In a Mad House a Sane Man Shuts Up in an Asylum
A Boston man describes his false confinement in a Massachusetts asylum. He details brutal treatment by attendants, restrictive confinement, and a physician’s diagnosis of typhoid mania. He narrates the admission, struggle, and eventual release, with observations on other inmates and system abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Court Square
Ahack
Court of Justice
Hood
Ann Leon
False Tooth Prank Ends With Angry Encounter
Mr Maginley buys a front false tooth two weeks ago and gains a new look and awkward reactions. He juggles the tooth at meals and in walks, causing comical jaw contortions. A chance meeting with the squire’s wife triggers a furious exchange ending with her striking his hat with a gingham umbrella.
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Maginiet
Mr. Maginley
Diamond room at winter palace and impulses to steal
London Truth recalls a room in a winter palace filled with diamonds and pearls where the empress of Russia and grand duchesses may borrow with a receipt, while a French diplomatess reportedly fears her principles would waver if she stayed. An unrelated note mocks a dry stream claim and advertises Hop Bitters.
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London
Winter Palace
Russia
Katy's boarding-house fire ends with searing loss and brave stand
Katy's boarders save most possessions as fire destroys their wooden home. Bobby, Billy, Ikey, Master Dolliver, Jimmy, and Katy defend goods from thieves amid flames. Sergeant Gray offers station-house shelter, but Bobby refuses. Dawn reveals continued displacement and a new chapter awaits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
Moses
Lkely
Jimmy
Dolliver
Hooever
Ikey Moses
Ikey
Tkey
Kitty
Cambridge Street
Billy Wicks
Billy
Bobby
Master Dolliver
Jim
Tom Dolliver
Bob
Hobby
Tom
Key
Shen
Bin
Jing
Detliver
Teddy McGovern
Teddy
Ihey
Gray
Seargent Gray
Den of Robbers Broken Up Welsh Mountain Gang Nabbed in Pa
A Reading dispatch details the capture of thirteen men linked to the Welsh Mountain Gang, long a terror in eastern Pennsylvania. The group operated from the Sassafras near the Welsh Mountains, using night signals, oath binding, and bold raids on farms, stations, and depots across Lancaster, Berks, and Chester counties. Farmers formed Harmony and Honeybrook detective associations to protect property, and multiple arrests followed over weeks.
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Eastern
Pennsylvania
Reading
Penn
New York
Berka
Lepanon
Jacob P. Hefry
Schultz
Blue Mountains
Shiost Hollow
Ian
Edward Schanm
Alfred Lehman
Fred Brill
Benjamin Kallermin
Sam McDonough
George Good * Moyer
Quack Schaeffer
William Moyer
Jacob Houck
Welsh Mountain Gang
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Downington
Chester
Berks
Chester County
Honeybrook
Lancaster County
Conestoga
Elf
Sassafras
Western Vigilance Committee For Mutual Protection
Harmony Detective Association
Honeybrook Detective Association
Isaac Seldomridge
Seldomridge
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Tam
State Street
Ile
Alan
Iamonds
Norristown Herald
Bobby Grout
Abigail Perkins
Dr. Bull
New England Journal of Education
STIVE
Park Place,new York
Cutter Bros. & CO
Weeks & Potter
GEO. C. Goodwin & CO
MAN Bros. & CO
Carter, Harris & Hawley
Rushbros
BIRD
the Times
Ono
Sne Sul
United States
Chas. F. Barker
Weekly
GLOBE
Mass
Wells
Rick
Deo
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