Treasure Tale of Wig Foot Wheeler and Big Poot Slayings
A frontier narrative revival traces the life of highwayman J W Wheeler, his Idaho outrages, and a buried hoard near Holst City. It recounts Wig Foots ambush of Hig Poot, Wheeler's duel with him on the Silver City stage road, and the pursuit by armed settlers as they sought treasure tied to a long-ago Oregon gold rush era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
the Inquirer
Dole Guy
Maho
J. W Wheeler
Boixe
Oregon
California
Ayal Yor
Croon-Pueponen
Holst City
Debt Ferry
Bomne
Bolke City
Manditler
Wheeler
Idaho
Hye Pont
Oregon Country
Vileys
Pritita
Owyhee
Olse
rancha@an
Wig Foot
Peatley
W. Wheeler
Bolse
Silver City
Ballard
Hig Poot
Williams
Anderson
Sliver City
Woot
Markeman
Winally Fig Woot
Iken
Willows
Tre Npon
Tnitlan
Fred Agate
Whaeler
Tig Moot
Wheeler and
Gherok Fitive
Archer Wilkinson
Jon Lewis
Dr. Whitman
Walla Walla
Hine Mountains
Silverity
Bigfoot
bin Plaus
Fear the Bandits Western Express Fortified Against Outlaws
Long account describes the Dalton gang’s terror across Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma rail corridors. It notes fortified express lines with bulletproof doors and armed guards, mentions leader debates about Bill Dalton, recalls Coffeyville 1892 style raids, and cites large rewards offered by states and railroad companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanat
Minnouri
James Boys
Morpheus
Dalton Gang
Missouri
Kansas
Coffeyville
Bagdite
Weaperadoen
Fall Roads
Kanvas
Oklahoma
Railway
Bill Dalton
Naltons
Jamen Boys
Kawin
Bill Walton
Villeheident
Betty
California
Kansan
Texan
Daltons
Francis E Brownell Died After Civil War Fame
Francis E Brownell, famed for killing the murderer of Colonel Ellsworth at Alexandria, Va, during the Civil War, is dead. Madge Siebricker of Madison Wisconsin seeks a roster contract against Governor Peek and other state officials via a private printing firm alleging conspiracy to defraud. The 18 year old daughter of Captain Wd Swain ex state comptroller of Texas perished in a fire that destroyed Henrietta Texas. he was severely burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Brownell
Colonel Ellsworth
Alexandria
Madge Siebricker
Madison, WI
Peek
Defaud
W.d. Swain
Texas
Henrietta
Ino Severley
Chicago to store Indian supplies as distribution center
Chicago chosen by the government to replace New York as the warehouse for life comforts and goods for Native American peoples amid new lease plans. The move, urged by Interior Department officials, shifts operations to a large building on Washington Boulevard, with leases set at 4500 per year and possession by July 1 1898. The change follows closures of the New York warehouse and reflects broader supplier shifts affecting New York and Illinois goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caivaco
Sam
Chicago
New York
Hfe
Fiere
Ile Clothing
Washington Boulevard
Department of the Interior
LM. Browning
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Boke Smith
Smith
Gotham
Tudian Department
Aubuque
Fragmented 19th century notes and curiosities
A long, garbled dispatch lists various topics from a high syllable count word and a British export balance to artificial wood, electric locomotives and a Sing Sing origin story. It reports on a washout on the Union Pacific Cascade, a Paris world’s fair rail plan, and a demented Napa man on a California-bound train with a Dublin draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lowes Hie
Laxamis
Wyo
John P. O'Neill
Napa
Cal
Dubie
Ireland
Bank of Dublin
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Big Foot
Wahe
Wolf Pightiog
Bad Wink
Tie Heirens
Western Express
Vultan
Katironda
Ceneral News Notes
Uncle Sam's Store
Busines
Charles Hawiina
Durand
Tdaho
Richard Coke
Democratic State Committee
Dubuque
Iowa
J. K. Stratton
Huntsville
John Carroll
Indianapolis
Thomas Rox
Hawood
Ind. Electric Railway
Peffer
Wall Street
Harriet W. Potter
St. Joseph, Mich
Thurston
Koneberry
San Francisco
Beresford
Overnor Methan
D. B. Scott
Kilensburg
Burns
Tacoma
P. Purdy
Seattle
de. W. A. Wright
Spokane
Platoum
Samuel Theodore
Standard Oil Company
Cornel Bus, Iowa
United States
Jacob Stadt
St. Louis
Kimill Wuensch
Ife
EM. Kluman
Jacksonville
W. G. Owens
Lexington, Ky
Congress
W. O. P. Breckinridge
Fenddie Gebhard
Misa Louise Morris
The
Allnois Blue Label League
al Rahman
Zella Nicolaus
Wabash, Ind
Mrs. Witherbee
Carilale
George Rudriss
Galena, Til
Tia
Howard
Army
Billy Myer
Stanton Abbott
Sheridan
Montana
Kentucky
Arkansas
Port Benton
Omaha
Kansas City
Plains
Confederacy
Phil Sheridan
Stam
New York Sun
Helena
Hauser
Sherdan
First National Bank
Little Phil
Tle
A. J. Beal
Army of the
A. J. Hanter
Ikylands
Washington
James McDonaid
Benton Harbor
Indiana
Pollard-Brackinridge
St. Paul Road
Elias D. Letevge Tell Dhat
Bie Vara
Sterling, Illinois
Walla
Gov. McGraw
Bull Bear Berwyn, Pa
France
Union Par
Cascade Locks
Britain
Stal
Germany
New England Historical Society
Gen. Jackson
Georgia
London
Berlin
Vienna
Sing Sing
N. Y
John Sing Sing
P.M. Kline
Knoxville
Broadway
Colorado
Nevada
Gentevville
Mich
Cleveland Sr 9
New York Central Railroad Company
Harlem River
Buenos Ayres
Great Southern Railroad
Pampas
Moaystto
Nicaragus
Central America
Punta Rassa
Fla
Monro
Studebaker
Canton
Jones
Union Warehouse and Machine Co
Cor, Post and N. P
Wash
Sen Price
FAS
Iti
L.w .Stocker
DRS. Stockton & Reddy Specialists
Cartan
Alain
Howie
Csmette
Betselitie
Ali Nwrvauts
Chranle Dusen
Spokane, Metro
Hornepuinen
Grae Stamp Works
Ziegler Elk
Northwast Mining Review
Helliah Coltiand
Minin Hevinn Pulse Fishing Co
Er Elias Fat ii
Shunite
Erin
Jno. de
Toatirutin
Ur Spokane
Waa
Pokino Teng Co
Whateale
J. W. Boult
Stevens
Riverside Av
Tera Hiveda
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