End of 4 Bandit Sam Bass Shot in Round Rock Murder
Round Rock Texas Williamson county recounts the killing of Sam Bass after a bank raid attempt. Ranger Dick Ware and his men killed Bass and Barnes, ending a notorious Texas outlaw band. The report notes Bass’s Michigan roots, a Manitoba like sister, and the gang’s train and bank robberies across several states.
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Round Rock
Williamson County
Tex
Austin
I. N. Crocker
Lone Star State
Isis
Sam Bass
Srimingal
Jesse James
Texas Rangers
Dick Ware
Law
Texas
Golt
Barnes, Bass
Sergeant Ware
Ware
Washington
Ghostly Piano Teaches a Musician a Hard Lesson
In a Bohemian club gathering, Dr. Harry Clandy recounts a night when, after personal hardship, he hears a piano piece played by unseen hands. The lid and pedal move, the chord rings, and Elsa's laugh echoes as a mysterious music emerges. He later wins a $2,000 Elliott prize, yet offers no explanation for the supernatural event.
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Bohemian Club
Jenkins
Jen
Elliott
B—— Conservatory
Moe
Ness
Wil “T
Elsa
Jim
Old Jim
Thia
Washington Post
Blaze of Glory How Old Cap Ended His Wild Life
A Tucson tale recounts Old Cap a notorious gun fighter who staged a dramatic exit seeking an audience. He blew himself up with powder at his cabin after sending for his friends who arrived to find his death a stark grim spectacle.
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Rockies
Arizona
Tucson
Old Cap
Old Cap’s
Bub
Plains
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Watering the Milk in Naples Weirs
The San Francisco Call describes a Naples practice where milkwells conceal water bladders in waistcoats. India rubber tubing runs to the arms. pressing the sides squirts water into milk, while women hold the milker’s wrists to milk a cow or goat.
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Naples
India
San Francisco Call
Sunny People and Christian Charity Quote
A brief quoted reflection by Henry Drummond noting that the old crave love, joy is cheap, and aiding the poor with praise is of greater value than providing blankets. The saying emphasizes compassion over material aid.
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Heary Drummond
Not a Novelty, Paris Monkey Fiddler Creates Buzz
A Paris novelty features a violin playing monkey drawing crowds while a louder steady presence in the adjoining flat keeps a resident awake at night with a fiddle. The Chicago News comments on the odd scene highlighting urban curiosities and neighborly disruption.
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Paris
Abicago News
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