Gwynne Encounters a Daper Stranger on the Road to Lafayette
In 1812 Kenneth Gwynne, heir to disputed lands near Lafayette, learns his future fate as he rides with Zachariah toward town. A mysterious rider in a dashing outfit and a second armed threat appear at a forest edge, heightening tension as Gwynne and the servant prepare for possible danger.
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Kenneth Gwynne
Kentucky
Rachel Carter
Minda Carter
Rachel
Kenneth
Yeang
Phineas Striker
Lafayette
Ken
Sims
Striker
Zachariah
Egad
Louk
Jase
Vieta
Marie Kenneth
Rachel Careter
Gwynne
Southeast Alaska seeks statehood to form South Alaska
A convention in Juneau advocates creating the territory of South Alaska from the Panhandle and parts of southeastern Alaska. The plan requests statehood with Prince William Sound and Copper River drainage areas included, citing distinct resources and fiscal disputes with other divisions.
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Associated Press
Juneau
Alaska
Congress
Lincoln
William H. Seward
Russia
Panhandle
British Columbia
Pacific Ocean
Aleutian Islands
South
Nome
Interior
Fairbanks
Chicago
Prince William Sound
Copper River
Harding
Seattle
Scott C. Bone
Prince William Copper River
Kennecott
Latouche
Katalla
Passhandle
Fox Farms
British viceroy greets Lucknow in grand durbar tour
Lord Heading visited Lucknow as part of a broad British India tour. He chaired a viceregal durbar, expressed sympathy for flood victims, and urged unity to advance national progress. He warned that communal dissension harms political growth and underscored India's new liberties and duties.
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Lucknow
India
Lord Heading
Gleesoy
Lucknow Welcomes Vice Ruler of India in Showy Durbar
A stately procession of 700 elephants adorned with elaborate howdahs marked the Vice regal visit to Lucknow. British and Indian troops lined the decorated streets as Lord Reading arrived amid ceremonial displays.
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India
Lucknow
Lord Reading
Road to representative government and Indian destiny
The text envisions a path toward full representative government and a grand destiny within the Empire. It invokes unity among the people of India to ensure progress toward that future.
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India
Italy Objects to Quote Revision by House Immigration Panel
Italy has made representations through the state department opposing the immigration quota revision under consideration by the House Immigration Committee.
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Italy
Washington
State Department
House Immigration Committee
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Mec
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