The Murder 1889 Longhorn of West Texas
A legend from West Texas recounts a white longhorn branded Murder 1889 that haunted ranches after a 1889 feud. The steer supposedly appeared near crime scenes, linking its brand to multiple killings including H. H. Powe, Fino Gilliland, and Sam Taylor, amid a chain of violent events.
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West
Texas
Leon Cloa
Brewster County
H. H. Powe
Fino Gilliland
Gilliland
Powe
Jeff Webb
Alpine
Sam Taylor
Taylor
Texas Rangers
Buffalo Bill’s First Rehearsal in Columbus Neb
Realism marked Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West rehearsal on Columbus fair grounds. The Indian attack on a stage coach featured Pawnee scouts, Maj. Frank North, and Sam Matthews driving six untrained mules while Columbus officials, including Mayor Pap Clothier, watched. A near riot over the staged violence ended with calm restraint from the city council as the coach maneuvered through the course.
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Col. W. F. Cody
Fair Grounds
Columbus
Neb
Buffalo Bill
Sam Matthews
Maj
Frank North
Cody
Pap” Clothier
Pap
Matthews
Sam
North
Politicians Clash Over Johnson Immigration Bill in Year of Polarization
Washington editorials condemn partisan blocking of the Johnson immigration bill as election year pressures push parties to fear immigrant-based voting. The piece notes northern and southern European flows, party leaders eyeing control, and ongoing Daugherty and oil lease probes shaping inquiry tactics in Congress.
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Edward
Clark Washington
Congress
Johnson
Doheny
Sinclair
Daugherty
America
New York
Washington
Coolidge
Oll
Evening Up the Chances in Gulch Poker Plot
A Snake Ridger party plans to play poker in the Gulch while Cactus Joe agrees to neighborly games. Rumor warns the visitors use marked cards. The locals boast counterfeit money ready to pay off any winnings.
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Cactus Joe
Washington Evening Star
Nedland Claims World’s Smallest Electric Motor
Ivan T. Nedland of Hillsboro North Dakota is credited as the inventor of what is described as the smallest electric motor in the world. The device measures under a quarter inch in length and reportedly operates faultlessly, following his earlier creation of a tiny steam engine exhibited about six years ago.
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Ivan T. Nedland
Hillsboro
N. D
Mr. Nedland
Scouts Define The Right Gang In Boy Scout Life
An editorial notes how the gang instinct within the Boy Scout organization can be channeled into constructive action. It argues that group identity is a powerful force when guided by duty and service.
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Boy Scout Organization
Lincoln the Scout Builds Character and Citizenship
Youth leader Lincoln emphasizes character and citizenship training in the scout movement, guiding young members to grow in service and discipline. The focus remains on shaping responsible citizens through merit and daily practice within scouting.
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Scout Movement
Chick Chicken Vanishes Repeatedly In Barnyard Tale
The family hunts Chick Chicken for a meal three times and finds him missing each time. He reappears calm and well in the barnyard, leading them to conclude he is wandering, not harmed. After a third disappearance they stop chasing him and decide he should stay in the barnyard, a claim the family calls a true story.
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Chick
Chick Chicken
Got in First Lick
A Seattle Argus brief notes a dispute where a young girl confesses to throwing a stick at her sister but justifies the act by saying the sister struck first, reflecting a child’s defiant rationale. The scene centers on parental admonition and the sibling quarrel in a domestic moment.
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Katherine
Daddy
Seattle Argus
Conversation Reveals Belief About Afterlife
A dialogue between Edwin and his Mamma explores death and heaven. Edwin jokes about arriving thin, while Mamma says only good deeds travel beyond.
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Edwin
Thenics in Danger Little Boy
A fragment shows a dialogue with a boy avoiding school claiming hard work. mother asks for tasks and the boy mentions promised calloused then ics after classes.
Castoria Advertises Eight Decades of Use
The pamphlet touts Mother Fletcher's Castoria as aSafe substitute to Castor Oil Paregoric Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups with over 80 years of use and no narcotics giving proven directions on each package endorsed by physicians everywhere
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Fletcher
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Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit, Mich
General Motors Corporation
Michigan
Superior
Boll Weevil Control CO
Suite 401
Dallas
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Carter
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