Rebels Preen for Defiance as Loyalists Gather Courting Resolve
In a crowded tavern scene, Singleton faces a wary mix of loyalists and rebels amid brutal whispers of vengeance. Huck the Tory captain schemes to recruit and pursue Frampton, while Humphries and Davis scheme a night escape to the Cypress Swamp with Major Singleton guiding a secret plan.
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Singleton
Squire
Bella
the Inquirer
Ike Singleton
Frampton
Huck
Dickenson
Big Barney
Lance
Lancelot
Old Frampton
South
Cornwallis
Travis
Goose Creek
Humphries
Bill
Terrapin Bridge
Turkey Town
Droze
Leutenant
Carolina
Proctor
Dorchester
A Curious Wedding Custom in Tigara Alaska
A northern Alaska vignette describes a village wedding custom in Tigara where a young man forges a ring and meeting of two mothers sets the future union. Mothers recount hunter prowess and cooking skills as consent hinges on the bride’s reception and a hopeful evening together. The excerpt also notes price contrasts in white pine lumber and a claim about British opium factories in India.
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Tigara
Alaska
Mother No. 1
Mother No. 2
India
Portuguese Zambesia
Africat
London
Mar
Webley
Alipo
Roosevelt's Message Shifts Focus to Domestic Reform
A lengthy Roosevelt message to Congress emphasizes past policy directions, civil rights safeguards, and judiciary reform. It calls for banning corporate campaign contributions, strengthens government appeals in criminal cases, condemns lynching, and urges education, labor, and tax measures, with emphasis on insular affairs and national unity.
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Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Congress
Atlanta
United States
Panama
Arlington
Grand Army of the Republic
Porto Rico
Federal Court of
Philippines
Hawaii
Department of State
Department of War
Alaska
Yukon Pacific
America
Cuba
Secretary Root
South America
Tropics
South
Central America
Mexico
Court Ban on Spelling Reforms Triggers Courtroom Moment
Supreme Court rejects simplified spellings in a Dalcourt case as Chief Justice Fuller challenges a quotation with "thru" and "thruout" provoking a light courtroom exchange. Solicitor General Hoyt concedes the issue and vows not to alter judicial orthography in opinions. An accompanying note asserts elephants can scent enemies from 1000 yards.
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Huck
Singleton
Bella Humphries
Goose Creek
Davis
Bella
Humphries
Tracy
Travis
Lttle
Chief
Fuller
Thru
United States Supreme Court
Washington
New York Times
Supreme Court
Dalcour
United States
Hoyt
Kist
Justice Bradley
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W. Gilmore Simms
Charleston
Major Singleton
Major
Hastings
Cypress Swamp
Ashley
Zambesi
Lee
Appomattox
Georgia
New York Sun
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