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it -- Small storehouse of 200 barrels of coal oil, near the Ophir works -- on E st between Carson & North sts -- building destroyed and some of the oil -- Loss about 2,000 -- At 4 PM Jonah Williams shot in International saloon by Con Collins

Jonah Williams shot

in a quarrel over $2 at the gambling table -- [faro?] Ball struck left side & passed around back, & can be felt on opposite side, & will be taken out tomorrow morning -- Dr Kirby and Webber, attended him -- Bed at 2 --

1885 I Associated Press Reporter

Tuesday September 1, 1885

Clear warm & pleasant -- 85 Work as usual -- Bed at 3 --

Wednesday Aug* 2

Same -- Bed at 4:30 -- Ran with Steve Gilles awhile in saloons, after got through in office -- Like a dam fool -- But no hard drinking -- mostly talking --

Thursday Aug* 3

Same -- This evening I commenced telegraphing for the Cal Associated Press, from here, for pay -- $10 per month -- getting my dispatch off at 12 oclock -- 2 items, 47 and 25 words respectively -- About Brophy being nerly killed by accident in the Douglass mill, Dayton, yesterday, and a fire in McGurn's North C st store this AM -- PM attended examination of Con Collin for shooting Jonah Williams -- Bed at 4 --

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it -- Small storehouse of 200 barrels of coal oil, near the Ophir works -- on E st between Carson & North sts -- building destroyed and some of the oil -- Loss about 2,000 -- At 4 PM Jonah Williams shot in International saloon by Con Collins

Jonah Williams shot

in a quarrel over $2 at the gambling table -- [faro?] Ball struck left side & passed around back, & can be felt on opposite side, & will be taken out tomorrow morning -- Dr Kirby and Webber, attended him -- Bed at 2 --

1885 I Associated Press Reporter

Tuesday September 1, 1885

Clear warm & pleasant -- 85 Work as usual -- Bed at 3 --

Wednesday Aug* 2

Same -- Bed at 4:30 -- Ran with Steve Gilles awhile in saloons, after got through in office -- Like a dam fool -- But no hard drinking -- mostly talking --

Thursday Aug* 3

Same -- This evening I commenced telegraphing for the Cal Associated Press, from here, for pay -- $10 per month -- getting my dispatch off at 12 oclock -- 2 items, 47 and 25 words respectively -- About Brophy being nerly killed by accident in the Douglass mill, Dayton, yesterday, and a fire in McGurn's North C st store this AM -- PM attended examination of Con Collin for shooting Jonah Williams -- Bed at 4 --