Three Bar Ranch Saga Builds to a Planned Breakout
Billie Warren runs the Three Bar ranch as Cal Warren's will looms over a rise in cattle rustling. Cal Barris arrives, ties with Morrow as a rival, and Harris takes command to settle the spread. The plan is to break out settlers within a week as Billie weighs the future.
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Warren Ranch
Wil- Mamette Ann Warren
Morrow
Cal Warren
William Harris
Billie Slade
Billie
Slade
Harris
Bille
Bangs
Judge Colton
Carlos Deane
Drifters Move Freight Toward Hidden Farm Implements
Three heavy wagons travel north on the Coldriver trail guarded by riflemen. They strip wagon covers to reveal plows, wire, and farming gear bound for a Three Bar area as locals sense a coming cyclone. Tiny and Rus uproot signs to avoid discovery while Moore and Russ anticipate leaks.
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Coldriver Stage
Tiny
Russ
Harris
Moore
Three Bar Drama Moves Toward Inside Fight After Whispers
Chapter excerpt shows Harris clamping down on Carp and Morrow’s replacements as Three Bar pivots from outside pressure to internal struggle. Horne carries a critical letter to Judge Colton while the sheriff observes, Alden arriving with the sheriff. The ranch tightens as whispers of a farming shift spread.
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Billie
Alden
Harris
Cal
Horne
Brill's
Morrow
Cal Warren
Judge Colton
Brill’s
Three Bar
Carpenter
Morrow Carp
Colton
Carp
Spangs
Brill
Aubrig
Bille
Barris
Passage About Near-Death Experience From Capper's Weekly
Charley Driscoll recalls a near death moment when he felt life fade and space become limitless, then returning to consciousness like a rebirth. He describes an enduring sense of eternity, pleasant rather than frightening, following the moment and the lingering memory of that time.
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Charley Driscoll
Capper
Traffic Through Suez Canal Transit Facts
The Suez canal spans 100 miles with a width of 147 feet and a depth of 10 feet at sea level. Ships pass under their own power and average transit takes 16 hours 11 minutes with a maximum speed of 513 nautical miles per hour. Night navigation uses few lights and a searchlight projecting 4,000 feet ahead.
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Suez Canal
T Onder
Kansas livestock freight rates urged not to harm producers
Kansas livestock commissioner J H Mercer testified in Kansas City that proposed higher western carrier freight rates would raise costs for livestock shipments to eastern markets and risk a deflation for agriculture. He warned increases could jeopardize prices and farmer livelihoods.
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Mercer
Kansas City
J. H. Mercer
Kansas
John P. McGrath
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tes
Pittsburg Banker Russ Arrested Over Large Embezzlement Claim
Pittsburg banker R. S. Russ, 68, former president of Graves Farm Loan and Investment Co, was arrested on embezzlement charges. Investigators estimate losses from 14 million to 16 million dollars, signaling a broad county inquiry with sensational scope and months of public concern in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
R. S. Russ
Graves Farm Loan and Investment Company
Russ
Reed wins Western Kansas title in Constitution contest
Ernest Harold Reed, 18, a Norton farmer, rose from illness to drive 170 miles through rain and win first place in the group elimination of The National Constitution contest. He earned the right to represent 54 Western Kansas counties at Kansas City.
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Dodge City
Ernest Harold Reed
Norton
Kansas
Kansas City
Peterson and Wingett bound over in fraud case in Topeka
Carl J. Peterson Kansas ex bank commissioner and C B Wingett bound over for trial in Shawnee County district court on three counts of defrauding the American Building and Loan Association. The association failed October 7 1927 with total $9442 involved. Two $25000 counts dismissed. Peter son cases dropped. Bonds set at 1500 each. In Hiawatha Billy Eugene Peck 17 month old son of Mr and Mrs Lester Peck strangled between springs and bed rail.
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Topeka
Carl J. Peterson
Kansas
C. B.wingett
Shawnee County
American Building and Loan Association
Peterson
Hiawatha
Billy Eugene Peck
Lester Peck
Inquest Opens Over Death At Larned State Hospital
Topeka lawyer Leon Lundblade attends coroner's inquest in Newton into George W. Harmon's death from injuries sustained at the Larned state hospital. The inquest will determine if rough treatment by attendants caused the injuries or if they were unavoidable. Relatives accuse hospital staff of rough handling.
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Topeka
Leon Lundblade
Newton
George W. Harmon
Larned State Hospital
Harmon
Oil and Minerals Make Indians Rich in Oklahoma
The Osage and Quapaw tribes on Oklahoma lands have gained vast wealth from oil zinc and lead royalties. Osage head rights exceed $100000 each, while Quapaws receive royalties totaling over $1500000 for 65 restricted members. Anna Beaver Bear Hallam, a restricted Osage owner, earned up to $50000 monthly from metals.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Anna Beaver Bear Hallam
Anna Beaver
Harry Payne Whitney
New York
Quapaw
Daily Dozen Precepts Call 2000 Years Old
Dr. Obed Johnson of UC extension notes modern health ideas trace to Taoist thought two millennia ago. He cites Chinese alchemy research showing immortality pursued through mental and physical routines including breathing and gymnastic exercises.
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San Francisco
Obed
Johnson
University of California Extension Division
Town Is Asked to Pay Five Dollar Note
Washington report says Alexandria owes a five dollar note issued October 1 1860. The comptroller of currency flagged the obligation, councilman Timberman redeemed it as a souvenir, and officials wonder how the note vanished and reappeared in federal records.
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Washington
Alexandria
Comptroller of Currency
Corporation of
Timberman
Comptroller's Office
Oldest Man Claim Shocks Fayum Egypt
An elderly Arab in Fayum says he was born in 1776 making him 153 years old and as old as the American Declaration of Independence. He presents himself as the world’s oldest man or a great romantic figure.
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Cairo
Egypt
Fayum
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad
A natural remedy claim praising Phillips Milk of Magnesia to relieve sour stomach from overeating and smoking. Endorsed by physicians, the ad urges readers to choose Phillips for quick acidity relief and overall comfort.
A Friendly Household Tip for Bluing and Dresses
A quirky ad advises telling grocers to use Red Cross Ball Blue for bluing and promises good results. It asserts that once tried, the product is repeatedly chosen. A humorous note claims a new dress lasts longer after wear with this cleaning advice.
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Red Cross
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Hhis
Baxter Springs
Kan
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Clement de Noya
Phillips
Magnesia
Retecs AV
Castoria
Croe & Chaffey
Alma Spochuas California
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Messanic
Joseph, MO
M. O. Satis
W. M. Becktenwald
Clybourn Ave
Chicago
Watson E. CO
Washington, D.Q
Great Western Studios
Brooklyn Ave
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