Fort Dodge post manhunt and stage attack escape
Major McDonald seeks to intercept his daughter Molly en route to Fort Dodge. An Indian outbreak threatens as the stage faces attacks. Haralin volunteers for the mission. Moylan and Gonzales are killed. Molly and Hamlin escape at night, pursued but opposite direction, with Molly wounded and hidden after crossing a river.
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McDonald
Fort Dodge
Molly
Brick” Haralin
Fort Ripley
Bill” Moylan
Gongales
Hamlin
Moylan
Gonzales
Finding a Lost Cavalry Bag and a Soldier's Secret
Hamlin and Miss McDonald uncover a Confederate haversack with the inscription H L F Fourth Texas Infantry, linking Hamlin to Eugene Le Fevre and a past marked by courage and alleged cowardice. Across the river, troopers from Dodge aid their crossing as they seek safety and claims of survival after a staged attack and pursuit.
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Moylan
Dodge
Fourth Texas Infantry
Hamlin
Gene
Chancellorsville
Virginia
Massa Robert
Fisher's Hill
Early
Parting at the river as officers learn of the escape
Lieutenant Gaskins greets Miss McDonald and explains Major McDonald’s orders. Sergeant Hamlin, defending his actions, details the stagecoach attack by a mixed group led by Roman Nose, with Arapahoes and other tribes. Maxwell is expected to pursue. Hamlin urges swift action despite orders as the river and bluffs conceal possible escape.
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Sheridan
Devere
Dodge
Hamlin
Fort Unicon
Gonzales
Santa Fe
Moylan
Fort Mercy
Roman Nose
Wasson
Maxwell
Pawnee Fork
Sam
Have No Country in a Supper Table Question
A family supper leads to a discussion on nationality and religion. The youngest son asks where bachelors come from, prompting a humorous inquiry about country of origin for single men.
Famous War Horses and Leaders Linked by Bonds of War
A reminiscence traces intimate ties between leaders and their mounts, noting King Ferdinand of Bulgaria’s black charger Varna, Lord Roberts’ gray Arab Colonel, and Lord Kitchener’s chestnut Omdurman. It recalls medals earned after campaigns and the enduring affection shown to royal and military horses alongside the battles they shared. The piece shifts to a quote on modern idealism attributed to Paul Shorey discussing Plato.
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Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Balkan
Varna
Black Sea
Cele
Lord Roberts
Royal Hospital, Dublin
India
Kandahar
Kabul
Lord Kitchener
Omdurman
Kitchener
South Africa
Rockefeller's Play At Pocantico Hills Costs Million A Year
Rockefeller spends about 1,000,000 annually on his 6000 acre Pocantico Hills estate. He reshapes land and scenery, adds house stories, and plans more construction. He employs 700 workers with a 30,000 dollar monthly payroll, working long hours across seasons. He uses locals, reduces foreign workers after Black Hand concerns, and keeps a changing landscape and golf routine on the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Sayre Heads Welfare Bureau In New York City
Francis B Sayre engaged to Miss Jessie Wilson was named head of the abandonment bureau in the New York District Attorney Whitman's office. He aims to study sociology through firsthand accounts of others troubles. Mrs Sayre plans a maternity care home at Oak Beach leased property for fall construction. Sayre will become assistant president of Williams College after his honeymoon in November.
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Francis B. Sayre
Jessie Wilson
Wilson
Whitman
New York City
Joseph O. Skinner
Bureau
Sayre
Robert H. Sayre
Bacon to tour South America as Carnegie envoy
Robert Bacon former secretary of state and ambassador to Paris will tour South America as a representative of the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace a $10,000,000 organization. He will visit every country except Colombia meeting public figures and delivering lectures to foster U S Latin American understanding. He is currently on a world tour and will sail from Europe next fall for Rio de Janeiro to begin the trip.
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Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Robert Bacon
Paris
South America
Carnegie Foundation
United States
Bacon
Colombia
Europe
Rio de Janeiro
Steps Into His Boss Job as Next House Secretary
Representative John A. Key of Marion Ohio becomes the new member of the House after serving four years as secretary to the late Representative Carl Anderson. The piece notes a lineage of former secretaries who advanced to congress and other offices, citing Morris Sheppard, Governor Cox, A T Smith, Lever, Wyatt Aiken, Crisp, and Robertson as examples.
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John A. Key
Marion
Ohio
House
John Key
Carl Anderson
Key
Morris Sheppard
Texas
House of Representatives
Governor Cox
P. J. Sorg
A. T. Smith
Idaho
Senator Heyburn
Representative Lever
South Carolina
Dr. Stokes
Wyatt Aiken
Representative Crisp
Georgia
Representative Robertson
Louisiana
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Ranpay
A.c.msclurg & CO
Miss McDonald
Lize
Eugene le Fevre
New Orleans
Fort Devere
Brick’ Hamlin
Fourth Cavalry
Stoutin
Pardin
Sam Wasson
War Department
Leutenant
Earth
Paul Shorey
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