Decoying a Bad Man by the Famous Railroad Detective
Thomas Furlong recounts a 1882 Wild West style arrest of John Barnes Sweeney, a feared Missouri outlaw. The tale covers the Vinita murder, a staged return to lure Sweeney, the singlehanded capture by Foster with a loaded derringer, Sixkiller’s reluctant aid, and the eventual career fallout including Sweeney’s jailings and later legal intrigues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Furlong
Wittivos Agaltet
New York Life Insurance Company
Kimmel
Oregon
Johnson
Johnnson
Sweeney
Ypress
Drageart
Coward
Remembering Childhood Moments and Bird Feeding Traditions
A reflection on how childhood memories haunt us beneath consciousness and can influence health through hidden memories. The piece cites psychophysiology and notes from H Ad dington Hrace, then transitions to a Thanksgiving note about feeding birds and enjoying suet and birdsong. It ends with a personal invitation to try feeding birds and observe joy.
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Fev
Mar Townsend
Mahogany Care Note From Old Household Text
Advice on preserving antique mahogany furniture. Emphasizes light polish use to avoid fingerprints and scratches. Recommends dusting and rubbing before wax or polish, with beeswax and turpentine as a traditional treatment. Cautions against overpolishing for heirloom enjoyment.
Unity in Living Room With Large Davenport
A large Davenport can unify a living room, turning patchiness into a cohesive space. Cheaper options exist in tapestry upholsteries though other fabrics add slight extra cost. A car lamp seen as a transformative touch becomes a family friend as soon as it is installed.
Quote on Prohibition Attitude Provokes Mild Curiosity
A temperate citizen replies that his stance toward prohibition is one of mild curiosity. He asks what another means by the question and notes it interests him to observe how much punishment the human system can endure from bootleggers and Aquor.
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Vinita
Sweeney
Baldy
Telegraph Office
Colonr Eddy Lal
Sieveney
Graph
Monell
Fennell
Seeeney
Livery Statie
Bonnell
Folk Low
Late Market Quotations From Colorado and Nebraska Pulp and Grain
Market brief lists late quotations for cattle, calves, feeders, hogs, lambs, and grain. Reports Colorado upland and Nebraska prices per ton and per bushel for Wheat, Corn, Oats, and Flour. Reads like a commodity page with scattered spellings and OCR errors, including livestock and produce items with varying price points and regional references.
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Huying
Miscellaneous Market Prices Reported in Quotations
A compact market summary lists varied quotations across metals cotton grains and livestock. Copper and related metals show prices, while New York cotton futures advance to 12 78 for October and 12 95 for December with Chicago grain and provisions noting rye corn oats and barley values and pork lard ribs and clover figures among others.
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New York
Tun
Chicago
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Missouri, Kansan & Texan
Oklahoma
Terriory
Carryl Eddy
Vatnee
Vinila
Hick
Warner
Eulther
Fred
John Barnes Sweeney
Clay County
Missouri
Vinita I
James Brothers
Ed Miller
Little Cabin Creek
Indian Territory
Chiy County
Jambors
Karmecl
Hle
Inlaw
Aestat
Wieser
Sworney
Aour
Sweeney Ao
Ester
Lite Cabin Creek
Ed Mill
Miller
James
Tennessee
Fane
Sweenes
Colonel Eddy
Sweet
Waited
Sam Sixkiller
Muskogee
Sixkiller
Sixkillers
Lake Sixkiller
Clief
Luke Sirkiller
Vinitaty
William H. Bonnell
Luke
Hannell
Lhw
Kansas City
la Foster
John B. Sweeney
John Ko Sweeney
Ap Cath
Zeiab
Tangeas
Eddy
Monacer
Vitilta
King Me
John St Sweeney
Parone
Swemney
Howkell
Cala
Sam Six Killer
Mushoxee
Asted
Chick” Warner
Chick
Themen
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Littlee Rock
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Arkansa
St Louis
Bertie
Sheeney
Clay Counts
A. A. Talmage
Missouri Pacifi Railroad
Wabash
Missouri City
Barney
Aira”Ney
MR. Sweeney
Jouneolous
Menory
Dia Pase
Diaan Pearanes
H. Addington Hrace
Dult
Denver Markets
Tuckers
Sheen
Ceontedy Wethiers
Tasaer Nee Lambs
May
Carload
Meteo Starland Colorato
Eges
Denver
Vod Sune
Prearuerie
Laat
Hariver
Oxaye Nowider
Cole
James Taweeten
Per
Bae
Chisago
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