A Deaths Tale Of Harry Barrett And Survivors
In a moonlit canyon tale of survival against Apaches Captain William S O Neil and companions witness a deadly ambush. Harry Barrett sacrifices himself to save two injured comrades as they drag through canyons toward safety, while the wounded man dies after a final goodbye.
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William & O'Neil
Arizona
Harry
Dan
Harry Barret
Tomrton
Eccasionaly
Eniugie
The
Rioks
Tt Party
Ted Antions
Foch
Ieee
Bois Fort
Harnett
Prine
Poe
Bis ‘Somrades
Sabin Agein
Beir Cay
Alroady
Sipantane
Menistanen
Bine Dangensus
Ett
Pome
Ashe
Mattie
O'Neil
Fem
Ichedd
Pralse
de Varny
Nicholas Baresgove
Head
de Varoy
Erin Shanes
Hous
Prefecture of Police
Bargeve
Bin
Alcibiades
Athens
Plutarch
Sparta
Tonia
The Smoking Lamp Time Honored Naval Custom
The article describes the smoking lamp as a long standing naval and maritime practice. It notes the lamp’s failure impacts discipline and safety, contrasts it with the Maine incident, and explains who lighted the lamp and under whose orders.
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Pavien Ie
Navy
Maine
Jock
Pittsburg Dispatch
Leap Year Calculations and Barber Shop Banter
Fragment from a periodical recounts leap year rules and century corrections with a Washington Star note. A barber and a customer riff about shaving and pipe organs, ending with the Youth Companion’s quip. The piece juxtaposes calendar math with a casual shop talk exchange.
Texas bullfight ends with Pickett subduing beast
William Pickett of Texas faced a wild arena bull at Texas and Pacific park before 500 spectators. With bare hands he twisted the bull by the horns and clamped the beast's lower lip with his teeth, ending the fight as the crowd roared. The spectacle echoed like a Mexican bullfight with Pickett securing a dramatic victory.
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William Pickett
Texas
Texas and Pacific Park
Pickett
Monphenid
Paris
Henri de Varoy
Merchant Marine
d’Ale ‘Sa
Bun
Borneo
Untitled Cincinnati Story of a Gallant Misfire
An extract depicts a dim street encounter in Cincinnati with a young man named George and a stranger. He notices her striking face, plans a bold, if misguided, action and is interrupted when she speaks inviting a soda. The anecdote is embedded in a chaotic, garbled historical page.
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Anungaten
Omnia
Cincinnati
Fourth Stret
Nately
George
Picturesque Arizona and French Deputies Comparisons
A fragment blends a vivid, humorous Arizona panorama with a France political note. It contrasts rugged scenery and freewheeling life in Arizona with the French chamber of deputies traveling by rail and receiving identification medals. It also mentions pay comparisons to Britain and the United States controlman.
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Morke
Fawant Lawson
Besid
Burke
House of Commons
France
Birmingham
James Bland Burgess
London
Philippine Islands
Guteaters
Loudon
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Hicks and Harlem Life Hark Clash Over Goods
A fragmented exchange hints at a tense retail moment with Mea Hicks and Hicks Good voices, mentioning shopping and financial strain in a crowded street scene. Names suggest a local confrontation or buying dispute, with uncertain outcome and morale implications for bystanders.
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Hicks
Pity That Some Men Lack Brains as They Seek Ambition
A fragment from the Chicago Record notes the adage of patience for those who wait and the luck of those who seize opportunity. The Yonkers Statesman comments on brains and avenues to choose initiative.
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Chicago Record
Yonkers
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Washington Star
Harber
Andrew B Bart
Colpel
Seventeenth United Infantry
Duoth
Booth
Thors
Chicago
Peasy
Howson
Fendeman
Boston Transcript
Yuma
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