Curious celebrity stunts and a fatal cut in Indiana
The Star reports a Worthington boy died after a glass wound worsened. a spiritualist medium Emerson was involved in a ring theft claim in Meriden. A New Hampshire preacher forms Angelic Believers to reunite humans with angels, while three boys prank his home in disguise and are ejected after a comic pursuit.
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Frederick Emerson
New England
Meriden
Emerson
Mr. White
New Hampshire
Earth
White
Mother and Daughter Arrested for Robbing a Church
In Santa Barbara two widows, a mother and her daughter, were arrested on grand larceny charges for March church thefts. The Presbyterian Church lost furniture and silverware. detectives and congregants traced the missing items to Miss Mary Jane Hurley, formerly librarian, and her mother, with stolen pieces recovered from their home.
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San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Mary Jane Hurley
Hurley
The
Presbyterian Church
Kleptomania Case Shocks Santa Barbara Ladies
In Santa Barbara the Hurley household yielded a cache of stolen items during a court inquiry. Clothing and personal goods labeled with owners were found, including items from a real estate agent and a county supervisor. Five women were jailed after brief examinations, while bonds were arranged. The case raises questions about kleptomania and the influence of climate on behavior.
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Rev.c.r. Strong
Miss Hunt
O. R. Hnont
Friends of the Hurleys
Santa Barbara
Italy
Terrible Agony of a Pennsylvania Lad
Reading Pa Eagle reports a fourteen year old boy from 422 Walnut Street, George Whitman, suffered extreme agony after ear discomfort from diving in the Schuylkill. Doctors were not consulted. laudanum and fat were tried without relief until a white object over two inches long was pulled from his ear, ending a two week sequence of severe pain and sleepless nights.
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Reading Pa
Eagle
Walnut Street
George Whitman
Howard Whitman
Whitman
Schuylkill
Jabit
Boy Feels Lighter After Bait Lesson
A boy improves quickly after a fish hooks and bait lesson. The moment of relief is described as removing a heavy weight from his head, with recovery beginning immediately. The passage reflects fishing lore tied to Izaak Walton’s disciples and practical handling of a catch.
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Izaak Walton
Ice Water Fatality Ties to School Jubilee Incident
A young man Patrick McAleer of 69 East Jefferson Allegheny drank ice water after overheating at a school children’s jubilee. He fell ill with stomach cramps, was taken home, and died shortly after two o’clock. Doctors failed to save him as inflammation from the ice water contributed to his death.
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Patrick McAleer
East Jefferson Street
Allegheny
Mahon
Proclamation by the President and a Warrenton duel
The document prints a Presidential proclamation inviting anyone harmed by World’s Dispensary medicines to describe their maladies for guidance. It touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and other products as cures. Separately Major Strother and Captain Manly Brown fought in Warrenton Va after a pistol appeared, ending with the Major knocked down and honor satisfied.
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Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Great Russell Street Buildings
London
Eng
John Strother
Manly Brown
Warrenton
Happy recovery in Lockport after four years of invalidism
E C Williamson of Lockport rejoices as his wife recovers from a four year invalid state. She shows improved health and mobility, and he credits Day's Kroxy Pap for the turn. The item blends with other short notes on crime and public notices.
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E.C. Williamson
Day
Eve's Children in Hans Sachs Satire at Cornhill
The tale Eve's Unlike Children shows Adam and Eve banished from Paradis when God will visit for a feast. Eve must manage two groups of children Abel’s tidied and Cain’s unruly, with the examiner punishing the latter and ordering a social ladder from mechanics to kings. Eve protests but is told order requires ranks.
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Hans Sachs
Adam
Eve
Paradis
Tomorr
Abel
Cain
Chiren
Hans
Firing a Woman from a Cannon Feat Causes Humiliation
The article describes the risky stage trick of firing a woman from a cannon using a hidden pistol to create smoke. Delays and misfires cause embarrassment for the performer and crew. It notes the staged explosion sometimes booms late, leaving the audience puzzled or amused, and calls for a synchronized firing method.
Speaking likeness and jurymen in old letters
A humorous note from the New York Times recalls a Hungarian asking a portrait painter to depict his late father with a wild look and a mustache, then jokes about the living resemblance. It also cites John Ince's Law Magazine letter describing a stubborn Connecticut jury kept under watch all night without proper lighting or complete agreement, demanding fresh meat to relieve hunger.
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N. Y
Connecticut
John Ince
Canterbury
The
Law Magazine
Tramp Confesses to Digging and Theft Near Carson
A tramp agreed to dig post holes at Carson but quit after an hour, leaving his spade and revealing he had hidden $130 worth of gold bars. An unrelated ad section promotes Dr Bull's Baby Syrup and Thermaline malaria cure, with local sellers named.
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Carson
Jig Merit
Allen's Drug Store
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