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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1901
Page
6
A brief notice notes President Judge Hi M Ed reviewing six submitted manuscripts. The fragment records an evaluative event with named judge and manuscript count and suggests a formal proceedings context.
Judge H. M. Edwards selects six top stories from 47 submissions for prize consideration. Pluto by Theron G. Osborne wins first prize. Jean Graham takes second for A Romance of the Calm. Jacktan by Mrs. K. S. Cross awarded third. plus honorable mentions for St David and others.
The Tribune showcases strong local literary talent with a surprisingly cohesive contest. Readers celebrate the diverse entries and the smooth flow of storytelling across genres.
A compiled list of story titles and credited authors including Beatrice Archer Trevford Jr editor Lavere Ernesti and many others. Several entries reference miners life such as The Miner's Daughter The Miner's Pride Victor the Breaker Boy and The Story of One Miner's Life.
Aleck Graeme, foreman, and an old miner endure a catastrophic cave-in at the Groundhog mine after a car derailment. A massive air-pressure release collapses passages, wrecks the shaft, and leaves men trapped and injured as rescue efforts begin in darkness.
Aleck and companions escape a collapsing mine passage with a mysterious lifeline guiding them to safety. They reach the surface as a snowlit night reveals two dead locals, Mary Grayson and a paymaster killer, laid to rest beside a buried, intertwined fate.
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