Confession Tells of Peddler Killing Near Charleston
Christopher Slack, jailed for burglary in Charleston West Virginia, confesses with about a dozen others killed peddler John Wiseman two years ago for $85 and valuables. They burned flesh from the bones and buried the body. Slack aided by turning state's evidence to save his own neck. Officers search upriver for the alleged accomplices.
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Charleston
W. Va
Christopher Slack
John Wiseman
Midnight Marauder Suspected in Local Thefts
In MenoVIlle Kentucky on August 29 reports detail a surge of petty larceny within the Bridges household near the Kentucky River. Provisions vanished from the Bridges family larder over the past two days amid rumors of a burglar. A reward was offered but the culprit remains unknown.
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Mer Adam Bridges
Kentucky River
Bridges
Damaging Storm in Gibson County Damages Trees and Fruit
A heavy wind storm struck Gibson County Aug 29 causing extensive damage to shade trees and buildings in Parneton. Reports indicate damaged corn in the fields, blown down outbuildings and fences, and many fall fruit blown from trees with fruit trees destroyed. Rainfall was not unusual.
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Parnceton
Robbers Beat Merchant Then Flee With Money Sack
In Orl rans on August 28 Ben nett Cohen, a prominent merchant, was savagely assaulted but kept cool and threw a $600 money sack over a fence. Bloodhounds traced the trail to the Chicago express depot where the thieves fled, taking about $50. A Topeka preacher notes men are not drawn to ice cream by women, a digressive aside in the piece.
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Orl Rans
Bennett Cohen
Chicago Express
Probable Murder Near Dillsboro Reported
Oscoon Aug 29 Friday afternoon Sprickerhoff a country resident near Dillsboro went to pay a loan. He failed to return and was found dead under a wagon bridge with blunt instrument wounds to head and face. Son of B O S W section boss, motive unknown.
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Oscoon
Sprickerhoff
Dillsboro
Town
Cincinnati Excursion Special From Columbus to Cincinnati
A Sunday excursion train runs from Columbus Indiana to Cincinnati Ohio on Sept 5 at one dollar round trip. Train departs Columbus at 8 p m and returns Cincinnati at 7 p m with tickets valid only for that date and train. Attractions include Lagoon Zoological Gardens and Chester Park.
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Big Four
Columbus
Ind
Cincinnati Ohio
Cincinnati
Lagoon Zoological Gardens
Chester Park
Gnats of the St. Francis River Threaten Stock and Game
Narratives describe a pest near the St. Francis River that resembles a buffalo in shape, does not bite, but crawls into mouths noses and ears to lay eggs. Larvae damage membranes and kill many animals. Planters use smoke from logs to drive gnats away, with wildlife seeking the smoke for relief. The gnat cannot tolerate smoke.
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St. Francia
Bener
St. Francis
Improving Ways The Coming Man Faces Modern Love
A narrative in the New York Journal style follows Mazie and her escort after a theater supper. He quips about old adages while she rejects sham sentiment and demands honesty. The scene ends with a cable car ride and playful anxiety about the future of dating.
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Aeear
George
New York Journal
Notable Marshes Offer A Duckers Paradise In St Clair and Dover
A vivid recounting of the Marshes of St Clair Raleigh and Dover Plains as a duck hunter’s paradise. The article describes vast muddy flats that resemble a lake, hundreds of thousands of waterfowl, and a profusion of ducks and geese in a pristine, expansive wetland setting.
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St. Clair
Raleigh
Dover
Pinina
Jeanette
Dover Plains
Difference in Clubs Stirs Gentlemen and Ladies
A New York Sun question centers on a gathering of women where several officers claim they forgot their watches. The first vice president reveals a belt timepiece and attempts to announce the time, only to scrutinize, shake, and rap the watch, eliciting amused and puzzled reactions from the group.
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The
New York Sun
State news outlook from McKinley era Sentinel urged
The Indianapolis Daily and Weekly Sentinel promotes abundant news for the next year under Republican state government. It touts wide circulation and foreign dispatches with a twelve page Weekly Sentinel edition and urges Indiana readers to subscribe and remit from Indianapolis Indiana.
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Sentinel
Odorless vault cleaning and printing services offered locally
Local ad notes cheap goods for sale in town and urges buyers to insist on no substitutes. It promotes Dwelling in Orinoco offering low prices and invites readers to visit the office for Dodgers Note Heads Statements Letter Heads Bill Heads Calling Cards Horse Bills Envelopes and other job printing services.
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