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A citizen posse intercepts a group of thirteen migrants near the railroad tracks, leading to a shootout and local manhunt.
“The white men, who were evidently smugglers, opened fire upon their pursuers, and the two citizens returned the compliment.”
Federal investigators expose a fraudulent scheme to seize timber lands using dummy 'pre-emption' entries.
“Jones returned to New York as soon as the entry was made, and, his entry was a mere incident in the acquisition of a large body of timber for speculation only.”
A rancher barricades himself on an island in the Nooksack River, claiming authority and defying intruders until captured by the sheriff.
“He had a United States flag flying to the breeze above his barricade and had announced his intention of defending the island in the name of the government.”
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