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1 story matching reckless
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:recess, reck, luckless, restless, trackless, reckon
- The River Froze Shut and Left a Steamboat Stranded at Cusick
An ice gorge on the Pend d'Oreille backs the water up two feet, maroons the ferry 200 feet from shore, and idles every river hand in Newport while the steamer Newport waits for open water.