Tragedy in Willamette: Soldier Lynching After Barroom Shooting
In Fort Willamette town, Sergeant Hoeg dies after a barroom shooting by Gambler Hunt. Army troops later lynch Hunt off the courthouse plaza, prompting a national court of inquiry, arrests, and a post commander’s court-martial for neglect of duty.
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Hunt
Hoeg
Fort Willamette
Willamette
Twentieth United States Cavalry
Fort
War Department
Poverty Flat
Main Street
Colt
United States
Washington
National
Kansas
Gambler
White Hovege
Fireworks Used to Shield Sandborn Ranch Crops
In Shasta county California the Sandborn ranch guards grain fields from geese and waterfowl with fireworks. Bey rockets and Roman candles were bought and stationed guards fire at distant honks to drive birds away.
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Sandborn Ranch
Shasta County
Cal
Hard to Please. Staffing Woes Hit Local Kitchen
A Houston Daily Post reader quotes a diner lamenting high turnover in a cafe or restaurant. One cook left after a flirtatious incident with the owner, the other departed due to other tensions, leaving a single cook remaining this week.
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Houston Daily Post
Jinks Seeks Spring Move Amid Hope For Reprieve
Quote highlights tension over a spring relocation with Jinks expressing intent but conceding his wife might grant him a reprieve. The exchange implies personal conflict and a potential delay in plans.
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Jinks
Cuticura Remedies Cured Child of Eczema
A Philadelphia mother recounts curing her six year old son's eczema with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills after a doctor failed to stop the spread. She used two boxes of each product daily and reports no relapse by his seventeenth year.
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A. J. Cochran
Columbia Ave
Philadelphia
Wrights comment on Daily Mail aerial race upset
Wilbur Wright speaks to a Dayton reporter about the Daily Mail’s 50,000 London to Manchester air race. He calls the upset a Paulhan, not merely shocking, noting Graham White’s defeat by a French aviator.
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Mr. Wright
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Daily Mail
London
Manchester
Graham White
Paulhan
Farmer Corntossel on Spring Chickens and Business
In a blunt aside, Farmer Corntossel says he once had spring chickens but quit. He explains the birds interfered with business. The remark hints at practical farming realities in his community.
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Farmer Corntossel
Why Bother About It Baseball Debate Quips
A dialogue contrasts prudence and leisure as one man questions another about neglecting work for baseball. The exchange treats sanity and optimism, suggesting lighthearted skepticism about priorities and public amusements.
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