Confession of a Texas man reveals multiple murders in 1910s
Hassell describes a life of desertion, arrests, and a spree of killings in California, Oklahoma, and Texas. He confesses choking a woman and her three children, then murdering two sons with a shotgun and an axe during a violent family crisis linked to alleged relations with his stepdaughter.
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Virginia
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J. W. Ferguson
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Thresher
Lawton
Clovis
Crovis
Colorado
Russell
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Momma
Maudie
Virwil
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Linacy
Hassell
Walden
Cameron Business College
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Valentines by wire in the jazz age spread popularity
Telegraph officials note that rapid valentines by wire catch on in the jazz age as Americans embrace speedy correspondence similar to holiday telegraph services, suggesting widespread use beyond personal notes.
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Western Union Valentine Service Sparks National Rush
Special Valentine by wire program expands with artistic blanks and new message lists. Thousands sent messages nationwide, using phone and telegraph to reach relatives, friends, and sweethearts.
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United States
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Mass
Podunk
Dear Valentine
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