My Lady of the North The Story of a Gery Jacket
A Civil War era tale opens in a Confederate tent where General Les entrusts Capt Wayne with a secret dispatch to Longstreet. Wayne, with Sergeant Craig, evades patrols, protects a Northern young woman Edith Brennan, and outwits a Federal captain. Wayne faces capture, disguises, escapes, and a perilous chase through a guarded outpost amid a tense intramural romance and espionage.
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Les
Wayne
Longstreet
Sergt
Craig
C « Mae
Mydy
Jed Bungay
Wife
Red Lowrie
Maj. Brennan
Unon
Sheridan
Balth Brennan
Maj
Brennan
Gen. Les
Edith Brennan
Lost Ladies in Midnight Return From Summit
A tense夜 scene unfolds as a strict sentry allows passage then a small troop approaches led by Sheridan. A hidden woman and a colonel contemplate the peril ahead before a lone crippled rider hurts toward them. Brennan’s voice cuts through the darkness signaling danger.
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Kendallville Pike
Brennan
Sheridan
Scott
The Night Escape of Colonel Curran and Edith Brennan
A dramatic midnight confrontation unfolds as Colonel Curran of the Sixth Ohio Light Artillery confronts Major Brennan and Edith Brennan. Curran insists on freeing Captain Wayne from a death sentence, while Edith defies Brennan’s threats. Wayne escapes, disguises himself, and makes a perilous trek toward Lee, aided by Edith and pursued by Confederate guards.
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Curran
Patrick L. Curran
Sixth Ohio Light Artillery
Mrs. Brennan
Cavalry Outpost Scene From Chapter Nineteen
Fragment shows a narrator creeping close to check on a woman and witness a cavalry squad carry an unconscious Major after a fall, set within night shadows and a rugged outpost atmosphere. The text hints at danger to the heroine and respect for military stakes.
An Exception The Foundlin Relatives We Don’t Like
An old Chicago News quip notes that every family has a relative disliked by most, a humorous comment on strained kinship and social tension from a vintage column.
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Foundlin
Chicag News
Aero plane crashes into grandstand during attempt at Meadows race track
Aviator Chit Turpin in a Wright plane diverted to avoid a cross into the crowd. The machine struck a tier of boxes in front of the grandstand, toppled into spectators, killing George Quinby age 25 and injuring several others. Quinby, a wireless operator returning from Alaska, died after his face was severed by the propeller.
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Seattle, Wash
Chit Turpin
Wright
Turpin
George Quinby
Quinby
Alaska
Bertha
Noted aviator Wilbur Wright dies in Dayton
Dayton Ohio reports the death of Wilbur Wright at 3 16 Thursday morning after a sinking spell. He was surrounded by family including his father Milton Wright sisters Catherine and Lori Wright and brother Orville Wright. The Wrights built the first military airplane for the United States and Orville piloted a one hour flight in 1909 with a passenger on the same day. Wilbur had later traveled to France to set further records in a duplicate machine.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wilbur Wright
Milton Wright
Catherine Wright
Orville
Finuchiin Wright
Lori Wright
Wright Brothers
United States
Fort Meyer
Orville Wright
France
204 Contests Questioned at Republican Meeting in Chicago
Chicago June 6 meeting of Republican national committee will decide 204 contests, down from 219 four years ago. Roosevelt adherents prevented 177 contests, Taft supporters 27. Some districts where Roosevelt backers threatened to contest chose not to fight at the last minute, sources say.
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Chicago
Republican National Committees
Pon
Roosevelt
Taft
Bloody Idaho duel ends in death near Bliss
In Elmore county Idaho a bloody duel occurred on Claver creek near Bliss between Hugen Vaden and Perro Aschola a Spanish sheepherder. Aschola died instantly from a head wound after firing at Vaden who sheltered behind a tree. Vaden was placed under arrest following the incident which stemmed from a prior quarrel.
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Boise
Idaho
Hugen Vaden
Perro Aschola
Claver Creek
Bliss
Elmore County
Vaden
Aschola
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My Lady of the North
Gery Jacke
Job
Ness
Siendions
Arthur T Williamson
Mrs. Brannan
Valley Forge
Boylah
Mapes
Sixth
Ohio Light Artillery
Colonel Curran
Hallech
Abe
Edith
Major Brennan
Ili
Hbla
Captain Wayne
Han
Haman
Eather
Uel
Frank
Lee
2 Mun
Hancock
Minersville
Tada
Sims
Spaniah
Mar Ho
President Taft
Arlington
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Sinter
Muscatine
Iowa
Henry Dodman
Paris
Foz
Caplet
Lynchey
Dent Govertor
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