Court Fight Sparks Loud Showdown In contempt case
A Kansas City litigant before Justice Robert M Bowling clashed with the judge over ownership of wood, leading to a public confrontation in which Jennings was battered. The judge proclaimed the court’s resolve, saying any man who insults the court must fight, as onlookers recall another Vermont cemetery inscription tale of Benjamin Carpenter.
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Robert M. Bowling
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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How It Happened Tales From A Moment's Fortune
A Washington Star excerpt recalls how fortunes can hinge on seizing opportunities. A Cuban episode follows a hesitant recruit who, despite fear, faced dangerous duty and earned praise. The tale underscores risk and courage, ending with a rider about a man and a mule in a critical moment.
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Washington Star
Cuba
Ife
Medbng
Stan
Dan
Exorcising a Demon in Munich City
A March 15 1897 exorcism in Munich Bavaria described by Appletons Popular Science Monthly reports a Catholic priest of St Beneid’s church performing holy water incense and aspergillum rites to drive a demon from a house at 24 Park Street. The haunting disturbed residents with groaning and a seen form of an old woman in black frightening a child observer. The event caused a sensation in the Bavarian capital.
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Bavaria
St. Beneid's
Park Street
City
Appleton
Popular Science Monthly
Giants of Patagonia Giants of Patagonia and Tehuelches of southern Patagonia
The Tehuelches of southern and eastern Patagonia are described as a tall, Araucanian people known for their height and hunting prowess. They live with horses and dogs, are relatively civilized, and trade furs and mantles for goods including whisky brought by traders.
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Cordilleras
Patagonia
Boston ‘Transcript
Tabby Parade In Brooklyn Aims Of Daily Walks
Brooklyn women take cats on daily Constitutionals all along the sidewalks with ribbons and collars. The scene includes mistresses and maids guiding various breeds from pedigreed Angoras to common wanderers as rival felines glare but refrain from altercation.
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Brooklyn
Angeoras
New York
Fluffy
Not Returned Yarn From a Child Elicits Laughs
Six year old Tommie, sent to a corner grocery for lump sugar, returns with granulated sugar. After a correction, the grocer mentions a new family member. Tommie responds he has a little brother but would rather a sister, explaining they cannot change him yet as he has aged four days.
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Tommie
Too Much For Him At Church After Ten Years Away
A timid man, after a decade away, attends a church service with a girl friend and heavy self-consciousness. He endures a strained hour, fears his uncombed hair and overcoat missing, finally pays a boy to retrieve the coat, and resolves not to return until more composed. The tale comes from the Louisville Commercial.
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Louisville
The
Foreign Missionary Society
Murdering Queen's English in Jeffersonville Captain
In Jeffersonville, Capt. Bill Taylor, famed for odd jargon, sparks a local tale of his grand phrases and a past charge. The piece notes his table speech about a rain ruined dance and a boastful plan, plus his involvement in the John Tucker case, later acquitted in circuit court. The tale adds that he claimed Tucker's ghost haunted him until he sought a medium and apologized.
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Louisville Post
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Tucker
Wanted A Wife Note From Little Girl In Louisville
A girl in a blue checked apron delivers a note to the Commercial office. The note seeks a wife for a man described as old, with fake teeth and dyed hair, while neighbors gossip about his appearance and habits. The girl believes she has done her duty by delivering the message.
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Louisville
Law
Peking Relighted by Lamps Amid Foreign Embassies
The Peking and Tientsin Times report gas lamps and three petroleum lamps lighting the capital. Gas lights face the Russian embassy while three lamps serve Russo-Chinese Bank customers, leaving other areas dark. The piece notes the city’s uneven illumination as night falls.
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Peking
Tientsin
Celestial Kingdom
Mosquitoes Ravage Yukon Wildlife and Prospectors
The Denver Times reports Alaska mills of mosquitoes terrorizing wildlife and humans. They drive moose and caribou to higher ground, kill dogs and bears, and thwart prospectors by swarming eyes ears and noses. Rain and wind affect their activity, with two broods yearly and rapid biting after hatching.
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Denver Times
Bruin
Alaska
States
Queen Taitou A Stickler Empress Of Abyssinia
A detailed portrait of Empress Taitou of Abyssinia describes her as a dignified, influential consort with a large household. She presides over grand feasts, maintains vast appanages, leads a sedentary life, and appears publicly with attendants and red umbrellas. She values etiquette, is well informed, and writes bright letters.
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Abyssinia
Empire
Taitou
Meneiek
Saitou
Marble Wedge Kills Deer in Taney County Hunt
A Taney County boy reportedly killed a deer with a marble fired from a muzzleloader after his shot pouch ran dry. He placed the marble on the powder wadding as a taw, fired at close range, and the marble pierced the deer’s vitals, an event noted by the Kansas City Journal as highly unusual in hunting lore.
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Taney County
Kansas City Journal
Ile
Bull Creek
Digging for Fish by Kottiar Natives
Natives of Kottiar annually dig the Vergel river’s dry banks to extract fish. They break mud lumps to reveal live eight to ten inch fish, often frisky as if just removed from water.
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Kottiar
Vergel
Bean Fever and Spain Wedding Customs Report
A German doctor coins favismus to describe bean fever, recommending avoidance of bean fields as a cure. The piece also notes Spanish marriage customs vary by time of day and social status, with ceremonies occurring early in the morning for those of means or in other hours by situation.
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Spain
Central Transportation Co Votes to Dissolve in Philadelphia
At a special stockholders meeting in Philadelphia on July 18, the Central Transportation company resolved to file a petition with the court for dissolution. The action follows the company’s practical cessation of business. Assets are reported at about 2.5 million dollars.
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Dindotye
Philadelphia
Central Transportation Company
Sentral Transportation Company
Coal Deposit Found in Alaska Promises Rich Anthracite
A vast coal seam is reported 400 miles up the Koyukuk river in Alaska. An English authority says it rivals Pennsylvania’s best anthracite. The Koyukuk to Yukon junction is reportedly navigable by steam.
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Alaska
San Francisco
St. Michael’s
Enya
Koyukuk
Pennsylvania
Yukon
Plague deaths mount in India reach seventy one thousand
A recent parliamentary report notes 71 000 plague deaths in India. The figure reflects the scale of the outbreak as recorded by the secretary of India to parliament.
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India
Secretary of India
Scrofula Cure Promised By Swift's Specific
An ad touts Swift's Specific as a remedy for scrofula a hereditary blood taint. It tells of a boy named Charlie saved from severe sores and impaired vision after a dozen bottles, claiming improved health and clear skin. Contact Mia Mabry at 260 Elm St Macon Ga.
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Swift
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Mabry
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