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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
1
African Love Charm and the Harding Murd er Case
A Natal witch doctor and pupil are hanged for murdering farmer Kay to obtain white flesh as a love charm. The execution served as an object lesson for natives amid fears of ritual killings. Umtanti confessed to other murders. Also, Comrade Jim Thorne of Washington County, a seven foot four inch veteran, visits Philadelphia during Grand Army events and recalls Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Natal
Harding
Kay
Umtanti
Sibalweni
College of Medicine
Baberton
Charles Peace
Jim Thorne
Philadelphia
Washington
Jim
Thorne
Gettysburg
McMurtrie Gregg
Jet Stuart
Hunters in Adirondacks Prompted Shouting Before Shot
In a dialogue between Shellie and Caddle the Adirondacks setting is described with heavy hunting presence. Caddle confirms frequent shooting but explains the need to yell due to many hunters. The exchange underlines rustic frontier safety and camaraderie in a woodland locale.
Reckless Summers Put Professors at Risk on Bicycles
A fragment notes rising incidents this summer as college professors suffer mishaps while bicycling and their opinions on international matters provoke debate. The text emphasizes risk and irresponsibility among certain scholars.
Uncle Jerry the Contra Ri est Man remembers hot potato
Aunt Mehitable recalls Uncle Jerry as the contrarietest man she knew. She tells how he picked up a hot potato during a dinner with no guests and held it in his hand until it blistered him rather than let someone else drop it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Mehitable
Neville township taps school funds for cross district transport
In Alleghany county Pa Neville township plans to use a new school fund to transport children between districts. The act allows funding from a district for transporting pupils to a neighboring district or within the district when needed. The islanded township faces long walks for junior and advanced pupils, so directors consider trolley transport at 2 1/2 cents per pupil each way to share a school site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville Township
Alleghany County
Army Journal Urges Ban on Offensive Racial Epithets
The Army and Navy Journal calls for banishing terms like dago and nigger from American vocabulary citing military reasons. It argues officers must protect the sensibilities of locals in new possessions and avoid insulting epithets in official conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy Journal
Wentworth Almanacs Donated to Newberry Library
Long John Wentworth of Chicago collected two complete sets of the New Hampshire Register from 1767 to 1885. He offered the first to the New Hampshire state library but was refused. The set went to the New England Historical and Genealogical Society in Boston. The second set was presented to the Newberry Library in Chicago by Moses J. Wentworth, his nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long John Wentworth
Long John” Wentworth
Chicago
New Hamshire
State Library
Newberry Library
Moses J. Wentworth
Indiana judge surrenders passes amid probate bench watch
A Indiana judge returned his railroad passes and his brother on the Probate Bench keeps watch, signaling scrutiny over his conduct. The piece notes elevated concerns within the judiciary and the ongoing oversight by a sibling colleague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Following the Ball in Red Coat Mystery
A lively scene recounts a spectator asking a caddie to follow the ball after a splendid stroke. The caddie notes a man in a red coat who might identify where the ball struck, hinting at a curious incident on the course.
It Is Better to Laugh Than Cry Says Young Girl
A playful exchange shows a bright young girl insisting laughter helps, while a woman counters that managing a husband is not so simple, hinting at domestic realities.
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Merry Christmas
Bryan
Batavia Brand
United States
McIlheny
Swift’s
Wift’s
Winchester
Howell Brothers
Telephone
Dunn & Daly’s
N. Jametta
Shellie
Caddle
Adiron
Dacks
Purcell Mills Elevator
Purcell
Hymen’s
John B. Mike
J&g.n
Mexico
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Arkansas
Memphis
D. J. Price
G.P
T.A
Palestine
Texas
Harper Whiskey
J. L. Hearne
Rock Island
Lone Star
B. Sioat
Fort Worth
Enterprise
the American Laundry
Exchange Hotel
American Laundry
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