Bloodthirsty outlaw Boone Helm's perilous flight across states
The narrative tracks Boone Helm, a deadly desperado, from Virginia to Texas to California and Oregon. After murdering Littlebury Shoot in a dispute over Texas, Helm evades pursuit, travels to California where he kills 12 to 15 men, hides in Oregon, and plots a Walla Walla theft before heading toward Utah. He survives a harsh winter crossing hostile terrain, escaping capture by sheer luck.
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Boone
Posse
Helm
Indian Territory
William Shoot
Onc
Caliornia
California
Oregon
Liam Groves
Walla Wallas
Utah
Boone Helm
The Boone Helm Saga and Virginia City Vigilantes
The article recounts Boone Helm's violent travels from Salt Lake to Florence Idaho and his murder of Dutch Fred in 1862. It covers Helm fleeing, a delayed murder case, and a vigilante campaign in Virginia City where the Innocents and later the Vigilantes hunted outlaws, ending with Helm surrendering at the Virginia Hotel.
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Helm
Salt Lake
Utah
San Francisco
Dalles
Oregon
Florence
Idaho Territory
Dutch Fred
Fred
Boone
Igre
Boone Helm
Boise
Texas
Outfit
Virginia City
Henry Plummer
West
Plummer
Riff Raff
Keim
Roughs
Riff-Raff
Wen Peradges
Jack Gallagher
Virginia
Hangman’s
Gallagher
Lane
Lyons
Parrish
The Hanging of Boone Helm and the Innocents
The narrative covers Boone Helm’s capture by vigilantes, his admission to killing a man, and the public hangings of Helm and several Innocents. witnesses recount a mass execution that ended a violent era and established vigilante authority.
The Stage Coach that Opened the West
The stage coach powered western expansion, offering better routes than the rack train and wagon though with limited comfort and safety. Coaches carried mail and passengers, each with a name, and stages ran from Missouri to California before railroads bound the East and West.
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Emerson Hough
Atchison, Kan
Helena
Atchison
Pas
Sand Hill Station
Eee Te
Ncne BS
Pullman
West
Congress
Missouri
Sacramento
California
Titan
Felba
John Butterfiel Guiner
Ourney
Colona
Denton Man Pays Big Crop Insurance Premium
Montana farmer Matt Reichmuth of Denton paid the largest premium to date for spring wheat coverage from the Minneapolis office. Reichmuth insured 661 acres at 75 percent, paying $338.28 for 8,816 bushels guaranteed, more than nine times his expected 1939 yield.
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Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Montana
Matt Reichmuth
Denton
Minneapolis
Reichmuth
Peter Weinheimer
Moore
Weinimer
Fragmentary note on American Liberian population and descendants
Incomplete OCR fragment references an American Liberian population and descendants described as emanel paim necro slaves from America. The text is garbled and lacks clear facts or context.
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America
One Crop of Mustard Pays For Whole Farm
Wilbur Kohles a farmer east of Sunburst reports a crop record this year by sowing mustard on 300 acres purchased in May under a crop payment plan. The land yielded 914000 pounds with 584000 at four cents and 300000 at three cents, totaling 34720 dollars. after land cost and expenses he netted over 30000 dollars despite depreciation.
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Wilbur Kohles
Sunburst
Kohles
Kiehtbauch
Hunter Kills Three Grizzlies at Handkerchief Lake
Buster Redd of Big Fork shot and slayed three grizzly bears after encountering a sow with cubs at Handkerchief Lake in the South Fork region. He was kept in a tree through the night by a fourth bear before successful dispatches in self-defense and continues salvaging pelts.
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G. B
Buster) Redd
Big Fork
Handkerchief Lake
South Fork Country
Redd
Father Bear
Bayer Aspirin Quick Relief for Headache Pain
Thousands report fast relief from headaches rheumatism and neuralgia using genuine Bayer Aspirin. The ad notes aspirin tablets disintegrate in the stomach for rapid action and urges asking for Bayer Aspirin by name. A 25 cent full dozen offer is advertised.
Germ Process Oil Plating For Winter Starts
Germ Processed oil claims to oil plate engine surfaces improving winter starts and reducing battery drain. It asserts strong attraction to all engine surfaces creating lasting lubrication even in long cold parking, claiming immediate starter speed benefits.
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Onoco Germ
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Lontana Bandits
By Eric ‘Thane
Montarta
Phimmer
The
Innocents
Perdition
Jeff Davis
Bannack
Denton Man
Hes
Conoco
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