Gods Judgment: Purvis Pardoned After Hanging Trial Barred
The Mississippi case of Will Purvis, once condemned to death for Buckley’s murder, survived a botched hanging when a second attempt failed. Crowds and officials lobbied, Gov McLaurin granted a pardon, commuted to life, sparking claims of divine justice and widespread public support.
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Will Purvis
Mississippi
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Purvis
Will Buckley
Marion County
Buckley
Providence
Justice
Chicago Woman Demands $100000 From City Hall
Miss Sarah Halloway Dodge of Gardner Illinois, famed for shooting Col Babcock years ago, barged into Chicago City Hall demanding $100000 owed by the city. Police subdued her after a struggle. a revolver, money, a diploma and related papers were found on her. She was later deemed insane and sent to an asylum.
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Chicago
Sarah Halloway Dodge
Gardner
Ill
Col. Babcock
City Hall
Walker
Miss Dodge
Labors of a Great Journalist in Henry Reeve Biography
A new biography of Henry Reeve, late editor of the Edinburgh Review, notes he wrote Times leading articles for fifteen years. He contributed 2,482 pieces, averaging three to four weekly, and earned about £13,000, roughly £6 per article.
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Henry Reeve
Edinburgh Review
The
Times
A Queer Poison Case Recalled In Bravo Mystery
A lengthy account recalls the Charles T Bravo poisoning case from the early 1870s. Mrs Bravo, suspected though acquitted, allegedly poisoned her husband with arsenic under Dr Gully's influence. The trial exposed sordid motives, but the true culprit remained unproven as Bravo’s widow died later in obscurity.
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England
London
Charles T. Bravo
Bravo
Gully
Malvern
Bath
Cox
Balham
Charles Peace
Bravos
Maybrick
Dr. Gully
Chas. T. Bravo
House of Commons
Mr. Bravo
Mrs. Cox
de. Gully
Charles Bravo
Where Twins Are Killed by Law in Niger Coast Protectorate
The article describes a native law in the Niger Coast Protectorate ordering the death of twins at birth. Twins are instantly removed from the mother, killed by breaking their backs, and their bodies are eaten by wildlife or placed in receptacles and burned. Mothers become social outcasts and may flee, facing ritual contamination and life ruin. Some twins have been spared only when rescued by missionaries and kept beyond native reach.
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Niger Coast
Great Feat of Reading Doctor Books Without Symptoms
A Brooklyn Life gag notes a man boasting his wife is strong minded and reads a medical text fully without showing illness symptoms. The humor hinges on reading resilience and medical credulity, reflecting quirky social wit of the era.
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Brooklyn
Better Be Wise Than Rick a
A fragmentary line hints at a proverb style warning comparing prudence to rash action, with unclear surrounding context. The readable portion focuses on a comparative life lesson rather than a defined event or named entities.
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