Nude Ride Echoes Coventry Legend as La Milo Stages Allure
A veiled performer under the name La Milo reenacts Lady Godiva’s Coventry ride at two in the morning. She rides a white horse from St Mary’s Hall through the town, cloaked for warmth, while security and locals largely avert scrutiny. A flashlight photo captures her seated on the horse after the journey.
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Ndon
Hkngland
Atry
Godiva
la Milo
Lon
Coventry
Milo
Gova
St. Mary's Hall
World’s longest bed-bound man awakens after 30 years
In Belfast Thompson, aged about 41, reportedly slept from 1877 until a fortnight ago. He was cared for by his mother in Clare, Lurgan, and only rose to dress after a medical crisis. Neighbors aided him, an ambulance carried him to hospital, and guardians later refused further aid as the case sparked public astonishment.
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Belfast
Thompson
Clare
Lurgan
Denver Clerk Vanishes Then Returns From Amnesia
Six months ago Nathan Wing disappeared after telling his wife he was heading home by streetcar. Believed to have wandered into the mountains, he sparked a large search by authorities and the National Guard. A New Orleans clerk recently recalled Wing’s name and location, and Wing is now en route to rejoin his Denver wife. He had previously suffered brief episodes of amnesia.
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Denver
Southern Pacific
Natham Wing
National Guard
Boston
New Orleans
Columbine Street
Wing
Four-Legged Hen Impresses Farrington Township
A four legged hen owned by Mrs. Carrie Greenwalt of Farrington township attracts neighbors in Mount Vernon. The extra limbs grow below the knee and do not hinder the bird as a mother. She plans to set and has a large brood of chicks born this year.
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Mount Vernon, Jr
Carrie Greenwalt
Farrington Township
Designing Young Man Breaks News With Life Illustrations
A designing young man tells a simple girl how she can send a kiss, using a cheeky phrase about male special delivery and illustrations drawn from life to explain. The exchange highlights playful misunderstandings in a tender moment.
Earthquakes and the New Seismology Rise in World Study
A London article on Shide Isle of Wight observers led by Prof. John Milne outlines the birth of modern seismology. It describes international cooperation, stations from Edinburgh to Paisley, and a Strassburg headquarters charting quake data, plus prizes for seismometer design and practical uses in engineering and cable routing.
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Hakes
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Jamaica
Shide
Newport
Isle of Wight
John Milne
Imperial College of Engineering
Tokio
Japan
Shinobu Hirota
Milne
British Association
Great Britain
Edinburg
Royal Observatory
Bidston
Liverpool Observatory
Kew
Natural Physical Laboratory
Paisley
Coates Observatory
Greenwich
Strassburg
France
International Seismological Association
Rome
Luigi Palazzo
University
Germany
United States
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Roumania
Arthur Schuster
F. R
Victoria University
Manchester
the Hague
Sistant
Arctic
The
Hague
Saya
Fried fish scam dupes diners with fake orders
A fast food restaurant staffer admits pushing fried fish by shouting fake orders to stir demand on Lent Fridays. They call fried fish repeatedly to prompt real orders, then reveal a two cent rebate after 11 pm. The ploy aims to clear excess fish despite staff saying the dish isn’t popular.
Trusty benefactors turn to schemes for land grab and fraud
Gimbold and Hochheimer plot to lure poor city residents into Arkansas Missouri homestead land grabs by paying government fees, buying tickets, and securing options on mineral rights. Inspectors expose the scheme. a bribe to avoid loss prompts widespread public outrage.
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Hocky
David Gimbold
Israel Hochheimer
Roswell P. Flower
Hochheimer
Wall Street
Mr. Gimbold
Flower
Mr. Flowers
Arkansas
Missouri
Joplin
Mr. Hochheimer
Gimbold
Misouri
Epitaph in Paris Suburbs Noted for Railing Crafted by Husband
An advertisement reveals a cemetery epitaph in a Paris area parish noting Madam N- as wife of master blacksmith M. N- whose railing surrounding the tomb was made by her spouse. The quirky tribute highlights a craftwork connection in a memorial.
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Paris
Madam N
M. N
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