A Oark Ozark feud ends in deadly cabin siege
In West Plains Missouri a feud between John Roberts and Obe Kessinger led to a four hour battle at a cabin near Prestonia Arkansas. Both Roberts and his wife were killed after firing on Sheriff Leo Mooney and deputies. Mrs. Roberts died defending the home firing from a window as the posse stormed the cabin.
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West Plains
John Roberts
Ozark Mountains
Prestonia
Ark
Leo Mooney
Roberts
Obe Kessinger
Roberta
Mrs. Roberts
Kessinger
Keasinger
Mooney
Sherif Conkin
Ozark County
Lyman Steven
Rescue At Sea After Hurricane Threatens Mary B. Judge
Capt. J. B. Morris and five seamen of the schooner Mary B. Judge were rescued by the steamer Julia Luckenbach near San Juan after a hurricane. The crew, nearly out of water and food, clung to the wreck as the vessel filled. The Luckenbach diverted 100 miles to locate the men and plucked them from the sea one by one.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
J. B. Morris
Mary B. Judge
Mobile
Julia Luckenbach
Luckenbach
W. J. Connell
New York
Lila
Vessela
Thomas Haley
Fools Undertaker Twice Believes Widow Dead
Winsted Connecticut Mrs John Barnum twice fooled doctor undertaker and family by seeming dead within a week and narrowly being embalmed. After third pronouncement undertaker I P Hornbeck prepared the body for burial. She, aged 76, had general debility and intermittent coma before death.
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Mrs. Barnum
Death of Rose Skipper in Moneraville Alabama
A Montgomery Alabama newspaper item reports Rose Skipper’s death at Moneraville Alabama after a strange encounter. In a prior day narrative a man said he met his deceased father who warned of his own death and to wind up affairs. He then went to Greenville with cotton and paid for it.
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Montgomery
Ala
Rose Skipper
Moneraville
Skipper
Greenville
Prairie Ants and Their Mounds Span the Western Plains
In central and western Kansas travelers see circular weedless clearings around ant mounds along railways and roads. The mounds extend across Texas to Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, vary in size, and house queens, males, and thousands of workers. Workers cover the mound with gravel and maintain nests of sealed chambers, while the ants defend their homes and clear vegetation to favor foraging.
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Central
Kansas
Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Colorado
Moet
Finger Bowls in South Seas Hospitality Described
The author Miss Grimshaw in In the Strange South Seas notes domestic life and hospitality more than adventures. She details finger bowls at refined tables, water from rivers handed around, and delicate brown inner hues with sienna outer tones.
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South Seas
South Sea
Greece
Unclear fragment from early 1900s notices
Fragmentary text appears from a 1906 postal or public notice, referencing a date 1007 and mentions of individuals or places, but the content is garbled and few concrete facts remain. No clear event, names, or actions are discernible for a proper summary.
Fort Lee Monument Unveiled Honoring 1776 Events
The Fort Lee Revolutionary Monument Association secured a state funded monument, designed by Carl E Tefft, depicting Washingtons soldiers scaling the Palisades. The 20 foot tribute sits inland on the Palisades and marks the fort site and Morgan rifles camp. Fort Lees Revolutionary history includes Morgan huts ruins and a stone bake oven preserved by locals.
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New York
Fort Lee
Carl E. Tefft
Bronx Zoological Park
Pallaades Interstate Park Commission
Funda
Washington
Pallsades
Palisades
Association
New Jersey
Gay. Fort
Gen. Lee
Morgan
Palisades Bluff
Hudson River
Dead Brook
Peruna Advised For Sudden Coles In 1901 Notice
An elderly note from St Justin Manitoba reports quick relief from a cold with Peruna. After three days phlegm loosened and appetite returned, with full recovery within nine days. The writer endorses Peruna as a reliable old remedy and urges women to have it on hand.
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St. Justin, Mronm
Peruna
Mina
Work Both Ways In A Congratulatory Exchange
A light exchange between John Kendrick Bangs and Tom B., praising mutual congratulations that go both ways. The anecdote centers on a Brownlow misaddressed twin report, with Brownlow clarifying his name as John C. Brownlow and accepting the compliment.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Mr. Bangs
Tom
Brownlow
Cure for Severe Eczema Reported by Essex Mother
Mrs T W Hyde of Brentwood Essex recounts a severe eczema outbreak on her daughter, spreading from chest to back and head. After two doctors offered little relief, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, claiming the disease vanished within three quarters of the container.
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T, W
Two at the Game
A short snippet from Illustrated gum day Magazine features a paterfamilias and a child in a playful scene where the boy explains he was playing automobile and the father encourages him to keep playing with a prompt to turn turtle. The dialogue captures a domestic moment with light humor and childlike mischief.
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Mr. Wyss
Gum Day Magazine
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Sheriff
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Fools Undertaker
Father
Dg. A. Dean
Buslanse la Ucressing
Veggre
Fort Lee Monument
Revolutionary Defense
Fort Lee Battie Monument
Wiss
Helen Saverbler
Main
Joseph
Mich
Amint Dottie
Apelby
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