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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
15
A Raleigh area murder trial featured an intelligent horse as a key witness. The animal, tied to the deceased, reacted to the crime scene, guiding the courtroom verdict by signaling the spot of the fatal act and supporting the accused's conviction with dramatic, perceived proof of retributive justice.
The Chicago Chronicle recalls Mrs Dewey owning a western estate in Wichita Kansas from a poker game with Gen Hazen and four others. Hazen won town lots, bequeathed them to his wife, most players died, the boom collapsed, and land values later rose, potentially enriching Mrs Dewey if she secures clear title.
Commissioner General Peck marks the Paris exposition post office as the first ever to deposit a letter from the United States Abroad. The building houses an information bureau and the American chamber of commerce among other facilities. An amusing South Africa war anecdote follows about a soldier caught on an ant hill under fire.
A Philadelphia Record report cites a jeweler noting that many men avoid choosing gifts and rely on store staff. Regular customers supply budget names and addresses for wedding invitations, but keep quiet on the actual gift, awaiting a note of thanks.
On the opening day of the Paris exposition a contract was signed to raze and dismantle the exhibition buildings. Reports from South Africa claim Mauser bullets fail to stop cavalry as horses take hits through the legs and chest yet cover four hundred yards before collapse.
A collection notes miscellaneous statistics and events including a 100 year old individual milestone, Chicago fire department engine count, blind birth rate, hair whitening differences, global life insurance, milk pricing by a union, Phoenixville trolley car seizure, New York City street railway mileage and passengers, a gift of English commission reports, a rare Venezuelan boundary document, the Glenn ranch subdivision, and its role in early bonanza wheat farming.
During captivity in the Philippines Lieut Gilmore and his crew shared a barracks with Spanish prisoners led by a major general who sent 50 Mexican dollars to Gilmore as a loan for guns and clothes. After escape the general refused repayment, and naval officers in Manila funded a liver gift engraved with the facts. The general later attended a fleet reception to honor him.
A Chicago boy misreads a mystery creature and learns it was water. The article notes Indian well troubles from two castes the purer Hindus and Gonds with weavers, requiring separate wells or assigned water duty to Hindus to avoid defilement.
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