Innocent? George Bouverie faces a harsh trial twist
In Portraven, George Bouverie fights a looming conviction for a bank robbery and murder. His mother clings to hope as Dr. Carter frets, while key witness Grey and Sebastian Saville pressure the case at a tense assizes session. The judge delivers a grave summing up as the jury hammers toward a likely guilty verdict.
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Porge
George
Saville
Bouverie
Portraven
Mr. Bouverie
Oundrel
Grey
Dale
Doctor Carter
Jarvis
Philip Saville
Tasmania
Barbara
Sebastian
Mrs. Bouverie
Mr. Grey
Dr. Carter
Mrs. Bouverle
George Bouverie
Mr. Jarvis
Edward Grey
Portrayen Bank
George Bouverle
Mr. Saville
Sebastian Saville
Mr. Dale
Breaking Horses in South Africa
A writer recounts South African horse breaking where a neophyte is tied by a cord to a steady horse. The head is fixed to prevent bucking while saddled and bridled. The schoolmaster mounts first, then the young horse learns to carry the burden by matching pace with the calm companion. The cord is gradually loosened until removed.
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South Africa
Funny Man’s Wife Clock Comic Exchange
A Philadelphia Press item records a humorous exchange where a wife asks the clockmaker to fetch the clock from the sitting room. The man, lazy, questions whether the clock is upstairs, and she replies it has run down, prompting a light domestic quip.
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Philadelphia Press
Odd legal tangle surrounds Miss McAllister in Nebraska
Mary McAllister, a Dakota City young woman, drives a whirl of habeas corpus fights and court actions with her guardian sheriff and the McNamara family in a dispute over her age and marriage. W. C. McNamara, railroad president, clashes with Miss McAllister and her father as authorities chase and then release the couple amid threats of a $10,000 damage suit.
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America
Mary McAllister
Dakota City
Neb
Mary Mallister
Thurston County
Nebraska and Gulf Railway Company
Cornelius McNamara
Montana
McNamara
Miss McAllister
McAllister
Joe Berry
Nebraska
South Dakota
McAllisters
Paul
Fred Shriever
Heart Stabbing at Greco American Club in Philadelphia
At the Greco American club in Philadelphia John Bilikis stabbed Peter Govanis in the heart after a threat. Govanis drew a revolver but failed to fire. Bilikis overpowered him and escaped into the street before seeking a druggist.
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John Bilikis
Peter Govanis
Philadelphia
Govanis
Bilikis
Rival business dispute ends in death after threats
The text describes a man beaten by Govanis after a Saturday night quarrel with rival business interests. He died about an hour later in hospital. Bilikis was arrested and arraigned next morning, held for trial. Govanis reportedly warned of killing following the beating.
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Bilikis
Govanis
Saloon incident leaves Ottawa Jacobs fatally hurt
Ottawa Jacobs is fatally wounded by a sharp object while trying to eject a drunken Black patron named George Morris from a Bellefontaine saloon. Morris reportedly fought through an enraged mob and escaped.
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George Morris
Bellefontaine
Ottawa
Jacobs
Eight Weaverland Couples Sail Past Fifty Years of Marriage
In Weaverland near Ephrata Pennsylvania eight couples celebrate over half a century of marriage and good health. The village notes the unusual record with pride.
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Weaverland
Ephrata
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Soliol
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