Ferguson's Beat Exposes Jury Room Information Leak
Richard Ferguson, Morning Post reporter, is questioned in court after revealing jury deliberations and ballot details. The judge suspects a breach of secrecy, but Ferguson insists no one told him and identifies the janitor as the only person who could have leaked the information.
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Richard Ferguson
The
Morning Post
Ferguson
Stephenson
Ferguman
Tillotson
Reed Relays Dizzy Tale Of Bank Book Mixup
Frank J. Reed recounts his mishap with his wife’s bank book and $300. He misplaced it for three weeks while traveling, finally discovering the funds tucked in his coat pocket after visiting many hotels, rooms, and porters. He implies his wife knows the tale and questions his trust with mail duties.
Endurance Rider Aubrey’s extraordinary Santa Fe to Independence feats
The salute to F X Aubrey recounts his eight day Santa Fe to Independence ride in 1850 covering 765 miles. He won a $1000 wager at the Jones House, broke his own record with five days thirteen hours, and endured near miraculous fatigue as six horses died under him and his mare Nelly perished after 160 miles.
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F. X. Aubrey
Santa Fe
N. M
Independence
Aubrey
Jones House
Council Grove
West
California
Audrey
Great Plains
Nelly
Denver Field
Alcohol in Potatoes and Irish Sausage Murphies
A Dublin style joke cites an Irishman from Donegal claiming 700 of 10 000 villagers are insane from potato alcohol. He argues Americans misunderstand potatoes noting a local man eats 14 pounds daily with 365 dinners, drinking only liquor from potatoes while remaining robust enough to lift an ox.
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Ireland
Donegal
America
New York Preas
Curious bullet within a bullet collection owner recalls Chickamauga find
A Mount Washington man and Spanish war veteran owns a Springfield lead bullet with an embedded Krag Jorgensen round. Found at Chickamauga by his regiment, the piece shows a steel-pointed Krag and hints at a shot piercing a weaker target. He also served aboard the Wisconsin and collects Chinese coins.
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Mount Washington
United States Army
Krag Jorgensen
Chickamauga
Cuba
United States
Wisconsin
Bridal Path Not A High Road To Heaven
A facetious arranger jokes as a workman unfurls a carpet from the church door to the curb. The craftsman replies that the covering is merely a bridal path, not a divine route.
Clothes Talk Sparks Steam Between Yonkers Teens
A Yonkers dialogue captures two teens arguing over clothes as one accuses the other of ignoring their attire. The exchange centers on personal fashion and perceived attention.
Maiden Edna Domengine Rescued From Kidnappers After Night Ride
A desperate rescue near Fresno California ends with 18 year old Edna Domengine saved from kidnappers led by Cleveland Rodgers and Tony Loveau. Rodgers used Edna as a shield during a rifle battle before surrendering at Coalinga jail. Edna, found unharmed, wore a nightdress and a coat, barefoot with sunburned feet after a perilous chase starting from Coalinga.
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Fresno
Cal
Cleveland Rodgers
Edna Domengine
Adolph Domengine
Millonaire
Fresno County
Tony Loveau
Rodgers
Jack's Springs
Edna
Bull Terrier Aids Owner to End Life in Canal
Harrisburg, Pa. Henry P. Turpin, 82, drowned himself in the old Pennsylvania canal at Steelton after drinking. His bull terrier, faithful to the end, attacked rescuers three times to prevent their intervention. Police later shot the dog to end the threat. Turpin and the dog died. several rescuers were injured during efforts.
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Harrisburg
Henry P. Turpin
Pennsylvania Canal
Steelton
Here
Turpin
Edward McCord
Frank Magnelia
Magnellia
McCord
Boy Fights Rats In Abandoned Reading Theater
A 12 year old, Edward Fredericks, slept in a Reading Pennsylvania moving picture theater. He awakened to hundreds of rats gnawing at his feet and fought them for hours until a passer by freed him at five in the morning.
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Reading
Penn Street
Moving Picture Theater
Edward Fredericks
Young Fredericks
Fredericks
Hberty
Mark Twain and the Hartford Childhood Friend Reunion
Clara Clemens met a Hartford childhood friend at a reception just before sailing to Europe. She asked her father Mark Twain if he remembered Tom Jones, and he joked that it would take a week to remember all of him. In Jersey City a boy named Joseph Gerson, age three, survived being run over by a car without being touched. A year prior a fall from a height injured a two week old baby.
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Rodgers
Domengine
Coalinga
Edna
Jack's Springs
Walthan Canyon
Chittenden
Mark Twain
Clara Clemens
Europe
Hartford
Mark
Tom Jones
Jones
Harper’s Weekly
Baby Boy
Jersey City
N. J
Joseph Gerson
Bayview Avenue
Cal
Wey
The Brave Caesar Rescues Madam Gry From Robbers
In a Faubourg St. Antoine shop Madame Gry faced three robbers as they demanded valuables. Her dog Caesar, alerted by her cries, pressed his head through the door latch and freed her by opening the door, sending the trio fleeing and signaling danger to passersby.
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Caesar
Metal furniture gains rapid footing in fireproof design
The article notes a surge in metal furnishings across homes, hospitals, clubs, offices, and libraries as a fireproofing measure. It highlights brass bedsteads, metal cradles, cabinets, wardrobes, pantries, and shelving, with metal imitating wood through enamels and the spread of metal fittings worldwide.
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Earth
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F. D. Bennett
Shortstory Pub. Co
Frank J. Reed
Chicago
Monon Railroad
Indianapolis
Trust Company
A. Ma
Charlie
Bate
POSSE
Bandit
Desperado
William
Sweden
Marie Paulowna
Russia
Bernadotte
Romanoff
Pau
Blamarck
Canal
Steelton, PA
Faubourg St. Antoine
Mme. Gry
Ameri
Cambridge
State House
Boston
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