River of Skulls Quest in Northern Wilderness
Alan Cameron and partner Noel trek through desolate Big River country seeking Montagnais trappers. They meet John McCord at Talking River and join a dangerous hunt toward the River of Skulls, while police pursue a murder suspect and romantic rivalries unfold amid treacherous loyalties.
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Alan Cameron
Noel
Big River
Canada
Talking River
John McCord
Hunter
Alan
Fort George
McQueen
Slade
Arsene Rivard
Berthe Dessane
McCord
Neil Campbell
Whale River
Campbell
Berthe
Whale Island
Richmond
Hanbury
Mrs. Hanbury
John
River of Skulls Quest Continues in Labrador
Aleck Drummond reaches the River of Skulls and strikes gold after a perilous inland trek. John McCord plans a covert expedition from the Koksoak headwaters, while rivals McQueen and Sanford dog their steps, eyeing the treasure and Heather’s safety as tensions rise to a climactic showdown.
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Maddock
Sanford
John
Aleck
Labrador
London
Jim Maddock
McQueen
Alan
Mr. McQueen
Slade
McCord
Aleck Drummond
Talking River
Koksoak
Drummond
Chimo
Canada
Heather
John McCord
Hudson’s Bay Company
Revillon Freres
River of Skulls
Fort Chimo
Great River
Hudson’s Bay
River Valley
Rough
Alaska
Husky
Hunter
Consur’ Riviere
Dervish Image: Misconceptions About Dancers and Garb
A Globe Magazine piece by W. L. Langer explains that most dervishes are not dancers. they are religious mendicants in Persia. Dervishes wear long unkempt hair and robes, seldom bathe, and carry ornate paraphernalia including sugar loaf hats, carved kalabash vessels, large beads, and menacing weapons as part of their distinctive dress.
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W. L. Langer
the Globe Magazine
Persia
Ignorance and Bliss Quote from Chinatown Sage
A Chinatown sage known as Hi Ho states that ignorance is not bliss but a temporary anesthetic masking pain. The remark frames ignorance as a temporary shield rather than a true relief from suffering.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Klondyke Redcoats kept order amid rush to Yukon
A retrospective tale recalls Skagway during the 1898 Klondike stampede. The Northwest Mounted Police held the sixty mile line, screening thousands of hopeful stampeders for lawfulness while rioters and outlaws sought to overwhelm them. Ultimately order triumphed as a few mounted officers restrained many.
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Klondyke
Mount
Carmack
Yukon
Skagway
Yukon Goldfields
Lake Bennet
Lewes
Alaska
Canada
Northwest Mounted Police
Redcoats
Yukon Territory
Long Run for Fire Department in 1904 Baltimore Haul
A notable 1904 event saw the New York fire department dispatch nine engine companies and one hook-and-ladder company on flatcars to Baltimore in a 180 mile run.
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Nancy
East
Gertrude Lawrence
Susan and
God
New York
Darryl Zanuck
Themas
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George Marsh
Penn Pusbi
ING CO
Hudson's Bay
Montreal
Angevae
Rouyn
Ontario
Rupert House
Moose
Jim McQueen
Children of
Nancy Goodman
Virginia Vale
Ellen Powell
Sue Victor
Buddy Armstrong
Joan Blondell
Dick Powell
Sue Vidor
Florence Vidor
Jascha Heifetz
Sue
King Victor
Janet Gaynor
Martha Raye
Bob Burns
Bob
Fredric March
Gaynor-March
Columbia
Grace Moore
Paris
United States
Nancy Kelly
Hollywood
Benny Goodman
Texas
Goodman
Jess Stacey
Buddy
Salvation Army Band
Henry James
Jack Oukie
Lawson
George Raft
Ann Sheridan
Edward Norris
Fred Allen
Maine
Portland
Hoa
Deanna Durbin
Western Newspaner Union
Janet Gegnor
Captain G, Elliott-Nightingale
WNU
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