Cheat Cross Cut Chapter Summary of a Mining Tale
Thornton Fairchild hides a long hidden past while Robert Fairchild inherits a Colorado mining claim. Anita Richmond and Maurice Rodain face a villainous plot as Fairchild confronts Squint Rodaine and the killers in Chad. A skeleton ties Larsen’s murder to Fairchild and a tense underground struggle ends with justice and a treasure vein discovery.
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Thornton Fairhild
Robert
Elier Wakehild
Colorado
Henry Tieami
Heamieh
Nobert Nis
Chadl
Chad
Snl
Denver
Fairchild
Han Teft
Ueirl
Mother Howard
Larsen
Anita Richmond
Judge Richmond
Chadi Ha
Rodaine
Post chase leads to sheriff as Maurice escapes in blizzard
In a tense sequence, Bill reveals Rodaine paid him to hold up the Old Times dance and steal the horse. Fairchild urges Bill to write his confession while Anita, Harry, and Anita pursue Maurice who rides away toward Center City. Fairchild plans to reach the sheriff and halt the Rodaine plot before the blizzard worsens.
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Anita
Harry
Fairchild
Rose
Bill
Tim
Rodaine
Center City
Walt
Taylor Bill
Cornishiman
Taylor Dill
Roedaine
Sheriffs Office
Blindeye
Taylor BU
Bozeman
Anita Richmond
Maurice
Clinb
Sweden Produces New Cheaper Cut Glass For Beauty
Swedish manufacturers unveil a novel cut glass type priced lower than plain glass and praised for enhanced beauty. The development aims to broaden decorative glass use in homes and shops.
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Sweden
Doctor Finds Hidden Post Office Loot From Past
Hawarden Iowa Aug 22 Twenty three years after Dr W A Quigley hid a bag of gold coins in a book after cashing in 489 at the post office he forgot the loss and later burned books Only when moving last week did the bag tumble out revealing most coins were twenty dollar gold pieces dated before 1880 The doctor is 480 wealthier than he believed.
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Hawarden
W. A. Quigley
Man falls from pole injures Monticello worker
Aug 22 Monticello D E Hanawait of the Monticello Electric company was seriously injured repairing wires on a light pole. His left hand struck a 2200 volt line causing severe burns and a fall. he suffered a broken back paralysis below the waist and other injuries. He was taken to the local hospital after briefly losing consciousness.
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Monticello
D. E. Hanawait
Monticello Electric Company
Hanawalt
French actress with the most beautiful legs arrives in America
A Chicago Herald and Examiner piece notes a French actress famed for her legs as she tours the U.S. Her boastful claim meets managers’ skepticism as Broadway crowds teem with leggy vaudeville acts, warning that excess leg production harms ticket sales.
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Chicago
America
Broadway
Paris
German moods and wary war talk fill Berlin notes
Miss Ilsa Niemack, touring violinist from Charles City, reports from Berlin that Germany endures a cold wet summer and a bleak harvest outlook. She notes rising crime, somber spirits, and residents openly saying the next great war will be between the United States and Japan as Americans and Japanese mingle at hotels.
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Charles City
Ilsa Niemack
London
England
Musical American Weekly
New York
Niemack
J. Niemack
Berlin
Germany
United States
Japan
United
Southwest Trail To Be One of Best Marked Highways
Centerville Aug 22 The Southwest trail will soon be among the best marked highways in the country. A road crew from Kangag City to El Paso marked the route with steel posts and distinctive No 20 enamel signs. The trail spans Chicago to the Mexican border with 4 000 miles marked and extensions planned toward New York City and Los Angeles.
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Centerville
Appanoose County
Kangag City
el Paso
Ottawa
Kansas
Chicago
Kansas City
Newton
Southwest Trail
Wichita
A. P. Elder
Kansas City-Wichita
of the Southwest Trail
Moravia
C. M. McFatridge
E. 8. Payne
J. R. Blackhall
Joliet
Geo. McIninch
St. Joseph
L. A. McAdams
Texas
McFatridge
Payne
Progess
U. S
Princeton
Rock Island
Ill
Davenport
Muscatine
Washington
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Seymour
Iowa
Chillicothe
Wellington
Amarello
Roswell
New Mexico
Bethany
Atchison
Topeka
Kans
Lawton
Okla
Wichita Falls
Albany
Brady
San Antonio
Laredo
S. W
New York City
Los Angeles
Cal
German Bank Crisis and Bread Card Rationing Report
A letter claims Germany faces currency loss with 10 percent yearly shrinkage, driving Germans to spend now rather than save. It notes wheat and sugar shortages in Berlin, bread cards and bootlegging to obtain essentials. Dr Niemack sends ten pounds of sugar to kin amid grim theater performances.
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Berlin
Niemack
Negro progress in sixty years in the United States
The text notes that over six decades Black Americans have gained 22 million acres of land as working farmers, owning 600000 homes and 45000 churches, and running 78600 businesses with 150 million dollars in capital. Literacy improved to 74 percent due to 400 normal schools and colleges for Black teachers.
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United States
Testing blast-furnace slag for concrete road use
The Bureau of Public Roads will test blast-furnace slag as a concrete road material. Slag deposits at furnaces across the country will be evaluated for wear resistance, water absorption, strength, and general utility. Test roads using slag as coarse material will be built nationwide to provide reliable data.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Huge Mastodon Tusk Found in Gravel Pit Near Granger
In Des Moines on August 22 a mastodon tusk was unearthed by the Joe Pestotnik gang while gravel digging for road work. The seven foot fossil, once ten feet long, was restored by an acid bath, exhibited in Des Moines, and slated to move to Boone. Drake University has shown interest in acquiring the relic.
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Des Moines
Granger
Joe Pestotnik
Petotnik
Asice
Boone
Klassy Kleaners
Pestotnik
Drake University
Bootlegger Seeks Seniority Rights After Jail Terms
An Osage bootlegger released from county jail in Guthrie presented a plan to the sheriff to preserve his “seniority rights” for next summer. He has served multiple bootlegging terms during the past three years and argues for maintained status despite federal injunctions.
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Guthrie
Robertson
Woman Arrested Smoke on Street Prompts Police Ruling
In New York on August 22 women watched Police Commissioner Enright decide if a officer can stop a woman from smoking in public. Patrolman Kilyon scolded Mrs May Slayden for smoking as she spoke with her husband and friends on Broadway. Edward Slayden challenged the action saying he gave the cigarette and no law barred smoking in public. The case was referred to Enright for decision.
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New York
N. Y
Enright
Kilyon
May Slayden
Broadway
Orange from 1871 survives in Iowa desk
Humboldt Indiana recounts a 50 year old orange saved by A B Chase a Civil War veteran and former California territorial official who received the fruit from General Vallijo during Mexican rule. The orange testifies to a vow that it would keep fifty years and remains two and three quarters inches, leathered rind and rattling seeds. Chase later lived in Manchester Iowa with his daughter Mrs B B Spelman Benzonia Michigan.
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Humboldt
California
A. B. Chase
Des Moines
Mr. Chase
Vallijo
Somona
George L. Ratten
Ninety-sixth
Tlinois Regiment
Uncle Sam
B. B. Spelman
Benzonia
Mich
Nalls Catarrh Medicine Promoted in 19th Century Ad
An old medical advertisement touts Halls Catarrh Medicine for over forty years. It describes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that supposedly clears mucous membranes and reduces inflammation. Sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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NALL
Alb Drumgists
F. J. Cheney
Toledo
Ohio
Trucks Can Offset Rail Shortages Says Indiana Dealers
Boone Indiana August opinions from local auto dealers claim trucks can offset rail disruptions in a nationwide strike. They say 23 000 post office trucks and motorized collections already move mail and parcels saving costs, with Des Moines and Louisville routes expanding to 500 tons daily.
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Boone, In
Post Office
Indiana
Des Moines
Louis K. Liggett Company
Connecticut
New Jersey
St. Joseph Mo
Kansas City
Louisville
Iowa
Rival for Little Brown Church Now Rival for Little White Chapel
In Cedar Falls Iowa August 22 the Little White Chapel at Riverview park one mile west of Cedar Falls was host to its first wedding since moving there three years ago. Lena Tostliebnie of the rural church married Prof. Albert Searles head of consolidated schools at Orient with Rev. G L Bergeman of Zion Evangelical Cedar Falls officiating in the presence of a few relatives.
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Cedar Falls
Little Brown
Bradford
Riverview Park
Fairfield
Evangelical Association
Lena Tostlebie
Little Church
Albert Searles
Orient
G. L. Bergeman
Zion Evangelical Church
Record of centenarians in the United States exceeds three thousand
A report notes that 3,500 individuals in the United States are more than 100 years old. This highlights a growing population of supercentenarians and attention to aging demographics.
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United States
Canadian Patrol Steamer Fights Sea Lions Off Coast
A Vancouver deployed patrol steamer with machine guns departs to deter sea lions accused of marauding salmon, as the Canadian Government prepares combat measures to protect fisheries.
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Vancouver
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Himsaelf
Mairchild
Wairchild
Timamend
Larson
Thornten Fairehild
Maurhee Doadtaine
Marre Roe- Caine
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Pratrehita
Histry
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Thornton Fairchild
Fairebird
Mindeye
Taylor Bi
Jie
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Trail “Born
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Loop
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