A Bribery Rejected Sparks a Pistol Duel
In London fedora Thorpe faces Captain Livermore and the artist Overton. Livermore offers a commission to persuade Overton to leave England. Overton declines, insults Livermore, and a pistol duel is set at sunrise. Fedora pleads with Overton but final parting follows as Overton leaves and Fedora resolves to stay for wealth and status.
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Livermore
Cape Town
Bombay
Jack
Fedora
London
Overton
Captain Livermore
Chapter and Temptation on a London Road
A May morning scene opens with Jack Overton and Donald McGregor meeting a Scottish ex-soldier to plot a daring move, followed by arrival of Livermore and a surgeon. The tale unfolds with intrigue as a setup for a risky confrontation and the power of a strong ally. In a separate anecdote a merchant recalls a bold safe-cracker who unlocked a four-number safe in seconds and posed a warning about upgrading to four numbers.
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Pate
London
St. John’s Wood
Jack Overton
Donald McGregor
Fedora
Jack
Overton
Livermore
McGregor
Neckwear and colds warn women to shed ribbons
A New York Sun excerpt quotes a doctor urging women to remove high neck ribbons and chokers to avoid colds, arguing neck exposure improves health. The item also notes in Manila an ordinance banning smoking in theaters during performances and reports a Tonawanda milkman struck by a train at the same crossing three times.
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New York Sun
Manila
Vast Empire to Be Opened by the New Railroad
A Times of last Sunday map and article describe Mr Moffat s proposed railroad through Middle Park to Grand Lake and beyond. The route may follow the Yampa or White river corridors with branches to Dixon Baggs Meeker and Craig, aiming to serve three Wyoming Colorado valleys and vast irrigation potential. Scenic value is emphasized, with Grand Lake Trappers Lake and Canyon of the Grand highlighted as major attractions.
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Trappers Lake
White River
Middle Park
Davis
Routt
Rio Blanco
Rawlins
Union Pacific
Rio Grande
Dixon
Baggs
Snake
State Line
Craig
Meeker
Rifle
Snake River
White River Valley
Kremmling
Grand Lake
Denver
Grand
Hot Springs
Sery
Utah
Wasatch Mountains
Great Salt Lake
Snake Valley
Fortifcation Creek
Mayo
Milk River
Thehornburg Battleground
White
Colorado
Wyoming
Yampa
Maybell
Nous English
Steamboat Springs
Aspen
North- West
Rockies
Fowler Bank Robbed by Dynamite Quartet
A Fowler bank in Otero county was cracked by four burglars using dynamite and nitroglycerin. They blew the safe and strong box at 140 this morning and escaped with $1,193. The explosions awakened nearby residents as the burglars fled into the night.
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Ras
W. H. Sizafoos
Fowler
Thomas
Nepesta
Santa Fe
Fesses
Denver
Otero County
Denver Power Wins Bid to Block Rail Line Plan
The Supreme Court ruled the Colorado and Southern Railroad cannot condemn land for a Cripple Creek短line, reversing District Court. Denver Power and Irrigation Company, winner, owns land south fork of the Platte and plans a $3,000,000 dam to generate electricity for Denver factories. The case remanded without prejudice. possible appeal.
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Denver
Supreme Court
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Campa
Cripple Creek
Denver Power and Irrigation Company
Gabbert
District Court
Power and Irrigation Company
South Fork
Platte
Dham
Court of Appeals
Movement of Big Shows Returns to America Next Year
Announcement says Barnum & Bailey's circus will return from Europe next year and Buffalo Bill's Wild West show will follow. Bailey arranged the plan during a U S trip. details to be worked out on his May return. The Wild West will tour Arizona and other Western states then visit the Pacific coast for the first time in eighteen years, before a possible two year abroad stay for the shows.
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New York
Barnum& Bailey
Europe
Buffalo Bill
Bailey
United States
Arizona
Pacific Coast
Barnum & Bailey's Circus
America
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ST. GI
Strand
Gome
Peders
Bohemia
England
Tam
Grandpa
Old Jack
Fedora Thorpe
Man
Detroit Free Press
Collar
Doctor
Long's Peak
Es Perk
Ob Peak
Grand Boearworm
Aurea
Chicago
A. H. McMasters
J. B. Scanlan
J. B. Hannan
Pueblo
Canon City
A. S. Lipsey
Sugar Trust
Fort Collins
Michigan
Havemeyers
Havef
Eaton Beet
Greeley
Loveland
Penoyer
Pen Ver
Smeyer
Sugar Factory
Baker Place
Berry Place
Barry Place
Baker Farm
Wyori
TeJunih
Roscott Junction
DaRe
North Pann
Nral
Ays Pean
Grand Junction
Salt Lake
Fowler Bank
Arested
Con
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