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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1897
Page
1
A tangle of rumor claims an alleged murderer fled south with two companions after the tragedy at Meeks. Report says locals pursued by staking out the bank, three stores, saloons, and the town as officers across Buffalo Horn.
A mild man named Meeks, posing as a Secret Service officer, single handedly captures the notorious Kingfisher Williams in Buffalo Horn after a barroom confrontation. Williams later kills Meeks with the prisoner’s own gun, triggering a town-wide pursuit and a rapid exodus from the town as residents vow vigilante action.
Julia Taft Bayne recounts Willie Lincoln and Tad Lincoln as shared childhood playmates in the White House. Descriptions include Willie’s fair looks and Tad’s fiery temper, church and family moments, plus a humorous riff on Tad’s restless church behavior. The piece also quotes notes on U.S. Senate elections and White House expenses.
The article recounts Col. Edwin Drake’s failed drills in 1850 at Titusville and the early discovery of petroleum in the Oil Creek region. It notes the greenish Seneca oil surface, early hardships, and the gradual rise of oil production, markets, and population in the six years after Drake’s strike. It also briefly mentions Mars polar cap observations.
A mountain man from East Tennessee visits Washington and meets Congressman-elect Brownlow. He searches for powerful figures but finds none, aside from a judge in a courthouse and a Bristol saloon keeper who jokes he could shape two men with a few trimmings. The tale captures small-town view of political power in the capital.
A Philadelphia Record remark notes eight million one-cent coins in circulation fueling commerce while much of the coppers go to journalism. a later line quips that when a woman complains of cold feet she is an old maid.
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