The Bend on the Driver A Stagecoach Hold Up Tale
The San Francisco Examiner recounts stagecoach robberies by Red Antone and companions on the Oroville to Marysville route. Drivers James Parker and John Holmes describe brutal hold ups by masked robbers, including Black Bart, with notes and stolen cash watches rings and mail.
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San Francisco Examiner
John Holmes
Berry Creek Hill
Oroville and
Iiner
D. W. Panks
Modoc County
Jacob Millar
San Francisco
Manzanita
Quincey
Black Bart
Express
Jangor
Marysville
Laporte
Bangor
Red Antone
State
Frank Morse
George Hackett
Hackett
Bart
James Parker
Bidwell Bar Canon
Gassoway
Quincy
Wells, Fargo & Co
N. D. Plum
Butte County
Discovery of ancient ruins near San Maeto fuels New Mexico preservation push
Amado Chavez reports uncovered ruins one mile north of SanMaeto with stone walls a citadel like building and a water reservoir. Artifacts include turquoise beads jet earrings bone hair maize and painted plaster chambers. The find supports a national reservation proposal for the Rio Grande region.
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Holman
Committee On Public Lands
United States
House of Representatives
Cochite
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Amado Chavez
el Paso
San Maeto
Chavez
Guato
Cortez
America
Chicago Boy and Sister Bicker Over Divorce Mood
A brief dialogue shows Chicago Boy and Little Sister arguing about their mother’s divorce mood. The sister expresses no special concern while the brother criticizes their papa, revealing family tension without further details.
Brave Girl Telegraphers Story of Night Office
A Galveston News report recalls a female telegraph operator at a lonely rail station who keeps watch at night. She defends the office with a revolver, befriends mice, and recalls a cold night when a tramp begged entry, prayed, and later spoke of his life’s ruin after she fed him and sent him west.
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Galveston News
Western Union
Hoboken Street Musicians Impress With German Steamer Orchestra
A street band on Hudson Street near Myer's Hotel in Hoboken, formed by ten uniformed players from a German steamship crew, performs in the afternoon for homes and hotels. They polish the city’s sound with disciplined playing, earn tips on the street, and attract paying audiences at hotels in the evenings.
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Hoboken
Hobkeen
Sun Men
Hudson Street
Myer’s
Romance of a Letter Restores an Engagement
A Chicago woman and Henry Reightmeyer of Lewisburg were engaged but lost track after a year. A Maine traveler found a Chicago girl's letter inside a magazine, dated nearly a year earlier. She explained she folded it with pages and failed to mail it, jealousy arose, and they renewed their engagement after the strange discovery.
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Mr. Plum
Plum
Thacker
Jim Hume
George Henderson
Red Bluff
Chicago
Henry Reightmeyer
Lewisburg
Young Reightmeyer
Maine
Rightmeyer
Druggist Reveals Cut Price Patent Medicine Trick
A talkative druggist explains selling a low cost patent medicine by offering a cheaper home remedy. He admits making a small profit per bottle while using the tactic to lure customers away from the competing product. He notes he sometimes sells the rival at a loss to advertise his own line.
Mystery Bride Renews Hope After Long-Delayed Reunion
Veronica Washabaugh endures years of grief after her fiancé Cyrus Barker fails to appear at their wedding. A late cable car confession reveals Barker's proof of innocence and devotion, offering a final, bittersweet reunion as the couple faces a remnant of life to cherish.
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Leo' Ts
Veronica Washabaugh
Barker
Cyrus Barker
Washabaugh
Veronica
Cyrus
Lash
Ani Ln
Veronica Brea
Chicago
Tris
Back-Scratcher Reaches Philadelphia From Pacific Coast
A quirky Pacific coast tale describes a back-scratcher with a long ivory handle used to scratch hard to reach places. Tourists returning from San Francisco bring the item to Philadelphia and demonstrate its use at a theater while a curious reporter observes.
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Pidelphia
Pacife
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Paifie
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Knights OF the Box
Brave Girl Telegraphers
Texas
California
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