Scots Adventurer Joins Alaska Gold Rush Trail
Athel Meldrum, penniless, travels with Jim Hubbard to Alaska for gold. On the voyage he meets Berna and her guardians, faces a deadly snow slide near Chilcoot, and learns Berna loves him but fate and a villain threaten their future. He defers marriage as danger closes in.
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Athel
San Ivan
Cisco
Jim Hubbard
Alaska
Berna
Winklestein
Skagway
Athol
Chilcoot
Bennett
Winkiestgin
Black Jack Rocasto
Walt
Shaw
Thrown into the Ring and a Lost Love Revealed
In a brutal boxing sequence Locasto battles the Englishman the Jam Wagon as a crowd roars. After a fierce clash Locasto is badly beaten and carried off while the narrator, seeking solace, finds a muse in music and reunites with a Madonna like Lily by the slope ending with a hopeful confession of love.
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Locasto
Black
Jack
Prodigal Introduces Friend Pete at Fish Washing Bee
The Prodigal introduces his friend Pete who joins the group after finishing a dish washing, then puts on an old tuxedo jacket and extends a damp handshake as they meet.
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Pete
First Speed Trap Against Henry Frick in 1897
The Boston Post recounts the first speed trap in the New England district. Henry Frick, the steel magnate, was ticketed for 25 miles per hour but fined only 50 dollars after a judge accepted a driver’s claim his car could not reach ten mph. Local police had secretly timed cars to trap rampaging motorists.
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New England
Boston Post
Arlington Street
Jim
Murcheson
Jim Hollett
Jim Hollet
Gim Hollett
Western Newspaper Union
Aberdeen Granite Quarries Describe Hardest Stone Worldwide
Aberdeen reports its nine granite quarries employ workers while claiming local stone is the hardest in the world. The piece notes contrasting bright colored granite from Norway, Sweden and Finland, and hints at regional quarry competition.
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Aberdeen
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Bequest and Church Name Change Case in Charleston
Sophie Francis leaves 50 000 to Christ Episcopal church in Charleston with condition to rename to Ste Peter's church. A friendly suit rules defendants may proceed to change the church name as requested.
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Sophie Francis
Shepard
Christ Episcopal” ‘Church
Charleston
Ste Peter's. Church
Sald’ Church
Fault of the Public We Do Not Blame The Orators
Fragmentary note from Ohio State Journal reflects on public fault and political rhetoric with hints of Red advantage and public reaction. Sparse readable phrases mention orators and public sentiment.
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Ohio State ‘Journal
State Tax Commission proposed major revisions in Kansas
The State Tax Commission in Topeka urges radical changes to the present statutes. It calls for moving the assessment unit from township to county, abolishing township trustees as assessors, and creating a county board of real estate appraisers. It would centralize utility assessment, permit removal of incompetent local assessors, and require full-time county boards with salaries. The report also recommends appointing local assessors with state approval and broader funding for expert staff.
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State Tax Code Commission
Topeka
Kansas
State Tax Code“Commission
State Tax Commission
State’ Commission
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Loéasto
Spitzstein
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Una
Logasto
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Lacasto
Denilly
Anie
Locusta
Tle
Locusty
Horace
Dawson
Chapter
Frick
Aberdeen’s
Belleville
Board of Country Commissioners
Republic County
Independence
Jim McIntyre
Clyda Clubine
Charley Overton
Wellington
James C. ‘Charlesworth
Garden ‘City
de Tras
Garden City
Dodge
Lawrence
John ‘Quincy— Adams
Kingman
Marie
Antrim
Health Queen
Guy
Everely
TM Holleps
Jim ‘Hollett
Olm Hollet
Ilolen
Gaisford
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