Desert Riders and Rivalry End in Blood and Betrayal
Wilson McCann, an Arizona rancher, faces a web of feuds with the Stark family. Jasper Stark and alleged killer Carl Gilmer conspire as plot twists unfold. Matthew Stark is murdered, Wilson is wounded, and Jasper seeks control over Ann and Ethel Gifford while rumors and accusations fly.
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Wilson McCann
Arizona
Jim Yerby
Julia Stark
Matthew Stark
McCanns
Jasper
Julia
Wilson
Ann Gifford
Ethel
McCann
Peter McCann
Nora
Jasper Stark
Carl Gilmer
Stark
Tom McArdle
Starks
Nora Gifford
Phil
Attacks and Guilt Plague Western Saga Characters
In a tense scene, Ann Gifford admits to killing Tom McArdle after a confrontation at the outbank. Ethel mourns Nora’s death and their sisterly bond strengthens as they face imminent arrest and a covert accusation from Jasper Stark.
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Ethel
Ann
Tom McArdle
Jasper Stark
Nora
California
Cuffey
Jasper
Ann Gifford
le Page
Hank
Pedro
Carl Gitner
Rival pull of vengeance tests a western feud
In the Arizona ranch world William McCann and Matt Stark feud as Jasper Stark and Carl Gitner stall for time by pressing a killer’s guilt. Wilson McCann returns from recovery and defends two women amid public suspicion while Lyn questions the evidence and relationships flare in Mesa.
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Jasper
Gitner
Stone
Wils McCann
Stark
Wilson McCann
Will
Phil
Dave
Jas
Carl
Wils
Matt
McCann
Will McCann
Ginner
Matthew Stark
Carl Gitner
Wes Tapscott
Dad
Matt Stark
Dodge
Hays
Denver
Jessie Farwell
Julia Stark
Wilson
McCanns
Lyn
Arizona
Young McCann
Jasper Stark
Mesa
Basford
Doctor Sanders
Curt Quinn
Simp
Hank
Hank le Page
Ann Gifford
Tom McArdle
Cottie
Tom
Jas Stark
Miss Ann
Gifford
Shell
Simp Shell
Quinn
Pelicans in Santa Monica Lose Fishing Skills
The Detroit News reports pelicans in Santa Monica bay have long depended on fishermen for food and never learned to fish. Rough seas reduced catches, risking starvation for many birds while others fared better by fishing on their own.
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Detroit News
Santa Monica Bay
Calif
Meaning of Mush in Alaska Dog Sled Travel
The term mush for traveling by dogsled arises from the Eskimo word used by the driver to start the dog team. This historical note explains why mush became the common command and activity name in early Arctic sledding culture.
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Alaska
No Such Critter in Florence Herald Opinion
A Florence Alabama Herald columnist argues contented citizens are a town’s best asset and questions who could know a contented resident. The piece reflects local civic pride and a skeptical tone toward complacency.
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Florence
Ala
Herald
Prophet Tenskwatawa and the Shawnee Revival
Editha Watson recounts Tenskwatawa the Prophet leading the Shawnee revival from Greenville Ohio to a confederacy against whites. He predicted catastrophe, denounced drinking witchcraft and sorcery, urged ancient communal life and rejection of civilization. His movement influenced Tippecanoe and War of 1812 dynamics before his death in Kansas.
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Master of Life
Tenskwatawa
Greenville
Ohio
Florida
Tippecanoe
Harrison
Canada
United States
Kansas
Western Newspaper Union
Limitation of Property Title In Air and Subsoil
A Massachusetts court limited land ownership to 500 feet above. Now a New York ruling restricts title below ground. A sewer laid 150 feet deep was not an encroachment, and subsoil rights extend only to practical use.
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Massachusetts
New York State
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William MacLeod Raine
Purgatory
Picket Wire River
Circle Cross
Dec Sanders
Rafferty
Jack
Pelicans
Editha
Watson
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