Whacker Bill’s Conversion in Las Vegas Tale
The Reverend John Rollins escorts the notorious Whacker Bill to Las Vegas. A stagecoach ride tests tempers and profanity as Rollins confronts the outlaw. After a tense exchange Bill admits defeat in cussing and turns over trophies, while Rollins plans to honor the encounter in a letter to a rising eastern lawyer.
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Jack
Collins
Whacker Mill
Las Vegas
Bil
Bill
John Rollins
Hope
Las Vegas Valley
Littleling
Rollins
Las Cruces
Preacher Rollins
Uncle Sam
Pardner
Jimmy
Empire Hotel
Jim Dewey
Dan
Beersheba
Bilger’s Hill
Giant folding bed causes chaos in six story flats
A giant folding bed bought for $25 in a six floor building leads to smashed globes, a blocked doorway, and a midnight tug of war. Neighbors Mrs Cochran and Mrs Bentley clash over access as expressmen drag, twist, and finally break the bed into pieces to free the doorway.
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Mr. Bentley
Cora
Expressimen
Expressman
Bentley
Mrs. Bentley
Mrs. Cochran
Mrs
Mr. Cochran
Cochran
The
Expressmen
Cochrans
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Green Jim
Guiffre
Grigsby Jerry
Hearne Geo. and Mollie
Campiza M
Davis W. M
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Igivers D. H
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McCoy Fila
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Jeter Win
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Jones Cam
Jackson Maggie
Sacre S. F. Austin
Johnson J. H
Jefferson Cai
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S.F. Austin Nolo
Lodge G
Minkert W. H
Mike J. M
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Moore Whit
Adams Hell
Agent Richard
Belle
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Butler John
Koard
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Sissu
Kell Toi
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Cramer Ellen
Ellis Minnie
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Eaves
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