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Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1903

Page

4

Seth Cox and Dan Fletcher in five day poker duel

An aged Mariposa county pioneer recounts Seth Cox marshal of Indian Gulch clashing with Dan Fletcher in a stubborn five day poker match at Hansen's hotel. The duel ends only when town men intervene as both players refuse to quit despite exhaustion and hunger.

Seth Cox Indian Gulch Mariposa County Nevada County Dill Cox Red Dog Mariposa Seth Sho Nevada California Red Ryan’s Marshal Seth Sctty Dan Flétcher Dan John Hansen Marshal Essas Hyan’s

Ghostly poker players haunt Indian Gulch tale

A San Francisco Call recounts Seth and Dan, two stubborn gamblers, dying in a hotel room after a heated poker match. Their ghosts reportedly haunt the place, flipping cards by candlelight, leading to arson and the town’s fear. Investigators bury them. prospectors later report two chalky apparitions under a tree, while locals debate resting their graves.

Seth Dan Tryan Ryan Hansen Hansen’s Indian Gulch Nevada Seth Cox San Francisco

A Naval Bully F132 and a Lesson in Courtesy

A sailor recalls a blunt naval command to remove his hat from a ported man-of-war officer who walked under an awning. The encounter leaves him stunned, humiliated, and briefly deters him from seafaring, while he contemplates the harsh manners of the officer and the culture aboard ship. The second vignette recalls Tom Reed in the New York Law Library, where a librarian identifies a hefty, bald, bowlegged man who owns the space, then directs the assistant to fetch every book he wants.

J. T. Trowbridge Atlantic New York Law Library Tom Reed Nassau New Providence Columbus Bahamas Strickly Cuffie Columbus Land New York Times

Columbus Legend and Drumming Craft in Nassau

A Nassau tale recalls Columbus landing myths and a courtroom quip about memory. The piece then explains drum making, listing parts, materials, and skins, and ends with varied tests used to determine if a person is drunk across Scotland and England.

Scotland Glasgow Edinburgh England

The Lemmings Invasion And Spooner Word Mixups

A brief feature notes lemmings as a pest in Norway and Sweden, describing their voracious bite and mass migrations across Scandinavia. It also highlights Rev W A Spooner’s habit of mixing words, citing humorous misstatements like half warmed fish and fusty-fifth.

Norway Sweden America Scandinavia W. A. Spooner Ife

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