Old Stagecoaches of Atchison to Placerville Era
The Atchison Placerville stage line, operational 1860 to 1865, was famed for its vast equipment and high fares. It carried passengers mail and express across 913 miles with 153 stations, facing Indian and outlaw threats and even a 60,000 gold haul. The line boosted famous trips, including Ben Holladay’s 2000 mile pursuit, and once carried the Prince of Wales.
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Atchison
Placerville
Cal
Globe
Denver
Ben Holladay
Holladay
Atchison-Placerville
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Deadwood
Buffalo Bill
London
Prince of Wales
Europe
Concord
N. H
Atchison and Placerville
New York
San Francisco
St. Joseph
Hannibal and St. Joseph
Fort Kearney
Atchiar Globe
Perjury and bribery allegations sweep two nations
The editorial disputes Governor Murphy’s Supreme Court admission as perjury and condemns Arizona lawyers for deceiving the court. It condemns John Bull’s conduct in the South Africa war, notes Grand Jury bribery in St. Louis, and argues for strict franchise controls and integrity in city councils.
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Republic of Rome
Senate
Murphy
Supreme Court of the United States
Murphy Organ
Phoenix
Washington
Supreme Court
Manderson
Nebraska
Charles F. Manderson
Territorial
Arizona
District Court
Territorial Supreme Court
Supreme Tribunal
Roosevelt
John Bull's Troubles and War Costs
The article assesses Britain's South African War burden, noting 230,000 troops in the field and high expenditures. It cites a deficiency request of 25 million dollars, bringing total costs to about 305.35 million, with monthly outlays around 22 million and a larger, ongoing imperial deployment in India, Egypt, Halifax, and beyond.
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John Bull
Broderick
South Africa
England
India
Egypt
Halifax
Ceylon
Lord Kelvin
Suckers Are Sore in The Citizen’s View
The Citizen refuses to aid Constant Reaver beyond suggesting he write to The Star for redress. The piece mocks readers who complain after gambling and urges reading The Star to verify claims about Jennie Stroheker and the Grand piano distribution. It notes multiple victims seeking aid and proposes forming a kickers convention.
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Stars
Jennie Stroheker
Lake Park Avenue
Chicago
Jennie
Kickers
Bribery Schemes Taint St Louis Street Railway Franchises
Grand Jury indicts two millionaire street railway owners including Ellis Wainright over bribery of St Louis City Council members. Four former councilors previously charged. more indictments expected as investigators reveal money paid for franchise votes.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Grand Jury
Ellis Wainright
Great Wainright Brewery
Wainright
Miraculous escapes on the war ground bewilder observers
The account extols unbelievable survival feats as shells burst near troops yet limbs remain intact. It notes bullets threading costumes and armor without wounds and shell bursts that fail to shatter bones, calling such survivals a remarkable, almost Munchausen level history of war escapes.
Contagious Disease Card Mix-Up Dazzles Town
A hostler mistake leads to a misread sign on a house with a newborn and a contagious disease notice. The error causes readers to see the warning on the house with the infant, while another house with scarlet fever was the intended target.
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Troy Press
Classified Ads Help You Find Lost Items
In a playful theater anecdote from Washington Brer the heroine scolds a new villain during rehearsal while the alleged culprit quips about acting versus part. The piece ends with a prompt from the Citi gen’s Classified Ads to locate lost items.
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Washington Brer
Citigen
Five Hundred Dollars Mentioned Repeatedly
A fragment notes multiple instances of the amount five hundred dollars. The terse line appears as a repetitive monetary figure without additional context or details.
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Kansas
California
The
Tucson Citizen
Citizen Printing and Publishing Co
Associated Press
Act of Congress
Postoffice
Tucson
O’brien Moore
Mr. Bull
Grand
Sam
Powers
New York Evening World
Schilling
Umushi
Luc
Post Office
County
Eran
A. Schilling & CO
DeWitt
Bell's
North Church Street
Bell's Macy
North Church Stree
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