Heart of Night ends in perilous lumber camp intrigue
Walter Landry arrives to supervise the Dillingworth Lumber Co. and aims to secure wealth from uncut timber. Miss Poppy Ordway, a New York writer, allies with Landry to expose Hampden and Frazer in a tangled land dispute, while Hampden schemes to control the East Belt. The romance deepens as secrets surface and ambition drives the wild Oregon timber country.
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Walter Landry
John Daily
Dillingworth Lumber Co
Tie
Black Bolt
Poppy Ordway
New York
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Poppy
John
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Frazer
Miss Ordway
Mr. Sandry
Hades
Mr. Landry
Dillingworth Company
Ordway
Oregon
Liletz
Toledo
Hasy
George
West
Haman
The Red Bar on the Waters Ends With a Sea Moment
Miss Ordway departs after a dramatic plan while Sandry grapples with loneliness. Their journey to Yaquina Bay culminates in Liletz’s first sight of the ocean and a charged moment on the Cape Foulweather cliffs before the tale resumes.
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Sandry
Ma Daily
John
Liletz
Black Bolt
Siletz
Kolanmie
Yaquina Bay
Cape Foulweather
German language mandate upheld by Nebraska Supreme Court
The Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously ruled that German or other European languages must be taught in public schools above the fourth grade as an elective when fifty parents petition. The decision affirms a district court writ of mandamus against the school board in Nebraska City and follows arguments by prominent attorneys and German organizations.
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Supreme Court of Nebraska
District Court
Nebraska City
Charles Thayer
Nebraska items: post office, bridges, audits and notable events
Nebraska briefs report Crawford to get a new post office building of 30 by 40 feet. A hog sale near Roca saw fifty Poland China sows and gifts average $46 65. Frank Kitts wins Adams county bridge contract. Omaha auditorium loses 1200 in six months. Kearney Country club forms with $10000 capital. Emil Musil loses left arm in corn sheller accident near Clarkson. Anna Gordon to attend Lincoln union conference March 8 9. Electrical work expanding Edgar area with 24 hour service. Crofton approves water system extension. Health Commissioner cites 289 scarlet fever quarantine cases. Omaha leads US cities in postoffice money order business. Beemer editor Pease seeks state representative seat. Table Rock challenger Chambers wins Nebraska checkers title. Funk Wilcox Hildreth lines halted for material shortages. Kyser wins poultry show cup at Holdrege. Paine of Grand Island files district judge nomination petition. Brown county resident Backey leaves $60000 to Drammen Norway church. YWCA Grand Island reports 6000 calls and 600 girls directed to work. Hastings institute denied school building use. January school enrollment 2312. Bartholomew found dead near Schoeders mill. heart failure suspected. J Miles seeks governor nomination. Hastings hosts two Republicans. Superior to host hog serum plant. Omaha to bid for 1917 railroad agents meeting. Scottsbluff census lists population 5168. Joe Stecker returns from eastern trip hailed as world champion.
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Kearney
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Lincoln
Edgar
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Connell
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Table Rock
Nebraska
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Hastings
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EH. H. Kyser
Atlanta
Southwest Nebraska Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Holdrege
Bayard H. Paine
Grand Island
Syver Backey
Brown County
North Bend
Ore
America
Lutheran Church
Drammen
Norway
Association
Hastings Institute
Board of Education
Dust Ash Clouds Over Alaska Echo Katmai Eruption
John A. Sleicher reports from Alaska as ash and pumice fall over Kodiak and Valdez after Mount Katmai eruption in June 1912. The ash veil thickens visibility, dusting ships and shores while Katmai remains active. United States Marshal Brennerman confirms hearing the eruption 400 miles away at Valdez.
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Kodiak
Jensen
Mount Katmai
Katmai
United States
F. R. Brennerman
Valdez
John A. Sleicher
Leslie’s Weekly
Deer With Glass Eye and Confederate Flag Details
A Salinas hunter recalls a four point deer with a green glass eye ear markings and a stub tail possibly a ranch pet. The piece also describes the Confederate States flag Stars and Bars with its 1861 design featuring a red field a white center band a blue union and a circle of white stars.
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Abbalardo Cooper
Salinas
Cal
San Lucia
Salinas Valley
Committee For
Provisional Congress
Confederate States of America
Union
Confederacy
Scotch chemist opens radium factory in Scotland
A factory for producing radium was opened in Scotland by a Scottish chemist. The event marks a significant step in industrial chemistry with potential scientific and commercial implications for the region.
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Scotland
Hunt Helps Make Soldiers
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes that while not all of the 300000 hunting license holders qualify as sharpshooters, state game commission secretary Kalbfus argues that preserving game preserves and promoting hunting boosts national preparedness. Outdoor training builds health, ruggedness, and physical condition essential for soldiers, and practical gun handling adds value to military readiness.
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Kalbfus
State Game Commission
Philadelphia Bulletin
Lessons on sympathy and maintaining hope during grief
The passage urges avoiding immersion in personal sorrow and cites the power of keeping daily optimism. It advises shutting out the intrusive dark thoughts to prevent grief from overwhelming oneself and others and emphasizes choosing peaceful, hopeful thinking.
New Yorkers Fond of Candy Bestows Global Title
New York is described as the world’s largest candy consuming center with residents noted for their sweet tooth. The article frames New York as a leading hub for candy consumption and related culture.
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New York
Nebraska appointees to national academy meeting in Philadelphia
Governor Morehead names A. J. Sawyer Ed. P. Smith Samuel Rinaker and W. H. Thompson to represent Nebraska at the twentieth annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia on April 28 and 29. Seed testing begins with alfalfa samples sent to the state food commissioner for germination and purity tests at 50 cents per test. germination takes a week while purity takes a few hours. Corn testing is rare as farmers know how to do it themselves.
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Collins
Sandry
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