Fire at the Mills On Black River Road
Graham Vivian and Francis Heron race to Heroncroft when Jael is rescued from the burning Heron’s Mills after Joe Bagley shoots Jael. A collapsing mill and a fatal gunfire moment seal Bagley’s fate as Vivian is saved by a passing crowd. Jael awakens to survive with her protectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Vivian
Heroncroft
Vivian
Blackbirds
Heron
Joe Bagley
Pitt Rivers
Joel
Heroncroft Gate
Black River
Jael
Francis Heron
Hound Cossack
Bruce
Parson
St Joe Bagley
the Blackbird
Blackbird
Tragedy at Heroncroft as Graham Is Burned and Blind
Francis Heron carries grim tidings of a mill raid by Joe Bagley. Graham Vivian is severely burned and later blinded, Jael dies after revealing her birth to Langstroth’s daughter, mother Sal Bagley laments, and Hazel vows support as Vivian faces a life of blindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Heron
Hazel Heron
Graham
Heron
Graham Vivian
Mr. Vivian
Jael
Blackbirds
Deeda
George Langstroth
Vivian
Mrs. Steele
Sal Bagley
Joe
Joel
Hazel
Langstroth
Heroncroft Garden
Walteross
Francia Heron
Bagley
Maisie Dee
Steele
Joel Langstroth
Debria
Joe Bagley
Wolfsden
Colonel Rivers
Blackbird
Heroncroft
A Cheyenne Raid and Dr Rose’s Death at Glen Elder
A detailed reminiscence recounts the 1867 encounter near Glen Elder in Mitchell county Kansas where Dr. Rose was killed by Black Kettle’s band. The tale includes a perilous ambush on the Solomon River, Black Kettle’s greeting, the survival of the narrator’s party, and the gravestone known as the Old Settler's Grave. It also notes 1908 pig iron production declines and a jellies preservation tip from a Kansas City Times clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Elder
Mitchell County
Kan
Jacob Meek
Custer County
Kansas
Dr. Rose
Black Kettle
Gen. Custer
The
Washita
Oklahoma
Illinois
Solomon River
Kansas City Times
United States Geological Survey
United States
Engineering News
Massacres in Turkey Seen by a French Naval Officer At Adana
Extracts from a private letter describe a French observer's train journey to Adana during the Adana massacres. He chronicles looted shops, Armenian refugee shelters at the French monastery, and British consul efforts to restore order, with scenes of horror including wounded civilians and river corpses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Figaro
Messina
Villefranche
Piraeus
Cape Matapan
Verite
Swiftsure
Ferruccio
Adana
Fortunatos Nimium
Goodby
France
Turkey
M. L
Tamerlane
Mussulman
M. X
Iraeli
Mersina
Saline d'Hyere
A Complicated Triangle Ends With Promises and Farewells
In a dim room, Graham Vivian seeks commitment from Hazel as Heron pledges steadfast friendship and love. Hazel rebuffs past ties to Sir Griffin Hopewood, and the trio navigates a fragile future with emotional tension. To be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heron
Graham
Hazel
Francis Heron
Sir Griffin Hopewood
Sir Griffin
Graham Vivian
Tachypod wheel-skate from Upsala tutor described
A novel foot bicycle or tachypod from the University of Upsala Sweden uses two large wheels driven by body weight. While walking the wheels are alternately powered by a retracting cable and pawl mechanism, pushing the walker at a steady speed comparable to a good cyclist.
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University of
Upsala
Sweden
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Heron’s
Tim
Thor
Frances Heron
Baptist Executive Council
George Burman Foster
Foster
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Baptist Council
Sal
Lady-Bird
Old Sal
Oak Library
Chicago University
Gulf of Alexandretta
Constantinople
Malta
Moravia
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