Singular tragedy of Miss Dyer and Miss Hearn shooting
A long narrative of the 1876 Pokomoke City tragedy details Miss Lily Dyer's love for Miss Ella Hearn, the woods confrontation, and the fatal pistol shot. It explains Dyer as a perceptive but jealous brunette and Hearn as a refined, homeward bound girl. Witness W S Clark finds Hearn injured and Dyer agitated, with death resulting a month later from nervous prostration rather than the bullet alone.
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Lily Duer
Ella Hearn
Pokomoke City
Mises Hearn
Miss Dyer
Eix
Mise Heiru
Miss Duer
Miss Hearn
Hearn
Miss Ella
Ueginia
Miss Doer
Miss Dover
Mies Ioner
Mies Hearn
Eila Foster
Ibuer
Mr.Heara
Mrs Ella
Mires Hearn
Sma Smith & Weeson
W.S. Clark
Miss Hearn Ising
Miss Duer Denies Woods Shooting Attempt Claim
The testimony outlines Miss Duer denying a woods shooting incident. She says she tried to kiss Miss Hearn, who resisted. After ending the attempt she counted pistol cartridges, and the weapon discharged accidentally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Duer
Telegraph Yes Or No From Richmond To Washington
The Philadelphia Times recounts a dramatic April morning in 1805 when William E. Kettles, a 15 year old government telegraph operator at Fort Monroe and City Point, helped relay a long message from Richmond to Washington. The abrupt request Turn down for Richand quick tested nerves and revealed a rare wartime communication bridging Richmond and Washington.
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Philadelphia Times
William E. Kettles
War Department
Washington
Richmond
Kettles
Fortress Monroe
City Point
Cherrystope
Monroa
Richand
South
President Lincoln
Mr. Tinker
Secretary Stanton
Farmer Ends Life By Repeated Head Injuries
Joan Chandler of North Nassau reports a farmer, sixty, missing after breakfast. He left home, entered the woods, and used stones and a stove to pound his head, leaving a bloody trail. Found unconscious at 11 am, he died shortly after. He left an invalid wife and five grown children.
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Troy Press
Joan Chandler
North Nassau
Mde
Edgar Williams
Schodack Esjtist Church
Retired physician claims free recipe cures for lung and nerve woes
An elderly doctor alleges a simple vegetable remedy can rapidly and permanently cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and all lung diseases as well as nervous debility and nervous complaints. He offers to mail the full recipe and directions in German French or English to any reader who requests it, from Rochester.
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East India
Powers’ Block
Rochester
Addressing Communications For Drauhts Boston 1879
Boston notice dated May 20 1879 instructs all communications and exchanges be sent to W C Parrow located at the corner of Beacon Street and Brookline Avenue in Boston Massachusetts.
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Boston
W. C. Parrow
Beacon Street
Brookline Avenue
Mass
W. W. Curran
Exchange Place
Barker seeks exhibition games in New England circuit
Charles F. Barker, noted American champion checker player, announces his willingness to arrange exhibition matches with clubs in principal New England towns. Early notice will help finalize engagements. contact Ws. H. KenLey at 462 Washington Street Boston Mass. Also listed are games or positions from A J Heffner Chicago and R B Arnold Salem for stroke prize events.
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Charles F. Barker
United States
New England
Ws. H. KenLey
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Analysis of chess move draw chances in April notes
The article discusses Bowen and Schellhass opinions on drawing chances after move 26 in a game between GLOBE Rogers and Bowen. It notes that 26 is seen as the only drawing move by some, while alternative sequences like 26.22 22.17 9.66 2 20.16 19.23 16.18 23.27 16.18 lead to a draw or white drawing chances, with specific line continuations and end positions mentioned.
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A. J. Heffner
Chicago
Ill
W. Wins
Anderson
Bowen
Rogers
Trunk
Hero
D. Moore
W. Pomroy
Mr. Moore
Moore
R. E. Bowen
J. C. Spaulding
B. M. Neill
Dimpas
G. R
Philadelphia
D. Barbour
Contested Chess Notes On Black's Play Across Circuits
Analysis from D. Ed with Bowen and Schellhass in N E C P and KE C P debates April notes. Bowen started the move predicting a black win but later conceded a draw. transatlantic commentary suggests sharper lines and a possible new idea to push for victory.
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N. EC. P
Messrs
Bowen
Schellhass
Alma
Dunne
KE. C. P
R. E. Bowen
Millbury
Notes by Contributors on checkers players and matches
The article records multiple checkers results and notes from contributors. It lists solutions to several positions with names such as R. E. Bowen C. F. Barker and A. Coakley, plus scores from Salem Peabody Lynne and Haverhill. It mentions a proposed living checker-board at Dayton and James Labadie’s visit to Detroit with linked results.
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New England
Score&p
Salem
C.F
Barker
Peabody C. F
Lynne
F. Barker
Haverhill
C. F
W. H. Kelly
Wesllington Street
Boston
Mass
A. Coakley
New York
Mess.s. Irwin
Burr
Muir
Y. Tes
Coakley
Dunlap
A. D. Moore
Rainvow
Conn
Hartford
Moore
Clezzett
Drawn
J. K. Patterson
Lightfoot
C, D. Gates
Cambridge
Irwin
Simonson
Surf
National Military
Dayton
Colonel Brown
James Labadie
Canada
Detroit
Mr. Labadie
Wir
Vrederick Elder
Mr. Elder
Ribane
Checker players respond to club column requests
Readers across the country reply to the column with thanks and corrections. Notices mention subscriptions, sales of books on draughts and checkers, and requests for amateur and expert player lists. Advertisers and publishers from Chicago to Maine engage with the column’s appeals.
Gentleman in Chatham backs Labadie for American match
The Spectator notes a Chatham gentleman ready to back Labadie for a $500 to $1000 side match to decide the American championship. He urges starting a New York tournament the second Monday in September with purses of 1000, 500, and 260, entrance fee 10, drawing leading players from the United States.
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Chatham
Chess match results and New England championship notices
The Lloyd-Demar chess match advances with Delmar winning the first game. A correspondence game Rhodes vs W. shows White to mate in three moves. Championship of New England prompts challenges from Curran to Hammond and Ware Jr to the winner, likely at Boston Chess Club rooms.
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Lloyd-Demar
Mr. Delmar
White
Black
J. B. Rhodes
New England
Curran
George Hammond
P. Ware, Jr
Hammond
Boston Chess Club
The Bachelor Concedes Hopkins Bitters Health Claim
A crabbed old bachelor, if he voiced the idea, would admit women’s study and the use of Hop Bitters for family health show wisdom and frugal living. Such sentiments are baseless and false, the piece argues, highlighting women’s role in medicine choice and household well being.
Advertisement Preference for THE WEEKLY GLOBE Readers
Readers are urged to read every advertisement in the paper and to mention seeing the ad in THE WEEKLY GLOBE when replying. The note asks readers to acknowledge the source in correspondence.
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Weekly
GLOBE
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