Winsted Wild Man Allegedly Haunts Area With Onion Evidence
Local reports describe a wild man seen in Winsted and vicinity. Witness Webster notes a loud roar from a barbed wire strike, while John Hall and John Robert McDonald Cleveland testify to sightings, growls, and the creature eating onions. The tale cites a jabberwock of fearsome aspect and ongoing concern among residents.
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Webster
John Hall
Litchfield
Hall
John Robert McDonald Cleveland
Cleveland
Winsted
Wild Man Legend Haunts West Winsted Onion Patch
In the vicinity of West Winsted residents report a wild man seen for five weeks as a hedged claim grows. Eyewitnesses including Selectman Riley Smith and Lock Perkins recount a hairy, nine to ten foot figure with a human face. Pat Donaghy of West Winsted repeats a vivid tale of a red haired, onion-hunting creature seizing patches and corn, while community figures debate capture or traps using local delicacies as bait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winsted
Pat Donaghy
Winchester
West Winsted
Riley Smith
Joe Webster
John Robert McDonald Cleveland
Danger
Lock Perkins
Mike*Donaghy
John Hall
Pwight Webster
Seedman Smith
Perkins
Colebrook Centre
Peniege
Dwight Webster
Pat
Donegal
Litchfield
Mike
Donaghy
Walt Slocum
Social Democrats See Emperor Powerless As Tour Planned
Social Democrats in Breslau open their congress amid huge crowds and police presence. Herr Bebel delivers a sixteen minute speech denouncing protectionist policy and urging social reform to lift artisans toward a brighter Goldenen Boden. Herr Vollmar misses the event due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breslau
Congress of the
Social Democrats
Concordia Hall
Bebe
Wiliam
Herr Bebel
Hi Bebel
Herr Vollmar
Party platforms compared in Massachusetts campaign
Selected planks from the two major parties in Massachusetts compare leading issues for the present campaign. Williams and Greenhalge will appeal to voters based on these platform items and positions.
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Massachusetts
Williams
Greenhalge
William Will Tour Alsace and Political Edicts
The article outlines a royal tour through Alsace with the Emperor visiting Woerth and Strasbourg from Oct 14 to Oct 19 including a gala in Wiesbaden and a memorial unveiling. It also covers a long Massachusetts Democratic platform criticizing religious bigotry, proposing corporate reform, state control, currency policy, and road construction alongside calls for government accountability and financial safeguards.
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Courcellés Kurzel
Urville
Alace
Woerth
Frederick III
von Meschke
Hoffmann
Imperial
Strasburg
Berlin
gosp@p
Prince Henry
Prussia
Alsace
Marlborough Duke aids Consuelo Vanderbilt matchmaker tale
The article details the alliance between Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough. It notes Lily, Lady Beresford, as premier matchmaker, recounts their long acquaintance since Consuelo was 14, and describes the duchess’s influence on his plans, the Blenheim history project, and the anticipated American visit to celebrate the engagement.
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Consuelor Vanderbilt
Kes Richard
John. Spencer
Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Willie K. Vanderbilt
Lily
Berd¢sford
London
Duchess of Marlborough
Lady Beresford
Consuelo Vanderbilt
America
Willie K
Miss Consuelo
Paris
New York
Newport
Stripling
Lord Beresford
Beresford
Japan
China
Charles
Barly
Blenheim
Waldorf Astor
Pall Mall
States
Winsted Leonard Churchill
Lady Randolph Churchill
Randolph Churchill
Portugal King faces pivot in Lisbon trip across Europe
Madrid dispatch says Portugal’s king delays Madrid Rome and Berlin trip as Liberals gain power threaten revolution. Liberal leaders demand cabinet resignations or risk a republican upheaval. The monarch weighs foreign court support to back his government.
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London
Madrid
Portugal
Great Britain
Spain
Germany
Injury Fells South Boston Man Outside City Car
At 10 o clock last night Fillipo Lacas cia aged 38 living at 207 Eghth street South Boston fell on Cornhill as he stepped off the sidewalk to board a car. Both bones of his left leg were broken below the knee. He was attended by Dr Dunn at Station 2 and then removed to the City Hospital in the police ambulance.
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Fillipo Lacascia
Eghth Street
Boston
Cornhill
Dunn
City Hospital
Pollice
Stern Case Under Fire From German and American Press
Berlin dispatch notes a harsh Post critique of both German and American press in the Louis Stern case. Stern, a New York resident, has been fined and imprisoned in Munich for insulting Baron Von Thuengen, deputy Spa commissioner at Kissengen. The piece claims press denunciations aim to thwart justice and notes the American embassy has not received official word on Stern’s case. Munich papers say diplomatic negotiations to allow ambassadorial interference are unavailable.
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Berlin
the Post
Germany
America
Louis Stern
New York
Munich
Baron von Thuengen
Spa
Kissengen
The
Post
Stern
Runyon
Ambassador Runyon Hosts Geodetic Delegates in Berlin
United States Ambassador Runyon entertained American delegates to the International Geodetic Congress at the American Embassy in Berlin. Delegates praised the reception and the congress’s focus on American research. The group applauded placing Professor Chandler at the forefront. They were invited to visit the Emperor at Potsdam’s new palace.
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Berlin
United States
Runyon
International Geodetic Congress
Congress
Professor Chandler
Potadam
Clothing Sale Amid Bankrupt Stock Reverberates
A fragmentary ad notes deep cuts on garments as creditors reorganize. It highlights men’s suits from six dollars to under five dollars and all wool cassimere options with prices slashed to under five dollars, signaling liquidation of stalled inventories.
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Dave Hole
Nobon Rieson
Harmony in shoe trade meeting in Brockton
In Brockton on October 6 a large C S U meeting elected officers including W A Martin as president and A G Warner as vice president. J F Tobin spoke on the boot and shoe workers label while noting growing union harmony and a planned label committee to push multiple craft labels nationwide.
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Brockton
Martin
Bakers
W. A. Martin
A. G.warner
H. Lord
Hugh Fahey
Peter Nesbitt
James Williams
A. G. Warner
Michael Moran
Neil Currie
J. F. Tobin
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Unions of America
Boot and Shoe Workers
Tobin
Boot and Shoe Workers’ International Union
L. P. U. of America
Knights of Labor
St. Louis
Unknown man killed near Castle Hill train tracks
In Salem on October 6 a body was found beside the track at Castle Hill at midnight. The man, about 25 years old, was struck by the incoming train and died. The engine inspection confirmed the collision.
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Salem
Matt Wa
Castle Hill
Wreloc
Durrant Seeks Alibi By Securing Lecture Notes
A San Francisco paper reports Dr. Graham, a classmate of Durrant, told prosecutors the accused student begged to borrow notes from Dr. Cheney’s April 3 lecture to bolster his alibi. Durrant allegedly asked Graham to memorize and test the lecture substance in his cell after the notes were not secured.
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San Francisco
Graham
Durrant
Cheney
Free private men only lecture by Dr Greene on nervous disease
A private free lecture for men by Dr Greene of Temple Place Boston will be held Tuesday evening October 8 at 8 o'clock. The talk covers nervous diseases and nervous debility with illustrations and practical information. Admission is free to all parts of the house and male attendees may learn valuable guidance on a private subject in which men are often ignorant.
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Massachusetts
Congress
National Treasury
Aoe Fo
Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Ex-Prisoners Of War To Elect Officers At 20th Anniversary Banquet
The Massachusetts Association of Union Ex Prisoners of War marks its twentieth anniversary with a banquet at the United States Hotel on Tuesday night. An election of officers will follow the dinner, with Major Charles G. Davis serving as president and a slate including L. G. McKnight, Warren B. Galacia, and others. The group seeks to strengthen fraternal ties among Civil War survivors and to honor comrades who died in prison camps, while aiding widows and orphans and preserving the memory of fallen soldiers.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Massachusetts Association of Union ex-Prisoners of War
C. Co. Emery
Roxbury
John S. Fay
Marlboro
C. W. Wilcox
Milford
Theodore L. Kelley
City Hall
Milton Ellsworth
Rowley
C. H. Colgate
State House
Charles G. Davis
Association
New York
Lowell
First Massachusetts Cavalry
City Brevities Summary of Local Incidents
Anthony Sullivan of the Boston Herald injured when a heavy press mass fractured his ankle in the press room. A basement fire at Kneeland Street, owned by Lillian Pierce, reported from Box 4 at 7 50 Sunday morning, damage 25 dollars. Lizzie Phillips arrested for larceny of 53 dollars from Betty Humphrey on Grove Street. William Laventure, 2% years, jailed for larceny of 5 dollars from Mrs. Martindale of Fitchburg on Sept 27. Box 12 alarm for a fire in an off bed on the first floor at 3 Cooper Street, owner Ebenne, eye furnishings damaged.
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Anthony Sullivan
Boston Herald
At & Kneeland Street
Lillian Pierce
Lizzie Phillips
Betty Humphrey
Grove Street
William Laventure
Martindale
Fitchburg
Cooper Street
Hbenne
Eye
Local New England Happenings Aboard and Fire At Perrin’s Cafe
John Q A Carter was likely fatally injured after being thrown from a buggy by a runaway horse near Bowlbee New England Happenings. In Camden Missouri Perrin’s cafe burned at about 2 am, gutting the restaurant with Hunt’s clothing stock and the building damaged. Estimated losses totaled $6000 with $6000 on clothing and $1000 on the building and $600 on the cafe. the fire reportedly started from a cooking stove.
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Bowlbey
John Q. A. Carter
Camden
Perrin
Hunt
Stoneham Light Infantry Fair Plans Parade and Events
Stoneham Oct. 6 H Company Stoneham Infantry to hold a four day fair in Armory Hall Stoneham Nov. 13 to 16 with governor invited to open. Nearby towns urged to join a big military parade. Woburn Brass Band engaged to provide music. ample entertainments and features planned for attendees.
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Stoneham
Stoneham Infantry
Armory Hall
Everisi
Woburn Brass Band
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Asselectman Smith
William
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American Protective Association
Republican, A. P. A
Union
Republican Party
Lacascia
Boyne
Sterns
Ambassador Rubyon
Brockton U
Best
Tapster
Rueter & Co., Incorporated
Highland Spring Brewery
Crow Testers Gast Aiepetinet
Massachusetts Association of Union
New England
Stoneham Light Infantry
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