Calamity Jane's Turbulent Midway Tale at Tonawanda
The piece recounts Calamity Jane quitting a novelist’s pay per book for show money, then drifting into drunken arrests and a clash with an exposition guard. Buffalo Bill finally secures her $25 food and rail fare to Livingston, ending with her unpredictable, spirited public appearances in Pierre’s Midway scene.
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Calamity Jane Dead at Terry near Deadwood in 1903
A London-Enterprise obituary recounts Calamity Jane Martha Canary born 1852 Princeton Missouri. She rode into danger at Goose Creek South Dakota and earned the nickname after rescuing Captain Egan. She later helped lynch Jack McCall, dying of bowel inflammation near Deadwood.
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Calamity Jane Still On Earth In South Dakota Capital
Calamity Jane remains active in Pierre South Dakota after gigs in Buffalo Chicago and Minneapolis. A Pierre newspaper notes she continues a quick unobtrusive life toward youth, allegedly hiding a drink under her belt amid public attention and mock seriousness.
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Stassen Urges Four Fronts At GOP Convention
Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen urged Republicans to push national preparedness fifth column defense domestic economic welfare and government integrity. He criticized the Roosevelt record and urged decisive steps including expanding air power weapons and defensive forces. He defended cabinet appointments and warned against conscripting youth. Summer library hours listed for public access.
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