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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1895
Page
2
A sprawling, fragmentary column touches on gender bias, poetry, Peruvian politics, Bible passage rights, Philadelphia spelling reform, crime in London, and a garbled list of names and anecdotes. It skims cultural opinions, police chatter, and a science note citing Professor Cope with a stray boast about human ancestry.
A long feature profiles Amelia Summerville, now a transformed stage figure in New York. It notes her pride in self remodeling as an artist, her dieting discipline, and plans to lose more weight through careful eating and walking. The piece compares her to classical beauty and discusses public reception and personal resolve.
A long dormant dispute over an old Vanderbilt steamship fortune reemerges in New York as William H A Brown seeks 2 million dollars from Jon Cornelius and William K Vanderbilt alleging misapplied earnings from steamers built for and secured by Vanderbilt. The case traces late 1840s to early 1850s ventures, ship sales, and alleged profits, with lawyers Anderson Hewland and Murray opposing. A dramatic aside notes a woman, Mrs Dety, involved as a notable social figure in New York society after a combative encounter with a thief agent.
Albert Kertson finds a skeleton about two miles from St Cloud Moon. The missing Fobn Everson vanishes after a night out with Anna Guetland, a servant, who grows obsessed and violent. A ride ends with Everson leaving and Guetland later deteriorates mentally, leading to a reckless pursuit of escape.
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