Systematic Robbery By Masked Train Bandits Near Glendale
Twelve masked robbers halted a Chicago and Alton Western express two miles west of Glendale, firing on passengers, looting cars, and blowing open the safe after taking valuables. The express messenger was fatally injured, and police from Kansas City pursued the gang. The raid lasted about ten minutes with 12 attackers, yielding a haul estimated around 20 000, including watches, cash, and jewelry from numerous passengers.
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Independence
Chicago and Alton Western Express
Glendale
Hazelbaker
Kansas City
Robbers Attack Express Train Near Glendale
Williams the colored porter recounts a bold robbery on a Missouri train near Glendale. Three or four robbers fired, passengers hid behind curtains as the trio entered the cars. A gray-haired man challenged the robbers and an attempted fight ended with a threatening gun stoppage and masked assailants rifling through cars.
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Williams
Glendale
Missouri Republican
Zady
Independence Hill
Tobbers
English and French Watering Places Contrast in Manners
M D Conway in the Cincinnati Commercial argues that English seaside resorts lose visitors to continental shores due to gender segregation. He contrasts crowded Ostend and Scarborough, noting English nudity and indecency while praising continental beaches where families bathe together. He cites The London Times and urges reform.
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M. D. Conway
Cincinnati
Mater Familias
Engheh
Ostend
Scarborouil
Ogien
Adam
London Times
Bastia
Hingston
Scarborough
Decenes
Dickens
France
Belgium
Texas before the Civil War shows vast wealth and growth
A summary of Texas as a vast farming and livestock powerhouse notes its size, population, livestock counts, and impressive agricultural and railway growth. It cites cotton, wool, hides, cattle, grain, lumber, and other products with values, rail expansion, a flourishing school fund, low taxes, and a cosmopolitan appeal inviting settlers.
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Texas
Maine
New Hampshire
Ithode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Ohio
Illinois
Massachusetts
United States
Union
New York City
California
Colorado
A Spicy Letter Denouncing the King of the Street
Crace Courtland from New York denounces the King of Wall Street and warns anti monopoly supporters. The author attacks Gould and Standard Oil, decries press and judiciary corruption, and urges resistance to corporate domination amid Garfield’s illness and a political awakening. September 1.
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Crace Courtland
Spaniel Mother Adopts Foundling Kittens in Yard
A Missouri spaniel at 813 Hempstead Street gave birth to five pups. After a kidnapping, two of the kittens were found in a lumber pile and adopted by the dog as part of her family. The mother fed them and later rejected the remaining two. The tale ends as the canine seeks relief from milk shortage.
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Missouri
Hempstead Street
Squirrels Threaten Cotton Seed in Arkansas Uplands
A White County Arkansas merchant, vouched for by a reputable local resident, reports vast numbers of squirrels overrunning uplands near Saint Louis. With corn and nuts scarce they are eating cotton seed and opening bolls, wasting cotton on the ground and among trees.
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St. Louis
White County
Arkansas
Keene Church Feat Honors Local Heroine
A young lady from Keene in Ionia county, daughter of A. Bowen, climbed to the top of two church steeples and stood on the apex to cheer Bol Ingersoll. Her father offered ten dollars for the stunt, and she earned it. Nearby, German Corn Remover is advertised by local druggists at twenty five cents.
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Saranac
Michigan
Loews
Keene
Ionia County
A. Bowen
Keene Church
Bol Ingersoll
Celery and Chamomile Cure Headaches Say Baltimore Doctor
A Baltimore physician claims the extract of celery and chamomile cures sick and nervous headaches neuralgia sleeplessness dyspepsia and paralysis when mixed in specific proportions. The pills are sold nationwide by mail with depot at 106 North Eutaw St Baltimore priced 50 cents a box or two boxes for a dollar six for two fifty.
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North Eutaw St
Baltimore, Md
Congressiona Globe
Patent Office
N. Clarke
St. Cloud Building
Washington Bc
aSanyu
Rej
FOX
U.conville
Agenta
Domestic Scale Co
Cincinuan
Star Printing Co
Northford
Conn
M. Spencer
Boston
Masa
American Checker Player issued by Barker in Cambridgeport
Boston dated September 14 1881 reports Charles F Barker's American Checker Player book with 22 openings 634 variations and 35 critical positions. The piece notes Wardell Lyman contributions, 179 pages, cloth binding, price 75 cents, and orders to Barker at Cambridgeport Massachusetts. It includes a chess problem by J Wyllie and solution notes by Isaiah Barker for beginners.
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Boston
Charles F. Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgeport
Maas
Coma
Wardell and
Lyman
Mass
Moir Keeps Up Checker Fame Upon Return Home
Mr Moir has not been quiet of checkers since his return home Two Alva players have had a sitting with him the score standing at the close Moir six Scotland zero Drawn one Moir three Carnes zero Drawn three William Davie a New York player plans a trip to Scotland to visit his old home and play checkers He considers taking Charles Coakley along John Busty is in good form and expects to face veteran Wyllie upon arrival in this country
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St. Louis
Kansas City
James
Jesse James
Bing
Wyllie
Martins
Glasgow Weekly Herald
Dovn G.las
Simr
Reid
Kilmarnock
Wylne
Mr. Wyllie
Checker News
Moir
Checkers
Alva
Scotland
Carnes
William Davie
New York
Charles Coakley
John Busty
Saturday Review
Tennyson
Lave-Telie
The Remarkable Florence Checkerboard Mystery
A New York writer recalls a Florence made checkerboard of thousands of tiny stone pieces. It took generations to craft and cost more than $30,000. Americans eventually bought it for $50,000, then the owner stored his furniture abroad and vanished. The board's current whereabouts remain unknown.
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New York
Florence
Italy
Fifth Avenue
Europe
America
Form Clubs Now to Promote The Weekly Globe
The Weekly Globe urges agents and subscribers to form clubs early to ensure proper entry of names and to start papers before December subscriptions rush. Free sample copies available on request, with a cash commission for agents. Distribute widely through local neighborhoods.
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GLOBE
Bostovu
Maes
The Duffer The Unfortunate Centreman Of Lawn Tennis
Saturday Review weighs the duffer in lawn tennis gatherings and outlines types from bemused social players to earnest enthusiasts. It notes their habit of overvaluing attire, failing to reach balls, and causing bemusement, with rare moments of comic retribution pleasing the serious player.
Letter endorsing Compound Oxygen treatment in Philadelphia ad
A Georgia resident asks Mrs. M. T. Piersol in Philadelphia about a testimonial for Compound Oxygen. The reply asserts the treatment’s legitimacy, praises Drs. Starkey and Palen, and urges the son’s mother to persevere with the physician’s directions. Free treatise offers large reports and information.
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M. T. Piersol
Wallace Street
Philadelphia
Starkey
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard Street
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