Judge Vaughan Kester tale of pursuit and moral danger
Hannibal trails kidnappers after hearing a disturbing splashed night, finding a dugout on Elk river and witnessing betrayals. Betty Malroy travels by river with Bruce Carrington, facing coercion and sudden family confrontation as Carrington avows love before an abrupt interruption. Hannibal meets Judge Slocum Price, who offers shelter in a rough shanty amid a tense, corrupt frontier town.
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Memphis
Carrington
Betty
New Madrid
Charley
Tom
Hannibal
Slosson’s
Hannibal Wayne Hazard
Slocum Price
Militia
Congress
Pleasantville
Vem
Militia for Mexico Plans Outlined in Washington Dispatch
A Washington dispatch reports a comprehensive U S plan for intervention in Mexico with three major camps selected at Mobile Alabama San Antonio Texas and San Diego California An eastern coast invasion from Mobile a western coast invasion from San Diego and a southern drive from San Antonio are proposed Ohio and Kentucky units to form a single division while Ohio troops stay home
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New York
Washington
Mexico
United States
Mobile
Ala
San Antonio
San Diego
Cal
Rio Grande
Ohio
Kentucky
Barony Sale Sparks Pursuit In Southern Saga
In a yard scene at the Barony library plantation Crenshaw Bladen and farmer Bob Yancy discuss the Barony and its owners. Yancy reveals he adopted Hannibal Wayne. Nathaniel Ferris buys Barony. Quintards deny knowledge of Yancy. Yancy defeats Blount, rescuing Hannibal, before Squire Balaam. Betty Mulroy confronts Murrell and Bruce Carrington pursues. Yancy and Hannibal vanish, Murrell trails.
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Barcony
Ntards
Crenshaw
Bladen
Bob Yancy
Hannibal Wayne
Yancy
Nathaniel Ferris
Quintards
Hannibal
Captain Murrell
Bruce Carrington
Betty
Tennessee
Carriginton
Murrell
Night of Betrayal in the Tavern Leads to Violence
In a tavern scene Murrell lures Yancy toward drunkenness while Slosson’s son Eph aids the plan. A violent attack ensues as Slosson’s club and Murrell’s knife wound Yancy, who then awakens alone and flees across the roof with his gear as danger looms.
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Murrell
Yancy
Slosson
Mas
Eph
Hannibal
Silos
Scratch Hiller
Bob
Chapter Vil On the River Under a Dripping Umbrella
Betty stands in a heavy downpour under a dripping umbrella just arrived by the four horse coach.
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Betty
Peculiar Fool Shows Off Misfortune Says Uncle Eben
A humorous line from Uncle Eben mocks a foolish character who shouts and sulks when not allowed to display his mishap, illustrating dialect humor and social tease in the scene.
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Eben
Senator Robert Taylor Dies After Illness and Surgery
United States Senator Robert Love Taylor of Tennessee has died after months of poor health and a late operation. He withstood the operation's immediate shock but weakened and lapsed into unconsciousness before passing away. Delegations from both houses of Congress accompanied his body to Nashville.
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Washington
United States
Robert Love Taylor
Tennessee
Nashville
Congress
Gore attacker planned to kill Roosevelt in Wisconsin
Waukesha Wisconsin Charles Schomalla the Pole arrested after a club attack on Senator Gore of Oklahoma told the sheriff he planned to kill Theodore Roosevelt when the Oyster Bay candidate passed through Wisconsin en route from St Paul to Chicago.
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Waukesha
Wis
Charles Schomalla
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Chicago
Ohio Miners Strike Over Referendum Count
About 50,000 bituminous coal miners in Ohio quit work and will not return until the referendum vote count finishes, says G W Savage Ohio secretary of the United Mine Workers. The count is expected to end by April 15 leaving enough miners to prevent mine damage.
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Ohio
Columbus
G. W. Savage
United Mine Workers
Faithful Mare Inherits Wealth From Maine Woman
Fall River reports the will of Susan L. Monroe reveals a fortune of about 100000 dollars left to her faithful mare Daisy who served her for over 20 years. A trustee will hold the estate for the animal until its maintenance is covered by income.
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Fall River
Mass
Susan L. Monroe
Daisy
Panama Tools To Build Railroad Headline
Secretary Fisher urges Congress to grant federal power to use construction equipment for a government railroad from Resurrection Bay tidewater to the Yukon, aiding Panama Canal work and Alaska access.
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Panama Tools
Washington
Fisher
House
Panama Canal
Alaska
Tidewater
Resurrection Bay
Yukon Valley
Business Continues to Improve in Wholesalers and Jobbers
The article notes rising business sentiment across the country with wholesalers and jobbers reporting increased orders from final distributors and belated buyers. Optimism grows for April as shipments are rushed and confidence in the future improves.
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New York
Representative Henry Attacks International Marriage in Dinner Talk
In Washington, Representative Henry of Texas mocks international marriage during a campaign event. He retells a fanciful tale of Lotta Golde, heiress, courted in Monte Carlo by a Spanish grandee, who claims creditors force a precise fortnight time.
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Henry
Texas
Washington
Gobsa Golde
Lotta Golde
Monte Carlo
Ciro’s
Dejanire
Salle Garnier
Don Guzman
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Miss Elizabeth Gehrki of Fort Smith Arkansas describes six months of intense itching and sleepless nights from eczema. After failing to improve with doctors she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting fast relief and a week for scab formation, with complete cure after three weeks. She recalls a brother’s gunpowder burn also healing and urges readers to request free samples from Cuticura.
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Elizabeth Gehrki
Forrest City
Ark
Dept. L
Boston
Former Congressman Frank Black Retires From Politics
Frank Black, aged fifty eight, says accumulating wealth from law after leaving politics proves the point that work should give way to time. He explains a man cannot defy human nature and reveals his retirement after earning a million dollars through law practice. Garfield Tea advertised as a mild herbal laxative appears alongside. On the Trail prompts a quip about age with Lotta.
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Frank
Black
Nervous Despondent Women Benefit From Pinkham Remedy
In Platea Pennsylvania Mrs Mary Halstead reports relief from nervousness and crying spells after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. In Walcott North Dakota Mrs Amenia Dahl says persistent back and side pain eased and she became well. The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co offers confidential advice from women staff.
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Platea
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Halstead
Platea, Pa
Walcott
N. Dakota
E. Pinkham
Amenia Dahl
Walcott, N. Dakota
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D. Melville
Elk River
Uncle Bob
Georgetown
Wheeling
Neighbor Republic
Senator Taylor
Robert L. Taylor
Sen. Gore
Roosevelt
God of
Helas
Lotta
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
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