Concordia Tempest and the Maine Letter Mystery
In a Colorado ranch tale, Fleetwood learns of Concordia Tempest, a Maine girl connected to Black Cave through a secret letter. Hoxie, a reformed road agent, reveals vast danger and a fateful pursuit as a murder and a deadly clash with the outlaw ends with Concordia’s name bloodily pierced on a dying man’s slip.
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Hoxie
Pueblo
Leadville
Dave
Fleetwood
Tiger Chief
New Mexico
Texas Jim
Jim
Pardner
Black Dave
New Mexico Way
Red Gulch
Guich
Pard
Jaywine
Hyar
Texas
United States Mail
Black Cave
Maine
Canada
Papa
Academy
Jack Robinson
Robert Crawford
Juan
Mr. Crawford
Sallers
Colorado
Jetter
Concordia Tempest
Cinderville
Bob Crawford
Miss Concordia
Maud
Crawford
Maud Loftus
Italian organ grinder shows silent mercy after mourning
For five years an Italian organ grinder visits city homes playing popular tunes from a strapped box. After seeing a crepe on a door signifying a death, he asks who is dead and expresses reverence. He returns with a costly floral package for the bereaved woman, saying gift for the little lady.
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New York Times
Rhine
Year Without a Summer 1816 Coldest Across Nations
An 1810 to 1840 diary recounts 1816 as the coldest year in living memory. January to June brought persistent frost, snow, and failed crops across New York, Vermont, New England, and beyond. July and August defied warmth with continued ice, and England reported no summer. The piece notes widespread privation and details the dramatic farm losses and unusual weather events. It closes contrasting industrial accident stats with rail and other trades, urging safety ordinances to reduce fatalities.
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United States
Europe
New York
Vermont
New York State
Massachusetts
Tewksbury
New England
Pennsylvania
Barnet
London
England
Danbury, Conn
Industrial Injuries and Rail Casualty Statistics 1906
The piece presents interstate commerce commission figures on rail casualties for Oct Dec 1906, noting 474 Killed and 4,940 Injured in train accidents, plus 1,430 killed and 19,514 injured overall to total 26,944 casualties. It compares annualized totals to Boer War casualties and reflects on ongoing peacetime danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
War on Marijuana Drives Mexican Government Action
Mexican authorities plan a nationwide eradication of marijuana after reports of dire effects from its use. Incidents in Monterey and Chiapas linked to intoxication sparked concerns of homicidal behavior and desertion from troops. An American in Oaxaca reportedly became addicted, with progressive insanity episodes. Also included are a Denver bank anecdote and Roosevelt's call to tax reform and resource conservation.
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Mexico
New York Sun
Mexico City
War Department
Monterey
Marquiades Mireles
Mireles
Tuxtla Gutierrez
Chiapas
Jose Solas
Er Maxima Salazar
Roosevelt
Reclamation Service
United States
Supreme Court
Congress
Great Britain
France
Germany
Switzerland
America
Lincoln
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Cah
By Etta W. Pierce
Stony Waste
Beling
Josiah Strong
Scientific American
Denver
National Editorial Association
Inland Waterways Commission
Waterways Commission
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