Fifty Famous Frontiersmen of Mackenzie and Maxwell
This 1933 Western Newspaper piece profiles Kenneth Mackenzie known as The King of the Missouri and Lucian B. Maxwell titled the Duke of Cimarron. It covers Mackenzie’s role in Fort Union 1829 and treaty with Blackfeet and Assiniboines, his downfall over liquor sales, and Maxwell’s rise from Illinois to New Mexico ranch ruler, wealth, and eventual decline.
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Missouri
Missouri River
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Kenneth Mackenzie
Old Northwest Fur Company
Hudson’s Bay Company
Mackenzie
Joseph Renville
Columbia Fur Company
Northwest
John Jacob Astor
American Fur Company
Renville
A. F
Fort Union
Yellowstone
St. Louis
Assiniboines
United States
Beaver
Southwest
Fremont
California
Juanita Beaubien
Charles Beaubien
Taos
Guadalupe Miranda
Miranda
Beaubien
New Mexico
Don Carlos Beaubien
Maxwell
Juanita
Don Carlos
Maxwell Grant
Cimarron River
Duke of
Cimarron
Senator Chaffee
Colorado
Wilson Waddingham
Las Vegas
Duke of Cimarron
Western
Bear Back Ride Ends With Bear Meat Steaks
Bangor man John McEachern rode a bear two miles after a trap mishap near Caucomgomac lake. He killed the bear with a hunting knife, then returned to camp after a wild chase, eating two pounds of bear steak and smoking his pipe.
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Bangor
Maine
Caucomgomac Lake
John McHachern
McEachern
Caucomgomac
Bear
McHachern
Note on Mother's Grave Reunites Mickey Family in New Jersey
A note left on a grave in Elizabeth, New Jersey, reunites Francis Mickey with his sister Anna Hoffman and brother Andrew Mickey. Francis, adopted by the Palladini family of Bloomfield, seeks to contact related Mickeys. Other siblings live in New York and Hoboken. two brothers died in World War I and an aviation accident.
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Anna Hoffman
Mickey
Hoffman
Andrew Mickey
Sue Horcher
New York City
Michael Mickey
Hoboken
N. J
Mary Reasner
Fort Lee
George
Francis
Joseph
Catholic Charities
Newark
France
John
Alabama
Man Tells of Gold Cache Hid by Old-Time Bandits
Austin report says a Brownwood man A Modgling claims Gov Mariam Ferguson’s permission to move coins hidden by the Sam Bass gang eight miles west of Georgetown. Modgling, 62, says he was captured by the gang as a boy and kept for 14 years and recently saw the cache, tarnished by corrosion.
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Austin
Texas
Mariam A. Ferguson
Sam Bass
Georgetown
A. Modgling
Brownwood
Watchman Holds Passenger Train, Ferguson Fined
In Dundee Scotland a signal watchman redirected the Aberdeen Leith train to stop and, with train crew help, overpowered William Ferguson who attempted to throw himself under the wheels. Ferguson was fined 2.50 for breach of the peace.
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Dundee
Scotland
William Ferguson
Aberdeen-Leith
Ferguson
Not for Rastus In a dark woods they debate danger from a lion
Lucinda tests Rastus by imagining a dark night in deep woods with a lion constrictor rumbling and a wild cat charging. Rastus refuses to join the danger claiming he will not be present or responsible for any plan.
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Rastus
One Advantage Blinks A Wife Then a Car and a Dog
A joke compares a wife to a car and a dog, noting the license bought with marriage lasts until a new wife is obtained and need not be renewed annually. The quip appears in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
No Work After Hours in Boston Transcript Note
A maid refuses aid after hours saying assistance only comes after five when madam is present. A beggar replies that their working hours are only nine to five. The brief exchange highlights social service constraints reflected in the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Velvet Paw Reveals Travel Plans and Beauty Victory
Velvety narrator invites Velvet Paw to Shrimp ton next summer after a joyful visit this year. A beauty contest win is noted by Ruby-No who prefers busier venues, while Calgary is mentioned as the hometown alder.
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Velvet Paw
Shrimpton
Ruby
Calgary Herald
When does old age begin
A magazine note recalls a witty remark by a woman who always set old age 15 years beyond her age. The line, cited from the Boston Transcript, reflects a lighthearted attitude toward aging and time.
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Boston Transcript
That’s the Occasion Death of a Sharp Retort in Speech
A witty exchange features a remark about a woman’s appearance described as killing. The other party questions the phrase and suggests it means she looks daggers, illustrating a humorous vernacular moment.
Suitor seeks engagement ring amid terse exchange
In a brief social squib Moustique notes a suitor asking for a ring after a rejected proposal. The girl retorts that the jeweler has already called for the ring, underscoring the end of the engagement.
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Moustique
Conference decision sparks plan for next meeting
The two businessmen report a successful conference and decide to hold another session next week. A bank teller notes an overdrawn account in a brief exchange with a customer, highlighting tension over financial limits.
Staying Power in a Witty Exchange
A humor line from Der Lustige Sasche contrasts marital chatter with silence. The quip frames a wife as garrulous and humorously suggests a long wait to discover if the man could go dumb, highlighting light domestic wit.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Trapper
Duckshot
Bruin
OUR Comic
Little
Allie Jooycee
Em Newspaper
Finney
Snoop
Verry
Pathfinder Magazine
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