Eden Valley saga ends in feud and reform effort
After the Mexican war Robin Kershaw and his wife settle Eden Valley in northeastern California. Old feuds flare over fences and water leading to Kershaw killing Joel Hensley. By 1917 only Kershaws remain on one side and Nate Tichenor survives the Hensley line, supporting Lorry. Silas Babson pushes to control irrigation and hydro power, while Nate and Lorry grow closer and face legal challenges from Babson with editor Brainerd pressured to attack Nate.
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Robin Kershaw
California
Eden Valley
Kershaw
Joel Hensley
Hensley
Rance Kershaw
Owen
Larry
Nate Tichenor
Lorry
Silas Babson
Nate
France
Babson
Joe Brainerd
Brainerd
San Francisco
Gagan
Eden Valley War Turmoil Turns to Bloodless Justice
Nate Tichenor and Larry Kershaw confront Babson and the crowd over control of Eden Valley water. Joseph and Rube Tenney track Pitt River Charley, capture him, and compel his confession while Babson schemes to undermine Tichenor at a mass meeting.
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Arby
Nate Tichenor
Eden Valley
New York
Darby
Hudson River
Joseph
Jove
Eden Valley Creek
Mr. Tichenor
Nate
Pitt River Charley
Pitt River
Tichenor
Kershaw
Mr. Tenney
Rube Tenney
Charley
Tenney
Babson
Jim Hensley
Rube
Valley Center
Doc Donaldson
Circle K
O. K
Gan Jase
Noted Englishmen in St Louis Murder Plot Exposed
Two English tourists, Charles A Preller and Walter L Maxwell, arrive in St Louis and form a close bond. After Preller disappears and is found murdered in a hotel trunk, Maxwell travels to San Francisco and New Zealand before being captured. Evidence includes matching handwriting on the murder note, Maxwell’s disguise with a shaved beard, ownership of the trunk, and large cash payments. The druggist testifies about the chloroform used, and the jury convicts Maxwell of first degree murder.
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Southern Hotel
St. Louis
Charles A. Preller
Walter L. Maxwell
Liverpool
Boston
Maxwell
Preller
Charles A Prelier
San Francisco
Palace Hotel
T. C. D'Auger
Paris
New Zealand
Cleveland
St.Louis
Corjise
Prehistoric Mud Slab Acquired by Yale Museum
A slab of prehistoric mud bearing raindrop imprints from millions of years past joins Yale Museum collections. The artifact offers evidence of ancient weather and environment that once shaped the planet.
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Yale
Observant Woman Sees Tragedy in Wife's Eyes
A Mother judges a brilliant idle husband by his wife’s eyes, revealing a faded wife’s loneliness and fear. The story traces how luxury hides lack of independence and a brittle marriage, with a wife burdened by disillusionment and a husband’s flirtations.
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Mer
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Phenomenon of Volcanic Island Awe Seafarers
A 1927 Coast Guard sighting near Bogoslof shows the island displaced from its charted position. Reports recount eruptions from 1786 to 1903 and many unrecorded events. Submarine eruptions and gas bubbles off the Alaska peninsula add to the island’s perilous, elusive reputation in northern waters.
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Coast Guard
Northland
Bogoslof
Bering Sea
Rogoslof
Alaska Peninsula
Aleutian
Fceneral
Asia
California
ain—Dernard
Hubbard
Evening Post
Misunderstanding A Negro Applies for Aid Sparked Tense Exchange
A case worker asked for the wife’s maiden name during aid application. The man responded indignantly that his wife had never been a maid, denouncing the request in Chicago News.
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Chicago
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WIN Service
Peter B. Kyne
Aanihe
Miss Kershaw
Kershaw Ranch
Larry Kershaw
Laurel
Henry
Rookby
Mr. Rook
Nate Tichenir
Rabson
Nathan Tichenor
Mountain Valley Power Company
Lorraine Kershaw
Circle
County Board of Supervisors
Henry Rookby
Vance Wynn
Public Ledger
WNU Service
Creomulsion
Marine Co
Dpt. W
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Tenn
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchoue
Peachtree St.n.e
Atlanta, Ga
Dacksong
Plyler
Soimsle
W. E
Lancaster
ACME
Texas
Hein
Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation
Malden, + Mass
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