Lord of the Desert chapter scene on Crook pursuit
General Crook and the trapper scour the Hell’s Trap stronghold after a night patrol finds four cowboys captured by the Indians. Follett explores escape plans while Bertha remains guarded and the trapper predicts a risky dawn attack to free them.
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Hammersley
Stone House
Crook
Martin Lyle
Dan Follett
Follett
Eeey
Wad
Klamath
Atte Felte
SaEney
Rimrocks
Strait
Woman Rejects Fruit Themed Hats In Millinery Trend
A New York Daily Preas note reports a shopper resisting the prevailing fruit and vegetable millinery fad. She rejects hats decorated with cherries grapes currants squashes cucumbers, insisting she will not follow the fashionable edible theme.
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New York
Preas
Tart versus lesson sparks schoolroom pun
A Scottish village schoolmaster notices pupil Tom Bain nibbling a tart during a lesson on the rule of three. He chides the boy for listening with one ear and eating with the other, a lighthearted remark recorded in London Tid-Bits.
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Scotland
Tom Bain
London
Birth of the omnibua: early vehicle plans and first runs
In a memor andum dated April 8 1822 Mr Bhillibeer described building two vehicles like the French omnibus to operate on the Paddington Road. Saunders' News Letter notes the new vehicle called the omnibua began running from Wad ington to the city.
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Murray
Stampa
Bhillibeer
Paddington Road
Shbillibeer
O Saunders
Omn!bua
Wadington
Dairying in Russia Shows Schools Fronting Industry
A visiting girl comments on a Russian dairy school scene noting how education drives progress. The piece juxtaposes social introductions with rural industry, suggesting modern farming advances inspire peers to rethink traditional roles.
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Russia
Castro Yields to Pressure in Venezuelan Arbitration Talks
After two cabinet meetings the Castro government agrees to accept terms from foreign powers, though deeming them unjust, and transmits Venezuela’s reply at the U S legation. The plan includes cash payments to allies and guarantees on remaining claims, with no consideration of raising the blockade. General Matosie’s revolutionary movement reportedly loses support amid the dispute.
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Carazas
Castro
Eiainesen Enmiantenns
United States
Noom
Bowen
Gee
Revolutionary Movement
Matosie
Train Collision Kills Three in Ada Ohio Winter Storm
A snow storm page reports two Pennsylvania system trains colliding at Ada Main Street at 5 PM. Three men died and over a dozen others were fatally injured. Train No 35 westbound toward Fort started from the station as No 19 approached. The No 35 rear car was a baggage and passenger car while No 19’s engine was severely damaged.
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Ada
Pennsylvania
Fort
Peteheiemate Aeeia
Sinaes Sme
Old Jailbird Caught and Exposed at Exposition
Emmett Kimberley who broke jail at Canyon City a year ago was arrested in a Portland lodging house. Sheriff Rader holds two horse thief gang members in custody in Medford. Typhoid cases report all clear with no new infections. a jail inmate died after a cold water dunking during a drunken episode.
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Emmett Kimberley
Canyon City
Portland
Common Council of
LaGrande
Rader
Medford
Oregon
Uae
Ent
Tragic Train Collision Kills Seven in Pennsylvania
A rear collision on the Monongahela division near Duquesne results in seven dead and five injured. The West Elizabeth accommodation from Pittsburg is involved. Officials blame the freight brakeman for failing to clear the switch as the passenger train rammed the rear of the freight.
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Pennsylvania
Pitteborg
Jan
Monongahela
Pennsyvania Railroad
Coghrape Station
Duquesne
West Elizabeth
Pittsburg
Cochrane
Patrick Quinn
Quinn
Eight-Feet Object Sunk by 12-Inch Gun Off Presidio
At Presidio reservation today a wooden pyramid target, about 12 feet long and eight feet high, was towed three miles offshore at seven mph. Corporal Regan fired a 12 inch shell from a mortar-like launcher. the shot missed the target but struck amidships, shattering the dummy ship into splinters.
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Presidio Reservation
Stog
Coporral Regan
Regan
Foreign affairs bill approved for House action
The house committee on foreign affairs concluded the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. It carries about 1.9 million dollars, under estimates and last year’s appropriation. It includes Bulgaria under the Greece minister and adds a secretary in Switzerland at one dollar annually. Canton consulate raised to a consulate general with salary increased to 4,000 dollars.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
Bulgaria
Greece
Switzerland
Canton
Coal demand lifts wages despite market shifts
In January reports show strong American demand for English coal. Prices for Northumberland miners have remained steady over the past three months, supporting wage levels. The market also references Havana and Cienfuegos alongside New York Boston and Providence as destinations for coal loading.
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Newark
Jan
Havana
Cienfuegos
New York
Boston
Providence
Tyne
Northumberland
Obituary of a Long Serving Oregon Politician Tongue
The text recalls a respected Oregon figure, Hon W D Tongue, who died after a period of declining health. A 1870 bar admission and Republican alignment marked a career spanning Hillsboro council, state senate, and six terms in Congress. He aided rivers and harbors projects and guided legislators on Columbia trips.
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W. D
Republican Party
Severnal Times
Council
Hillsboro
Askeed Board
State Senate
Ee Lee
Minneapolis
United States
McBride
Mr. Tongue
Congress
Binger Hermann
Tongue
Oregon
Anaty
House Committee On
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Portland markets feature mixed grain and livestock prices
Price report from Portland shows Wheat at 70 to 80 cents, Barley $23.50-$24 per ton, Flour $3.90-$4.40, Oats and hay values varying. Poultry prices listed for chickens and hens, dairy and cheese factory prices, wool and Mohair ranges, beef and veal quotes, and apples and other commodities recorded for regional trade.
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Walla Walla
Valley
Graham
Timothy
Geome
Wool—Valley
Oregon
Marconi to proceed to Cape Cod for trans-Atlantic station work
Sydney OC reports Marconi will depart Monday to finalize the wireless trans-Atlantic station at Cape Cod. He used Thursday’s snow storm to test the system under adverse weather, sending messages to England successfully despite a covert storm along the English coast.
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Bydney
OC. B
Marconi
Cape Cod
England
Turkish Sultan Worries Over Black Sea Warship Entry
Begiand protests erupt as Russian destroyers pass through the Dardanelles into the Black Sea on torpedo-boat violations of treaties. Britain warns it may demand similar rights, prompting Turkish irritation and fears other powers may imitate the move.
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T Walled
Russia
Dardanelles
Great Britain
Joy Killed Old Miner After Short Rich Strike
David Thompson, a veteran prospector of 17 years, found a rich vein near Chicago and, after a brief display of elation, collapsed and died. Autopsy revealed a ruptured brain vessel. The incident occurred following the discovery and was reported by a Tribune dispatch from Roubaix, D. (date).
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Chicago
David Thompson
the Tribune
Roubai
Richard Manzill Dead Rock Island Scientist and Author Dies
Richard Manzill a Chicago astronomer scientist and author died in Rock Island Illinois from Bright's disease at age 74. A native of Staffordshire England he lived in Rock Island since age 20 and contributed to Planetary first and then featured regularly until 1902. His work reached across the United States and England where it was regarded as standard.
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Crook
Follett
Bertha
Old Egan
Metzker
Berthea
Chicago
Jan
Richard Manzill
Rock Island
Staffordshire
England
Ste
Ieee
Eicher Couple Tortured by Masked Thieves in Springfield
Levi Eicher aged 69 and his wife living in Springfield township were tortured by masked thieves as reported in New York in January. Details remain incomplete with the incident description continuing.
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New York
Levi Eicher
Springfield Township
Admiral Melville Retires After Reaching Age Limit
Washington Jan 13 Rear Admiral George W Melville chief of the bureau of steam during the Civil War has been placed on the retired list at age 62. Special authority was invoked to allow him to continue at the head of the bureau in July 1861.
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Melville
Washington
George W. Melville
Bureau of Steam
Navy
Hea Hen
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