Alive Yet Dead: Miss Mollie Fancher Remains in Life
The Brooklyn case of Mollie Fancher, long blind and in a trance, has persisted for twenty one years in a darkened room. She reportedly communicates by second sight and foresees events, while directing a fancy goods store and serving as vice president and director of the Sargent Manufacturing Company.
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Brooklyn
Gates Averse
Datais Wade
George F. Sargent
Sargent Manufacturing Company
Sargent
Barbaric lash abuse charged in race case
A man faces charges after allegedly beating a Black victim known as a Negro until nearly dead. Prosecutors accuse the accused of barbarity and seek accountability for the brutal act and its shocking violence.
Polished trials and odd proverbs across distant scenes
Fragmentary notes claim California has forty Chinese templar and a hard black diamond that cannot be polished. A Champaign UK vice chief of police is mentioned amid odd sayings. An Egyptian belief says a child should not be washed until age one.
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Champaign
State Notes on Smallpox Cure and Social Customs
A fragment notes a claim about a smallpox treatment and comments on Mooriah women not celebrating birthdays or knowing their ages. The passage presents a dated, informal view with limited readable specifics.
Smallpox Tragedy and Curious Notes From a 19th Century Paper
A Cam paign County News article recounts a violent incident in which a Black man sick with smallpox is whipped by Lemon’s chief of police after escaping from a pesthouse. The piece intertwines harmful racial framing, scattered scientific curiosities, and a long list of unrelated notes on coal, leather, and exotic topics.
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Ciaschaies
Campaign County News
Aap
Kent
Civil plan for a two chamber parliament and telegraph control
A misread, fragmentary account discusses a proposed constitutional framework with a two chamber parliament, customs duties, and a central telegraph department. It mentions a commission, a trial for a David Heone, and references to Italian materials and a machine for sculpting. The text is garbled with multiple contradictions.
Far-Flung 19th Century Wire Tap Notes Patched In
Fragments detail various incidents including a rejected port entry case in Oregon, a Cedar Falls bank insolvency ruling, a Missoula search on Colgate’s body, and multiple local trials and crimes across Iowa Washington and Pennsylvania with arrests drownings and political meetings.
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Ney
District Court
Independence
Iowa
Field Brothers, Bankers
Cedar Falls
Fake British Honduras plan to mint United States dollars
A letter from British Honduras to a Toronto resident outlines an alleged scheme to produce counterfeit like silver dollars on an island, stating costs, bullion, and a large projected profit. The missive cites secrecy, the minting process, and plans to move funds through Omaha and other locations.
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British Honduras
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Canada
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