Lively Corpse Tale From Southern Garrison Towns
A Globe reporter recounts a vivid tale from traveling variety performers stranded near Smith, Arkansas. Two dancers Hall and Thompson near Fort Smith enter a house with a supposedly dead husband, witness a staged death ruse, and flee after a brutal murder scene. The host later reveals he played the deception to frighten his wife and her lover, leaving the actors to resume their journey.
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GLOBE
Arkansas
England
Smith
Hall
Ompson
Fort Smith
Lonesome Country
Abduction of 13 Year Old Girl in Vermont
Rochester Vermont reports a 13 year old girl named Kitty Marsh abducted by a 30 year old mulatto named John Edwards. He fled with her after inviting her from the school. officers pursued via Vergennes and Middlebury to Crown Point New York. The incident sparked wide indignation as authorities warn Edwards may have fled to Canada.
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Rochester
John Edwards
Kitty Marsh
Charles Marsh
Edwards
Abili
Crosby Martin
Kitty
Marsh
Hancock
Middleury
Crown Point
N.Y
Vergennes
Asis
Stevens Cuse
John Andross
Canada
A Mean Swindler In England Targeted Poverty Stricken Cooks
Manchester police have arrested George T. Lemp a London wanted man for a novel advertising swindle. He lured thousands of poor people by promising apron and pinafore jobs at home using a waterproof fabric. Applicants paid one shilling as "earnest of good faith" and received a lengthy circular with instructions and a pattern. Letters flooded a private house, with up to 1200 sent daily after his arrest.
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Manchester
George T. Lemp
London
Kemp
Hemp
Connecticut Grocer Traps Burglars With 17 Foot Pit
Groton grocer George Avery dug a deep trap behind the counter to catch burglars. He laid a floor panel over a shaft seventeen feet deep and waited for intruders. The plan sprang Monday night but the burglar escaped the trap the next morning.
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Connecticut
George Avery
Groton
Mr. Avery
Chancellorsville Confederate Plan Reconsidered By Stedman
In a letter to the Globe, B F Stedman argues that if Sedgwick had crossed the Rappahannock per Hooker's orders on May 2, Lee’s army could have been flanked and defeated at Chancellorsville. He cites a telegraphed order and asserts Sedgwick’s delay altered the outcome.
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the Globe
Tar Globe
Chancellorsville
Hooker
Fredericksburg
United States Ford
Sedgewick
Sixth Corps
Lee
General Hooker
General Gyane
General Butterfield
U. S. Ford
Butterfield
General Gibbons
Sedgwick
Gayllent
Bank's Ford
B. F. Stedman
Good Thunder
Minn
Barber chair speech thwarts Capitol rail line bill
In Washington on Tuesday a House bill to extend the Capitol North Street and South Washington railroad was defeated by a speech delivered without collar or necktie. Ohio's Mr Neal interrupted his barber visit to denounce the Senate amendment, forcing a dramatic floor appearance sans coat. Blackburn had previously voted no from a barber chair, the first such instance in memory.
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Washington
House
Capitol
North Street
South Washington
Senate
Neal
Ohio
District of Columbia
Blackburn
End game reports from New England chess and checker rooms
In Boston on January 9 1888 the Black position 995 ends in Bradt Demmon match. Game 1621 Whil ter n between Bugbee Bailey and notes by L M Stearns with Bradt Kirk Cross games 1522 and 1523 recounting losses wins and strategies and a Beattie Smith match in progress with Bradt commentary on moves and outcomes.
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E. H. Demmon
Whilter
New England Chess and Checker Rooms
G. D. Bugbee
C. W. Bailey
Bailey
Percy M. Bradt
Omro
Wis
Professor Kirk
Bradt
cepareLs A. D. P
James Smith
W. Beattie
Smith
Wyllie Criticized Over Tactics in Chess Match
The report critiques Wyllie for adopting defensive play and blames him for not exploiting Barker's openings. It notes Barker scored 23.19 and argues Barker should not be pressured to concede an offensive stance. The piece dismisses claims of a second match and urges Wyllie to credit his equal opponent and avoid misleading the public.
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H. P. Garrity
Boston
Wyllie
Barker
Mr. Wyllie
Mr. Barker
Glasgow
Ghameassets
Willie
New York Checker Monthly
Wylie
V Vie
Whitter
Word Hunt Prize Promises Wilde Themed Challenge
Readers are invited to submit word lists formed from Oscar Wilde letters. Prizes include Russian Empire description, bound novels, and weekly subscriptions. Entries must use Unabridged Dictionary words, be alphabetized, single-sided, received by April, and include a three-cent stamp.
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Oscar Wilde
Russian Empire
Weekly Globe
W. H. Todd
Lincoln Street
East Somerville
Mass
One Arm and One Leg The Remarkable Camden Man James Weeks
The Camden Daily Post profiles James Weeks of Ferry road and Harley street in the eighth ward. A one-armed one-legged Black man, about 40, he drives a cart and loads sand or brick, earning a pension and property, after losing limbs at Port Hudson. He was once a lamplighter and now visits Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia with Professor Gross, who calls his case extraordinary.
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Camden Daily Post
Camden
James Weeks
Ferry Road
Harley Street
Eighth Ward
Post
Auden
Port Hudson
Jim
Dodah Gross
de Jefferson College
Ford
Jin
Philadelphia
Gross
Jefferson Medical College
A Kentuckian's Appetite for Shot
Ben Gill and his brother Richard from Allensville hunted birds when a misfire led to Richard being struck by a shot through the upper lip. He spat out the lead and, displaying restraint, fired again to kill the bird.
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Clarksville
Ben Gill
Richard
Allensville
Ben
Heart Regulator Claimed to Cure All Heart Diseases
Advertisement asserts that heart disease is detectable by symptoms long before death and promises Dr Graves Heart Regulator can cure all heart diseases if taken timely and as directed, claiming no danger if followed.
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Graves
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