Bear on the loose spooks Avon Valley area train crowds
A black bear escaped from a freight car near Avon Station on the Lebanon Valley Railroad. Chained in a hogshead, the bear broke free as trains passed, leaping fences and racing toward farms. Rail workers and nearby residents eventually drove it into a cow stall, after a bite to a brakeman. The bear’s owner arrived to reclaim it as crews resumed service.
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Avon Station
Lebanon Valley
Diemer
Warnersville
Palmyra
Valley Road
Mr. Bear
Chase Ends With Suspected Thief Shot by Officer
Officer Henshaw pursued a suspected thief through Bremen Street, Vine, Mercer, and Seegar alleys after an attempted disposal of silverware and jewelry at two Main Street stores. Dunn, aged 32, from St. Louis, claimed three days in Cincinnati. a bullet to his left arm ended the chase, and items including tea spoons and a snuff box were recovered.
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St. Cincinnati
Henshaw
Bremen Street
H. C. Kenkelp
Main Street
H. N. Nieman, Jr
Bremen
Goose
Fifteenth Street
Hernshaw
Fiventh Street
Fourteenth
Vine
Mercer
Mercer Street
Seegar Alley
E. & D. Kinsey
B.A. T
Dunn
Danish aeronaut Sivel crosses Sound for sixth time this year
Danish balloon pioneer Sivel again ascends and crosses the Sound of Sweden. He lowers a conoidal water ballast device to stay near the sea and waits for a vessel or shore contact. By pulling a cord he inverts the cone to release ballast and rise again. The inventor reports twenty successful sea trials.
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Sivel
Sweden
Galuaus
Widow Becomes Marble Cutter After Husband’s Death
Tuere, a western widow with six children, turns grief into work by carving a gravestone to mark her husband’s grave. She learns stone cutting, earns steady wages in a marble yard, and supports her family, proving a husband can benefit a woman after loss.
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Tuere
Applicant seeks law school admission despite gender barrier in Cuzco
A young resident of Cuzco asks the state supported law school for permission to study jurisprudence and to know if her sex bars a Master of Laws degree, provided she has sufficient means. The Minister
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Youngady
Cuzco
Terre Haute News Roundup From Indiana Local Items
Terre Haute leads with updates on tax collection in Indiana's Second District totaling 8056.64 for October, local industry ties with New Albany Steam Forge Works to build railroad car axles, and a Lafayette Sunday Leader status. Other notes include curious local demographics, a coroner verdict, a residence fire on Corn Island, and fashion pieces from Plainfield Citizen with jet fringes and velvet details. The item closes with remarks on public sentiment and a dramatic Rochester street scene.
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Terre Haute
Eli Perkins
Remington Record
Jasper County
Messrs. Kitt & Clark
Indiana
Lafayette
T. E. D. McGigley
New Albany Steam Forge Works
Comet Terre Haute
Harrison County
Corydon
Indian Hill
Tippecanoe County
John James
Corn Island
Troy
Madison Courier
Madison
United States
Presbyterian Church For Home Missions
John H. Spence
Veedersburg
Attica
Republican
Covington
People’s Paper
Plainfield
Ben. Vestal
Peruvian citizens urged to enjoy equal rights in public declaration
An official despatch stated that all Peruvian citizens should have equal rights, with women considered on par with men under existing laws regarding the republic's privileges, and expressed pleasure in publicizing this declaration to improve opportunities for such equality.
Escape of Pickpocket After Shooting at Officers in Indianapolis
A man accused of robbing a traveling companion on the Peru road fled police near the Alvord Block after drawing a revolver and exchanging shots with Officer Donnelly and others. Shots were fired in pursuit, the fugitive later vanished into a saloon crowd, and police expect his quick recapture due to his notoriety.
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Indianapolis Journal
Messrs
Sherman, Scott and Firman
Trade Palace
Peru Road
Sherman
Kokomo Junction
Indianapolis
Carson
Donnelly
Watch Wu
Wis
Alvord Block
South Meridian Street
Fenton House
Coultier
Spencer House
Tragic Nebraska Case Attracts Attention Near Humboldt
A widow and her daughter in Humboldt vicinity faced a fatal accident when a pistol discharged while preventing a man from leaving. The ball struck the daughter in the chest, killing her instantly as the mother attempted to defend against alleged advances. The incident sparked local alarm and law enforcement inquiries.
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Nebraska
St Joseph Herald
Humboldt
Atchison & Nebraska
Kansas
Veteran's Treasured Musket and Other Hard Luck Tales
A Rochester Democrat piece recalls Amos Soper presented by Congress for gallantry at Plattsburg in 1814. It notes his 1826 tribute musket, a cab driver’s misadventure harming a wedding party, the fireproof Sherman House in Chicago, Sherman’s daughter wedding gift, and a Pittsburgh preacher's slow cadence sermon full of grand phrases.
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Rochester Democrat
Central Depot
Congress
Amos Soper
Plattsburg
United States
Gen. Sherman
Pitsburg
A Visit to the California Geysers and Devilish Wonders
A correspondent describes a steep trip from San Francisco to Cloverdale, then by rail and stage to the Geysers. The tour passes numerous wonders in Geyser Canyon, from Lucifer's Grotto to Beelzebub's Laboratory, with guides, springs, and a steam whistle. The journey is praised for scenery, safety, and a lively horse-drawn ride, with plans to gravely pave the road next season.
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The
Sentinel
San Francisco
Donahue
Cloverdale
Skfe and Sound
Hollingsworth
Mephistophele
California
W.B. M
Altitude Limits of Human Life Cited by Journal
Chambers' Journal notes extreme altitudes tested by Glaisher and Coxwell in 1877. It cites pulse rates rising from 76 and 474 before ascent to breathlessness at 29,000 feet, with further strain as the descent is delayed. Monks at St Bernard and residents of Potosi experience breathing challenges. The highest inhabited site is Hanle Tibet at 16,000 feet with 21 monks.
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Tyniall
Puides
Everest
Himalaya
de Saussure
Iew
Chambers’ Journal
Loo
Glaisher
Alpine Club
Alps
St. Bernard
Rhone
South America
Potosi
Hanle
Thibet
Sehlag Gamin
A Fog Shrouds Miss Fowler in Cliff House Road Incident
A San Francisco horseback party on Cliff House road in fog left Miss Fowler missing after a fall. She was found later and cared for, with details of the ride and injuries described as friends search the city for her. The horse was recovered the next day near Mission Street.
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San Francisco Alta
Cliff House
Ocean House
Cli? House
Miss Fowler
Cliffene
Western Addition
Herome
Mission Street
Woodward's Garden
Endurance of French Soldiers in Heat of Paris Streets
A Chicago Times traveler contrasts Parisian and English troops. He describes French soldiers as small, awkward, and uniform in appearance, then details a hot August march up a steep boulevard where a hundred infantrymen move with machine like precision under heavy packs.
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Chicago Times
London
Flaussman
Malesherbes
Rue Lazare
Russia prepares for a coming clash with Germany
The Paris suture reports a belief that Russia faces a probable war with Germany within two to three years. It cites Russia’s armament, railway buildup, and a prepared Court of St. Petersburg, with Moltke and Bismarck linked to plans for restoring Baltic provinces. Spies in Livonia and Courland study campaigns as Russian language is taught to officers and railway stock is aligned to Russian lines.
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Paris
Russia
Germany
St. Petersburg
Bismarck
Imanuel
Herr von Moltke
Livonia
Courland
Cat on Garden Wall Echoes Lovelorn Rhyme
A whimsical verse from Washington Capitol about cats meeting on a garden wall. The speaker ponders why tomcats respond with gruff groans instead of tender smiles, suggesting love brings more ache than joy and playful tension between feline suitors.
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Washington Capitol
Tommy
Punchinello and insurrection in Egypt notes
A fragmentary snippet lists Punchinello and insurrection in Egypt the rising of the Nile and mentions The Antiquary and Tourist in Cornwall. A playful exchange about examining an interesting stone on a field and Druidical remains is noted along with a humorous dialogue about balls and folly in a panuse style.
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Egypt
Antiquary
Cornwall
Wilkinsons
Mamma
Drunk Youth Causes Scene in Rochester Hallway
John Simons, a Chicago native living on State Street in Rochester for about three months, drank heavily yesterday. He wandered outdoors in a drunken stupor, nearly naked and shouting, frightening onlookers as friends urged him back toward his room amid a cold, windy street and startled screams from passing women.
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Crouch
Mumford Street
Gus Rau
Rochester Democrat
John Simons
Chicago
Rochester
State Street
George
The Man Who Invented the Circular Saw
A Detroit Free Press summary notes Benjamin Cummins born 1772 died 1848 buried in Richmond Michigan. It claims he invented the circular saw, built Erie Canal work, helped railroad and bridge projects, founded Esperence and Burtonville, and had notable connections in New York politics and society.
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Detroit Free Press
Richmond
Kalamazoo County
Michigan
Benjamin Cummins
Benjamin Cumming
Europe
Burtonville
N. Y
Amsterdam
United States
New York State
Morgan
New York
North River
Albany
Esperence
Schoharie
Overshoes for Horses and a Paris Guillotine Mystery
Rubber overshoes for horses offer a lighter durable substitute for iron shoes, with easy on off in stalls or pastures, and a cost about one third higher but forty percent lighter. Also recounted is a Paris executioner’s ex-dignitary helper who keeps guillotines rats at his home and Mrs Maybridge in Oregon, age twenty three.
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Sicilienne
India
Figaro
Paris
Heindreich
No. 131 Boulevard Mont Parnasse
Fresh Currents and November Ideas in a Sly Patchwork
A collage of quirky lines and social asides notes political hints and literary flashes. The piece weaves references to Butler and his legal strains, Albani singing, Alabama, and a Calcutta import about a human arm ball. It closes with playful digs at Thanksgiving and a digressiveくだ of editorial whimsy.
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Rochefort
Lanterne
Berne
Albani
Alabama
Cleveland Herald
Massachusetts
Butler
Congress
Fraecher
Sherman
Thurman
John Henry
Calcutta
Prince of Wales Charms Paris Crowd on Autumn Visit
Paris reports the Prince of Wales drawing vast crowds and lively attention as he visits theaters, cafés, and the Champs Elysees. He greets the public in uniform with dignity, but in mufti enjoys informal sights, while Knollys and Teesdale coordinate his schedule and a private departure to Egremont after a bustling day.
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Paris
Prince of Wales
Earl of Chester
Knollys
Teesdale
Tortoni’s
Champs Elysees
Bois de Boulogne
Cascade
Palais Royal
Brasseur
Royal House of England
Egremont
Duc de la Rochefoucauld- Bissaccia
Sezaroch the new Russian projectile described for war
A foreign journal details a weapon named Sezaroch a percussion time shell that splits on explosion. The iron shell carries a spherical shot secured by lead and after firing the shot ricochets ahead while the shell breaks apart. It could explode among guns and send the ball through rear troops or front ranks. Also notes that Louis XVI’s accession and telegraph are distant milestones in history.
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Sezaroch
Purify the Blood With Hogeland Pills and Bitters
Purify the blood and improve health by Hogland’s Podo Phyllian Pills followed by Hogeland’s German Bitters. The pills claim to expel foul humors causing fever headaches backaches nausea and skin eruptions while the bitters tone the stomach aid digestion and promote healthy blood. Sold by Johnson Holloway & Co Philadelphia and by all druggists.
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Hogfland
Johnson, Holloway & CO
Philadelphia
Dyspepsia cure ad from Green's August Flower and dentifrice
An old newspaper fragment markets Green's August Flower as a universal cure for dyspepsia with a claim of instant relief and a ten cent sample bottle. It also promotes Sozodont dentifrice and Johnsonson's Anodyne Liniment for dental care and weak allies, urging daily use.
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United States
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