Lone Rider Ends Duel On Mountain Road
A wounded man feigns death as Cy Grandy nears with a loaded revolver. As a tense confrontation unfolds, a gunshot erupts and both adversaries collapse, leaving two men dying by the roadside.
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1901
Page
6
A wounded man feigns death as Cy Grandy nears with a loaded revolver. As a tense confrontation unfolds, a gunshot erupts and both adversaries collapse, leaving two men dying by the roadside.
A dying man wounded by six gunshots lies by a Kentucky roadside. He vows to ambush Cy Grandy, the man who shot him, and clutches a moonshine flask as he prepares for one last attempt to kill his foe. The scene ends with the wounded man grabbing a pistol and eyeing Grandy from his grave of pain.
A humorous local tale from Omaha recalls a golfer famed as a swift speaker and temper for a club clientele. After a wager, he allegedly pocketed pebbles to mark each curse as he played, culminating in a dramatic return to the clubhouse with bags of stones. Also noted is a Brooklyn woman leader doubtfully supporting woman suffrage, saying it would create more voters and not improve society.
A New York Tribune report describes a campaign scene in which Slimkins, a Columbia student and son of a rich lawyer, is mocked by the crowd as he tries to speak. The improvisation ends with Slimkins being scratched from the speakers’ list after a fat lobster taunt and a blunt show of nerves.
A damaged OCR page shows scattered quotations on women from Tuke Macaulay Gay Moore and others. The lines praise beauty and lament men’s doubts while noting the influence of women, with garbled phrases about heart and care.
Fragmentary lines show Bralny Bowers musing on mind power exhibitions and self promotion as a potential company founder. The chaotic dialect and unusual phrasing suggest a quirky, self-reflective note or diary fragment.
A young man declares his plan to find a wife described by his father. He resolves to visit an Intelligent oflew afternoon and asks his mother to help, while his father interrupts with a sharp rebuke before dismissing the matter.
A New York Sun item recounts a teacher recalling a public school class where a student submitted humorous exercises on ruins. The pieces riffed on Melrose Venice Tasso and a dachshund theme, prompting the teacher to warn about future classroom limits on animated scenes in Manhattan.
A fragment shows a conversation between a father and son about marriage. The father counsels a wife of solid worth while the son resists with evasive replies. The text contains garbled lines and hints at generational pressure and pre- wedding expectations.
A July meeting in Buffalo reviewed railway, hotel, and newspaper rates for the Pan American Exposition. Officials argued current rates are excessive, with private houses charging two dollars per night for lodging and five to fifteen day tickets priced high. Passenger agents urged reductions, noting five to ten day travel options remain limited. A joint committee was formed to address visitor welfare and Exposition operations, including a bureau of information for guests.
The text outlines two distillation methods like vacuum distillation and cracking using heated steam. It explains vacuum distillation and steam cracking, noting how petroleum is refined into market products. The piece mentions Allen's Foot Powder as a cure for burning and includes brief, unclear references to related remedies.
The American Machinist hints at a plot linked to Carnegie and Schwa noting a $10.00 gift to fund free Scot student tuition. The piece asserts complex aims to drain Scottish youth from competitive steel trades and mentions various unrelated topics and figures.
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