Notorious Texas mob clash ends in Abilene shootout
The Plucky Marshal faces off as Wild Bill Hickok confronts a Texas mob intent on wiping out Abilene’s town fair. Shots ring out on a fateful evening. several duelists fall, and lawman Wild Bill Hickok allegedly intervenes to restore order amid a border war atmosphere.
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Dickmans
Kati
Abtiens
Texas
Wild
Hickok
Tetas
Killip Coe
Pat
Jake
Roman Boliaay
Ralstemes
Alain
Willidrom
Fred Anothier
Bill
Fred
Slike Williams
Norelty
MeKandias Gang
Denver Field
Vara
Fragmented Fire Safety Note From A Vague Report
A garbled OCR style fragment describes a fire incident with mentions of water, plaster, and first aid responses. It references stopping bleeding with a bandage and cautions about improper care. Multiple unclear phrases cloud concrete facts such as place, time, or involved persons.
Inventor Shows Window Sign in 1308 North Aalated Street
An archival notice describes a man from Chicago named RTL Matthews and a widow attorney’s year of work. He devises a unique method to gain a wife by placing a placard in the window of a home at 1308 North Aalated Street with a distinctive inscription.
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Chivays Widewer
Wits
RTL Matthews
Chicago
Enya
Fils
Widower seeks wife with motherly care in matchmaking ad
A widow seeks a motherly wife for Matthews, offering a home and stepmother to his children. An applicant, about thirty five, considers the match after seeing the scene of the street advertisement. Two other candidates visit but hesitate at the clothing, delaying decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Ormpea
Chas. H. Yale
David Henderson
Yale
Captain Chance's Work Guides Chicago Baseball Team
A tribute to Captain Chance of the Chicago club and Frank Chance as a natural born leader. The piece praises his calm, heartful play and influence on teammates, noting a field incident where he returned to first base after a broken finger to finish the game. The article emphasizes unity, faith, and loyalty within the team during the season.
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Chicago Baseball
Chance
Chicago Baseball Club
Langdon
Meath
New York American
Detver
Chicago Jean
Porson
Gomthy
Frank Chance
Mio
Wild Bill’ Donovan
Pensions Move as Turkeys Fuel Pension Plan
Westingham Air Drake company workers fear Thanksgiving turkey gifts. Directors consider turning turkey funds into a pension scheme to strengthen the fund, with proceeds not replacing but adding to the pension backbone.
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Westingham Air Drake Company
Tte
Wilawrting
Turkey
Feewat Toeetin
Abe Air Brake Company
CIA
Belief in Doge Guided by College Donation
The university department in New York funded a project to study canine diseases, with Colonel Oliver H. Payne financing a notable institute. Authorities say the aim is to uncover the causes of a persistent malady and to discover a remedy under the oversight of a three-man committee tasked with directing the research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comet University
New York City
Oliver H. Payne
Cutting Bee by Oxygen Gas Patented by Bed Ban Engraver
A described cutting method uses nitrogen heating to soften metal then cut it with a smoky gas stream. The process attempts to fuse edges and form a fusible surface that releases a distinct odor as the metal is freed from the work.
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Ben Wethod
Official Journal Plan Aims to Bridge Government and People
A proposed Official Journal by Representative Hobson of Alabama outlines a government bulletin to report department work and Congress, tailored for agricultural, cotton states, and general readers. It envisions a nonpartisan, joint committee controlled publication with editions for different regions and an audience of about 19,000 recipients plus 1,000,000 farmfamilies, funded by 75,000 for equipment and 375 for issue costs.
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Flichmond Caraco Hobson
Alabama
Telero
Morsisiac
Brome Court
Congress
Washington
New York
Hotwon
Sibier Iy
Ni Ficultural
AE Ie
Industriat
Farmlow
Bil
Hobson
Hobson Hax
Crusade Against Tramps Posters Warn Hoboes Away
A Los Angeles crusade against hoboes infesting the city is launched with posters to deter movement. Posters warn hoboes to keep moving and note that taxpayers will not support them as police await. Origin traced to Yuma Arizona with claims of previous success and linked to local experiments on rodents and public traps.
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Los Angeles
Calpolien
le Angeles
New York
Los Angines
Desert
Marvhat Anderson
Yuma
Arte
Noted Fragments From a Cleveland Plain Dealer Cartoon
In a humorous local scene a beleaguered figure struggles with papers while Bertha Tilson funds a large advertisement. A sarcastic bystander probes the car’s horsepower as a vehicle joke unfolds amid street chatter and a dated urban setting.
Fearfully Foxy In Odd Courier Tale
A fragment from Loulaville Courier Journal references a quirky exchange about a man preferring chores to leisure. The Evening Press 7 appears in the garbled lines, hinting at a quirky local news item or pun.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Bee Comb Material and Wax Origins in Bees
Article discusses bee wax composition and origin of beeswax, noting wax is produced by the bees within their bodies rather than gathered from flowers. It mentions experiments by botanists and chemists and hints at works by Billson and Slawon. The piece appears to blend scientific observation with a satiric or advertising aside about a pocketbook.
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Lightning Gun
Wild Bill Hickok
Captain Chance
Merrimac Plana
Balasued
New York Tribune
Polat
Hesith
Bertha Tilson
Bertha
Loodoo
Bixty
Abe Gor
Beraune
Cleveland
the Evening Press
Amerigan Trust
Lafayette Transfer & Storage Company
Sherman Street
Thome Aidence
Amerigan Trust Ca Ee En
Amatuer
India
Caroline
Virginia
Miss Florence Wilson
Ines Kenedy By
Coeur d'Alene Bank & Trail
Coeur D'Alene
Professional Directory
Kuotewal
Sander Hilock
Coeur d' Alene
Idaho
Jay J. Parker Neal
Insurances Bonde
Roo
Tary Public
Cooreyance
A, Wans HH
Hubbard & CO
Rotary Public
National Baste
Beatrice Deitrick
Mme
Pasig
AML
Sons
Fo Sanders & Flynn Attorneys Et Lew
Wiggett Block
Coeur d’Alepe, Id
Nceuen
Coeur Alene
Firat Nat
Mis
Chemiere
A. Buixt
Justice of Peace
Ioopone
Wigucett Block
Coeur da
Tengwall
Mrs
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