THE PHANTOM HORSE: A Weird Tale of Life in the Early Days of California
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Title
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THE PHANTOM HORSE: A Weird Tale of Life in the Early Days of California
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Description
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A horror-based story about Mexican superstition. The strange tale describes a conductor who sees a white horse run across the train tracks between San Francisco and San Jose and eventually leads to the mayor (a rich American) being robbed and killed by a man named Vasquez. The purpose of this article was to create a suspenseful story for avid readers and to create fear towards Mexicans.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1891-07-24/ed-1/seq-3/
Page 3
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Publisher
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New York Evening World
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Date
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1891-07-24
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Coverage
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New York City
