The Bugler Boy Chapter X On the Don Ruiz Pursuit
Captain Ben and Colonel Mendoza pursue Jose Pablo after capturing Don Ruiz. A quadroon girl is revealed as a traitor, and a letter from Lucia Young prompts a swift measure to recover prisoners. The party splits, with Mendoza pursuing the outlaws and Ben guarding the wounded as they camp to plan further action.
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Captain Ben
Col. Mendoza
Don Ruiz
Ben
Colonel Mendoza
Mexico
Jose Pablo
Ridge Valley
Old Weazel
Capt
Mary Pablo
Ft. Duncan
Lucia Young
Pablo
Weazel
Clara Young
Gallar Gal
Pheasant Road
Shad
Texas
Bugler
Sandy Rogers
Long Bill
Texas Jack
Big Ike
Pheasant Ridge Road
Spanish Guerrillas Ambush Cripples Spanish Forces Near Rosarios
A Cuban steamer report claims Colonel Rotger was badly beaten near Rosarios in Havana province. Francisco Base reportedly staged the trap with 250 men, luring Rutgers's force into a rocky hill death- trap where musket fire and falling boulders caused heavy casualties. Cuban death toll cited as over 130 Spaniards and a small number of Cubans.
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Cixcignatr
Commercial Tribune
Key West
Fla
Olivette
Rotger
Rosarios
Havana
Francisco Base
Maceo
Helena
Base
Rutgers
Frozen man dies in Kentucky cold wave report
The report from Lexteton Kentucky says Warren Cooper aged forty five was found dead from freezing near South Elkhorn his death attributed to the ongoing cold wave The mercury stood at 2 above at eleven tonight and suffering is widespread with the cold spell continuing in the region Warren Cooper is a brother to Capt Spencer Cooper the Hazel Green newspaper man
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Lexteton
Warren Cooper
South Elkhorn
Cooper
Spencer Cooper
Hazel Green
Mercury
Diamonds to Sell Near Newport on the Ohio River
James Doyle of the C and O railway encountered a Negro offering a package of diamonds for 15 dollars. The seller claimed to have found the gems on the track and produced a letter from a Boston firm to William Venables of Savannah, Georgia stating a value of 5,000 dollars. Doyle declined the offer and the man headed toward the river. The jewels are believed stolen or dropped from a train.
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Newport
James Doyle
C. and O
Boston
William Venables
Savannah
Doyle
Ohio River
Ex-President Harrison Joins Relief Efforts Amid Blizzard
In Indianapolis January 27 the temperature neared zero then rose to eight above as an early blizzard persisted. Local ice harvests employ hundreds, but destitution rises with many cases reported to relief groups. ex-President Harrison and Mrs Harrison joined volunteers to aid the distressed.
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Indianapolis
Lnc
Harrison
Train Dashes Knickerbocker Special Near Panhandle Crossing
The New York bound Knickerbocker special on the Big Four rails wrecked at the Panhandle crossing. The engine lay in a demolished heap at midnight after derailing and overturning down an embankment. Engineer Morgan and Fireman Minor escaped with minor injuries. telegraph wires remained intact. Conductor Lance was in charge.
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Morgan
Minor
Baine
Lance
Healing shifts to Washington not Shively in pension battle
Thomas Boyd of Noblesville fights for a pension position but Ed Wolff of Rushville, home of Chairman Jack Gowdy, is favored for the Liverpool Consulate. Arch Young is the likely Collector of Customs with J. H. Claypool and John W. Lovett also in play for posts, while Shively’s selection seems fixed by many observers.
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Washington
Shively
Thomas Boyd
Noblesville
Ed Wolff
Rushville
Jack Gowdy
Liverpool
Arch Young
Marion County Committee
Young
J. H. Claypool
John W. Lovett
Anderson
Pioneer horseman Washington Corbin dies and Brooklyn mayor James Howell passes
The notice reports the deaths of Washington Corbin a pioneer horseman and James Howell former mayor of Brooklyn. It also notes the Vanderbilts weary of the 400 and plan to spend winter in Washington.
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Washington Corbin
James Howell
Brooklyn
Vanderbilts
Washington
Four Die In Blaze At Vandewater Home Near Belleville
Fire swept the Vandewater house three miles from Belleville Michigan at 3 AM. Mrs Vandewater two children a boy eight and a girl fourteen, and Miss Anna Vandewater sister of the father, perished in the flames. Bodies burned beyond recognition.
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Belleville, Mich
A. E. Vandewater
Elias Courtner Dies Silent Hunger Striker at New Market
Elias Courtner, 56, a prominent farmer of New Market, 25 miles east of J yebersonville, has not eaten for 56 days due to a throat cancer of several years. He is reported as a victim of the illness and is near death.
Move forces street through Indianapolis baseball grounds
The Board of Public Works ordered a direct extension of East Ohio street through the Indianapolis Club grounds, bisecting first base. Residents demand an alley running north and south. The baseball management must relocate.
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Indianapolis
Board of Public Works
Ohio Street
First Base
River packet sinks after ice floes hinder rescue
Captain Tarby reports the Green river packet Pankinshaw scuttled by ice six miles above Evansville with thirteen aboard. Four escaped to a barge and reached workers at Howell. Exposed crew to be rescued as ice blocks aid. Henderson, Kentucky plans a rescue if conditions allow.
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Evansville, Inc
Frank Tarby
Green River
Pankinshaw
Server
Louisville & Nashville
Howell
Henderson Ky
Tardy
Mrs Beerbohm Tree Welcomes Daughter in London
London reports Mrs Beerbohm Tree has given birth to a daughter. Both mother and child are doing well.
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London
Indiana federal offices listing after senatorial election
Indianapolis January 27 officials expected to be appointed after the senatorial vote include Joseph B. Kealing as district attorney, Samuel J. Kercheval as marshal, E. A. Nowlin as collector for the Sixth District, and W. H. Bitheimer as collector for the Seventh District. A change occurred in this arrangement.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Joseph B. Kealing
Samuel J. Kercheval
E. A. Nowlin
W.H. Bitheimer
Heavy Fire Losses in January 1897 Spread Across States
The January 1897 fire losses were higher than in recent months with Logansport reporting about 100000 dollars in damages and a subsequent 25000 dollar loss the following Wednesday. Hartford City lost two of its fine schoolhouses and similar fires affected locales nationwide.
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Logansport
Hartford City
Indiana Notes highlights local fires and civic actions
Mrs. Mary Hamlton of Anderson died of starvation. Logansport suffered a major fire causing 25000 dollars in damage. A large M E church revival is underway in Shelbyville. Northern Indiana reports frozen natural gas pipelines. Seymour declines vitrified brick paving. Two Hartford City school buildings burned with total loss of 25000 dollars. Fountain County township schools closed due to funds. John L Noel of Rockville donates six acres for a park. Wabash council orders an ordinance banning public sidewalk expectoration with penalties.
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Mary Hamlton
Anderson
Logansport
Shelbyville
Seymour
Hartford City
John L. Noel
Rockville
Wabash
Cold wave hits several cities with frost and damage warnings
The message reports a belated cold wave reaching Jacksonville Florida with temperatures around thirty six and a forecast of near thirty before morning, threatening crops while vegetables and cabbage gardens may be killed. Similar cold and snow affect Columbia South Carolina Richmond Virginia and Raeien North Carolina with shipping disruption and scattered snow and sleet.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Weather Bureau
Wanamaker to Build Church After Fire Escape
Philadelphia January 27 John Wanamaker grateful after a fire damaged his store about 100000 yet saved by brave work of city firefighters and his own brigade He is Bethany Presbyterian Church official and Bible class superintendent He announced plans to buy land in southwest Philadelphia to erect a church as a tangible thanks to providence.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Bethany Presbyterian Church
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