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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
2
A bitter December night on Broadway sees a cabman fatally stricken and a pale young man in a sealskin cap heroically attempting to warn an oncoming streetcar. The collision bursts windows, spooks passengers, and draws police to manage the wreck and aid the injured.
A cabman, sober and wounded, is implicated in a murder on Broadway as a dead passenger with two bullet wounds prompts a tense investigation. Dr Thurston and a reporter assess the scene while officers search for the second suspect. The tale threads through a dramatic urban backdrop, with questions of drunkenness and motive lingering.
The scene centers on Ralph Sturgis, a man of sharp gray eyes and refined bearing, arguing that crime itself acts as its own historian. He contends that circumstantial details can be as complete as eyewitness testimony, perhaps more truthful than what the criminal can describe. The host questions the idea, prompting Sturgis to defend the reliability of circumstantial evidence.
Charles D. Folsom, a New York lawyer and Sanbornton Square alumnus, faced a furious parent with an ax. The man demanded punishment for a pupil, but Folsom defended the teacher’s authority, tipping the buggy with the ax and rolling the man into the ditch while 35 students watched and grinned.
W N Lovatt a longtime China observer says the empress dowager faces desperate choices and that a staged return of Emperor Kwai Su with gradual Westernization could ease the clash of powers. He notes the Boxer movement divides ignorance and knowledge and argues China will resist quick conquest, urging gradual modernization and an open door led by England America and Japan to spur allied prosperity.
A man described by the Philadelphia Press as a good fellow grew thirsty and in a cheerful mood decided to call a Providence friend. He asked a Broad Street hotel operator to connect him, then dozed off on the phone and woke to a $32.9 bill he planned not to pay.
A traveler recites mountain pass experiences as a young woman questions why a mountain yawns. The exchange hints at a rugged journey near Cumberland Gap with a calm retreat from interruptions.
In Philadelphia, a couple argues over a badly painted shed. The wife insists it needs immediate attention while the husband cites painter Dobbs as too busy for a month. She volunteers to repaint it herself rather than wait.
A brief Tit-Bits caption depicts a visitor complimenting a smoking room as beautifully furnished while Mr. Henpeck sighs that he would enjoy smoking there if allowed, illustrating a pun on permission and decor.
In the New Hebrides the presence of pigs has allegedly made human life safer as cannibals are said to favor roast pork to roast human flesh, reflecting a surprising shift in local dining preferences.
Alexander Monroe Dockery born February 11 1845 in Daviess County Missouri. A physician banker mayor and congressman noted for reforming governmental accounts opposing subsidies and trusts. Known for organizational skill and campaign rigor he led in the 1894 landslide and remained outspoken on governance and appointments.
The March 1869 legal clash in Navarre Ohio saw a young McKinley defend Rostetter in a farm dispute against Sheets. The jury sided with Sheets for $110.75, with $136.45 costs, and a later appeal reduced the opponent’s award to $20 while costs persisted.
A shipment of American black basa was sent to France and has thrived, becoming a common diet item in hotels and restaurants. When basa were first introduced, French streams were nearly empty due to their spread.
In Vienna telephone booths napkins bear the inscription Wipe off your phone. The napkins are changed frequently to keep the mouthpieces of the instruments free from microbes.
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