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Newspaper

Dillon Tribune

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1936

Page

6

Sam Bass the Texas Bandit and Folk Hero

A biographical note on Sam Bass, born Indiana and dying at Round Rock Texas on July 21 1878 at age twenty seven. The piece compares Bass to other frontier outlaws, discusses Gard’s biography and the legend around his generosity, and notes songs and legends that kept his memory alive among Texas cowboys.

Lawrence County Indiana Daniel Bass Elizabeth Sheeks Bass Sam Sam Bass Round Rock Texas Texas Rangers Robin Hood Wayne Gard Houghton Mifflin Company Bass Clay Jackson Jenny Denton San Antonio Joel Collins Collins Deadwood S. C Union Pacific Big Springs Neb Heffridge U. P Jim Berry Texas’ Rangers John B. Jones Junius Peak Sheriff Egan Jim Murphy Murphy Major Jones Bass Gang the Ranger Grimes Connor Harrell Ware Seaborn Barnes Frank Jackson Nebraska Lone Star State Gard Joaquin Murieta California Billy the Kid New Mexico Wild Bill Hickok Black Bart Jesse James Missouri Western Plains Kansas Charley Siringo Dude ‘Ranch

A Ghostly Bet in Moyne tavern during WWI

In Moyne Ireland November 1916 Jack Boyd a NY soldier on ten-day leave bets ten pounds to retrieve a skull from a ruined abbey tower. John and Pat set a trap using moonlit mirrors. Jack shoots the skulls after eerie lights and a whispered warning. The prank backfires in a twist of bravado and payoffs.

Ireland Jack Boyd New York City Jack France Moyne John Pat Cromwell

Bumping Boat Racing Originates in English Universities

The article traces the origin of bumping boat racing in 1815 at Oxford, later adopted by Cambridge and other schools. It explains the method developed to race on narrow rivers where multi boat courses were impractical, creating a distinctive national pastime.

Oxford Cambridge College Town

History of Yarmouth Runic Stone Found in Nova Scotia

A history notes Yarmouth as a southwest Nova Scotia gateway with seafaring roots extending before European settlement. It mentions a Runic stone allegedly inscribed in 1001 by Lief-Erik, interpreted as Lief to Eric raises.

Yarmouth Nova Scotia New World Lief -Erikson Lief Eric Raises

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