Constance Craig murder mystery reaches confessional twist
In a storm tossed sea tale, Gilbert Senn rescued after days adrift finally reveals to detective Prior that Elsie Barron-Senn killed Constance Craig, conditional on Prior swearing not to pursue Sean. The confession reopens old wounds as the Ocean's Own makes course for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Prior
Jasper Johnway
Prior
Gullens
Lurline Bannettle
Naples
Cain
Amercia
Gilbert Senn
Elsie
Walter Aldrich
Senn
Sean
Prier
Constance Craig
Mr. Senn
Matilda Webb
Mr. Prier
Elsie Barron-Senn
Whitman Ride Saved Oregon Nation and Its Westward Growth
A long account traces Marcus Whitman’s 1842 4 000 mile winter ride to warn Washington of English pressure in Oregon. It credits his petition to President Tyler and Secretary Webster with sparking emigration, settlement, and the 1846 Oregon boundary treaty. It also surveys Montana placer mining booms and early Indian trade anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Whitman
Paul Revere
Concord
Whitman
Washington
Robert Gray
Columbia River
United States
Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
Astoria
England
Russia
Vancouver
Hudson's Pay Company
New England
Indiana
Dr. Whitman
Spaulding
Rocky Mountains
The
Columbia
American Board
Oregon
Idaho
British Columbia
Prairies
Tyler
Webster
Congress
Great Britain
Union
Omaha World-Herald
Gold From Placer Mines in Montana Declares Vast Riches
The Dillon Examiner notes Montana yielded millions from numerous gulches and bars long before Alaska or Nevada. First Montana gold was found in 1861 on Gold Creek near Pioneer in Deer Lodge County, with many single claims producing large returns beyond later North or Nevada fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Stuart
Uruguay
Paraguay
James
Montana
Pioneer
Independent
Pike's Peak
Gold Creek
Pilgrim Bar
Coirser
John White
Grasshopper Gulch
Bannack
Alder Gulch
Virginia City
Guich
Helena
Clare and
Wall Streets
Montana Central Depot
Taylor and Thompson
Last Chance Gulch
Missouri River
Diamond City
Wheeler
Confederate Gulches
Bear Gulch
Ophir Gulch
Blackfoot River
McClellan Gulch
Alaska
Nevada
Goldfield
Deer Lodge
Gold Tim
Sheffield Plate and its Historic Plating Process
The article traces Sheffield plate from copper sheet plating before shaping to its rise in 18th and 19th century English households. It covers Bolsover and Hancock origins, the shift from pewter, the spread of 23 major manufacturers, and the advent of electroplating patented in 1840 transforming the industry by 1850.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Joseph Wilson
Joseph Hancock
Sheffield Plate
Rotherham
America
Praise for canal work by German liner official
Emil Boas resident director of the Hamburg American line arrived aboard the steamship Eltel Friedrich and praised the canal zone progress after touring the excavation sites and meeting workers. He credited Col Gorgas and Col Goethals, noting reduced mosquitoes and the sanitation achievements as the project nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eltel Friedrich
Atlas
Emil Boas
Boas
West Indies
Canal Zone
Canal
Mr. Boas
Gatum
Hardy
Canal Belt
Col. Gorgas
Col. Goethals
Isthmian Canal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Boutelle
Gulllens
Maine
Weual
Saiior
Patsy Gullens
Samuel Lyman
Earth
God
Prior’s
Thos
Pricer
Pop
Aherled
Reader
Turkey
Constantinople
New York City
Southwest
Arizona
Armijo
Orabi
Ariz
Chiloco Indian School Journal
Isthmus
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