Perry the Train Bandit Crashes in Bold Escapes and Chase
A detailed recounting of Perry's audacious 1891 train robbery near Utica and a subsequent pursuit. The piece chronicles his nerve, methods, multiple escapes, clashes with a messenger and railroad crews, and a final surrender after a dramatic engine chase across the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
American Press Association
Byrnes
Ruloff
Ruoff
New York Central
Utica
Moore
Troy
Pinkerton
Rome
N. Y
Ain Waa
Limekiln Club Meeting Finds Rich and Poor Unequal
The Limekiln club satirizes wealth gaps with remarks on $10,000,000 vs 10 cents and a foundry owner versus mill workers. Election talk, rejections for dog fights and usury, vanity, looking glass funds, sorghum cost, and a jokey mischief-filled session end with plans to close as members disperse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Gardner
Samuel Shin
Hull
Dan Hisself
Smart Old Smith
Union Springs
Ala
Comprehensive Baker
Lynchburg
Paradise Hall
Bradder
United States of America
Commissioner of Agriculture
Nelson Slabs
America
Congo
Yeas
Whereabouts Boggs
St. Joseph
Mississippi
Detroit
de Seckretary
M. Quad
Detroit Free Press
Conductor Declares He Attracts Ladies More Than Peers
A West End city group bragged of attracting ladies while waiting near a station. A plainly dressed man claimed more ladies notice him daily, saying he attracts all classes. he is a conductor. The tale contrasts with Bulwer's famous line and cites Israel Putnam autograph as historical note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Perry
McNierney
Port Byron
Syracuse
West End
Nobby
Boston Herald
Nose-pulling remark sparks debate over intoxicated intent
A quip from the Indianapolis Journal frames a case of malice prepense as a man, intoxicated, pulled another’s nose with tongs after a long search. The exchange questions whether drunkenness excuses harmful intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Happy Days Spark Banter Between Bacon and Egbert
A humorous Yonkers Statesman quip captures Bacon and Egbert exchanging playful lines about a forthcoming marriage. The exchange centers on formality and timing as they joke about life milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Comment is Superfluous in Modern Journalism
In Barcelona Conlica the term reflects that writers run out of meaningful words to express a point. The phrase signals an article’s opinion lacks substance and relies on filler rather than analysis or evidence.
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Pickles
Holdfast Huggins
Norfolk
Pickles Smith
Will
Tomasito
Barcelona
Conlica
Principa
A. W. Johnston
B. F. Horner
Cleveland
M. C. Baxen
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Paraphrased Exchange on Crops and a Daughter Readiness
A fragmentary dialogue shows a farmer asking about his parsnips and a salesperson uncertain about whether a daughter would read a certain piece. The snippet hints at family and agricultural concerns with uncertain outcomes.
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Bandit Perry
Duval
Xorcr L. Krrmer
Goethe
the Limekiln Club
Gardner
Sir Isaac Walpole
Louisville
Lyon &Co
Limekiln Club
Shakespeare
Nero
Kidd
Huggins
Bulwer
Richelieu
Rhode Island
Israel Putnam
ProsPrct
Barror
Roxbury
Modern Journalism
Parsnips
New York
Hair Bazaar
EG. Rodenbeck
E. Washington Street
J. Haverly
Nors
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
Hamilton National Bank
Manilton National Bank
Charles McCulloch
John Mor
J.C. Peltier
Undertaker
West Wayne St
Persin
Faultless Chemical Co
Baltimore, MD
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania
Incs
Central Time
Ind
East Bound
Nickel Parc
Thelalljork Chicagoy
East
WEST
Chicago Express
Ines
Chicago M
Western Express
Tient i Freight
Ft. Wayne
Cinsisnati
Lake Erie & Western Railroads
Connersville
New Castle
Rushville
United States
Canada
Fort
Fort Watne
Peseonner
E. S. Philley
Ft. W
C. and
L. Railroad
F Daly
HC Parker
Indianapolis
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Grand Rapids
Richmond
Cincinnati
Guniay
Hoston
Toledo
Atlantic
Lafayette Accom
Pacific Express
Kansas City Express
Lafayette
St. Louis Limited
Taninab
Idianapolis, Anam
Priace
New York Vestibule Limited
Pacific Limited Express
Cannon Ball
Kansas City
R. G. Thompson
Brient
Daily Evening Post
Fort Waynes, Inc
Evening Post
East Berry Street
Evenive Post
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