Volume 17 , Issue 32

NW Okie's Journey

Another week but this time we find ourselves writing this week's OkieLegacy eZine from NW Houston, Texas. September weather here isn't as bad as the Houston Summers.

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Walking With Sadie

Woof! Woof! Will here this little black Sadie Pug sits down in southeast Texas with the highs in the upper 80's. It's a bit more humid than southwest Colorado, though.

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100 Years Ago - Tuesday, 14 Sept. 1915

According to the Great Bend Tribune out of Great Bend, Kansas, 14 September 1915, page 7, we could read about "A Wonderful Picture," and a famous capture of notorious chief shown in thrilling film. It is concerning Untied States Marshal William Tilghman's capture of the notorious outlaw chief, Bill Doolin, early in 1896.

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What Is Origin of Baseball?

We looked back to 2 April 1905, in "The Galveston Daily News," Galveston, Texas to see what A. G. Spalding had written concerning the question: "What Is the Origin of Baseball." It comes from Spalding's official base ball guide for 1900.

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Recalling the Real Bonnie & Clyde

The writer, Alanna Nash, of this Kansas City Times article, "Recalling the Real Bonnie & Clyde," was a 1972 graduate of Stephens College. Her interest in the Bonnie and Clyde era stemmed from a research paper when did while at Stephens.

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1913 April, Gallows Finish Of Illicit Love

As the "Wichita Beacon" reported, 28 Arpil 1913, Monday, page 1: "Gallows Finish Of Illicit Love." The Judge of Appeals affirmed Alva Murder Case. Lawyer Miller sentenced to Life for murder of Mabel Oakes - his dupe - Judge Furman said hangman was cheated.

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