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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1898
Page
2
A clipping chronicles jests about Japanese fighting dogs and a claim that Queen Liliuokalani abdicated, noting she has not seen her throne for years. It also recounts a German lover losing a ten thousand kiss bet after three hours, causing the son to be paralyzed, and comments on the folly of extravagant wagers and a hurt royal match referee.
The article details Cora Simmons alias Ruby Livingstone and Miss Simmons as a servant at Mrs. Michael of Kingston tied to a years long theft spree at Vassar College. A bicycle theft led to her arrest and later investigation uncovered stolen jewelry and gowns altered to fit her, with police tracking a furnished room in Poughkeepsie and a potential accomplice.
A newspaper item reports the death of a young woman in New York after an opera performance. Francis de Villier is named as a key figure and the body was taken to a morgue. Police trace the woman to Philadelphia and Chicago as investigators seek the decedent’s identity.
The colorless Old Maid, a stenographer in a law office, finds unexpected joy when a touring Singer visits the boarding house on the square. As he performs, she quietly reveals a long hidden secret that fills her with radiant pride and tears.
In Payne's prairie near Jamesville Florida a vast savanna of about 60 000 acres is flooded by a lake formed when a subterranean sink opens and drains. The lake spreads five to seven miles wide and up to eighteen miles long, supporting thousands of alligators snakes and fish left homeless as waters shift. The land near the lake draws visitors for fishing boat rides and scenic views though subsurface passages create unstable ground. The stretch is largely owned by multiple individuals and could be developed at great expense into a productive, possibly richest tract of Florida land.
A fragment argues that Conservative writers and speakers distort the law to persuade the public away from trusting the courts. The text contends this reveals a failure of the courts to earn public respect and confidence.
A garbled OCR fragment recalls visitors who have never seen horses, a shower curiously bringing one to a site, and factory bands reacting as locals respond to the odd event, leaving unclear specifics about place or date.
Readable fragments describe a local sports event and possible competition details. The exact teams names and location are unclear, but the text implies an athletic meet with participants and results to be determined.
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