The Adventurers chapter cliffhanger at Ivor Castle
In a summer Western England tour a burglar and a useless nobleman figure in Ivor Castle intrigue. The narrator and allies face Captain Sercombe and Hood in a courtyard fight as a treasure conspiracy unfolds and a key document vanishes. The standoff ends with violence and a dramatic rescue.
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English
Ivor Castle
Oda
Montgomery
Kesteven
Mr. Kesteven
Sercombe
Hood
Crown
Sheppard
London
Sorecombe
Mr. Greatorex
Captain Sercombe
Ipations
Washington House Committee Backs Irrigated Towns Bill
The Washington House irrigation committee favors an amended bill allowing the secretary of the interior to establish 160 acre town sites tied to irrigation projects and to supply water to existing towns using the same water source. It authorizes leasing surplus power from project plants and developing power rights for ten years. An artesian well irrigation plan for Horse Heaven is proposed by Fidelity and Irrigation Co. with J. C. Eden, James D. Hoge, W. W. Butler, Louis Hill, and Francis B. Clark backing.
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Secretary of the Interior
Horse Heaven
St. Paul
Texas
Wyoming
Union
Washington
J. C. Eden
James D. Hoge
W. W. Butler
Louis Hill
James J. Hill
Francis B. Clark
Great Northern
Fidelity and and Irrigation Company
Clark
Seattle
Chicago
Will
Windy City
Seattle Times
Mark Twain Speech Draws Huge Crowds at Majestic Theatre
New York March 9 Hundreds rushed to enter the Majestic to hear Mark Twain. Police reserves struggled to control the jam as four were injured by broken glass during the door crush. Clemens spoke under Westside Y M C A auspices and read a letter from W D Howells noting the novelist’s upcoming birthday.
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New York
Majestic Theater
Mark Twain
Mr. Clemen
Westside Y. M. C. A
W. D. Howells
Sai the
Mr. Clemens
Fishermen Missing After Norwegian Storm Lands Toll
March 6 reports say 11 boats lost with five others unaccounted for after a severe storm near Trondjehm Norway. Estimated deaths reach about 650 with crews believed at risk.
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Trondjehm
Norway
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Popular Farm Journal
Advance
World-Advance Publishing CO
the Daily
Wenatchee Advance
World-Advance Publishing Company
Wenatchee, Wash
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