Brave little woman at Lone Pine guards telegraph line
In May a small station at Lone Pine is taken by a determined widow agent Mrs Hadley who, armed and fearless, defends the post against tramps. After a dramatic night she shoots and fends off attackers, aiding a firefight that ends with a decisive strike against the gang.
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Lone Pine Station
Bad Creek
Big Rock
Clark
Lone Fine
Reed
Hadley
Lone Pine
Chicago
Brotherhood of the Key
Cain
Pacific Slope
Mutual Distrust among City Council Members
A five member committee drama unfolds as Jerry Ryan and Elon G. Smith vie for the chair. Both pledge to vote for each other but Smith gathers four votes to Ryan’s one. After adjournment Smith mocks Ryan, who retorts he voted for himself and owes nothing for Smith’s partial aid. The tale, from the St. Louis Republic, highlights political distrust.
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Jerry Ryan
Elon G. Smith
Old City
Smith
Ryan
Heaven and Earth
Jerry
Mr. Smith
St. Louis Republic
Bagpipes and a shipwreck at Hooghly tied to Maxwell relics
Captain James Clerk of the East India Company survived a Hooghly wreck using his bagpipes as a float. On reaching shore he played to cheer survivors and ward off tigers. The pipes, kept at Glenlair, were later shown by his grandnephew James Clerk Maxwell in his memoirs.
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James Clerk
Honorable
East India Company
Hooghly
Terra Firma
Glenlair
James Clerk Maxwell
Carry their Own Lights at Capel-le-Ferne Parish Church
In Capel-le-Ferne Kent worshippers light their own candles or lamps as the parish church lacks lighting. During hymns congregants are seen standing with a book in one hand and a light in the other, a common sight in winter months.
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Capel-le-Ferne
Kent
London
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