Woman Found Dead in Broadkill Creek Near Milton Delaware
The body of a well dressed young woman identified as Mrs. James M. Gordy was recovered from Broadkill Creek near Milton. Victim had head wounds suggesting murder and had recently left New York with a man described as a planter and preacher. An arrest followed as the case drew a Maryland connection and a $500 reward was offered for the suspect.
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Broadkill Creek
Milton
Del
James M. Gordy
M. Lewis
Eighth Avenue
New York City
Hiv
Delaware
Milian
Georgetown
Teiphes
Tyr Cardy
Faria
Lene
Miliou
White
Penseres
Witsil Wel Corsiade
Lynch Wei
Whitesville
Gordy Ite
Maryland
Lesweeer
Bad Dubeu
Eileen Miles Sway
Life Fe Ag
Reich
Bach
Ibini
Hopald Prey
Bagi
Woman commits suicide near Reading bridge in front of freight train
A woman in Reading Pennsylvania walked to the Lebanon Valley redroad bridge and leaped in front of a moving Schuylkill freight train. Engineer Osmond warned she but she devotedly acted, dying instantly. Authorities identified Isabella Fulton sister to Miss Minia Fulton and noted her illness and visit from Decatur Lib. The scene drew bystanders and investigators examined a ring and a note on white paper.
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Lebanon Valley Redroad Bridge
Reading
Isabella Pulton
North Fifth
Minia Fulton
Beacher
Decatur
Rodaik
Mulion
Chicae High
Geliel
Vieieliy
Poe Cottage in Fordham Last Years of Poe Life
Special letter recalls Edgar Allan Poe residence at Fordham New York where his poverty and wife Virginia’s death shaped the poet’s final years. The article notes the cottage’s simple rooming, the garden, and a painting titled Poe Yings, while detailing neighbors’ aid and the eventual preservation effort.
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Poe
Fordham
N.Y
Edgar Allan Poe
Fordheim
New York
Ets Vanettal
Geile
Abevey Orchard
Annabel Lee
Goulus
Bowery Lodger Trade Sparks Cheeky Price War Struggles
The New York Journal surveys Bowery shops as rival cheap eats and lodging collide with bold signage. Lodging rooms promise bare essentials and day rates while saloons tout giant drinks for pennies, drawing cosmopolitan crowds along with Park Row annexes.
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Bowery
New York
New York Journal
Fifth Avenue
Scetel
Deess Directun
Jean Pierre
Alain
Reneewal
Belger
Fey Gale
Tf Spears
Cee
Fey
Roeerss
Chere
Smeédig
Ana
Sniwich & Sting Sc
Shoving Incident Leads to Arrests in Kentucky
Unclear report describes two individuals, Edger Brycet and Cherier Brow, being arrested in Alstredshure Kentucky over an alleged shoving incident involving a person described as queer. Details and names are fragmentary.
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Edger Brycet
Cherier Brow
Alstredshure
Mosey
Ieee Bryar
Strangely Reported Fete Ends in Tragedy and Burial
A garbled report describes a death after a chaotic fete. A neighbor volunteered to help, one man died, and three others were buried hours later at an unspecified location.
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Pereytheoercy
Petigute Raiders at Work
Toligate raider Kertecky leads effort as Petigute Raiders perform key work with Monder JAM seeranes. unclear details restate local activity and personnel.
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Petigute
Ags
I. Kertecky
Monder Jam Seeranes
Fragmentary Memoir Snippet Amid Historic Rail Tale
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a deadly railway accident and a public figure named Hemes who was killed, while an unnamed narrator reflects on the most unforgettable tale and its unresolved ending. The piece hints at a century of car couples on United States rail lines.
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United States
Merchants Echo Deserted Tailor Shop Rumor
Fragmentary report notes aim to attract customers to a secondhand clothing shop run by Mulberry and Baxter with Miceli linkage. Teachers advise prospective buyers about wool suits and a mysterious order, while concerns arise about a tailor who vanished and a potential waste.
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Creat
Ehoe Maris Grein Mulberry
Baxter Arradke
Making Violins Aboard Modern American Craft
A discussion in the Savannah News questions legends of violin makers from Laday capaoel and compares them to American masters. It notes doubts about secret chemical processes said to alter wood and vibration and evaluates whether such lore affected true violin quality and market value.
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Laday Capaoel
Iuarnering
bSavatuuh
Nidteferiurergs
Ald
Herises
Breben
Eve
Pestares
Soldier torch conduct in crowded town surveillance
A report describes a man walking a dirty yard fence and carrying a torch to advance through a town. He pursued a specific target among a group of men, leading a crowd toward an incident as authorities tracked the torchbearer.
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Amet
Mow Be Deechee Fe Nettle-i3 Feud Leads to Regular Seow
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a dispute or local issue titled Mow Be Deechee Fe and Nettle-i3, with references to a regular Seow. Details are unclear but indicate a community or court-related matter needing clarification.
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J. M. Qordy
Gordy
Thorndyke
Gage Howe
Peretti
Peng
Ned
Toabe
Lila Pulton
Lts Present
MR. Torser
Ceoer G Exnderson der
Roe Pge
Artiele
Walter
Park Row
Society For Encouragement OF
Awer
Ivan Manufacture
Pee G Kvet Seage
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