Duel With Lariats in Wild Wyoming Stand-Off
Joe Hampton recalls a 20 year old duel between a Mexican named Pedro Gasalis and American Dick McAtee near Sydney Nebraska. Foreman for the Seven-Up borers ranch, Hampton describes the tense rope- and knife-based duel, ropes snapping, and the two men circling like panthers before the clash.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Joe Hampton
Bores Ranch
Wyoming
Sydney
Neb
Mis
Sidney
Slaney
Biz Cheyenne River
Black Hille
Pedro Gasalis
Dick MecAt
Texas
Pedro
Amare Tipi T
Deth Rees Sandle
Phry
Austen
Duel on the prairie leaves Dick dead after Mexican Pedro’s fatal shot
A frontier brief describes Dick latching a rope to his horse and confronting two Mexican riders. Dick kills one with a head shot after a struggle, then is shot by another, the aftermath noting Pedro’s third identical duel and disappearance across the prairie.
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Dullet
Hut Dick
Ami
Pedro
Food Needed Weekly for Puerto Rico Relief
The War Department via Gen. Davis Underut outlines Puerto Rico relief needs. Aiming for 1,000 tons of food weekly, the effort covers medicines clothing and shelter material until new crops come in. Costs may reach one and a half billion dollars, with interior regions hardest hit and transport challenges highlighted.
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Rupeat
Cetral
Dawson
Miex Higxing
Hazaar
Cole to Press State Treasury on Insurance Fees
State Auditor Cole plans to force the transfer of insurance examination fees to the state treasury. He will issue bank forms demanding reports of all such fees from state departments and institutions. The move signals a clash with Superintendent Church over control of fee reporting and possible treasury appropriation.
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Stanley
Insurance Department
Cole
Treasury
Plaia
Saperintendent
Insurance
Church
Treasury Department
Mer
Chirelli
Lkely
Vacations and the Eye by Dr Julius Pohlman
Dr Julius Pohlman cautions that vacation reading harms eye health during train travel. He notes poor print quality on train books and constant eye motion from motion and gaze shifts. He urges readers to protect eyes, linking eye strain to headaches and broader health, including digestion.
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Huffalo Express
Julius Pohlman
Blind Man At The Races In New Orleans Story
A New Orleans merchant recalls a winter day at the race track when he met a former friend who had become totally blind. The blind man said he recognized the merchant by voice before the bell signaled the start of the race.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
New Orleans
Man with enhanced senses watches race with keen focus
In a crowded grandstand a blind observer explains how he “feels” the race. He describes tracing sounds and movements to build a mental picture, noting events, cheers, curses, and footsteps guide his perception. He says he derives pleasure from racing and would not miss the event.
Rural Free Mail Delivery Expands in Coming Year
The Globe-Democrat reports extended rural free mail service with routes of 25 to 30 miles, mail boxes at crossroads, and near farmhouses. Carriers will use bicycles where suitable, deliver once daily, and operate under higher pay and new parcel delivery permits. Tests spread across Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Kansas, and in the West, with planned trials in Rocky Mountain districts.
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Globe-Democrat
Washington
Department
Indiana
Ilnels
Iowa
Blissouri
Michigan
Kansas
Colrado
California
Rocky Mount
Garden
Bayou LaFourche
Arizona
Georgia
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetta
Rural Mail Service Improvements and Obsolete Star Routes
English excerpts describe Lincoln era rural delivery, detailing its reach across Kentucky Mississippi Missouri and northern and southern districts. It notes increased letter writing, farmer news access, and city contact, arguing to abolish star routes to cut costs while expanding service. It includes commentary on wages and a Chicago Tribune piece about unemployed demonstrations.
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Lincoln
Missouri
Kaunas
Kentucky
Hila
Mighican
North Carolina
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Clites
Heath
United States
England
France
Germany
Belgium
Chicago Trie
The Scientific Work of a Food Expert
An ad describes Grape-Nuts as a scientifically formed cereal simulating brain nutrition. It claims daily body cell replacement needs, cites phosphate of potash from grains, fruits, and meat, and notes improved mental power after ten days to two weeks. Available from grocers at 15 cents per pkg.
Cuba Pays Her Way War Department Cuban Finance Statement
Washington reports the war department releasing a financial summary for Cuba under U S government management from February 1 to June 20. Receipts from all sources exceeded expenditures by a substantial margin. major outlays included sanitation barracks and quarters public works rural guard and administration charities and hospitals and aid to the destitute. July and other revenue sources are itemized with total disbursements shown as about 1 089 879.
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Washington
War Department
Cuba
United States
Hitank
Ste
Girl Diver's Strange Find Shocks New York Beach
Miss Eliza Hinman of Gravesend, noted swimmer, dove from a high springboard at Bensonhurst and struck a submerged body. She and police recovered a 200 pound man with red mustache who was believed to be Peter Seymour of Warren Street Jersey City, after a collision near Fort Hamoe.
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New York World
Eliza Hinman
Gravesend
Bensonhuret
Hinman
Urytam
Misa Hinman
Santa Fe Announces August 21 Round Trip To New York
On August 21 the Santa Fe will sell round trip tickets to New York with return for trains leaving at 4 05 rpm. Tickets apply to trains September 1 2 3 and to train No 2 on September 4. Tickets include liberal return limits and allow stop overs at Niagara Falls Washington Baltimore or Philadelphia. For details call T L King agent Topeka depots.
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Santa Fe
New York City
Niagara Falls
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Ehair
T. L. King
Topeka
Open Sept 11 Painting and Drawing Instruction
Open Sept 11 offering instruction in all tranches of painting and drawing with special attention to newspaper and book illustrating.
Wandering Talk Sparks Midmorning Quip in Washington Star
A curious exchange, framed by the Washington Star, features a boastful line about wandering on a summer night and a sharp reply from Col. Stillwell. The dialogue hints at rural dialect and period slang, capturing a moment of playful banter within a newspaper clipping.
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Col. Stillwell
Washington Star
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San Francisco Post
New York
Signasure Ct
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W. A. L. Thompson, Hardware CO
Topeka Art School
Jackson Street
Crawford Building
Geo. M. Stone
Tokyo
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