The Day the Chinamen Came Back

After a violent expulsion and rumors of hanging in Tekoa, Chinese laborers return under federal guard to resume work, turning a local tragedy into a grim advertisement for the town.

Tekoa Business District Destroyed by Incendiary Fire

A fire suspected to be arson wiped out the central business district of Tekoa, resulting in thousands of dollars of damage.

“Had the water works been completed two days earlier the town have been saved.”

Domestic Crisis in Tekoa

A husband's attempt to isolate his wife leads to a standoff, a threat of murder-suicide, and a swift legal separation.

“The boy had him arrested before his mother's return.”

The Wheels Threw Him Aside: A Coal Heaver's Narrow Escape

F. Brassell fell beneath freight cars at Tekoa's coal bunkers; he lost an ear and most of his scalp but survived the first night.

“Fortunately, instead of passing over the body, the wheels threw it aside.”

The Tragic End of Arthur Hislop

A Tekoa man, plagued by chronic pain from an old railroad injury, takes his own life in a quiet, devastating final act.

“The lady says her husband was some years ago badly injured in a railroad wreck, and that since that accident he had often suffered with severe pains in his head.”