The Casto Massacre and the Sheepeater War in Idaho
A historical sketch covers the Casto massacre of five Chinese miners in 1879 at Oro Grand on Loon Creek, the ensuing Sheepeater War campaign led by General Howard, and lingering debate over who killed the Chinese. The piece notes wartime movements from Boise Barracks to Challis and cautions that locals later disputed the attributed white versus Indian culpability.
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Idaho
Oro Grand
Big Loon Creek
Casto
Salmon River
Loon Creek
Lemhi
San Francisco
O. O Howard
Vancouver Barracks
Boise
Howard
Torum
Aston
Boowrick
Udeward
Losa Creek
Th S. Cavalry
Daybreak the Seabiscuit of the Platers at Santa Anita
Wayne Stucki of Paris Idaho owns Daybreak a horse famed for consistent finishes. Daybreak has started 12 times with six wins three seconds and three thirds earning $6500. Despite knee trouble he shows bulldog courage and daily affection from trainer and owner.
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Sama Anita
Weeyne
Surekh
Idcho
Daybreak
Stucki
Bay Meadows
Paris Idaho
Mantoran
Big Apple
Santa Anita
Aly
Idaho
Daybresk
Stucki buys Daybreak after cheap claiming race win
Trainer Stucki recalls first fears of an ungound horse Daybreak, later deciding to buy him if dropped into a $200 claiming sale after Daybreak’s impressive Santa Anita showing. He formerly owned mares like Lady Vava and runners Noxgay Fresno Golden Cruz and others, and retired Genteel Lady to Paris Idaho for family life.
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Stuckt
Santa Anita
Edward
Daybreak
Stucki
Piybreak
Lady Vava
Agua Cailente
Stair
Bank Secretaries Kidnapping Ends At Police Barricade
Jane Hartman, a bank secretary, is forced to help gangsters move stolen money by luring trucker Tony Andreices. The gang outfits a truck with a hidden door and uses Jane as a decoy while Charlie, her brother, is threatened. Police close in at a county line as the truck nears a barricade.
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Jane Hartman
Gibbs
Caup
Jane
Tony
Tony Ia
Alean
Uand
Sidney
Mr Gibbs
Miss Hartman
Mr. Gibbs
Randall
Sidaty
Charlie
Almoat
Ana
Long
The Big Wind Sweeps Ireland in January 1839
A severe storm, The Big Wind, struck Ireland on January 6, 1839. In Limerick Galway and Athlone hundreds of houses were blown down and many more burned as fires spread from the damage.
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Ireland
Limerick
Galway
Athlone
Rereading Revere’s Testimony on His Ride to Concord
The account notes Paul Revere’s claim that the British halted him before reaching Concord and seized his horse, forcing him to proceed on foot the remainder of the journey.
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Paul Revere
Concord
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A. L. Chilton
Woh
Chrisman Jewelry
Montpelier
D. E. Haddock
Pacha
R. H. White
Browning
Paris, Idaho
D. N. Meek
Bear Lake Clinic
Ida
Williams Mortuary
Montpelier, Idaho
Los Angeles
Wayne Stucki
Paris
Bear Lake
Wayne
Here
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Portland Rose
Pacific Limited
George Crossitt
Paramount
Gladys. Swarthout
Masters
Pocatello
Ira Massrs
Minsbers
St. Petersburg
Calif
Port Calif Sherry
Muncatel
Calf
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