Boss and Collingwood Confront Graft and Bribery Plot
On a tense night at the railroad office, Norcross and the boss confront Collingwood about Hatch’s threats, bribery charges, and a deadly gamble. Collingwood insists on pressuring for affidavit papers while vowing to expose the scheme, risking a violent outburst as he storms out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheila
Fred May
Kendrick
Mr. Norcross
Collingwood
Bullock
Hatch
Strathcona
Mr. Collingwood
Breck
Norcross
Sheila Macrae
Kendrick Place
Bullard
Mr. Nor
Jini Hough
New York
Dunton
Noverss
Hound Dog
Mr. van Britt
Railroad Club
Van Britt resigns and courts own railway route
Mr Van Britt declares he will resign from the Short Line after a heated confrontation with Graham Norcross both men spar over retrenchment and leadership. Van Britt hints at personal motives and plans to buy a train to force a legal claim while tension rises as strikes and market rumors swirl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingwood
Graham
Mr. Norcross
van ‘Britt
Perkins
Brant
Conway
Upton
Mr. van Britt
Stonewall Jackson
Sheila Macrae
Sheila
Missouri‘ River
Cantrell
Norcross
P. S. L. Common
Uncle Breckenridge
Chadwick
Pioneer Short Line
Jerkwater Railroad
Buck Chandler
Chandler
Beginning of the End in Hatch Consolidation Fray
Cantrell presses Norcross on Hatch Scheme of consolidation amid a storage and warehouse reorganization and a general strike. The Mountaineer reporter notes publicity as a factor while Cantrell questions loyalty of higher railroad officials and whether management will address worker unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatch
Mountaineer
Cantrell
Norcross
Donkeys in History and Literature Across Many Eras
A survey of donkeys in art and story, from Holman Hunt’s Triumph of the Innocents to Balzac and Stevenson. It notes famed literary donkeys, historic animals like Mafeking’s, and myths such as King Midas ears and Mohammed’s swift ass Al Barak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London National Gallery
Holman Hunt
Balaam
Apuleius
Balzac
Sancho Panza
Sterne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mafeking
Halil Bey
Matanza
Cuba
Midas
Mohammed
Paradise
Allah
al Barak
Color and Horse Character in Cavalry Critique
An old cavalry officer links horse temperament to coat color. Bright chestnuts and light bays are high spirited. dark chestnuts and glossy blacks are hardy and tempered. Roans are patient workers. gray varieties vary from hardy to brittle. White stockings signal behavior with single white leg being poor, two legs uncertain, three legs safe, four legs trust only briefly.
Sing Sing Name Tied to Prison In Ossining History
The name Sing Sing derives from an Indian word meaning stony place. Ossining, on the Hudson, grew from 1698 settlement with Sin Sinck Indians possibly in the area. In 1826 Capt. Elam Lynds moved 100 convicts to the prison there, and in 1901 the town officially changed its name to Ossining amid concerns about the prison’s association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
Ossining
Hudson
Elam Lynds
Poetess Seeks First Robin Finds First Snake
A brief quip notes a poetess hunting for the season's first robin and instead encounters the first snake, turning a hopeful spring quest into a humorous setback.
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Francis Lynde
Charlies Scribner's Sone
Grahiam
Toton
van Britt
Bullard Grill
Ripley
Lesterburg
Tarbell
Kansas City
Omaha
Coalville
New Jerusalem
Portal City National
Vat Britt
Mee
Sorghum
Europe
Stearns
Eatonic
G. C. Johnson
Holland
General Hospital
Lincoln Sanitarium
Lincoln
Nebraska
Parker
Beatty
Hiscox Chem
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
West Pocket
Oklahoma Film Finishing Co
North B
P.G
Oklahoma City
Okla
Bush & Pearson
Crawford Ave
Parsons, Kan
Nati
Mammoth
W. L. Csflow
S Rapids
H.C. Blegen
Lewistown
3Font
Kremola
H. D Berrey
275 Ave
Chicago
W.N. U
Lincoln, No
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