The Initiation of D'ri and the Knightly Trial
In a secret society scene a captive narrator recounts his brutal abduction and forced entrance into a ritual arena. He faces a life or death blade trial under a lordly examiner who praises courage and offers a chance at life. The narrator recalls D'ri and the shock of a staged combat that ends without detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’ri
Judas
Ray
D'ri
George III
Lord Renley
D'rl
Rowley
Sir Charles
Jones
Cheraw
Johnson
Marion
A. W. Jones
Columbia
D. C
J. M, Johnson
Wcccevesse Secccesseadee
Insurance Department
Tax
Swordfight and Slide Test of Courage in Upper Canada Tale
Corporal Darius Olin recounts a night in a temple of the Avengers near Sackett's Harbor showing his escape from chains and blindfolds. He details Ray and a British crowd, a deadly duel, the slide into a box and a perilous descent, finally surfacing in the dark waters after a dramatic test of endurance.
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Darius Olin
Upper Canada
Ramon Bell
Asarius Church
Sackett’s Harbor
N. Y
Ray
Judas Priest
Jack Robinson
Han
Gaffney Dispensary Vote Spurs Prohibition Gains
The Cherokee News notes that after the Christmas period liquor shipments to the county fell by one quarter, and a whisky agent faced a $25 bond for appearance before the mayor. Prohibition gains come with higher taxes, while critics doubt the policy’s reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaffney
Gaffney City
Cherokee County
Cherokee News
Cape Hatteras: Nation's Deadliest Atlantic Wreck Zone
The Cape Hatteras area near Diamond Shoals is described as the Atlantic’s most dangerous spot. The piece notes numerous wrecks, the loss of life, and failed lighthouse projects, with historic references to lightships 71 and 72 and prior lifesaving service wreck totals.
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Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Diamond Shoals
Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina
Hatteras
New York
West Indies
Priscilla
Gulf Stream
Cape Henry
Chesapeake
Anderson & Barr
Pittsburgh
Lght
Baltimore American
What Ruins Children Suggestive Figures From Juvenile Court
The Chicago Juvenile Court annual report for 1904 cites parental temperance failures and poverty as main causes of youth crime. Chief probation officer J J MacManahan notes 1440 bad boys and 228 wayward girls tried, with 786 homeless and 641 neglected housed under judges Mack and Tuthill.
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Juvenile Court of
Chicago
J. J. MacManahan
Mack and Tuthill
Chilldren
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Irving Bacheller
Eben Holden,” Darrel of
The
Lothrop Publishing Company
Eto
CourtaGr
Brazil
India
Moses
Lippincott’s
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