River road pursuit ends in confrontation at Morales house
Dave tracks a rider and finds a cigarette butt, then confronts Rosa at the Morales home about Jose Sanchez and the murder of Don Duarte. Rosa denies, trembles, and a back-room sound of spurs interrupts their struggle, shifting the tension to an unseen arrival.
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Dave
Morales
Montrosa
Rosa
Sangre de Cristo
Jose Sanchez
Jose
Don @duarde
Pamilo
Jaa
Senor Hd
Law
Don Eduardo
Las Palmite
Blaze Jones
Blaze
Hd Austin
Pye
Jones
Water-Cure Torture and Jose's Confession
Dave Law tortures Jose Sanchez to force truth about Senora Austin and Longoria. After brutal water torture and threats, Jose capitulates, naming Senora Austin’s location and revealing a plot that Hanna Longoria plans to depart with her to La Feria. Blaze Jones arrives as the escape plan unfolds and urgency grows to save the woman and counter Mexican operation.
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Jose
Ed Austin
Pecan Grove
Hombre
Las Palmas
Law
Austin
Miz Austin
Dave
Blaze
Longoria
la Faria
la Feria
Longorio
Washington
Mexico City
Wet Rope Saves Life of Indian Bear Claw Hero of Tack Fork
Indian ranch owner Bear Claw, famed for fighting rustlers and beasts, escapes bandits by a damp rope that slackened when rain stretched, freeing him from a noose. He has previously slain a panther with a rifle and faced many dangers, earning medals and a fearsome reputation.
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Okin
Bear Claw
Tack Fork Mountains
Bear Clay
Ind
Only Wife as Escort Keeps Him from Jail in Emporia
Harvey Williams, an Emporia blacksmith, must remain with his wife in public to avoid serving a three month jail term. Convicted on a disorderly charge, he was jailed by police judge Rev. J. H. Rice and paroled. He may travel from shop to home only with his wife and otherwise must stay at home. He accepted the parole conditions.
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Emporia
Kan
Harvey Williams
Williams
J. H. x. Rice
Will County Clerk Receives Marriage Name Request
W A Montgomery asks the Will County clerk for the name of his wife and the exact date and time of their marriage in February 1912. The inquiry seeks personal records from the county clerk.
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Chicago
Will County
W. A. Montgomery
Thirteen Stolen Cents Fatal to Negro in Youngstown
Thomas Eten a Degro snatched a purse in Youngstown Ohio, died soon after as he tried to flee. The purse held 13 cents, with police noting the incident as a fatal street theft.
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Youngstown
Thomas Eten
Nothing to Run Into in Rail Travel Quote
Chauncey M. Depew recalls a railway president claiming his small line had never, and could never, experience a collision, boasting that they own only one train and rely on automatic safety devices. The anecdote appears in Railway Employees’ Magazine.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Magazing
Jam Rolls and Iron Sinks in a Shop Window Prank
A humorous exchange unfolds as a visitor notices an iron shop window display and insists on being aware of the elements listed by the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper retorts with a rapid list of unrelated items, prompting the intruder to retreat before reappearing with a boastful line about marble busts.
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Niagara Falls
Indiana
Judge jokes about house redecoration cost
A judge quips that decorating a house will cost a thousand dollars, joking he could instead redecorate his wife for that amount, illustrating a humorous exchange about expenses.
Total Lose. Knicker As a patriotic duty we eat perishables
Mrs. Becker argues everything is perishable when Jack sits at the table. The note frames a domestic scene about food and duty with a humorous tone.
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Mr. Knicker
Flyerrs or Grounders. A tongue in cheek view on wealth and talk
A humorous clipping mocks marrying for money and petty conversations. It lampoons a wealthy spouse who flaunts funds, a dog-obsessed man with little to say, and an antiquarian who hoards small fortunes. ItAlso notes how public praise shifts with changing winds and fate.
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Rio Grande
Trosa
Yeu
Ellenit
Senora Austin
la Terra
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Senard
Tose
Panfilo
Joze
Low
Alsire
Necte
God
Alafve Austin
Alalrc
TOBH
Omeath Supply Co
Binghamton
George
Agina
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