Mysterious disappearance and clairvoyant child resolve river death
In Peoria, Lucy Sommers vanishes after saying she will fetch a drink. Clairvoyant girl Slide Grace Holmes locates a trail from Fayette street to the Illinois river, describing the drowned body below Spring street. After weeks and a failed drag net, the corpse is found, matching the girl’s accounts, with family and townsfolk debating the case.
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Peoria
Ui Nolu
Lay Sommers
Lucy Sommers
Mra. R. B. Craig
Fayette Street
Craig
Glen Oak Park
Bradley Park
Bunton Farm
Grace Holmes
Craig House
Mia
Herclo
Gazelle
Tazewell
Mra. Sommers
Murder in the Yukon shadow ends in Alaska hangings
J Homer Bird, accused of killing two companions in a Klondike expedition, is convicted of first degree murder in Sitka Alaska with Norma Strong and Charles Sheffer as co defendants. Norma Strong testified against Bird under a tale of deserted love. The verdict and hangman’s sentence follow a tense trial with the state placing Bird’s fate on the gallows.
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Bird
Patterson
Herling
Sheffer
Norma Strong
Sheftler
Shomer
Miss Strong
Sheller
Imearse
McKinley
Alaska
Ducamo
United States
J. Homer Bird
New Orleans
J. A. Herling
San Francisco
R. H. Patterson
Charles SheiMer
New York
Hird
Yukon
Norms Strong
Bird Noon
Charles Sheffer
J. H. Herling
Klondike
St. Michael
Rufus Wood
Tome
Shaffer
Mins Strong
Sheffler
Sitka
Johnson
Shefffer
Dawson
Norma Atrong
Mia
Riches of the Mojave Deserts Hidden Mineral Wealth
A Californian extols the Mojave Desert as a future garden of the world with artesian water, rich minerals, and booming mines. He cites copper at Ivanpah, iron ore near Daggett, silver at Barstow and Calico, and extensive salt at Salton, predicting vast fortunes for hundreds who work the land and noting the harsh but healthy climate drawing migratory health seekers.
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Guiltoraie
Mojave Desert
Walter
England
Ivanpah
Barstow
Calico
Daggett
America
California
Salton
Indian Devil Panther Terrorizes Maine Woods Tale
In Strong Maine farmer Lew Johnson recalls a 1883 night encounter with a large American panther known as an Indian devil. He and George Hood chased the beast from a Perham clearing, fired with shotgun and powder, and killed it near their camp, noting no panthers had been seen in the area for years.
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Strong
Rangeley Lake
Lew" Johnson
Maine
Johnson
Perham
Madrid Mills
George Hood
George
Franklin County
Alneo
Jeanto
Madrid
Extraordinary railway feat near Graaf Hounet
Travelers in the Cape Colony report an odd incident on the Port Elizabeth to Oranges Free State route. A pointsman near a Karoo town has trained a baboon to perform rail duties, commanding the animal to attend to the points as trains approach, and the beast obeys promptly.
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Mallont
Cape Colony
Port Elizabeth
Oranges Free State
Karroo
Graaf Hoinett
Chippewa Falls Woman Julia Duprlel Reaches 101
Mrs. Julia Duprlel of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin is reported to be 101 years old. She has ten children four living, eighteen grandchildren, twenty four great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
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Hive
Julia Duprlel
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Lving
Abe
President Diaz Demonstrates Gym Rope Climb at Mexican Academy
President Diaz and Ambassador Clayton visited the Mexican military academy in Washington. Observing cadets in rope climbing exercise, Diaz removed his coat and, hand over hand, ascended a rope 40 feet from the roof. The display impressed the American observer.
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Dinz Powell Clayton
Mexico
Washington
Diaz
Clayton
History of Lynn, Massachusetts settlement and town evolution
History recounts Lynn Massachusetts founded in 1628 and incorporated 1629 with later name changes from San Gus to Lynn. It outlines former towns Swampscott Nahant Lynnfield and Saugus, their separate incorporations, and notes mis-typed years for later divisions. It mentions the 231 year existence as of 1850 and defines the region’s evolving municipal borders.
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Lyon
Mara
Lynn
Sangus
Swampscott
Nahant
Lynnfeld
Saugus
Rennnn for It Aunt Clara Wkes to Stay Hell In a Rut
unreadable fragmentary note quotes Aunt Clara and a humorous line about staying in a rut and aging. no clear event or reliable names beyond Aunt Clara.
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Clara
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Iil
Jace Holmes
Gallow
Mojave
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