Fisher's Exciting Coon Hunt In His Automobile
An odd tale from Fisher & Co describes a coon chase inside a Waverly automobile showroom. Garl G Fisher recounts coons escaping from a zoo building, hiding in rafters, and later chasing one across a room as a parade of mishaps ensued including a broken headlight and spokes.
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Art Fisher
Coon Hunt
Fisher & Co
Garl G. Fisher
Zoo
Waverly
Dex
Fisher
Champion
Doc’’ Waddell
Zoo Press
Sleep Talk Lands Man in Prison for Brass Heist
In Hazelton Pa on November 14 Joseph Baine revealed details of a brass robbery while asleep in a jail cell. An officer overheard the confession triggering cross examination. Baine named a youth McGovern and described the loot and events leading to the arrest.
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Hazelton
Joseph Baine
Baine
McGovern
Old Timey Workhouse Tales From City Court
In a humorous post court exchange, O B Orton and Police-judge Stubbs recall Uncle Tommy Williams a habitual inmate who preferred the workhouse to freedom after a string of petty thefts. The tale includes Tommy’s shovel theft and a quip about Mrs Crabtree’s marriage bid and a brief release refusal.
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O. B. Orton
Stubbs
Tommy Williams
Tommy
Orton
North Carolita
North Carolina
Doctor’s Horse Tale of a 245 Pound Buck
Deadmen values the mare highly and would not trade her for Jove or money. He recalls last season when, from horseback, the doctor killed a buck weighing 245 pounds.
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Deadmen
Mysterious New City Death Reveals Hidden Fortune
Tim Gibbons aged 65 died suddenly in New City. Coroner Smith investigated and found Gibbons, presumed poor, had a comfortable fortune. Cash and valuables hidden throughout his home totaled 3,354.54 in cash plus 115 in gold and silver, with overall cash and bank total of 10,033.19.
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Nyack
Tim Gibbons
New City
Smith
Gibbons
Chenango County Bridal Syndicate Formed
Henry Stone of Chenango county formed a bridal syndicate after advertising for a wife. His mail brought many replies and neighbors requested a second choice from correspondents. Several couples have been made happy by the scheme despite earlier fallout. A horse and a dog on the street fight suffered severe injuries and may die from blood poisoning. The dog was recently brought from San Francisco for care.
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Binghamton, WN. C
Henry Stone
Chenango County
Stone
San Francisco
The Way He Hunts Sault Ste Marie Man
City treasurer Joe Deadman hunts every fall despite misfortunes. A doctor, he rides a carefully trained horse with a devoted four footed companion doing most of the hunting, while he enjoys the pursuit with an easy ride. The faithful hound accompanies him in a patient, steady search.
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Deadman
Question of hens ends in Solomon like ruling
In Muncy Pennsylvania on November 14 Justice Buffington settled a quarrel over 14 turkeys between neighbors Norma Adams and Samuel Gardner. The brood, led by two hens a white and a bronze, strayed on both farms all summer with ownership disputed. Adams claimed the bronze hen parented the brood while Gardner claimed the white. One witness recalled using a dog to corral the birds, causing the brood to scatter into trees and woods as the dog moved on.
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Muncy
Thes
Brodd
Gayvet
Cee Sto Gardner
Bulldog and Horse Battle on Sunny Slope Ave Petaluma
A fierce fight erupted when an imported bulldog clashed with a dap ple-gray delivery horse on Sunny Slope Avenue in Petaluma. The horse and dog mauled each other as the driver struggled to separate them, with blood streaming from many leg wounds.
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Petaluma, Col
Sunny Slope Ave
Man Breaks From Jail To Find Bondsman In West Virginia
Alexander Shearer jailed in Moorefield for disturbing worship escaped his cell climbing the jail fence with a deputy in pursuit. He sought his bondsman, eluded the officer, rested in woods, then returned to town to secure a bond to keep the peace and was released. He previously caused trouble at a Flats church in Hardy county prompting arrest.
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Moorefield
W. Va
Alexander Shearer
Shearer
Flats
Hardy County
Women Cause Stir as Hayes Killer Sentenced to Life
In Derby Connecticut on November 15 John T Hayes was killed by Winifred Cook who received a life sentence. The sensational trial drew noticeable sympathy from women of the First Congregational Church who petted and courted the slayer. Gertrude Dowd, among those who sent treats to the prisoner, was ousted from her job due to backlash against her stance.
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Derby
Conn
John
T. Hayes
Winifred Cook
Hayes
First Congregational Church
Gertrude .Dowd
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Willca
Kelly
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Wolfe
United States
Illiam A, Davidson
Stove Department
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Jack Frost
OUR
Equitable Credit System
Manage- People's Outfitting CO
Philip EK
Kerry, Mor
Firat Place
Harry P. Wolfe
Wore
Mer
Brussels
Sandford
Wilton
China
Ment
Pullman
A York
Eas. Pullman
NEW Syndicate
New York
Sault Ste. Marie, ‘Mich
J.oe Deadman
Pennsylvania
Him
E. Chicsé
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