Is Quantrell Alive After Civil War Myth Persists
Rumor spreads that Bill Quantrell leader of Quantrill’s guerillas is alive living as John Sharp near Qualsino Vancouver Island under a changed name. Accounts from J F Duffy and others doubt the tale, noting Sharp’s claims contrast with Louisville burial reports and input from Morton of the Banner.
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Bill Quantrell
Quantrell
Kentucky Hospital
Qualsino
Vancouver Island
John Sharp
J. F. Duffy
Duffy
Michigan
Calvary
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Louisville
South America
Oregon
British Columbia
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Tees
Coal Harbor
Puffy
Rascal
Quantreh
Kansas
R. E. Montgomery
Fort Worth
Morton
Nashville
Quantrel
the Banner
Dr. White
McAfee
Frank James
Chicago Telegraph Operators Strike Over Non-Union Work
Chicago agents walkout follows Western Union Telegraph Company workers refusing to handle non union operated lines in Los Angeles and Chicago. Union meetings vow to withhold labor until all offices align, triggering trunk line closures and broader talk of nationwide action.
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Los Angeles
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Price
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Angeles
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Lamb
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Star
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Openly Preaching Holy War Alarms Tangier Coast
Dispatches from Tangier report rising alarm as Salem the customs administrator at Rabat allegedly preaches holy war among Muslims. The French Congo has distributed arms and ammunition to Europeans to counter the threat. A priest named McClannan leads a mass following inflaming anti foreign sentiment in Limoral as Fer reports note sultan advisers have not informed him of the danger.
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Caid Salem
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Limoral
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Unsuccessful Assault Near Cape Juby Beaten Back
In Tangier dispatches dated August 9, Cape Juby on Africa’s west coast was attacked by the Ait ugusa and Andjemal tribes. Garrison casualties were reported with many taken prisoner. The governor fled by boat to Fuerteventura as tribesmen overran the town.
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Cape Juby
Africa
Fuerteventura Island
Massacre of Infantry by Rebels in Celbes Moor District
In Batavia on August 9 a rebel force massacred a detachment of two lieutenant infantry in the Moor district of Celbes Island. The victims, including convicts, totaled forty five.
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Batavia
Ants
Celebes
Tiny Galveston Pageant Notes Aged Seven
A fragmented Galveston clipping mentions the name Mrs. Blackburno and a seven year old participant tied to a pageant or display, with unclear details about age, location, and event context. The legible items include a reference to Bolivar Point and a coin or crown notation.
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Bolivar Pountty
Blackburno
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