Strange adventures and strange finds on distant shores
A winding parade of odd items includes a Newfoundland style fishing chase with a seventy five pound Ontario sturgeon dragged to shore. a desert mine hunt tracing Sam Pratt’s fate near Salton. a Belfast portrait found in dust believed to be Dr Moody. a Reno ore car ride with a tramp among longhorns. a Japan court case on a six year old bigamist. and other curious tales from across the century.
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Manny Cour
North Walcott
N.Y
Red Creek
Port Bay
Gale
Mr. Cole
Mr Cole
Cole Wis Soo
Pexley
California
Xamds
Pratt
San Francisco
Ripon
Salton
Los Angeles
Belfast
Moody
Dr. Moody
Vaillant's execution shocks Paris crowds
Aroused by the Vaillant execution in Paris the crowd reacted with fury and cheers of “Death to the bourgeoisie” as the anarchist who planted the bomb was hanged. He showed no fear, shouted defiance, and died within minutes, his head severed in the guillotine before a tense, emboldened crowd.
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Porcine
Sykes
Ron
Berlin
Rensselaer County
Aman
WTO
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
California
Petter
Merritt
Simons
Mirederer
Tiermidd
Jim’ Keene
Sam Ward
Mr. Ward
Mer. Ward
Long Branch
New York City
Lake Shore Railroad
Samuel Ward
Ward
Keene
Ny Credit
Oy York
Phil
Auguete Vaillant
Beputies
Heo
Vaillant
Vaillant O
Deibler
Vaillant Executed Amid Delays At Guillotine
The heavy knife fell and Vaillant was dead within seconds after arrival at the guillotine. The executioner Doibler faced threats and earlier wanted to resign, yet carried out the sentence as Vaillant’s body was moved within two minutes to the burial site.
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Vaillant
Claprer
Doibler
Woman sparks mob as town bar tries to lynch Frank Hall
A Lebanon Indiana mob attacks jail to seize Frank Hall, the Black man accused of assaulting Mrs Akers. Deputies and sheriff rescue him after a twenty minute standoff. Hall pleads guilty in court and is sentenced to twenty one years in a Northern States prison. he is moved to a Big Four depot under heavy guard.
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Evisworthn de Fraser
United States
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Gordon
Neb
Siews Falls
Dandy
de France
Lebanon
End
Frank Hall
Akers
Lebanon, Inn
Troutman Broght Hall
Ine Tlianapolis
Hall
Proveeatar Dateh
Tie
Boelock
Neul
Steril Troutman
May Order a Hig Strike
Creer adges from the chiefs of the Federates Northern active em ployes at St. Paul indicate that a strike will be ordered if there is no change in the situation soon.
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St. Paul
The Best-Dressed Queen and Royal Sport Enthusiast
The Dowager Duchess of Portugal appears among Europe’s best-dressed women driven by her exquisite figure and charming manner. She shares a love of outdoor sport with her late royal father King Victor Emmanuel and enjoys mobility and elegance in public life. The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway markets itself as the leading line with Ves tibuled electric heated trains and extensive service across multiple midwestern states.
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Duchess
Portugal
Europe
Victor Kommanuel
Cotesse de Paris
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Omaha
Siouxity
Hlinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
South
Violets for the Bath Spark Fashion Belief
A New York florist reports a large daily sale of violets driven by fashionable belief that they perfume baths each morning. He cannot verify the stories but notes the high demand from stylish customers.
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New York
Sleeping car excursion to California from Chicago
Four dollars buys a sleeping car rate on the Phillips Rock Island Tourist Excursions from Chicago to Los Angeles or San Francisco via the scenic route via Ogden. Executed by John Sebastian G P A CG LL PB, with personal conductors and a special agent on each party. Departures leave Chicago twice weekly Tuesday and Thursday with a daily tourist car service via the southern route through Indiana Territory and Fort Worth to California. Apply at Rock Island ticket office 104 Clark Street.
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Rock Island
Clark Street
John Sebastian
Chicago
Debt orbuying habits questioned in weekly exchange
In a comic panel De Sharpee questions why people keep purchasing clothing from installment houses. The reply suggests sellers push durable goods only to match ongoing payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Smarte
DeSharpee
Public Office Felt Like Big Gun. Jim Fired?
Fragmentary notice suggests a public official’s rise prompted a call for dismissal. The wording hints at political tension and a potential removal or critique of leadership within local governance. Further details unreadable in the snippet.
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Jim
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