Roy Bean and the Law West of the Pecos
Fort Clark correspondent recounts Roy Bean, famed justice of the peace and coroner of Vinegaroon, who styled himself "the law of Texas west of the Pecos." The tale details his quirky court, a pistol fine, and a brutal wager involving a tarantula and a vinegar room that terrified a visiting terror at his Vinegarroon tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beral
Texas
Pecos
Fort Clark
Roy Bean
Tezan
Vinerar Roan
Testil
Langtry
Sunset
San Antonio
Ballaers
Great Desert Plains
Roy Iran
Vinegar Rvon
Roy Renan
Ex-Officis
May Dean
Seling
Bao Astonia
Los Angeles
Arizona
Old Roy
Tole
Judge Bean
Poleon
Court OF Take 49
Teras
Supreme Court
Austin
District Court
Ee] Paso
Hugaste
Prieveern
Grant Visit Unlocks Forbidden Sacred Texople Entry in Pekin
Report from Leslie's Weekly describes General Grant's Chinese visit with his party, including Cheter Holcombe securing unusual access to a sacred Texople precinct in Heaven in Fearn. Chinese guards feared the breach, and Holcombe apologized to the emperor's envoy, warning of potential anti-feeviga consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
China
Cheter Holcombe
Pekin
Heaven
Fearn
Leslie
Fragmented 19th century dispatches span fires deaths and politics
A sprawling, error-filled report lists incidents from around the world. It mentions a death by accidental burn near San Francisco, refugee movements in Johanneburg, and storms across France. It also notes political moves in New York, Paris, and China, with references to rail disruptions in Red Wing Minnesota and Texas cotton damages.
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Red Wing
Mina
Wedewsday
Texas
Regent Flomls
S ER Watt
Henry
France
Abe Yaqale
Alice Troyer Young
Peking
China
John Troyer
Milford
Galveston
Tex
United States
Roberta
Aalioon
Albert of
Melgium
Bavaria
Fragmented text from a legislative draft in Utah territory era
A garbled excerpt discusses legislative powers in the Utah territory, referencing Senate and House representatives and the people of the state. It mentions legal powers, penalties, and the process of approval or rejection related to law, but the fragment is incomplete and largely unintelligible.
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Sewtian
Utah
Senate
Tee Baste
Deak
Bertinalter
Lakes
Rome
Cork
Omy
Ingisiai
Call
Local government debates election law and charity exemptions
OCR text describes a public notice discussion on election law changes, charitable exemptions, private fees, and authority sections. It references amendments, Article II provisions, and legal language about notices, processes, and penalties, with scattered references to commissions and public processes. The fragmentary source centers on governance, lawmaking, and public notice validity.
Fragmentary Note on Utah Election Matter and Constitutional Review
A garbled OCR style record mentions Utah, a Section, and a constitutional context. It references qualified electors and approval processes, with unclear names or dates. The piece reads as a rough draft or partial note about a legal or electoral matter requiring further clarification.
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Old Roy Bean
Justice We Peace
The
Jock
Dean
Lord Roberts
Booth
Tim
Shaguay
Sumdey
J Solomon
Paris
Palicy
New York
Howland Miles
Congress
Perry Belwout
Hernia Lowal Anseigers Shanghai
Lu Chiem Lie
Grand Conseil
Prince Tuan
Loudon
Gerald Walfowr
Wilitery
Johanneborghes
Cauyber
India
United State
J'Ekien
Bryan Weemnesdey
William
Tiddle Commading
Tien Txis
Fourteenth Infantry
Moomaborg
Reading Iron Company
Met
Arkiness
Herlia Oewspapers
Lee Saate
Rane Aberest
Comrarn
Lael
Gengires Charities
Popes
Cael
Privade
Eleetios
Cea
Noel Ganahel Bey
Cemberry
Gerties
Uae
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