South navigate rumors and class tension as Farbish plots to manipulate associations. Horton faces growing danger while Adrienne defends her choices and Samson leans into his rising artistic career amid a tense New York social scene.
Oleomargarine Tax Fraud Totals 27 Million Dollars
Washington reports a sweeping probe shows oleomargarine law violators defrauded the federal government of at least 27 million dollars in stamps and special taxes since 1902. Officials say unpaid taxes of 851 thousand have been recovered, with billions in product moved to consumers as butter.
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Washington
McAdoo
Osborn
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
United States
Department of Justice
Swiss Move to Adopt A New National Hymn
Switzerland considers a new national hymn to replace Rufst du Mein Vaterland. A proposed song begins Hell dir Mein Schwetzerland, but officials have not decided if it will use the existing tune or be set to a new one.
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Switzerland
Man declares “always” is longest word in dictionary
In a breach of promise suit Oliver Knox reads letters and jokes that love vows like always are overused. His wife retorts that no wise woman believes such claims, underscoring skepticism in courtship rhetoric.
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Oliver Knox
Bryan proposes mediation as path to peace
Former Secretary of State Bryan in the third section of his statement on The Causeless War suggests mediation as the way out. He urges universal extension of his peace treaty plan and argues mediation can bring belligerents to conference and allow time for dispute investigation.
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Unc’ Spicer
Old Spicer
Sally
Samson
Kenmore
Lescott
South
Horton
Lescott House
Adrienne
Wall Street
Mountaineer
Wilfred
George Lescott
Washington
Bryan
Investigation Commission
Rupture in Carranza Cabinet Stirs Mexican Politics
Washington dispatch reports four Carranza cabinet ministers resigned and General Obregon pressed for their retention and for dismissal of opposed ministers. Carranza faces pressure to yield to Obregon as a potential end to his leadership in the constitutionalist movement.
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Washington
Venustiano Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Hich
Carranza
Obregon
Lansing Named Secretary of State to Succeed Bryan
Robert Lansing, already counselor to the state department, was named Wednesday to be secretary of state. He will succeed William Jennings Bryan after advising President Wilson on law and policy toward belligerent nations since the European war began.
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Lansing
Washington
Robert Lansing
State Department
Wilson
United States
Guthrie peach sale contracts for 100 car lots
Guthrie Oklahoma fruit growers have contracted for the sale of 100 cars of Elberta peaches with delivery August 15 and priced at 50 cents per bushel.
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Guthrie
Okla
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Mr. Bradburn
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Spencer
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Mr. South
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Morton
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Kenmore Club
Lescotts
Seth
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