Bertha Lyle Captured by Indiana Bandits on Desolate Trail
A Scottish girl Bertha Lyle travels with a pack train of thirty mules two wagons and escort toward the south amid harsh plains and mountains. Four pursuing cowboys vow to recapture her after spotting her with forty hostile Indiana warriors planning to take her to a stone house.
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Itser
Bertha
Scotland
Indiana
Fort Boise
Bertha Lyle
Stone House
Boise City
Dan Follett
Desert
Aftermath of Indian Raid Ushers in Loss and Loot
The morning revealed the raid's toll with two packers dead and a dozen prisoners scattered. An escort was killed and three more wounded. No horse or mule remained. the attackers stole and carried off what they could.
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Palmar
San Felipe
Colombia
Cuatepec
Magatenango
Quezaltenango
Cala
Retaibules
Ian Ae
Gustemals
Champerico
Santa Maria
Distant Indian Camp Travel Described Amid Night Vigil
The text portrays Indians camping and traveling in difficult terrain with zigzag routes and long detours. It notes guidance to abandon horses at night and climb rimrocks to evade marauders as darkness, stars, and howls fill the scene.
Fourteenth Conflict Looms in Desert Tale Epilogue
In a rugged exchange among Follett Lyle and the Lord of The Desert, talk centers on the failed surprise mission and its heavy losses. The captive girl’s fate, a costly contract, and the unloading of loot at Gray Butte drive the plot toward a perilous conclusion as the narrative edge tightens.
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Follett
Egan
Lyle
Lord of the
Gray Butte
Spring Creek Valley
Great Damage by Volcano Strikes Guatemala Region
Volcanic eruption causes widespread damage in southern and western Guatemala. Sea coated with volcanic debris and coffee trade suffers as commerce halts. Posters and handbills circulate with strong language as businesses remain paralyzed.
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Guatemala
Americans Discover Prehistoric Cavern in Mexican Mountains
A marked report from Hermosillo notes Rev. Pablo Martino files a verified tale of Aztec treasures found in Mexico. Government authorities will investigate the shipment of artifacts and possible removal without consent as officials review the case.
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Mexico
Hermosillo
Pablo Martino
Francisco
Mitchell on the Stand in Coal Strike Hearings
President Mitchell of the Mineworkers Union testified across two sessions of the coal strike commissions in Scranton Pennsylvania. Attorneys David Wilcox and Wayne Hagh questioned him as they sought clarity on conditions in the coal field and company positions.
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Scranton
Mitchell
Mineworkers” Union
David Wilcox
New Yor
Delaware’ & Hudson Company
Wayne Hagh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Coal Com
Lehigh Coal and Iron Com
Rene More
Mac
Gs Croes
Dust and darkness hit Melbourne amid citywide blackout
A rare dust storm cloaked Melbourne on a November day plunging Victorie North Wales region into darkness. Ball of fire is reported, with several fires started and many streets left in blackout conditions. Authorities investigate cause as residents describe a surreal, smoke filled city.
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London
Victorie
North Wales
Melbourne
Son Elected in Special Election to Fourth District
Paris Tex Nov 18 a special election held in the Fourth congressional district results show Shepard elected to congress to fill an expired term of his father de conmed unclear term indicates father previously held seat in Congress and term now filled by Shepard
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Paris
Tex
Fourth
Shepard
Congress
de Conmed
Portland markets summary scattered with grain and livestock bids
Wheat values range from 68 to 70 cents with farm benchmarks for Walla Walla and valley grades. Prices listed include batley feed at 21.00 per ton and brewing at 22.00, flour at 8.50 to 83.70, bran 19.00 per ton, middlings 23.50, shorts 19.50, and chop 17. Timber and forage items show timothy 10 to 11, clover 8, cheat 4 to 9 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbanks 60 to 80 cents per sack, ordinary 50 to 50. Per cental Merced 91.7. Poultry prices cover mixed fowls 3.50 to 4.25 per pound, hens 4 to 4.50 per dozen, fryers, broilers 2.00 to 2.50, ducks 4.50 to 6.00 per dozen, young turkeys 12½ to 13 cents, geese 6.00 to 6.50 per ???. Cheese falls for cream varieties, butter 30 to 32 cents per pound. Wool Valleys 12 to 16 cents, Oregon 8 to 14, mohair reported. Cattle and veal prices noted, mutton 3 cents per pound, lamb 3 cents, tanne and other meats with varied terms.
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Walla Walla
Valley
Young America
Oregon
Miners Hear Test of Guba Method at Commission
The day centered on cross examination of Mr. Wilcox and Mr. Mitchell over the Guba method of strikes and union discipline. Questions sought to show union disbursements of 1.5 million dollars to both union and nonunion workers. A request to hear counsel for nonunion workers at work during the strike was discussed as Judge Gray said an answer would be provided.
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Wyers
Wilcox
Mitchel
Thegs
J. J. Lenahan
Gray
Four Men Die As Boiler Fire Causes Hall Collapse
A boiler failure causes a hall roof to cave in and a fire to break out, killing four men and injuring others. Fire brigades extinguish flames after the boiler catastrophe, with investigators examining the wreckage and boiler room for causes.
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Endersie
Train holdup thwarted near Frankfort allegedly by four
In Frankfort Indiana on November 15 four men attempted to hold up a southbound Cyclone. They fired repeatedly as they opened the throttle but the train crew escaped unharmed and the sheriff investigated.
Wreck Survivors Still Missing After Elingamite Disaster
Reports from Wellington New Zealand indicate that several persons aboard the steamer Elingamite, wrecked November 9 near the Three Kings Islands, remain unaccounted for despite extensive coast and island searches, with authorities continuing to comb the wreck site for signs of life.
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Wellington
N. Z
Mey
Kings Islands
New Zealand
Airahip Trial in Nantes Shows Successful Flight
The air ship built for brothers Pierre and Paul LeBaudy made a successful trial in Nantes France on November 15. The craft performed several maneuvers and evolutions in all directions over the grounds and woods as the pilots tested its capabilities.
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Nantes
France
Pierre and
Paul LeBaudy
Wages Raised Across West Pennsylvania Road
The West Pennsylvania road announces a 10 percent wage increase for nearly all its eastward service staff. J M Walls, general agent, says the voluntary raise will benefit about 19 000 men on the division.
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Pittsburg
J. M. Walls
West Pennsylvania Road
Chary Low
Penneyl Age Dent Cassat
Penneys
Appeal Awaited as Sargent Reports on School Character
Taylor moves toward a court filing at Fount Loma to assess the character of the school. The appeal awaits Mr. Sargent's formal report on the matter.
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Taylor
Degerent Ka Oe
Loma
Sargent
Municipal Telephone System for Sale
Readable fragments describe a city considering municipal ownership and sale of a local telephone system. The text mentions opening day, a Seniclgat sail tape, and the Congaires with reference to national telephone connections and ownership shifts.
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York
Tonbridge
Congaires
Teibene
Hes Base Gaekies
Oe Pate Seamos National Telephone Company
Municipal
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Old Eagan
News OF Oregon
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D Bation
George Smith
Portland
Supreme Court
Ackerman
Three Sisters Canal Company
Office of the State Land Beard
Crook County
Three Sisters
Deschutes River
The
Tallant-Grant Packing Company, At
Multnomsh
Eugene
View Mine
Baker City
Alaga River
Benton County
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Miners’ Side
Arbitration Board
Oy Mitchell
Pennsylvania
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