Murder at the sluice box ends tale of Hugh Stires
Jessica eavesdrops as Prendergast and others plot by the sluice box. A sheriff fires on the group after a hidden horse drinks, discovering Moreau murdered and exposing Hugh Stires as the mastermind. Prendergast reveals Moreau’s note naming Stires, claiming “we break even.”
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Stires
Hugh
Barney McGinn
Jessica
Prendergast
Hugh Stires
Moreau
de. Moreau
Ghost and the Rector Face Off Over Timber Claim
Hugh Stires returns to his cabin as a specter named Hugh haunts him in moonlit terror. Harry Sanderson unexpectedly arrives, exposing a clash over a hidden claim to the manor and a cross dangling from Harry’s watch guard. A tense confrontation ends with sharp barbs and shifting loyalties as the two men weigh the cost of ownership and fate.
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Hugh Stires
Hugh
Jessica
Stires
Harry Sanderson
Harry
Satan
Rick
Satan Sanderson
No. 1
Hough
Brookline Babies Crying Not a Nuisance, Town Board Rules
Boston Oct 8 The Brookline selectmen ruled there is no law forbidding babies to cry, thus Donald Howard and other infants may cry freely day and night. Neighbors complained of disturbance, but the board upheld the right of infants to yelp, a decision framed as a legal precedent in this wealthy suburb.
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Boston
Brookline
Donald Howard
Charles Howard
William and
Harvard
Board of Selectmen
Donald
Selectmen
Farmers Write In To Roosevelt Commission On Rural Life
Washington letters from farmers and other readers flood the Roosevelt rural life commission with constructive ideas. They urge improved rural schools, some agriculture, better roads to combat isolation, and limits on absentee ownership. Literary societies and post office services are noted as community ties. all comments will inform the commission's campaign plans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Commission On
Lyceum
Post Office
Commission
Do the People Rule in Trust Driven Legislation
Analysis argues voters are misled by sensational papers as trusts control national laws. It blames the Republican party for lawmaking favoring trusts while Democrats lack power. It claims recent disclosures prove people do not rule and trusts prosper under Republican laws and officials.
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Republican Party
Sherman
America
Bryan
Bee Hunt in New England
Rural New England residents pursue wild honey bee swarms in Amherst and nearby towns. Veterans William A. Dickinson and Henry E. Johnson describe lifelong bee hunting, locations, and simple gear such as cigar boxes, honeycomb, and sugar water to lure and transport swarms.
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New England
Amherst
William A. Dickinson
Henry E. Johnson
Dickinson
Mr Johnson
South Amherst
Earl Johnson
Managing a Bee Swarm Injections From Amherst Correspondence
A Springfield Republican Amherst correspondence describes safely handling a bee swarm. It covers placing a box on a stake, watching for bee direction to distinguish domestic from wild swarms, cross lining by relocating bees, and locating the entry hole high in branches. It notes delays while the swarm reestablishes lines and that honey gathering is challenging but not extremely hazardous.
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Civilization
Amherst
Springfield Republican
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Hallie Erminie Rives
Hearts Courageous
Belist
Rome
Hydraulic Concession
August Prendergast
Chapter
Country Life
Household Cabinet
Langley
Arthur E. Benson
Benson
Waterbury
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