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Columbus Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1896

Page

4

Local notes mention travels and incidents across towns

The fragment recalls Nelson and his wife visiting southward, Sandefer visiting Madison, Storey and companion to Richard Cock and wife to E town, with light passenger travel. A horse spooked by a paper injured Peter Hernisg on Jackson street, buggy wheel damaged, horse caught by Al Crane. Mrs. Mary Civis died in Indianapolis and to be buried at Garland Brook. Kiethtown riot details a beer raid, arrests, and rude crowds. shooting incident under investigation.

Nelson One Sandefer Orinoco Madison John V. Storey Richard Cock E.town Peter Hernisg Jackson Street Mary Civis Indianapolis Garland Brook Cemetery Kiethtown 6Th & Wilson Bill Hart Wright Champion Jerry Lacy Ike Snyder

Paris horse accident spooks crowd. buggy shaft injures horse

A Friday incident in Paris saw a frightened horse bolt and crash into a buggy. The shaft broke and pierced the horse’s chest, killing the animal, while the driver, Mr Henley, escaped injury.

Paris Henlys

Albert Owens Makes East County Drive and Dinner Visit

Albert Owens toured Burneville Gram mer and Elizabethtown yesterday in the east part of the county. He dined with Chas Williams near Burnsville and praised the meal. Local social notes mention Edinburg girls visiting, a lawsuit in Jackson township, and various travels to Woodpatch hill and Taylorville.

Albert Owens Burneville Grammer Elizabethtown Chas. Williams Burnsville Albert Mr. Williams Owens

A Mother's Love and a Coffin Factory Hope

A Mrs Walling case is discussed as an example of a mother’s love and a plea of innocence amid a venal crime. The piece urges respect for mothers and recalls a local coffin factory relocation debate linking Columbus and Seymour. W. A. Whedon is noted as a railway passenger department representative in the era.

Columbus Levymour Republican Dec Bro. Remy Seymour

Make a Spinning Top From Cardboard and a Spool

A simple 15 minute project uses a circular cardboard disk with wing-like slots cut around its edge. A pin hole at the center and a waxed pin pivot let a spool launch the top by blowing, then it spins on a table or smooth floor.

Chicago

The Little Boy Sammy Green Runs Away

A young boy named Sammy Green declares he will run away to do as he pleases. He leaves home but soon returns after cleaning himself, fixing his hair, and helping with chores, seeking bread and a glass of “lasses” at supper, while his mother and sister Bridget react with mixed emotion.

Buffalo Bill Deadwood Dick Diamond Dick Nick Carter Old Cap Collier Sammy Green Goodby Bridget Sammy Kate Red Riding Hood Sammy Homeward T. Perry San Francisco Examiner Edith Trenton New York Times

Trick of Dry Hands and Lyco Podium Myth Told

A Philadelphia Times item explains a method using lycopodium powder to keep the hand dry while dipping it under water to lift a submerged ring. It likens the powder to a glove that repels water and references water birds. A New York Times tale about Edith and misheard words follows.

Philadelphia Times

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