The Call of the Cumberlands Serial Snippet
Charles Neville Buck presents a scene on Misery Creek where Sally Miller revives a fallen landscape painter George Lescott. Samson South and ally shelter him while suspicion falls on Samson for shooting Jesse Purvy, threatening the Hellman South feud. A Lexington man weighs in on truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misery Creek
Sally Miller
George Lescott
Ées
Samson South
Ally
Lescott
Samson
Spicer South
Jesse Purvy
Sammon
Hellman-South
Rock
Sally
Tamarack Spicer
Tamarack
Spicer
Jesse Jurvey
Jesse Purdy
Lexington
Hollmans
Hollman
Jim Ho
Mountain Feud Smolders as Samson Defies Threats
In a rural feud, Samson South defends a fragile truce with Jim Hollman and a wary posse. Bloodhounds test loyalties, while Spicer South’s stubborn stand averts immediate violence. Sampson’s resolve and Sally’s fears drive a tense standoff that threads through fireside loyalties and mountain justice.
Waved Farewell by Proxy in a London Scene
An elderly man hires a loafer to wave his wife off a departing steamer by faking his presence with a large handkerchief. If seen through a telescope, he may reenact the goodbye with a weep act for extra pay, as the steamer backs away from the pier. The piece shifts to a note on tribute money, disputing the haddock’s link to Galilee and explaining the ancient half shekel’s value of about thirteen cents.
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Samson
Lexington
Samson South
Hit
Jim Hollman
South
Hollman
Spicer South
Evenin
Mr. South
Jesse Purvy
Purvy
Old Spicer
Spicer
Jim Hellman
Hester
Jesse Purry
Lescutt
Lescott
South and Company
Tamarack Spicer
London
Bangup Street
Haddock
Apostle
Sea of Galilee
Barber
Steel Barrels for Russia Order to Sharon Company
The Pressed Steel company of Sharon Pennsylvania won a Russian government order for 100000 steel barrels. The barrels will be used in the Russian and Galician oil regions, with hundreds of thousands more expected. the Sharon plant will operate day and night for weeks to fulfill the demand, as Germany has previously supplied them.
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Russia
Pressed Steel Company
Sharon
Germany
Baseball Banter and Trades Stir 1912 Newsroom Buzz
A jumble of baseball chatter. Kauff, Speaker, and Toney moves spark debate. Rumors of the Federal league invading New York, umpires clashing with players, andRed Sox trades surface as leaders like Griffith and Mack weigh staffing and season prospects amid a Reds lineup of red headed players.
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Johnny Evers
Cubs
Braves
Red Doom
Philadelphia
Reds
Billy Sullivan
White Sox
Minneapolis
Jim McGuire
Cleveland
Tiger
Roger Peckinpaugh
Yankees
Frank Chance
Yanks
Bill Bradley
Brooklyn
George Stovall
Kansas City Feds
Hal Chase
Buffalo Feds
Mordecai Brown
Sloufeds
Joe Tinker
Chicago
Sheckard Turns Neat Trick In Curve Hit Triumph
Jimmy Sheckard, Cleveland manager, mends a rough spell by hitting a decisive curved ball in the ninth inning against Kansas City Blues. Pitcher Mack Allison, overheard teasing about Sheckard’s curve, loosed a sharp curve that Sheckard hit for a key two-bagger and a victory.
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Kansas City
Allison
Jimmy Sheckard
Cleveland A. A
Cleveland
Kansas City Blues
Jimmy
Jim
Merry Ruth
Sheckard
Mack Allison
Mack
Blues
Schang Family Rising in Baseball Ranks Near Buffalo
The Schang family led by Wally Schang the Athletics catcher and Robby Schang of the Pirates draws strong minor league buzz. Two younger brothers also advance fast toward majors. Father Schang played in the minors. They hail from Wales Center near Buffalo.
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Schang
Wally
Athletics
Robby
Pirates
Father Schang
Wales Center
Buffalo
Sam Crawford Aims For 3500 Hits In Five More Years
Detroit star Sam Crawford, after 12 seasons and 2831 hits, sets a target of 3500. He believes seven hundred more hits stand between him and the mark and hopes five productive years and a touch of luck will close the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Crawford
Detroit
Sam
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W. J. Watt & Co
Stdle
Hyar
Uncle Spicer
Purry
Jim Asberry
Napoleon Lajoie
Lajoie
Harry Davis
Nap
Davis
St. Louis
Bobby Wallace
Browns
Jimmy Austin
Stovall
Rickey
Jawn McGraw
Cincinnati Club
Fred Toney
Clark Griffith
Washington
Walter Rehg
Pat Haley
Providence
Red Sox
Pat Moran
Bob Fisher
Cub
Bill Donovan
Federal League
Benny Kauff
Feds
New York
Gotham
Tris Speaker
Boston Red Sox
Carrigan
Connie Mack
Jack Coombs
Coombs
Ban Johnson
Cincinnati Reds
Wingo
Dooin
Ames
Killifer
Mollwitz
Grifith
Lear
Spiders
Kahler
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