A Felon's Love Chapter XVII Trail to the Gray Ranges
In Australia the expedition enters a rugged country near the Gray Ranges seeking fugitives. Jack Hall tracks a dog and boots in a clay pan area then discovers a possible native camp. The party converges on a hut where armed occupants exchange shots as they close in.
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Kangarom
Emus
Victoria
Mr. Mall
Charles
Jack Hall
Australia
Jack
Gret
Mr. Hall
Bob Luke
Jen Bayers
Sullivan
Descent Plot Reveals White Camp Near Gully
Jack Hall stalks through a timbered gully guided by smoke and a bark hut. He spots a white men camp with a chimney and a woman at work. He signals his companions and outlines their plan to strike that night.
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Mr. Hall
William Luke
Luke
William Lake
Jack Hall
Sullivan
Abe
Inez
Baynes’ Hut
Quiet match guides Dutch queen’s betrothal by state interests
A European authority notes Holland’s engagement to the prince of Wied rests more on politics than romance. Dutch concerns over potential foreign succession and past conflicts shaped the choice, favoring a prince of Wied despite limited royal influence. The match aims to safeguard Holland’s independence while Wilhelmina could steer affairs if needed.
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Wihelmas
Holland
Prince of
Wied
Belgium
Germany
Napoleon
Wieds
Prussia
Bulwer
Wilhelmina
Kingdom
A Century Old Apple Tree in West Dover Maine
Albert Ham, a farmer of West Drew den Me, owns an apple tree measured 9 feet 10 inches in circumference a foot from the ground. At a feet the trunk divides into four large limbs with many crooks. The tree, over a century old, has borne fruit for all forty seven years in Mr Ham's possession. One year it yielded forty three bushels of good fruit.
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Albert Ham
West Drewden
Mr. Ham
Animals That Climb and Then a Monkey School Story
A long feature describes animal climbing abilities from dogs to tigers and bears, noting species varies by size and instinct. It moves to a humorous tale of Signor Hardappi’s Monkey School on Mulberry and Fourth streets, claiming acting is imitative and predicting political support for repealing a cruelty law. The piece references Governor Roosevelt and vaudeville pretensions.
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Espschiante
Mulberry Street
Harduppl
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
New York
Gov. Roosevelt
New York Journal
Train Stalled by Grasshoppers and Shad Flies Tale
A western rail road camp recalls a railroad official’s claim that trains could be halted by buffalo and now by grasshoppers. A Lehigh Valley freight was stopped near Homer's Ferry Pa by swarms of shad flies, which lubricated rails and halted traffic until crews cleared them with brush. Local authorities link the insects to riverine shad fishing and warm rail surfaces, though details seem fishy yet are confirmed by some witnesses.
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Western Railroad
Lehigh Valley Road
Homer's Ferry
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley
Susquehanna River
Re- Mable Partis
Prehistoric Man and Teeth as Weapons
Deep research suggests ancient humans had more teeth and used them as weapons in defense. Fossil traces show bared teeth resembling a dog-like readiness for action. Cooking reduced usage of teeth as weapons, contributing to degeneration, including changes in wisdom teeth.
The Ostrich Kicking Power And Peril
A Victorian-era anecdote extols the ostrich’s formidable kicking ability. It details strikes that topple riders and pierce metal, cites fatal kicks, and recounts a railway guard’s tale of a fearless bird stepping onto the line to fight an engine before being killed.
Brushed by Rats, Brussels Street Gives Way to Cart
A Brussels woman driving a two dog cart was coursing through a central street when the road suddenly collapsed. Investigators found the pavement undermined by rats, allowing cart and animals to disappear into the cavity.
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Brussels
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W. Nespield
New York World
Gilbert
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