Indicted Sheriff Faces Grilling as Jury Reaches Verdict
The Bainbridge county grand jury hears indictments after a forty two day session. Sheriff Sam Hawkins is linked to fictitious entries and county fees, while John Kerns defends him, urging support for Hawkins. Molly Dwyer and Old John are central, with Sam confessing he will repay any money taken as the crowd disperses. John Kerns reveals his care for Molly as Hawkins departs.
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Samuel J. Haw- Ring
Spersons
Samuel J. Wawkins
Bainbridge County
Squeara
India
Jimkins
Vanderbeck
Scarborough
Oys
John Kernswart Bay Township
John
Sam Hawkins
Sam
Ave
Jim Connors
Sie
Lie
Conners
Iad
Sim
Molly
Jover
Moly
Ife
Old John
Ecounty
Dwyer
John Kerns
John Verns
Ixerns
Unluckiness Linked to Ju no Bird Tail Feathers
London Notes and Queries suggests the belief that bringing Ju no bird tail feathers into a house brings bad luck. The idea may have arisen in modern times, possibly during the crusades, when crusaders brought back spectacular feathers as curiosities. Misfortunes to owners could have reinforced the superstition, which then spread and persisted.
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Juno
England
London
The Worst Sponze in New York Stenographer Trick
A New York Sun report describes a stenographer scam where a visiting man asks to use the secretary to do quick type writing for him. The manager pretends not to notice and the work lasts hours with only a polite thanks as pay.
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New York
Tle
Rangers
New York Sun
New Golf Champion Eben M Byers Beats Lyon in Final
In Englewood North Carolina Eben M Byers of Pittsburg defeated George S Lyon of Toronto to win the national amateur golf championship final. Byers displayed a slow easy swing and a steadfast follow through as the decisive factor in securing victory.
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Eben M. Byers
Pittsburg
Englewood
N. C
George S. Lyon
Toronto
Canadaa
Byers
Adam the French Stallion Sells for 75000 at Coney Island
Imported four year old French thoroughbred Adam attracted top breeders at Sheepshead Bay before selling for 75000 to Francis C. Bishop of MountKisco NY. Bishop plans a Mount Isco stock farm but may race Adam if he lacks other good horses. Adam one of five Fox son stallions sold in the past year for over 500000.
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Adam
Coney Island Jockey Club
Sheepshead Bay
N. Y
Flying Fox
Edmond Blanc
Francis C. Bishop
Mount Kisco
Value of Good Racing Blood in Thoroughbred Breeding
The article notes the value of strong bloodlines in thoroughbreds through two-year-olds Bat Masterson and Scotia Belle, both by Frankfort a Hanover son. Frankfort failed as a racer, sold for 500 to John E Madden who later sold him for 2500. Madden later offered 20000 to buy him back, but the owner refused. Frankfort’s value has since risen again.
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Bat Masterson
Scotia Belle
Frankfort
Hanover
John E. Madden
Madden
Becketly and Baseball Moves in Mixed Shadows
Steve notes Dan Wagner of the Pittsburg Nationals and Pitcher Liefeld feature in odd plays. Lurline and Anemone yachtsmen praise the Lurline voyage from San Pedro to Escondula with a long journey and high mileage. Crescens trains in Minneapolis for Prather Elersy with strong sprint work under new pace expectations.
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San Pedro
Esondula
San Francisco
L. Tutt
New York
Wagner
Pittsburg Nationals
Liefeld
Waenks
Lietfeld
Zinc Bride and Belgian King In Odd World Mirth
A zinc bride dummy foils smuggling at a Spanish customs post, one wedding party carriage escapes with brandy rumored inside. King Leopold vacations at Biarritz, apologizes after colliding with a poker-faced Paris council member. An Asiatic star tree glows at night, its bare trunk yielding a phosphorescent canopy that fools travelers and lights a newspaper for reading.
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Spain
Leopold
Belgium
Biarritz
Paris
Excursion Rates to Expworth Grove Campmeeting by Northwestern line
Reduced rate excursion tickets sold August 7 to 19 with return by August 21. From August 9 to 19 trains will stop at camp grounds between Belvidere and Garden Prairie. On August 7 8 and August 20 21 only trains 202 206 westbound and 201 205 eastbound will stop. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Ry.
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Northwestern
Camp Grounds
Belvidere
Garden Prairie
Chicago & Northwestern R'y
Mexico City
Mex
North-Western
International Geological Congress
Chicago & North- Western R’y
Blood Circulation Lesson Causes a Jolly Reply
In a small Oregon school a teacher quizzes students on blood flow. The headstand gag elicits the line that feet aren’t empty, prompting laughter and a practical classroom moment from the pupil Arthur.
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Oregon
Arthur
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