Navajo Joe Faces Summary Hanging in Wolfville
In Wolfville a vaudeville style arrest unfolds as Navajo Joe is captured by Jack Moore and the vigilance committee. Amid saloon turmoil and a hot day the case centers on his killing a Chinaman ten days earlier and a proposed public hanging debated by local leaders.
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Joe
Wolfville
O. K
Red Light
Jack Moore
Dave Tutt
Cherokee Hall
Queen
Strees
Smouxin
New York
Enright
Tutt
What Ghigegoans Eat Revealed By Inquiry Committee
A Chicago pure food inquiry exposes widespread adulteration and unsafe practices. The committee cites wood alcohol hazards in dairy and pastry products, ground tarred rope in ginger, stone and clay in flour, buckwheat flour diluted, and common sugars and flavorings adulterated. It also notes oleomargarine mislabeling and fraudulent jellies, with testimony from chemist A. S. Mitchell and officials from dairy associations.
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Tennessee
Georgia
A. S. ‘Mitchell
Wisconsin Dairy Food Commission
Germany
Brazil
Mason
C. Y. Knight
National
Illinois‘ Dairy Associations
J.J. Berry
West Chicago
Chicago
Hangin at Wolfville ends with Navajo Joe spared
Alfred Henry Lewis portrays a tense town meeting in Wolfville where a lynching plan is debated. Navajo Joe bets his life on a Cherokee dealt ace, a split halting the execution and prompting restraint for future confrontations. The scene blends frontier law, gambling odds, and social tensions.
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Enright
Doc Peets
Wolfville
Joe
Saya Enright
Navajo Joe
Dan Boggs
Nell
Tucson
Cherokee Hall
Alfred Henry Lewis
New York Telegraph
Handkerchief Taboo to Fashion and Etiquette
In a discussion of social customs, Frank H. Vizetelly notes how snuff and the handkerchief entered polite society under the Georges. The piece describes French disdain for even casual references to handkerchiefs, and how Empress Josephine popularized carrying a lace-bordered handkerchief, setting a lasting fashion standard for women and court.
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Josephine
Frank H. Vizetelly
Relative Heights of Historical Figures Compared to Earth
An ornate quotation references the size of figures like Adam and five in a humorous table by the French orientalist Henrion. The text claims precise heights in feet and inches though the figures appear whimsical and inconsistent.
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Henrion
Academy
Adam
Hich
Island of Mekong Vanishes In Thailand
A Bangkok Times note reports an island about 6 sen by 14 sen on the Mekong near Kumpharaphi disappeared on the 10th of last month. The site had large trees and cultivation nearby. owners cannot locate it after three to four days of search. Islands are said to drift down the Mekong each March.
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Nonghan
Kumpharaphi
Mekong
Bangkok Times
Cabman Fined for Overcharging Officers in Cuba
The Times of Cuba reports a cabman who overcharged two officers from Taconto Belascadin streets, taking 80 cents when the daytime rate was 20 cents. The court ordered a $5 fine or five days after the cabman’s overnight hold.
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Taconto Belascadin
Times of
Cuba
Fragmentary Note Yields Confusing Phrase Assembly
A garbled OCR fragment shows disjointed words and numbers including 8 788 abvide ath. The readable portion hints at no clear event, person, or date, leaving the item as a nonsensical line in a historical newspaper page.
Beauty Show Prize Delayed By Park Place Chopper Incident
A ticket chopper at Park Place station snatches a rose from a passing woman’s corsage after she drops it. Brakemen nearby mock the thief, then a tired mother’s child glimpses the rose and smiles, defusing the scene as the crowd shifts attention to other arrivals.
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Park Place
Guying
New York Commercial Advertiser
Puzzling questions by Lewis Carroll captivate readers
A discussion of Carrolls curious problems asks when the day begins and how a monkey on a rope would affect a counterweight. Readers consider paradoxes about traveling around the world and a rope and pulley puzzle with contrasting mathematicians opinions.
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Lewis Carroll
Judger Lives In Our Class Portrait
A school board correspondent recalls a pupil who mocked civility with dirty boots and rude manners. He paints a verbal caricature of a man who never cleans his boots or washes before meals and uses a knife as a fork. The pupil finally speaks up and identifies the figure as our Judger.
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London Chronicle
Sound of the Voice in Westphalian Mines
Mr. Schab tested compressed air pipes in Westphalian coal mines and found the farthest voice could travel in a straight pipe was between 1500 and 1700 feet. For moderate distances a pipe about 20 inches in diameter gave the best results with a slightly larger diameter better for long distances.
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Schab
Crude remark on education sparking conflict echoes
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote depicts a tense exchange where one party calls the other’s father extravagant and foolish. The dialogue claims a teacher dismissed education as criminal folly and mocks spending on schooling.
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Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Infantry Term Origins Discussed in Historical Text
A fragment discusses the origin and early usage of the term infantry, noting its roots and initial meanings in historical military contexts. The exact wording is unclear, but the passage highlights the term’s emergence in early military discourse.
Best paper editions of classic novels advertised
A long catalog lists numerous novels and authors with price codes and edition notes. Titles include works by Kipling Holmes Corelli Verne Hugo Stevenson Doyle and others, each offered in special half tone covers by Tribune Publishing Co Dillon Montana.
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Eron
Eric Brighteyes
H. Rider Haggard
Donovan
Edna Lyall
Rudyard
Kipling
Iron Pirate
Max Pemberton
D Wormwood
Marie Corelli
Octave Feuillet
Mise Milne
Yel
Low Apter
Prince of the House of David
J. H. Ingraham
Cyrano de Bergerac
Edmond Rostand
Beautiful Jim
John Strange Winter
Mildred Frevanion
The
Daodees
Hector Servadac
Jules Verne
the Madoxes
Jean MiddJemaga
Ruy Blass
Victor Hugo
Coralie’s Son
Albert Delpit
the Duchess
Allan Quartermain
Rue de la Paix
Adolph Belot
Frank Barrett
Chris
W. E. Norris
Paris
Ardath
Ingomar
Nathan D. Urner
Robert Louis Stevenson
Leon de Tingeau
Grant Allen
David Christie Murray
Han
Iceland
A. Conan Doyle
Sappho
Alphonse Dandet
Robert Sonia Stevenson
F.C. Philips
Rudyard Kipling
W. Clark Russell
Stanley J. Weyman
Paul Bourget
Tribune Publishing CO
Dillon Montana
Daily bicycle prize contest from The New York Star
The New York Star features a daily bicycle reward plus Watches, dinner sets, tea sets and silverware for the largest word lists formed from the letters in THE NEW YORK STAR. Entries require twelve 2 cent stamps for a 13 week trial subscription. Contest runs June 26 to August 21, 1899, with prizes awarded at The Star offices and names printed in the next issue.
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New York Star
Hink Grabr Broyonn
New York
Star
The
W. 39Th Street
New York City
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Stockmen’s Directory
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