Bold Western Wife Sparks Flight in Snowbound Elopement
A naïve tenderfoot falls for a bold wife of a drunken miner in a western town. They plot to elope in a blizzard but the husband confronts them. He is shot by the wife, while the boy takes the blame. In flight, the horse fails, she rides with him clinging to the stirrup. She pushes him aside, and rides away as he staggers toward the railroad.
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Tenderfoot
Ireland
England
France
Germany
Holland
Spain
Italy
Orient
New York Bay
North River
East River
Gotham Freight Traction Company
Gormly
Clive
Kitty Clive
Green Room
Garrick
Gormly World's Motive in Miss Haldane Pact
Gormly plans to use large gifts to Miss Haldane to gain influence and push into politics while quietly advancing his business aims. He leverages a million-dollar pledge and eyes public clout, while Miss Haldane, intent on social work, grows to rely on his counsel and largesse as their entwined schemes unfold.
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Haldane
Gormly
Miss Haldane
Wall Street
George Gormly
Mr. Gormly
Gormley
New York
Chatoner
Transportation Committee
Board of Aldermen
Gotham Freight Traction Company
Aviation boom foretold as prizes reach millions worldwide
A sweeping look at 1910s aviation notes a rapid rise in aircraft production and contests across America Europe and beyond. Prizes totaling hundreds of thousands and even millions lure pilots and inventors while nations race to build aerial fleets and refine stability and utility over mere show.
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America
Europe
Japan
France
Chicago Aero Club
Harold F. McCormick
Aero Club of America
Automobile Club of America
Edwin Gould
New York
St. Louis
England
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Russia
Belgium
Hawaii
China
Australia
India
South Africa
United States
Aerial Corps
Regular Army
Southwest
New England
Aussie
His Promotion and a Daughters Politics of Work
In a humorous office exchange a firm head touts twenty two years as the first in and last out while the office boy jokes about courting the boss’s daughter. The dialogue hinges on loyalty, time, and family considerations within a long held position.
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Gormin
Roplare
Seruie
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