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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1880
Page
7
Leap For Life On Ies Bridge Portland Boys Escape Tragedy
Two Reynolds brothers aged ten and seven faced a deadly moment on the Ies bridge as a locomotive approached. The elder leaped ahead and vanished momentarily. the younger, seeing danger, fled then hid by clinging to a crossbeam fifteen feet above the canyon. Rescuers lowered a rope, freeing the exhausted boy who clung until help arrived. The elder was saved by the timely ascent and the brave actions of bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
Ies Bridge
J. B. Reynolds
How Girls Go to Sleep and the Nightly Worries
A humorous domestic vignette contrasts matronly concerns with a man’s fatigue and sleep. James endures door checks stairs cat dog water and whispered scandal as his wife vents worries about rent and neighbors while he sinks into bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Araminta
Hospital death claims at Alameda County Hospital
August Johnson reports neglect and rats at Alameda County Hospital leading to the death of his wife Margaret Johnson. He says no nurses were present, toes were eaten by rats, a burial was mishandled, and clothing disappeared. Marshall Glynn and other patients corroborate the disturbing account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Alameda County Hospital
Marshall Glynn
Mr. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Annie
Belvidere Woman Known as Big Kate Whips Orphaned Girl to Death
Mrs. Crawford of Belvidere Illinois, nicknamed Big Kate for her size and strength, took a nine year old from an orphan asylum to work. She accused the girl of stealing seven cents and whipped her three times daily for a week to elicit confession. The girl admitted theft to avoid punishment, then could not reveal where the money was hidden. The child eventually fled into the woods and died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Crawford
Belvidere
Big Kate
Notable Round Stone Tragedies Linked to Mary Sigman
A Baltimore era style notice recounts that Mary Sigman, living ten years at Round Stone Kentucky, is blamed for seven deaths by self harm or murder. It cites the first tragedy as a fight between rival admirers and adds sensational testimonials about universal cures and local anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sigman
Roundstone
Kina
Allen's Drug Store
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