Women in Barcelona Train toreadoras Break Barriers
A Barcelona troupe of woman toreros trains in the bullring under manager Senor Totti. Lolita and Angelita, Catalan matadoras, perform on foot and horseback with a short sword, facing injuries and gender prejudice as they practice with dummy bulls and small pay.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Senor Totti
Totti
Spain
France
South America
Senorita Lolita
San Sebastian
Algeciras
Lolita
Lalita
Saragossa
Angelita
Matadora
Catalonia
Bald-Headed Man and Death by Sneezing
A tale from Jermyn reports Dick Bemick claiming to be a bald eagle after stealing a lamb, his strange behavior linked to a possible illness from a bald eagle encounter. In Meeteetse, Henry Goodmiller died after a prolonged sneezing spell caused a fatal blood vessel burst following a severe cold.
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Jermyn
Dick Bemick
Judge Foley
Bemick
Mississippi Bluffs
Meeteetse
Wye
Henry Goodmiller
Goodmiller
Kitten Rides Long Distance on Express Engine
A pet kitten owned by a Harrisburg railroad worker rode the engine brakes and cylinder pads of a locomotive hauling the Pittsburg express and traveled to Altoona before being discovered in the Altoona roundhouse. Inquiry soon located the owner.
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Altoona
Harrisburg Roundhouse
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Slinky Bill Tracks Down Betrayer Hunch In Moonlit Theft
William Bilks alias Slinky Bill lurks behind Hunch Bugan after Monroe county betrayal. He shadows the ex-pal through Long Island, interrupts a kitchen window theft, and returns stolen coins to a child’s bank before leading Hunch away to avoid arrest.
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William Bilks
Bill
Monroe County
Auburn
Bilks
American Bankers’ Protective Association
Pinkertons
Mr. Bilks
New York
Steinheimer
Slinky Bill
Long Island
Slinky
Auburn Prison
Beau
Phil
Ghosts Guarding Rich Muerta Mine Haunt Mexican Labor Force
In Marfa Texas Tom Borgus seeks to reopen the Muerta silver mine said to be haunted. He hires 25 Mexicans in New Mexico who desert after tales of spirits and eerie underground noises. The shaft reportedly reaches a chamber with rich ore and a skeletal find, fueling fear and mass flight from the work site.
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Marfa
Tex
Tom Borgus
Chinati Mountains
Here
Muerta
Rio Grande
Borgus
Mexico
Chihuahua
Presidio del Norte
New Mexico
Coahuila
Saltillo
Secrecy Tightened for British Warship Construction
Fairfield Scotland yard imposes strict secrecy on Indomitable cruiser work. Staff must be sworn in before handling any minute construction details and no worker will learn full warship designs.
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Fairfield
Glasgow
Panic on a streetcar as a shaggy rat causes commotion
Indianapolis observers recount a stray, battle-scarred rat riding a streetcar from Illinois and Washington streets. The rodent dodged panicked passengers, hid under a skirt, leaped into the aisle, then vanished through a rat hole as the car halted and witnesses regained composure.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Illinois
Washington Streets
South Street
Hen with guns found in Pottsgrove home
A Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania hen housed in Milton Schlichter's home contained 23 caliber and three 32 caliber cartridges. The armament was discovered before the bird was cooked, avoiding a potential explosion. The hen had been bought from a farmer in the area and may have picked up the cartridges at a local rifle range.
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Pottstown
Milton Schlichter
Queen Street
Schlichter
Pottsgrove
Dog and pig form unlikely farmyard friendship
At Amos Fraden's Bellefontaine farm a discarded pig has befriended a large shepherd dog. The pig nestles with the dog and follows his lead, while the dog exerts a gentle sovereignty over the unlikely companion.
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Bellefontaine
Amos Fraden
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Joseph B. Bowles
Spooky
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