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Hospitality isn’t something you would find in all Old West saloons. Some were downright cold, dark, and unfriendly. Many of them stayed open 24 hours a day to accommodate the public. “BOOZE AND BATWINGS.” Read more about frontier saloons here: https://tomrizzo.com/booze-batwings/ […] 
After Jim Courtright’s bid for a fourth term as city marshal of Fort Worth, Texas, failed, he hung around town drinking and gambling. Courtright built a reputation as a fast gun. But then, he butted heads with gambler Luke Short. […] 
Despite his reputation as a gambler, Doc Holliday pursued other interests. Fluent in Latin, he also played the piano and dressed to the nines. Holliday also handled a knife and pistol as well as anyone. “NOTHING TO LOSE.” Read the full story here: [https://tomrizzo.com/nothing-lose/ […] 
Ben Thompson had his fill of threats being made against his life by a couple of theater owners in San Antonio, Texas, and decided to confront them. On the night of March 11, 1884, Thompson met up with rancher and gunman King Fisher, also the deputy sheriff of Uvalde County, Texas. The two men went to dinner and attended a play, then decided to head to the Vaudeville Variety Theater, one of […] |
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