Coal Oil Johnny a Backwoodsman at Last in Pa Farmstead
The famed 19th century frontiersman Coal Oil Johnny, long famed as the great American plunger, now lives quietly back in Venango County Pennsylvania. At 59, he keeps a frugal, plain life, reads by day, and tends produce for Franklin customers while recalling a youth of wealth and flamboyance spent on minstrelsy, grand hotels, and fast horses.
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Johnny
Franklin
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Fay Wee
Sugar Creek Township
Venango County
Galena Oil District
Ad” Boffitt
Mott
Steele
Denison
Kearny
Neb
Xbet
Dream Tun
Donnsylyium Villa
Iowa
Nebraska
Anu
G. R Pulford
Christmas Observances Across Indianapolis Mentioned
The city celebrated Christmas with lavish presents and charitable acts. Hospitals and poor areas were served. German community events occurred at Germania hall and Turner Hill. Banks and factories closed for the holiday. Also notes on Turkey’s stance regarding Black Sea fleet movements and treaty prohibitions.
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Germania Hall
Turner Hill
Teapot Burglar Freed After Return to Crime
A curious outlaw known as the teapot burglar is free again after a year-long illness. Frank Ford, once a thief in Douglas County Nebraska, allegedly robbed Fred Schneller of Omaha of 400 in chimpanzees two years ago and left a candle trap in a teapot. Authorities warn the public as the West’s famed criminal resumes activity.
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Frank Ford
Tim
Douglas County
Nebraska
Ford Lus
Priey
Kansas City
Omaha
Waw City
Borghey
Fred Schnelfer
Schaehier
Regal
Nic
Joot
Behacner
Hightec de Gage
West
Loganport man commits death by own action in December
Special to the Sun reports Benjamin Warfield of Logansport Ind swallowed carbonic acid, dying by his own act. He was found by Miss MilIH Stever while she carried hemp and Christmas mites.
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Logansport
Ind
Benjamin Wharfield
Mins MilNh Stever
Old Game's Tale of Con games and a Police Denial
A garbled reminiscence shows Owen Hallank and a string of dubious dealings across Inying waphalt and Bautaville with SRA on a packet of hin saiitatoons. The piece recalls a police autan inquiry, a Test Hand pantaloony, and a sly claim of two red backed ten delat Wa among dubious figures in Indianapolis and Louisville.
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Owen Hallank
Satuirdix
Anapelke
Indianapolis
Saul
Ques Honers, Abed, In Till the Story of His Adventures, At the Police Auton
Pmpanary
Pantaloony Perkel
Xale
Louisville
Jurors Sequestered At Hotel Luna In Gillespie Case
Jurors in the James Gillespie murder case were kept under guard at the Hotel Luna and not allowed to return home to their families. On Saturday night Mach Jones hung up his stockin g, and Sunday morning he found it filled with nuts candy and popcorn by Mrs Searcy, owner of the hotel.
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James Gillespie
Wotel
Luna
Christan
Mach Jnger
Ami
Mra. Searcy
Santa Claus 18 Scorched In Anderson Fire
Miss Bepsie Maye of North Anderson was severely burned on her head and hood as she attempted to hand out gifts during Santa Claus duties. A fire sparked by a candle caught her clothing. a man extinguished the blaze and wrapped a robe around her.
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Santa Claus
Anderson
Ind
Bepsie Maye
North Anderson
To Save Boys Stockings Reinforced with Cloth
A mother reinforces boys ribbed stockings by sewing a piece of aluminum black cloth behind them before wear. The method reportedly makes stockings last significantly longer and protect the knees.
East Buffalo Live Stock Market Reports
East Buffalo New York market notes show dairy cattle and stockers trading with gains and declines. Cattle receipts strong with mixed steers, cows, and heifers priced from 3.50 to 6.60 per hundredweight. hogs steady to higher, lighter weights around 4.00 to 4.50, heavier hogs up to about 4.70. Cincinnati and Chicago exchanges list varied cattle and hog values. wheat and corn futures quoted with futures movement noted.
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East Buffalo
N.Y
F.selm
Gom Io Chalee
Chicago
Iscripps
RAE
Pittsburg
Prine
Corman
Pelee Heavy
Mediuen
Boi 1Is
HBA
Indianapolis
Limburger
York
Grapas
Delaware
California
Jamaica
Sas Vee
Lima
Sovanecens
Jordan
Aevtes
Brazil
Onici
Reancsaneas
Frome
Columbia River
New York
Blandhard
Evansville Youth Killed After Break In
In Evansville Indiana on December 3 George Reinert four was killed at his father Sntan W T Leggett home after a broken door incident Leggett and George Newman were arrested on December 18 for allegedly breaking Reinert's neck with a blow from the fat.
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Evansville
Ind
George Reinert
Sntan
W. T. Leggett
Leggett
George Newman
Nelson
Reinert
Murderer Dies in Cistern After Shooting Sweetheart
Evansville Indiana reports John Mack, a Black man, drowned in a cistern Sunday following his shooting of his sweetheart Annie Jackson. The incident ends with Mack's death while authorities investigate the double tragedy and the motive remains unclear.
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Evansville
Ind
John Mack
Annie Jackson
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Girird
Hin
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Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
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Sairaul
Cireen
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West Virginia
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