A Wild Ride Through Rosedale and Prairie City
A rugged frontier tale follows the rise of Rosedale mining camp between Denver and Colo rado Springs with Gillicuddy's hotel and a bustling verandah where Max Brett suspects a stranger of murder. On the plains a Great Occidental train faces a planned derailment as General Manager Handford leads a desperate rescue and puzzles over a mysterious package.
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Denver and
Rio Tatide
Rocky Mountaine
Denver
Pueblo
Sam
Colorado Springs
Andy Jackson Gulch
Pioneer
Rosedale
Colorado
Gillicuddy
White Mountain
Gillscuddy’s
Gilllenddy’s
Gillienddy
Rogad@ale
Gilllcuddy
Max
Jimmy
Sarah Brown
Sarah
Si Riggs
Gillicuddy's
Max Brett
Mas
de Watts
Chapthr II
Greatental Railroad ‘Company
Hughes
Freman
Occidental
Pacific Mail
Prairie City
Great Occidental
Big Creek
Miachief
Chicago's allure and Max Brett's restless move westward
In Chicago Max Brett relocates after the Rosedale murder, living in a fashionable flat and earning as a clerk at William Rose & Company. He seeks constant mental stimulation, enjoys theaters and nightlife, and forms broad but guarded social ties while maintaining a cautious approach to new acquaintances.
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Chicago
London
Paris
New York
San Francisco
Lake Michigan
Rosedale
Max Brett
William Rose & Company
Babylon
Brett
Thadlady
Max
Hidden Histories Around Max Amid Quiet Facade
An unnamed narrator describes Max as calm and cheerful, hiding possible past history or dark secrets. His bright face and nonchalant manner mislead observers, leaving others unable to infer any concealed burden or history. The passage ends with a note that the story continues.
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Max
Costs and methods in building durable roads
A historical note discusses total mileage of common roads, costs of maintenance, and the superiority of well engineered macadam roads. It cites General Stone, compares Massachusetts and New Jersey expenditures, and argues yearly repair of poor roads wastes money. It advocates consistent year round maintenance and cheaper per mile costs with better materials.
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Road Bureau
Department of A
Massachusetts
Jos
New Jersey
Grandfather’s mistake ends life of Albany area boy
A 11 mile east of Albany Georgia, year old son of Mr and Mrs Jesse James died after morphine poisoning from a medicine mix up by his grandfather G A Janes. Six tablets mistaken for calomel were given before parents found the error. The boy was rushed toward Albany but died in convulsions.
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Palacmon James
Jesse James
Albany
G. A. Janes
Janes
Roosevelt Visits Pittsburg in Spectacular Fourth of July Welcome
President Roosevelt was warmly greeted by about half a million people in Pittsburg Pa for his first presidential visit to the city. Crowds came from Pittsburg Allegheny and nearby industrial towns within a hundred miles. He delivered a Fourth of July oration amid enthusiastic acclaim.
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Roosevelt
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Cuban tenses spark protest over hospital death in Santiago
Americans and Britons in Santiago de Cuba protest alleged brutal hospital treatment of William Housetown, a Scotch dry goods clerk, who died Sunday morning. Officials deny misconduct and attribute death to alcoholism.
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Santiago
Santiago de Cuba
William Housetown
Housetown
Spark of Ether Discovery Sparks Boston Controversy
Boston residents debate the discovery of ether as an anesthetic after a Georgia commission named Dr. Crawford W. Long as the discoverer. The move rekindles a long standing, bitter dispute that once reached congressional halls.
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Boston
Masa
Georgia Commission
Crawford W. Long
Congress
Negroes to Fill Striking Freight Jobs in Chicago
The Chicago and Alton railroad rushed section men to Chicago to replace striking freight handlers. A special Bloomington Illinois train carried fifty workers, mostly colored, to take the vacant positions on Monday night.
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Chicago
Aston
Bloomington
Ill
Cholera Surges in Manila and Provinces
Cholera cases rise sharply with fifty new cases and thirty deaths in Manila on Monday. Provinces report 460 new cases and 8365 deaths, underscoring a nationwide health crisis.
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Manila
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