Sleepy Pete and the Goose Creek Apostle in a Saloon Encounter
In a Virginia City saloon a wild visitor from Goose Creek Mountains, calling himself Big Horn Smith, clashes with Sleepy Pete who naps at a card table. Pete wakes, mocks the intruder, and after a scuffle the mountaineer retreats, praising frontier courage but leaving Sleepy Pete to a long-range future.
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Virginia City Enterprise
Buffalo Bill
North C. Street
Big Horn Smith
Goose Creek
Kentucky
Comstock
Apostle
Goose Creek Mountaineer
Pete
Goose Creek Mountains
Big
Smith
Peter
A Mary Brown This Is New York Death Scene
A newspaper tale recounts a Cedar Rapids shop encounter ending with a violent assault and sentencing. It cites three modern curses intemperance idleness and concealed weapons linked to crime and calls for removing the root cause to cure society finally noting a Mary Brown from New York who killed a man.
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Gentle Mary Brown
New York
Four Pillars for Boys Education Teach Truth Purity Self Reliance
A philosopher urges that true schooling for boys centers on being true and genuine, pure in thought and action, unselfish and polite, and self reliant from youth. It argues truth outweighs riches and culture, and that mastering these four ideals prepares a boy for adulthood, regardless of wealth or status. The article also notes a local convention to appoint delegates for a Congressional Convention in Fort Worth, naming W.T. Tard and J. Bowie as leaders and listing proxy representatives.
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Fife
Wallen
O¢Ray
Fort Worth
W.T. Tard
J. I. Bowie
KK. E. Furman
DeLecatis
Rh. W. Richards
W. T. Lard
John Proffit
D.C. Brooke
Wiley P. Jones
What To Teach Our Girls in a Common Sense Education
A historical exhortation urges girls to become self reliant and resourceful. It covers practical skills such as bread making, sewing, cooking, and dressmaking, plus morals, voice, and modesty. It promotes household mastery, simple fashion, and the right to say no, with a plan for education before marriage.
Paddock Not Favored by Fort Worth Voters
A Fort Worth Democrat notes Paddock is not a favorite among locals as a Fort Worthite voices discontent with the tag Fort Worth daily peaches in a morning remark.
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Paddock
The
Fort Worth
Fort
Louisville School Board Votes to Retain Higher Class Offerings
The Louisville Board of Education, after a discussion, voted to retain the higher branches in the high schools by a vote of 18 to 0. The decision aims to preserve advanced courses and college preparatory options for students.
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Louisville Board of Education
Reverence in Church Marks Good Breeding and Worship
A sermon stresses that reverence in church signals good breeding and proper conduct. It rebukes casual talk and socializing before during and after services and urges decorum to preserve worship’s solemnity. It urges self restraint and propriety for all attending worship.
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God
High-toned criminals land easy prison placements
The Houston Telegram reports from Huntsville that Sam Noland, sent from Houston for murder, is found in a carpenter shop wearing a zebra suit. Barna Hobby secures a shady clerical post in an office. Judge McDonough and Dr. Tullis are assigned hospital duties.
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Houston Telegram
Huntsville
Sam Noland
Houston
Barna Hobby
Judge McDonough
Dr. Tullis
War of words over Electoral Commission blame rages in press
Henry Waterson editor of the Courier-Journal and congressman, and A S Hewitt former Democratic leader exchange sharp criticisms over responsibility for the Electoral Commission. The Wagahachie Enterprise notes the clash and calls for a truce among the rival figures.
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Henry Waterson
Courier- Journal
Congress
A.S. Hewitt
M. C
National Democratic Executive Committee
Electoral Commission
Bose
Wazahachie
Jefferson boys serenade wedding ends in gunfire
Report from the event at a local marriage last Miday night states the bridegroom fired a shotgun as the party arrived. Eight people were wounded in the melee, with police and bystanders counting injuries and possible additional suspects. Further details remained unclear as investigators reviewed witness statements.
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Jefferson
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Austin City
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Dallas, Tex
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Young County
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Weatherford
Southern Hotel
Icksboro
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Oak Street
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Cedar Rapids
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