Voyage of Jesse Smith and Kate in a Western saga
An expansive narrative follows Jesse Smith from birth to sailor, cowboy, and rancher across Texas and British Columbia. Kate Trevor narrates as peril, romance, and ambition drive them through fire, lawsuits, and flight to England, ending with family ties and exposure of Polly’s schemes.
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Jesse Smith
Tractor
Jesse
Goseol
Texas
Polly
British Columbia
Kate Trevor
Kate
Trevor
O’flynn
Ponerz
United States
Billy Glynn
Billy
Vancouver
David
England
BiLy O'Flynn
The Impatient Chapter of the Narrative Continues
Kate recalls a perilous journey from Ashcroft to Hundred Mile House under Hudson’s Bay order, meeting engineer Sacrifice T. Bure and the stubborn plans for a new road and Spite House. The tale blends memory, business schemes, and a shifting cast as Polly and Madame Scotson intersect with Iron Dale and Captain Taylor.
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Kate
Iliffe
Jesse
David
Jared
Hudson's Bay Company
Billy
Hudson’s Bay Company
London
Magnifico
Vancouver
Paris
Alps
Jesse Smith
Cariboo Road
Captain Taylor
Consignee
Indy
Madame Scotson
Ashcroft Pacific Limited
Styx
New York
Ashcroft
Hud
Son's Bay Company
Sacrifice T. Bure
Hat Creek Station
George
Iron Dale
Mrs. Grumble
Mille House
Black Pines
Eighty Mile House
Hundred Mile House
Mr. Eure
Hornes
Spite House
Mr. Kure
Hundred Mile Creek
Tom
Mr. Hare
Cariboo
Quesnelle
Hundred Mile Gorge
Hundred Mile Hill
Quesnelsle
Hundred and Four
Pete Mathson
SM Mathson
Polly
Spite Houses
Taylor
Mr. Brue
Horsac
Chapter Fi Jesea's Letter Reveals Grateful Mother's Note
A fragmentary letter from a mother in heaven expresses gratitude to God and asks to thank the neighbor angels for the sorrow of mothers with sons on earth, noting the hardship of being missed and grudged.
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Jesea
Mother In Heaven
Teall
Father’s daily talk kept boys on the straight path
A group of gray haired businessmen recall how their father, not their mother, shaped discipline powerful enough to keep them in line. At dinner each night he paused after the blessing and asked, “How goes the world?” The simple gaze and question steadied them as they faced daily temptations.
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Covent Garden
Madame Scotsonas
Polly
Jesse
Abilene
Brown
the Fraser
Billy
Spite House
Old Mathson
Shell
Bull Hurham
Brooke
Fiocy Brooke
England
Black Pines
Iron Dale
Iron
Father
No Marriage Bans in Burma Says New Book
Sir Herbert T. White argues in A Civil Servant in Burma that marriage requires only mutual consent and no court intervention for divorce. Most marry for life with little ceremony and divorce is easy, though the divider must relinquish property. Reconciliations are common, and many crimes of violence stem from refused re‑marriage.
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New York
Herbert T. White
Burma
Angered mother over hippo sighting at park
Newspaper visitors watched the new hippo Rip the Hipp basking in the sun at Washington Park. A girl pointed at the animal and declared it lazy, provoking the mother to scold and strike the girl’s arm in anger.
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Washington Park Zor
Rip the Hipp
Sphere spark gaps replace needle point jumps in voltage tests
Electricians measure voltage by how far current jumps between conductors and now prefer metal sphere gaps over needle points. Tests show a 600000 volt spark breaks down when sphere diameters match the jump distance, with spheres about 15 inches apart.
Milk and Music From Skim Milk Pianoforte Ivory Substitute
A note on 1909 era novelty describing skim milk hardened into piano keyboards as a substitute for ivory. It claims milk keyboards resemble real ivory and cites ivory scarcity as the motive.
Blond Esquimaux tied to early Irish settlers claim
Rev. C F OLeary of Notre Dame parish argues that the blond Esquimaux found by Vilhjalmur Stefansson are descendants of Irish settlers. He cites St Brendan as a sixth century American founder and notes Brendan's sea routes and the old Mare Brendanicum. His trip to Europe was partly funded by his parish jubilee gift.
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St. Louis
C. F. O'Leary
Catholic Church of Notre Dame
Ireland
Esquimaux
Wilhalmur §Steffansson
Father O'Leary
Germany
Italy
France
America
Brendan
Brendanicum
St. Brendan's Mount
Europe
Mystery Man Returns After Funeral For Lost Great Lakes Seaman
In Hamilton Ontario relatives mourn as a funeral proceeds for John Thompson reported dead after a Great Lakes storm. The real John Thompson then arrives alive, saying he survived near Mottere y and confirming his identity after a misread loss notice. His mother collapses during the shock.
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Hamilton
John Thompson
Great Lakes
Young Thompson
Kettle Point
Motterey
Giraffe Struck by Switch Engine During Shipment
A giraffe en route to a circus wintering quarters in Dupo Ili stuck its head from the car and was struck by a switch engine. The injured animal is under care in an improvised hospital set up in the YMCA building. Veterinary surgeons say the giraffe will live.
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Dupo
Ili
Woman elected Troutdale mayor by five votes
Clara Latouw relle Larsgoen daughter of an Oregon pioneer resident is chosen as Troutdale mayor by a margin of five votes in the local election. The result reflects a tight contest and marks a historic moment for the town.
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Oregon
Troutdale
Ore
Clara Latouw
Relle Larsgoen
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Wien Ee
Hundred Mille House
Dub Blond
Esquimaux Irish
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