Trial of Julio Sanguilly Ends in Demand for Life Imprisonment
In Havana the retrial of Julio Sanguilly charged with treason and conspiracy continued as Prosecutor Vidal pressed for life imprisonment. Vidal attacked Cuban naturalized citizens while Sanguilly’s defense urged reconsideration, with two favorable documents read before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Julio Sanguilly
United States
Joseph A. Springer
Vidal
Senor Vidal
Sanguilly
Cuba
Senor Mesa
Civic Pride and a Carriage Blocked by the City Wagon
A Chicago carriage driven by a fashionable matron faced a blocking city street wagon led by a longhaired Hibernian driver. The coachman demanded passage but received no response. The matron finally ordered the wagon to turn aside, while the driver declared he would not yield to anyone, citing his service for Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Side
Gen. Grant
Chicago Tribune
A Darby Request for Help Stirs Parson's Reply
Gabe Snodgrass seeks financial aid from Rev. Whangdoodle Baxter of the Blue Light tabernacle. Parson Daxter retorts that he must support his own mother first, challenging the outsider to fund her needs before offering aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabe Snodgrass
Whangdoodle Baxter
Blue Light Tabernacle
Jess Kain
Parson Daxter
Texas Sifter
Memory and promises in a brisk exchange
A snappy dialogue quotes memory failings and bargaining woes as a collector laments dull recall while seeking payment, noting fatigue and disappointment in a back and forth with a quoted gentleman and a streetwise Cincinnati Enquirer tone.
Odd Weddings and Peculiar Marriage Customs
A Buffalo Express summary of unusual unions from sideshow theatrics to proxy marriages across states. It notes fat men matching skeleton women, giants with giantesses, and couples wed by proxy in Cincinnati Italy and New York. Also covers deaf and dumb weddings and phonograph ceremonies, plus symbolic tree marriages and age constraints in southern regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Battersby
Pennsylvania
Coal
Glover
Martha Peabody
Cincinnati
Ohio City
Haly
Italy
Miss Maple
Cupid
Georgia
New York
India
Buffalo Express
The Reindeer Pack Tragedy on the Plains
Charley Big Foot a Sioux prisoner ties ropes across a snow trail on Christmas Eve to trap the Santa Claus reindeer pack. The sheep herd overruns the trap and buries him under a mountain of wool and bodies, leaving his death and its strange rope mystery to be explained. A Kentucky congressman elect notes he has chosen his path, posting a placard to deter seekers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capr Richt
Charley Big Foot
Crow Council
Charley
Little Horn
Custer Hill
Land of the Crows
Rosebud
Big Foot
Rosebud Range
Santa Claus
Chu
Greece
Ulysses
Kentucky
One Sale Sets Drummer’s Trade Tale in Sleeper Room
A group of drummers in a sleeper car share trade stories. The last salesman notes a single sale in six weeks, then reveals he travels for a bridge-building firm and sold a steel bridge about a mile long for roughly $500,000, prompting surprise at his performance.
Astounding Astronomical Figures and Arcturus Glare
The article extols vast cosmic scales with Arcturus described as rushing across space and shining far brighter than the sun. It contrasts light, distance, and gravity, notes sun Arcturus relations, and reflects on human limited perception before shifting to musings on village memory and provincial life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Areturus
Guilemin
Arcturus
Earth
Neptune
Jupiter
Araturus
Julius Caesar
N. Y
Italy and Abyssinia War Ends Without Formal Peace
The Italy Abyssinia conflict ended in spring with no peace treaty and 3000 Italian prisoners held by Menelek. Gen Baldissera was sent to finalize terms. Rome announced Abyssinian demands accepted including Italy staying within Eritrea and paying about 500000 dollars for prisoner support, with Russia reportedly backing the terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Abyssinia
Abyssnia
Menelek
Baldissera
Rome
Erythrea
Russia
Punch and Judy Origin of an Evergreen Stage Act
Detroit Free Press recounts Punch and Judy’s Italian roots from Acezza near Naples where a red nosed wit named Pucco d Aniello inspired a universal puppet tradition. The piece traces evolution from Pucco to Punchinello and Punch while hinting at Judy and a breezy marital feud ending in a playful, wandering duo enjoying wit and minor intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punch and Judy
Acezza
Naples
Pucco d’Aniello
Judy
Punch
Detroit Free Press
Curious early morning bicycle sighting on Morrison street bridge
Two men from Clatskanie watch for a bicycle from dawn beside the Morrison street bridge. The older farmer and his companion recount how the bicycle, first seen in town in years, supposedly improves horse prices and oat values, reflecting wider curiosity about the new machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Morrison Street
Clatskanie
G. W. Shaver
Portland
Portland Telegram
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Azain
Jerusalem
Wasnixnctos
Wallace
State Department
Palestine
Propield
Senator Pettigrew
Senate
South Dakota
South Falls
S. D
Granger
Wyo
Gomez
Maceo
Cixclyxatt, O
Commercial Tribune
Key West
Fla
Weyler
Zertucha
Iavana
Spain
Cirujeda
Amos Johnson
Texas
Giladetle
Cincinnati Enquirer
Reindeer Pack
Irving Bacheller
Hie
Ben Jonson
Atlantic
oWapen
China
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