Fame questions and the seeds of fame in time
A meditation on fame by Flavel Scott Mines in Independent contemplates how a name carved in stone or brass may fade as years pass Yet a reader may discover a seed of greatness within the unknown that empowers him to bear daily life and question what constitutes true achievement
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Flavel Scott Mines
Independent
Alice
Felix Cox
Sedgewood Plantation
Alice Burnett
Sedgewood
Abel Burnett
Cox
Abe Burnett
Buffalo
N.Y
Buffalo Courier
The Broken Crevasse Romance Ends in Tragic Death
Felix Cox’s plot to seize Sedgewood fails as a levee crevasse sinks him. Alice Burnett and Rice Williamson marry after Cox dies in the Mississippi flood, saving the estate and their future.
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City of
Memphis
Bolivar Landing
Perdition
Cox
Sawyers
Abel Burnett
Rice Williamson
Felix Cox
Seagewood Plantation
Alice Burnett
Hermit the Derby winner dies at old age in England
Hermit, the 1867 English Derby champion, dies of old age. Owned by Henry Chaplin, the horse earned Chaplin a fortune while his stud produced many prize winners and large stakes, despite a mixed racing record. The Derby win fueled a long, storied legacy amid scandal and triumph.
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Hermit
Henry Chaplin
Marquis of Hastings
Chaplin
Cnset
England
France
Chicago Herald
Weighing Loaded Cars
Fragmented OCR text shows a discussion about weighing loaded cars and a scale. No clear names, places, dates, or concrete outcomes are readable.
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Cypress Grove Plantation
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Baton Rouge
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Aice Williamson
Planters’ Bank
Cypress Grove
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