Dick Brayton Traps Horse Thieves in Big Swamp Plot
Dick Brayton tracks horse thieves to the Big Swamp after spotting riders Nel and Dolly. Rhoda and Nannie warn rescuers arrive just as Dick faces hanging. Wayne named as ringleader. villagers plan raft trek to capture thieves and free Brayton.
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Robert Bonners
Rhoda
Namie
Nannie
Providence
Mr. Wayne
Wayne
Dick Brayton
Dhe
Nel
Dolly
Eried Perkins
Han
Bill
Perkins
Ithoda
Brayton
Bill Green
Perking
Hopeward
Doll
Nell
Monument to Gen Albert Pike Erected in Washington
A statue of Gen Albert Pike, sovereign grand commander of Scottish Rite Masons, is erected in Washington DC by the Supreme Council of the 33rd degree. The monument, by a renowned Italian sculptor, stands near the Supreme Council Building with a monumental pedestal and an allegorical figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matuc
Washington
Albert Pike
Albert Mie
Aml
Daniel Webster
Supreme Council
Gen. Pike
Masonry
Midget Wheelman Elmer Thompson World Champion Juvenile Cyclist
Elmer Thompson of Connellsville Ohio is the world's champion juvenile cyclist. He holds world records for 5 6 and 7 year olds and has never been defeated. Thompson began riding young and at eight stands 46 inches tall and weighs about fifty pounds with many medals.
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Elmer Thompson
Conneaut
Ohio
Elmer
Erie
Caesar as a lesson in slang and history
A Chicago or Indianapolis Sun excerpt notes a teacher urging a class to fix an imperfect Caesar paragraph. Johnny reads a slang filled alternative about Brutus, arguing slang may become proper speech as language evolves and shame fades in future generations.
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Brutus
Indianapolis
Women’s refined look linked to extreme thinness study
Observations suggest when women describe another female as refined in appearance, it correlates with notable thinness. The link may reflect cultural standards tying elegance to frail figures. Further research could clarify interpretations and social pressures influencing such judgments.
Artists and Authors Cite New Books and Autographs
ATR Josiah Flynt and Alfred Hodder publish The Under World while Paola Lombrose debuts a Happiness book. Andrew Lang debates literature as remiuperative. Albert Vorse edits The Criterion with Arctic tales. Anne Holdsworth writes The Valley of the Great Shadow. Browning poem offer allegedly rejected. Spencer completes autobiography. Poe Library sale features Johnson manuscript pages with prayers and resolutions.
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Josiah Flynt
Alfred Hodder
Paola Lombrrose
Lombrose
Miss Lombroso
Andrew Lang
Froude
Browning
Herbert Spencer
LAW AND TAXATION CASE SUMMARY FROM VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS
In re Thompson holds attestation clause memory by witnesses insufficient to block probate if signatures are proved. Bush v board of supervisors rejects state taxation to fund private gifts. Lawton v Chilton limits subcontractor liability to postal employees for negligence. tort liability possible. Kimball v Grantsville City upholds legislative discretion on municipal territorial limits and tax reach, overruling prior rulings on benefit range.
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Thompson
Bush
Board of Supervisors of
Orange County
N. Y
United States
Lawton Vs. Chilton
Wis
Kimball
Grantsville City
Utah
New Jamville Resident Col Hedgeman Faces Historic Misprint
A town note recalls Col WH Gam Hedgeman who moved from Kentucky and was misquoted in a recent issue. An error dropped the word and between fire and water, prompting a public apology from the paper. The colonel dismissed the lapse with humor.
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Whgam Hedgeman
Jamville
Kentucky
Indianapolis
Sun
Do Just as Well
A short exchange shows a child named Kit asking for cake and an aunt warning not to request it immediately after arriving. Kit challenges the limit, insisting after five minutes he will say he is very hungry.
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Kit
Kitty
Indianapolia Journal
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the Swamp Secret
Deacon Snyder
Brownsville
Palaverin
Speers
Ain’ Perkins
Gen, Alvert Pike
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