Family feud escalates as Cyril vows to confront Gilbert
Cyril Vye exposes a deadly feud stemming from Gilbert Vye's dark past as Black Cave. Lispenard weighs loyalties while Shirlaw contemplates flight to the frontier. Elinor Vye overhears the confrontation, deepening the danger surrounding Mignon and Esther.
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Rookwood
Philip Vye
Cyril
Martin
Mignon
Gilbert Vye
Black Cave
Gilbert
Elinor Vye
A Pair of Spurs Signals a Desperate Chase
Abel Lispenard hides Gilbert Vye in Lilian Lispenard’s boudoir after a tense night of pursuit by Cyril Vye. Lispenard pledges safety in exchange for Vye abandoning crime and rejoining an honest life, while Cyril’s escape plan teeters on a knife edge as Jarvis reports from Rookwood.
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Cyril Vye
Gilbert
Shirlan
Vye
Ahr
Philip Vye
Shirlaw
Abel Lispenard
Ililies
Lillan
Lispenard
Victor
Jove
Deuce
Rookwood
Black Cave
Cyril
Mignon
Gilbert Vye
Jarvis
Jarvis Jarvis
New York
Boston
Mr. Cyril
the Dale
Ike
Mr. Lispenard
Desperado
Lilian Lispenard
Dale
Donizetti
Cossack
Mephistopheles
Senator Pettus Remembered In Anecdotes Of Youth And Valor
A column recalls Senator Pettus with stories from Alabama early life, schooling shifts, and romance with Mary, plus later anecdotes of wealth, poker games, and moral conduct. The piece notes Pettus’s public esteem and respect from colleagues across parties and cites a rescue of an enemy in a dangerous incident.
Feud Ends in Heroic Rescue at Midway Well
In Midway Kentucky two enemies for years, Richard Dodson and Rufus Combs, faced peril when Dodson lay senseless at the bottom of a gas well. Combs risked his life by descending the shaft to lift Dodson to safety, a dramatic act witnessed by onlookers.
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Combs
Mr. Combs
Midway
Richard Dodson
Rufus K. Combs
Dodson
Man of nerve led frontier peace by fear and respect
A long profile honors General David J. Cook, famed Denver lawman and frontier peace officer. He arrested 3000 outlaws, fought Reynolds guerrillas, quelled 1880 Denver Chinese riots, rode 180 miles to Leadville with $50,000, and led a murder case deterring mob violence. He died at 71 in Denver, leaving a legacy across Colorado, the Rocky Mountain region, and federal service.
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David J. Cook
Rocky Mountain
San Francisco Chronicle
United States
Denver
Arapaho ‘County
General Cook
Cook
Colorado
la Porte
Ordnance Department
Reynolds
James Reynolds
Elk Creek
Sheridan
Leadville
Negro Utopia Proposed Liberia Appeal to American Negroes
Dr R A M Deputies Liberia education chief, American born, urges African Americans to move to Liberia. He envisions a self governed nation with schools and prosperity, inviting ten million to emigrant, and notes opportunities without discrimination. He cites liberty and success through homeland return.
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Republic of Liberia
Africa
America
Monrovia
Liberia
Batavia
Hamburg
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
New York Tribune
Wis
United States of Africa
Barclay
United States
T. McCants Stewart
New York
Doctor Deputies
Stewart
Republic
Flight of Birds Remains Speed of Swallow Astonishes
The French weekly Ciel et Terre reports August Vershourin’s tests with swallows and pigeons. A swallow released near Compiegne flew 1464 miles in 1 hour 18 minutes, about 128 mph, while pigeons reached only 48 ft per second. This implies swallows could migrate from Belgium or central Germany to northern Africa in under a day.
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Ciel Et Terre
August Vershourin
Antwerp
Complegene
France
Compiegne
Belgium
Germany
Africa
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Chit
By Etta W. Pierce
Mignon Vye
Faugh
Southern Pacific Road
Esther
Lispen
Senator Pettus
Alabama
Mary
Clinton College
Tennessee
Tate Springs
Tenn
Memphis
Morgan
Pettus
Capitol
Senate
Old Field School
Chamber
Bureau of Plant Industry
Agricultural Department
A. M. Ten Eyck
Dakota Station
Paris
Bureau
Paria
Man
Nerve
D. 4. Cook
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Ahapaho County
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