Desert feud erupts as Wilson McCann confronts Stark clan
In Arizona a tangle of revenge, rumor, and violence drives Wilson McCann and Ann Gifford toward peril. Jasper Stark and Carl Gitner push for mob action while Dave Stone recalls killing Tom McArdle to defend Ann.
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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 Gitner
Stark
Tom McArdle
Starks
Nora Gifford
Phil
Dave Stone
Stark Rider
McArdle
Stone
Sierras
Sis
Mesa
Tom
Dominick Rafferty
Jas
Gitner
Hank le Page
Miss Gifford
Nps
Josh
Linlies
Ann
le Page
Dave
Circle Cross
Gifford
Miss Ann
Tom McArdie
Old Gifford
Santone
Prescott
Los Angeles
Carson
Round Top
California
Jas Stark
Bud
Caldwell
Pedro
Carl
Manzanita Gulch
Yerby
Nester
Texas
Flas
Carl An
Keokuk the Intriguer Leader of Sauk and Fox
Keokuk, a mixed French Sauk leader famed for intrigue, shaped Sauk and Fox politics and claimed Iowa territory. He rose in council, avoided direct conflicts, and after Black Hawk War faced scorn for neutrality. His strategic diplomacy earned posthumous honor with a monument in Keokuk, Iowa.
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Black Hawk
Washington
Keokuk
Keokut
Rock River
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Western Newspaper Union
Explosion Krakatoa Recorded as World’s Largest Blast
The 1888 Krakatoa eruption produced a massive volcanic event with a 2600 foot crater rim and 8600 feet of rock expelled. The sound was heard 8000 miles away and 36000 people were killed as tsunami waves 50 feet high struck far from the Sunda Strait. The piece also notes the Curragh racecourse's Gaelic origin and Irish Derby fame near Dublin.
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Krakatoa
Sunda Strait
Java
Sumatra
Charles Baker, Jr
Boys’ Life
Boy Scouts of America
Baker
Earth
Cape Horn
South America
Curragh
Kildare
Liffey
Dublin
Leinster
St. Bridget
A Colleague Paraphrases Burke in a Brief Toast
A story recalls Edmund Burke the celebrated English orator and his American friend. After Burke delivered a renowned speech a colleague rose and proclaimed I say ditto to Mr Burke and sat down.
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Edmund Burke
America
Burke
Silent Mirth Reflections on Wit and Silence
A quotation note reflects on wit and restraint, noting a gentleman is often seen but rarely heard laughing. The line underscores decorum and measured humor from a bygone era.
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Chesterfield
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