Historic Osage Monster Hunt Shocks Early Settlers
The Flora Jones paddle wheel steamboat haunted the Osage valley in the spring of 1844, its banshee whistle scaring pioneer families from Harmony to Papleville. Matt Arbuckle, mounted by terror, led a brave posse to confront a feared beast, but the hunt ended with the boat’s whistle fading as dawn returned and the settlers quietly returned home, a tale preserved by Kansas City Star.
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Flora Jones
Little Bort
Harmony
Bates County
Plora Jones
Aus Clair County
Matthew Arbickle
Sas
Paplaville
Indiana
John Whitiey
Jackson
New Orleans
Benjamin Morris
William Beacon
Hamilton Morris
Benjamin ‘Burch
William Roark
Frank Roark
Benjamin Snyder
Snowden Morris
Matthew Atbuctle
Mattie
Whitley
Matt
Osaga
Breckenridge
St. Louis
Newfoundlands
Wight
Kenya
Iota Jones
Jer
Era
Suorts
Mora Jones
John Whitley
Jimmy Breckenridge
Osage Valley
Kansas City Star
Falling Off a Bicycle in Twain Autobiography Excerpt
A reminiscence from Mark Twain's youth describes attempting to tame a nine foot bicycle with frequent crashes and scraped skin. He recalls his German teacher at the bicycle factory, who later remarks Twain could fall in more ways than anyone seen before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Twiehell
Jessona
Hin
Clemens
Mark ‘Fwann
The
North American Review
A Bunch of Roses at Regatta on Lake Lucerne
A historic note on roses as symbols of purity and charm, recounting a regatta on Lake Lucerne where the lake surface was filled with roses. The piece weaves traditional associations of roses to silence and mentions Persian fables and rose distillation in Bulgaria and Roumania. It closes with a dated, fragmentary reference to damask roses and dawn distillation.
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Ftregatta
Lake Lucerne
Cirha
Iran
Bulgaria
Roumania
Lost Hie Mr For a Man Of Mature Years In Massachusetts
A Minnesota Journal summary notes Josias Plaistowe was punished for stealing four baskets of corn from Indigenous people. He was stripped of the title Mister, fined £5, and ordered to return eight baskets of corn to the red men in place of the four he took.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josias Plaistowe
Josias
Massachusetts
Minneapolis Journal
Statue of Cain Kills Abel Found in Field Near Kettering
Witness describes a stone statue in a field near Kettering showing Cain slaying Abel. The sculpture appears centuries old and is said to stand on the exact site of the biblical murder, according to London Tit-Blis.
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Cain
Abel
Kettering
London
The Money Market Dispute Between Mr Wallace and Wife
A dialogue fragment shows Mr Wallace discussing "the money market" with a sense of loyalty as public questions arise. Mrs Wallace interjects noting she has not received the market money yet, highlighting a domestic dispute over funds.
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Mr. Wallace
Mrs. Wallace
Admits He Was One, Mre Henpeck You Acted Like A Fool
Pearson's Weekly reports a humorous exchange where Mrs Henpeck scolds Mr Henpeck after his marriage proposal. The couple jokes about his prior behavior as she accuses him of acting foolish while he insists it was real.
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Mre. Henpeck
Henpack
Pearson' S Weekly
A Likable Detective Burns Traps Ruef and More
William J. Burns, famed American secret service operative, known for charm and sharpe d technique, pursued Ruef at the Trocadero San Francisco and arrested him within hours after surrounding the place. He also tailed Oregon fund figures like Puter across the continent, surviving a pistol thrust to emerge with the capture. Burns’s career spans Boston to the Pacific coast as a principal counter graft sleuth.
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Wiliam J. Gurna
Pacific Coast
Ate Ruef
San Francisco
Sherlock Holmes
Contra Dorle
William J. Burns
Secret Service
United States
William
Bubb
Burns
Oregon
Ruef
Troenthero
Francis J. Heney
Francis J. Heney, the Citizens’ Attorney
Ruet
Trocadero
Mr. Henry
Oregon Fund
Puter
Boston
Continent
Paters
Pettibone Linked to Miners Case in Idaho Murder Probe
George A. Pettibone, former Western Federation of Miners official, is not on trial for the murder of ex Governor Steunenberg but is indicted with Moyer and Haywood. His fate hinges on Haywood’s outcome. acquittal of Haywood may drop Pettibone’s case, while conviction could force him to prove innocence or face punishment. Pettibone, once WFMC executive, is tied to alleged conspiracies and outrages during the Coeur d'Alene mining turmoil, and has a wife who has visited him in Boise jail. He was reportedly connected to Colorado business and Detroit confinement in earlier years.
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Miners’ Federation
Haywood
George A. Pettibone
Steunenberg
Idaho
Moyer
Maywood
Pettibone
George A. Priyibone
Western Federation of Miners
T 19
Moyer and
Steusenberg
Coeur d'Alene
Ida
Boise
Detroit House of Correction
Colorado
Orchard
The Brain and Personality Beyond the Brain Alone
A discussion on the brain as instrument, not originator, of thought. Dr Thomson notes the conscious personality uses the brain as its organ, shaping speech and knowledge through a single creative agency. The piece argues great minds shape their brains, not vice versa, and ponders the mystery of sleep and memory.
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Thomson
A Matter of Economy in a Comic Exchange
A humorous caption features Mrs Housekeep offering a dinner after a bit of labor, while Weary Willie counters that better deals come from getting dinner now and skipping the work. The cartoonish dialogue highlights thrift versus appetite in a lighthearted domestic gag, typical of Illustrated Bits.
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Willie
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