Stories
Permanent, primary-source-cited narratives. Each story is generated from existing claims with full citations, and rewrites itself when fresh sources land — every fact traces back to a chunk you can read.
person Arthur Baker · 📝 Short · 103 words
Arthur Baker is a stenographer and bookkeeper who moved from New York to Silver City, New Mexico, in 1889, only to spark a scandal by bringing his wife's sister instead of his wife [chunk:2165].
person Levi Harkey · 📝 Short · 102 words
person J. H. McKenzie · 📝 Short · 38 words
person Harry Patterson · 📝 Short · 102 words
Harry Patterson was a well-known waiter from Silver City who was shot dead in Las Cruces by a Chinese cook named Jo in 1890 after slapping him. [chunk:2690][chunk:2693]
person Dolores Salcido · 📝 Short · 112 words
person W. O. Thompson · 📝 Short · 19 words
person Unknown Subject (Hastings Lumber Co. manager) · 📝 Short · 52 words
Hastings served as the general manager of the Breman Silver Mine on Chloride Flat east of Silver City, overseeing production of over $1,000,000 in chloride silver from 1879 to 1883 [chunk:1406].
person Nelson · 📝 Short · 92 words
person J. A. Ancheta · 📝 Short · 33 words
person F. P. Whitehill · 📝 Short · 92 words
Whitehill was a sheriff in Grant County, New Mexico, whose tenure around 1889–1890 involved financial irregularities and a county-wood delivery controversy [chunk:2780][chunk:2877].
person Henry Grey · 📝 Short · 33 words
person Harry Hermann · 📝 Short · 70 words
person George Rickets · 📝 Short · 141 words
person George Olney · 📝 Short · 94 words
George Olney was a stage company employee in southwestern New Mexico who served as a shotgun guard and later helped capture would-be robbers near Morenci [chunk:2586][chunk:2602][chunk:2588].
person Frank W. Graham · 📝 Short · 70 words
person Frank Vingoe · 📝 Short · 42 words
person F. J. Sweeney · 📝 Short · 41 words
Sweeney is a well-known miner from Central, New Mexico, who died in a mining accident [chunk:1479][chunk:1491].
person Ed Hudson · 📝 Short · 136 words
McAfee [chunk:1835][chunk:1834].
person Dick Jenkins · 📝 Short · 57 words
Dick Jenkins was a rancher killed in a shooting during a cattle round-up near Springerville, leaving a $50,000 estate. [chunk:1674][chunk:1660]
person Deah Poup · 📝 Short · 60 words
person Curley · 📝 Short · 94 words
org County Round Up District Committee · 📝 Short · 17 words
The County Round Up District Committee is an appointed body that holds office for one year and is responsible for dividing Grant County into six round-up districts [chunk:1630].
person Charles Gartner · 📝 Short · 84 words
Charles Gartner is a man arrested in Silver City, New Mexico, in December 1888 on a telegram from Clifton, Arizona, for suspected mule theft [chunk:1829][chunk:1831].