Lord of the Desert siege tale advances in rugged frontier saga
The narrative shows Lord of The Desert Egan's siege at the Stone House with Indian forces and relief efforts by trapper Metzger and ally Bertha Lyle. Dan Follett presses Lyle for settlement as tension rises, while theft and flight complicate loyalties amid looming confrontation with Crook era forces.
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Indiana
Stone House
Ol' Egan
Metzger
Hammersley
Desrri
O' Egan
Imbine
Martin Ivles
Dan Follett
Lyle
Follett
Dan Buffett
Rimrocks
Bean
Bertha Lyle
Bertha
Edinburg
Calin
Thies
Crook
Egan
Lord of
Desert Passions and a Daring Ambush in Follett Tale
Bertha awakens from a vivid dream of a tired mountain lion pursued by a dark coyote as Dan Follett protects her. Felten journeys toward the fort while Hammersley follows, and Follett ambushes the trapper in a tense staged dispute near the fort. the scene ends with a brutal confrontation and a cliffhanger.
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Bertha
Felten
Dan Follett
Ber—Mlies Lyle
Roosevelt seeks arbitration on Venezuela dispute at The Hague
Washington faces how to handle the Venezuela controversy as President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay weigh arbitration through The Hague. European powers agree to submit, with possible conditions, while the Monroe Doctrine remains unthreatened. London Berlin Paris and Rome have all shown readiness to arbitrate, though internal details and potential preconditions stir cabinet discussions.
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London
Berlin
Hague
Th Hague
United States
Hay
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Castro
Officials say bubonic plague not spreading to Guaymas
Doctors Purdy and Chenow appointed by Nogales health department report no danger of bubonic plague reaching Guaymas or north while vigilance continues. Governor of Sinaloa telegrams say illness decreasing. Another message notes 30 plague cases sent to Lazareto with 15 deaths in seven days, none among Mazatlan troops.
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Arizona
Nogales
Purdy and
Chenow
F of Health of
Guaymag
Mazatlan
Guaymas
Sinaloa
Fernandes
Marine Hospital to investigate plague among Chinese at Gulf of California
United States Marine Hospital Service will send an expert to the Gulf of California coast in Mexico to probe reports of plague among immigrant Chinese. No specific official named yet for the mission.
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Washington
United States Marine Hospital Service
Gulf of California
Mexico
Plague Conditions Improve in Mazatlan
Mexico City reports plague situations improved at Mazatlan with only three deaths yesterday. Stemmers remain prevented from docking at the port.
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Mexico City
Mazatlan
Severe weather grips Kansas and Missouri with record cold
Kansas City reports a severe cold wave sweeping Kansas and Missouri. Concordia registers zero, Hutchinson hits five below, Atchison five below, and Mexico faces a coal famine as no coal remains for sale and temperatures dip to zero.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Concordia
Kan
Missouri Pacific Road
Hutchinson
Atchison
Mexico
Philippine Veteran Missing From Fort Logan
Second Lieutenant William M. Kister of the Eighteenth United States Infantry has been missing from Fort Logan for nearly two weeks. Denver police have been asked to assist in locating the 23 year old officer. He enlisted from Philadelphia six years ago and served in the Philippines near Manila.
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Denver
William M. Kister
Eighteenth
United States Infantry
Fort Logan
Kister
Ile
Sixth Cavalry
Philadelphia
Philippines
Manila
Blizzard Halts Snowbound Marquette Transit
A severe blizzard that has blown for 24 hours paralyzed street-car service in Marquette Michigan and slowed railroad transportation to a crawl as vehicles struggle through the heavy snow.
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Marquette, Mich
Fire Proves Expensive in Cananea Disorder
A fight in a disorderly house in Cananea Mexico sparked a fire that caused $20 000 in losses when a lamp was knocked over during the fracas. Bisbee Arizona dispatch dated December 29 reports the incident.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Cananea
Mexico
Prosperous hop raisers and new church news from Oregon
In Yamhill county J H Olds and son lease 20 acres near Lafayette for hops with 13 cent contracts this year but not next. Browneville Methodist church dedication followed by a $1200 pledge to clear remaining indebtedness. Roseburg poultry show closes after a successful event with free raspberries for the judge each morning. Governor Geer grants a full pardon in a different case while local industry and infrastructure progress continue along the Rogue and Milton Creek areas.
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New Church
J.H. Olds and Son
Yamhill County
Lafayette
Portland Markets Best Prices for Wheat and Livestock
The Portland markets report mixed prices across commodities. Wheat ranges from 70c to 78c for various grades, barley at 23.50 to 24.00 per ton, and be t grade flour around 3.90 to 4.40 per cental. Livestock and dairy show values in beef, veal, mutton, lamb, and butter with multiple grade distinctions and per pound or per hundredweight figures.
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Walla Walla
Graham
Young America
Oregon
Christmas at Washington Observances by Diplomats and Officials
President and Mrs Roosevelt hosted a dinner in the newly furnished state dining room as foreign ministers and their spouses attended festive events. The Russian ambassador and wife held a children's party at the Legation, while Peru's minister entertained Peruvian students in Washington area colleges. The Mexican Embassy hosted a Christmas supper marking the day.
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Bualy
Legation
Peru
United
Roosevelt
Lodge
John Captain
M Cowles
John
New York
Charles H. Davis
Miss Davis
Davis
Robert
Christmas at Sandringham and London Cold Day
Queen Alexandra hosted Christmas activities at Sandringham with the King and royal family attending church and overseeing annual beef and game distributions to estate workers. London faced an unusually cold day with many charitable dinners in the East End amid unemployment distress and a severe gale impacting shipping on the Clyde and Tyne.
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London
Alexandra
Prince of Victoria
Duchess of Fife
Prince
Denmark
Sandringham Church
Sandringham
Ee Ae
East End
Great Britain
Clyde
Tyne
Ocean tragedy sighting and shipwreck survivors found
A fragment describes a wrecked vessel seen at sea and the later discovery of survivors among drifting wreckage. Four men were rescued after the H M S penguin located the drifting raft, with the scene ending as rescuers spotted a remaining survivor amid darkness.
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Ince
H. M.s.enguin
Roosevelt Sends Gift Notes to Cove School Children
A News dispatch from Oyster Bay reports President Roosevelt could not visit the Cove school where his children studied. He sent a signed slip and a letter expressing regret. The school reported costlier sleds dolls and candy, with two trees instead of one, and students sent thanks by telegram.
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New York
Oyster
Roosevelt
Kringle
the Cove School
Death of Col. Henry Clay Lockwood in New York
Colonel Henry Clay Lockwood died at Bellevue Hospital after a brief illness at age 63. A former lawyer and Civil War veteran, he rose to major for gallantry at Fort Fisher. He authored The Abolition of the Presidency advocating a plural executive known as the Executive Council.
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New York
Henry Clay Lockwood
Bellevue Hospital
Lockwood
Fort Fisher
Executive
Congress
British cruiser Sherwater heads for Pitcairn search
Victoria B C December 27 advices from Honolulu say the British cruiser Sherwater left for Pitcairn and other southeast islands to hunt mutineers who fled the ship Lei cester Castle after mutiny that shot the captain and killed second mate Dixon. The mutiny happened about 200 miles from Pitcairn and the mutineers may reach the island or perish at sea.
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Victoria
B. C
Honolulu
Sherwater
Pitcairn
Leicester Castle
Seeond
Dixon
Frost Ends Warm Heart A Duluth Vendor Dies Alone
Plydell aged 55 near the harbor front collapsed from exhaustion within five feet of his home and froze to death last night. He ran a small confectionery and cigar shop and lived alone in a tiny house by the water.
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Duluth
Minn
G . Plydell
Plydell
Harbor Front
Train Wreck Toll Grows as Victims List Expands
The tragedy list increases with more names among the deceased and injured as friends report losses. Rail Service notes Denver Rio Grande tracks host Colorado trains under current arrangements while replacement routes are arranged for the moment.
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Denver & Rio Grande
Mob Lynches Suspect After Fatal Police Attack
A Black suspect fatally injures Officer Milton Hinkley who tried to protect himself from a crowd. Two hours later a mob gathered, took the suspect from jail, and hanged him to a telephone pole. He died during the mob assault after a throat cut.
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Milton Hinkley
Emperor William Distributes Gold Pieces at Sans Souci
Berlin reports that Emperor William spent Christmas quietly in Sans Souci Park distributing bright gold pieces from the mint to gardeners and watchmen. After a 4 o'clock dinner, Christmas trees were lit in the Shell hall of the new palace with every child in the family present and each child given a tree scaled to their age.
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Berlin
William
Sans Souci
New Palace
Train Collision Kills Two Engineers in Battle Creek
In a head on crash on the Grand Trunk Railway near Battle Creek Michigan engineer James Kerwin and fireman Theodore Schlubals were killed instantly. A freight train crew including Miewa and Fireman Gieubantt were injured as engines collided at full speed after one engine was sent out to assist.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Grand Trunk Railway
Here
James Kerwin
Theodore Schlubals
Aight Sone
Ee Miewa
Gieubantt
Ile
Pope Lee Takes Nand
London reports a Rome telegraph states the pope has sent a prelate to Geneva to inquire into the Crown Princess of Sarony’s fight circumstances in hopes of arranging a separation after negotiations with the Saron Court.
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Pope Lee
London
Rome
Daily Mail
Saron
Geneva
Sarony
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