Ben Elliott Confronts Tyranny in Tincup Lumber Camp
Ben Elliott arrives with Don Stuart in Tincup where Nicholas Brandon resists the duo. Elliott is jailed but aided by Judge Able Armitage who hires him to run the last unsnatched camp, the Hoot Owl. Dawn McManus’s stake and Brandon’s enforcer Duval fuel a brutal clash as Don Stuart dies and a fire erupts at the mill.
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Ben Elliott
Tincup
Don Stuart
Nicholas Brandon
Stuart
Elliott
Judge Able Armitage
Brandon
Dawn McManus
Duval
Ben
Buller
Able Armitage
Able
Nick Brandon
Benny
Don
Bird-Eye
Paul Bunyan
Bird-Eye Blaine
Jeffers
Tim Jeffers
Camp
Express Company
McManus
Sawyer
Fire and Fear at the Mill After a Blaze
Ben Elliott and Able Armitage battle new flames after a mill fire. Gasoline lures suggest incendiary intent as insurance, theft, and looming ruin threaten the town. They seek a miracle to keep Brandon’s grip from crushing their operation.
Ben Elliott’s Veneer Offer Sparks Timber Gamble
Ben Elliott faces a market rush as the Veneer Exporting Corp buyer Blackmore offers top dollar for bird’s eye maple and veneer birch. With payroll looming and Brandon pressing, Ben rallies odds, drafts a tight production plan, and hunts a camp foreman while suspect acts surface around the mill. Shall we deal?
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Ben
Ben Elliott
Elliott
Blackmore
Harrington
Veneer Exporting Corporation
Birch
Montreal
Brandon
Camp
Blaine
Billicott
Tungsten Pool Plan Spurs International Trade Argument
A report from Washington outlines a proposed tungsten pool backed by American manufacturers to stabilize tungsten prices in the United States. The plan envisions importing tungsten from China, storing in bonded warehouses, and selling from a pool to blunt price swings while providing China with exchange power. The scheme aims to avoid direct credit between nations and to stimulate trade, with Treasury concerns noted but no action taken.
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Washington
China
Seattle
Pacific
Germany
State Department
United States
Britain
Santa Fe Holds Back Rail Lines Leaving Quiet Capital
Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, has no railroads as residents spurn tracks through the city. The citizenry loves the quiet town and has consistently refused railroad expansion, helping preserve Santa Fe’s old world charm.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Convincing Argument for Horse Teams on Mud Roads
A Kansas City Star item notes how horses, buggies, and wagons served to reach a Holt Missouri church celebration as country roads were impassable to even motor cars. It frames this as vindication of the horse and a call for all weather roads.
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Holt
Kansas City Star
Catty Exchange Sparks Rumor About a Judge
Answers Magazine quotes a sharp exchange about a married judge, noting public perception shifted when he wed.
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Answers Magazine
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