Man Admits Arson Guilt After Jury Verdict
Extract from Harper's Magazine recounts a man charged with arson who confessed to a juror, promising 85 000 to secure a second degree verdict. The Irish juror Pat reports the case was hard, noting many others favored acquittal.
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Pat
Harper's Magazine
Suit of Fares A Ferzan Wife Marries in New York
Fares A Ferzan a jewelry dealer in Atlantic City and elsewhere wed Miss Sassool Maloof in a Syrian church in New York. During the ceremony friends fired guns from windows until police halted the fusillade, oversight noted of proper Syrian wedding form.
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Fares A. Ferzan
Atlantic City
New York
Sassool Maloof
Fragmented ad dense text with mixed product pitches
Fragmented OCR style listing many products and ads. Mentions include Hanson’s Magic Corn Bread Warranted cure, Hf the Baby is Cutting Teeth remedy, Hegeman’s Camphor ice, a bell in Japan, and a note about mail from Bulawayo to London. Contains scattered names and places with minimal coherent event.
Syrup of Figs advertised as healthful laxative remedy
Esteemed knowledge and comfort claim for Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative. The advertisement touts its pleasant taste, cleansing effects, and benefits to kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. Sold by druggists in the U S and $1 bottles, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co with its name on every package.
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California
Fig
Areski the Berber brigand dies at last in Algeria
Areski el Bachir, notorious brigand and assassin known to have slain a man for each year of his life, was captured near Kabyle villages and executed by the French colonial authorities. His band terrorized the mountain country as Berber horsemen and robbers, revered by marabouts and feared by all.
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Areshi-el-Bachir
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Areski
Claude Duval
Robin Load
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Tres
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Autographs From Five Centuries Headed for Chicago Collection
The Historical Society of Chicago acquired rare documents from Edward J. Mason including letters and papers tied to Marguerite of Valois, Richelieu, Joliet, and other 17th and 18th century figures. A Mayhew Marquette plan facsimile accompanies the bundle with portraits and signatures from Fraser, de Paborde, Carleton, and more. The trove spans French royalty, colonial governors, and early explorers, highlighting a historic archive of global figures.
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Chicago
Edward J. Mason
Heague Historical Society
Marguerite of
Valois
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Nae Varre
Prato
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Quebec
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Baroques de Paborde
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Sieur Claude Sainetor
Notary Duquet
Mirandedu
Mather Marquette
Chicago Post
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Isabella
Ameriga Vespucel
Hainois
Francis I
France
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Henry Ivo
Louis Xev
Sir John Johnston
Crown Point
James
Cgeralddhart
Fragmented 1900s notes mix science and travel costs
The text lists diverse items from ship passages and Stradivarius value to postal cars, bread pricing, a 1839 page book, and new holiday designation in Maine. It mentions Moissan's carbide metal and Hanson Mass tramp renewal efforts with vague wages and supper offers.
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Atlantic
Stradivarius
Ernst
Lady Halle
Phladelphia Post Ofice
Puurrh
Louisville
Maine State Senate
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Rofals Commercial
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M. Motssan
Hanson
Mass
Tarantula Killer Threats and Dread Across Lands
A historical piece describes the tarantula as a large burrowing spider with a red brown hairy body. It notes its wide distribution from tropical regions to Europe and Mexico and recounts feared bites and local folklore claiming dancing as a remedy. It details its deadly fangs and aggressive strikes in vivid, non graphic terms.
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Europe
Mediterranean
Sicily
Avil
Mexico
Aina
Prodigy Christopher Wien and the Dead Glow of Mystery
A fragmented reminiscence recounts Christopher Wien as a prodigy linked to a famed literary critic and a veiled tale of early scientific glory. It traces mention of a youth’s intellect, early praise, and the later debates over cremation urns and the fate of ashes discussed by a Cincinnati Times-Star reader dialogue.
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Cincinnati
Times-Star
Air-tight ship shell theory linked to nature vision
Fragmentary note suggests an air-tight compartment theory for shipbuilding drawn from a nature example. It mentions an animal shell with many cowpsrimests and water access to show occupancy for the sick or fleet, though the wording is unclear.
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Learsiog
Nature
Prison Drug Entry Warning From Charlestown Warder
Prison officials at Charlestown report twenty percent of inmates are habitual opium users and Warder Bruges says steps needed to prevent drug entry. The remark highlights ongoing concerns about contraband circulation in the Massachusetts prison system.
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Charlestown
Maes
Bruges
Revival of the Curfew in Cabassa Sparks Public Debate
Report cites a proposed curfew law drafted by reform groups authorizing temporary councils in cities towns and villages to regulate street presence of children after curfew. The plan aims to curb gatherings and requires guardianship while offering penalties for noncompliance.
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Cabassa
Cuehee
Society For the Protection of
Unclear Rental Landlord Practices Mentioned
Fragmentary text notes tenants and landlords dealing with rents and property, referencing Atlanta and medical ads. The readable portions suggest discussion of housing and rent collection, with scattered mentions of medical offerings and advertisements.
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