Frontier Days of Texas Phot iy Cones
In 1841 settlers around Warren Choctaw faced Indian raids. The Duggan family stayed to defend, killing one Indian and recovering horses. A wedding at Duggan house preceded a night of fire and gunshots. Kate Duggan kept guard, a wounded Hoover and dead Green were cared for, and Indians withdrew by dawn. Rangers tracked and killed another attacker. Hoover survived.
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Texas
Warren
Choctaw
Duggan
G. C. Duggan
George
William Duggan
Duggan House
Joseph Gordon
Hoover
Duggan’s
Green
Mary Duggan
Montague
Montague County
Emily
Wlliam
Gordon
William
Young Green
Henry
Albert
Mrs. Duggan
Mr. Duggan
Kate
Kate Duggs
Kate Duggan
Tate
Hich William At
Dr. Rowlett
Back to 243 year team Topeka convict Baker jailed
In 1901 J M Baker a telegraph operator for the Kansas City Mexico Orient faced trial on 37 counts for signing express money orders as agent. He was sentenced to 248 years but paroled after a false death claim. He later admitted he worked for the governor and was ordered returned to finish his term.
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Topeka
Kan
J. M. Baker
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Stubbs
Baker
The Summer Storm
A narrator reflects on a girl's wild wish for universal disaster and the storm's arrival. The scene shifts from anger to gentler wonder as rain, thunder, and light reveal life’s lessons. The speaker warns of future grief and promises comfort, while imagining a future reconciliation after the storm.
Subways Progress Fueled by 1000 Men and Custom Excavator
Bunos Ayres mobilizes one thousand workers for tunnel work. At four locations a specially built Hamburg excavator, 150 horsepower, bores two cubic meters of earth per pass and deposits debris onto adjacent electric tracks.
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Bunos Ayres
Hamburg
Reminiscences of Lord Chesterfield and Doctor Johnson Epic Snack
Recalls Johnson seeking patronage from Lord Chesterfield, who insulted him. Johnson wrote a biting reply in his dictionary. Chesterfield, a brilliant but unpopular noble, mingled wit with cynicism and had few friends. His career included Ireland viceroyalty and secretary of state, with a life marked by bad luck and strong manners.
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Doctor Johnson
Lord Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Johnson
Chester
Colley Cibber
Doc Johnson
Swift
Arbuthnot
Pope
Gray
George I
Princess of Wales
George II
Prince of Wales
Lord Walpole
Treland
Earl of Chesterfield
House of Commons
House of Lords
The
Hague
Moame
Place
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A. J. Lowell
J. M. Krakauer
South Alamo
Lucchese Bros
Losoya Street
David T. Hume
Hume
Kilimanjaro
British Africa
Baker City
Ore
Zanzibar
Hay
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Bexar Drug CO
Chicago
Painless Dentists
East
Houston Street
Moore and Gibbs
Walkover Shoe
Herveys
Walpoles
Suffolk
Melusina de Schulenberg
Emmet Bank
W. Commerce Street
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