A Young Woman’s Coat of Mail And Western News
In Sheep Ranch California a young woman died after a revolver bullet struck her heart but the corset ribs turned the shot, she rose smiling and reached for the weapon. Reports from Tuscarora Nevada describe mining ups and downs as the town shifts fortunes and dialects. Arizona and Texas notes recount a scout named Liberator Johnson wounded by Apaches, rescued near Bisbee, while the terse Tombstone Epitaph notes his two flesh wounds. California hop-pickers invest earnings in finery and dress for public view, and politics are shifting as voters demand candidate selection by the people over party tickets.
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Sheep Ranch
California
Johnson
Arizona
Bisbee
Copper Queen
Woman shot in Kelton altercation over unpaid bill
A woman named Mrs. Jones was shot in the left breast with a double barreled shotgun after an incident at Kelso's ranch and a pursuit to Bovine with an officer. She remained alive with a fair recovery outlook as Dr Cranhan attended her in Kelton. Dallas Studenmeyer, the El Paso marshal who killed five men in five minutes, has been identified by the Dallas paper as the same man involved in earlier killings. Marshal Hal Gosling will investigate the death.
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Kelton
Studenmeyer
el Paso
Galveston
Brenham
Fort Worth
Laredo
Hal Gosling
Ray
Westport
San Francisco
Henry Martin
Martin
Dallas
Miss Morse
Nautch Girls Fraud Exposed by Vivian Sisters Tale
A Cincinnati Gazette report recounts how the so called Nautch girls traveling with Snelbaker’s show were actually the Vivian sisters, a known troupe now with Tony Pastor. A returned missionary and Indian girl witnessed a fraud interview that revealed the deception after a maid was borrowed.
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Cincinnati “Gazette
Lizzie Latelle
Nervissimo
Philadelphia
Smedley House
Emily
Whims of Fashion and Romantic Bank Tale
Fashion notes tour New York and London styles with jet bracelets for pets and greenaway child outfits. A bank cashier theft leads to a clever youth taking the blame and romance with a detective and a perfume clue. Powder River Cattle Company offers a reward for arrests and info on stock theft in Wyoming and Tongue River districts.
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London
Hurrying to Get Out
Stock men face severe early winter as Sierra pastures freeze and snow traps flocks. Many sheep may perish in the Sierra Nevada valleys near Summit, with potential losses similar to 1876 in the mountains south of the Big Trees. If weather moderates, some mutton may be saved, else flocks dwindle to few survivors.
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Sierra Nevada
Reno Gazette
Ice Cream Price Sparked Jest in Saloon Scene
A country visit by a young couple leads to a comical moment when the groom proclaims a dollar will buy ice cream for one gallon, after seeing a placard advertising ice cream at one dollar per gallon. The exchange highlights thrift and romance amid expensive tastes.
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Maria
Misunderstanding Sparks Child’s Step Mother Remark
A young girl tells her mother she feels treated like a step-child, remarking that the mother’s conduct suggests she is her stepmother. The exchange highlights family tension and a note of humorous self expression from a child.
New York Echoes With Admirers For Cabeul
In New York a scene unfolds as Cabeul is followed by a procession of admiring ladies. The event reflects public attention drawn by the visiting figure through the city streets.
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New York
Cabeul
Barbershop Banter and Potash Talk Spark Odd Chat
A Hartford Times snippet imagines barbershop wit about whiskers and conversation. A playful remark notes celluloid from potatoes and boarding-house delays. A hotel piazza scene jokes about embroidery and a neighbor with a famed ear for music.
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Weekly Leader
Western States
Nevada
Tuscarora
Bonanza
Virginia City Chronicle
the Bible
Bernham
Texas
Seven Pines
Chicago Journal
Buck and Squaw
Black Hills
Black Hills Times
siHot
Directoire
Oxford Street
Cresse
British Weekly Mail
Powder River Cattle Company
Ranges
Powder River
Tongue River
Johnson County
Wyoming
Foreman
Fred
Hesse
Postoffice
J. B. Culver
Bingham Poastoffice
Stephens & Winzer
Cheyenne, Wyo
Range
North Platte River
Forts Fetterman
Laramie
Tessier
Chemacher
de Bill
Hjorses
A. H.ford
P. O
Lance and
Old Woman Creeks
Creighton & CO. P. O
Omaha, Neb
Pine Bluffs
W.T. Range
Horse Creek
Wyo
Pumpkin Creek
Neb
D.H
J. W. Snyder & CO
Cheyenne
M. E. Post
Range Pole
Horse Creeks
North Park
H. C. Chandler
Hat Creek Range
Cheyenne River
Lodge Creek
Stoddard, Lapham & Howard
P. O. Address
Buffalo, Johnson Co
Clear Creek
Crazy Woman
O and
Enone
H. A. Blair
Hih
Philip & James Dater
Bear Creek
South Plate
Ofc
Diané
Tk Sjoatmalek
Kun
Piazza
Brown
Fenderson
Fogg
Hartford Times
der Puebl
Railro
Morni Whitf
Frank Hewa
James
Secund
Jurisdic
Citi
Moveme
Democra
Commerc Municat
Charles
Igne Commias
Hear
Island
Los Theater
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