Baby as a shield in Kentucky mountain trial
A six months old infant is used by a man fleeing after his son Abe Pace killed his uncle in Leslie County Kentucky. The boy was convicted and sentenced to life. The elder Pace fled to the mountains and was warned of threats as he returned with the baby for protection.
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Kentucky
Haysden
Leslie County
Abe Pace
Pace
Abe
Hayden
Floyd Hall
Mee
Maine Leather Stocking Man Shoots Three Deer Fast
In Aroostook County farmer Joseph T. Leavitt, age above 60, tracking deer with a repeating rifle in a light snowfall, shoots three deer in quick succession. He is noted as skilled at hunting though primarily a farmer and blacksmith, well known in the region and Western Penobscot.
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Moluukus
Sherman Mins
Aroostook County
Joseph T. Leavitt
Secion
Penobscor
East Somerset
Lewiston
Mr. Leavitt
Cooper
Potentates Who Never Move in World Spotlight
A fragment from a column notes only two European potentates rarely leave home the pope of Rome and the sultan of Turkey. The sultan has stayed in Constantinople since his throne was ascended after a tragedy nineteen years ago and the pope remains within the Vatican.
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Pope
Rome
Turkey
Constantinople
Vatican
City governance as a business and public works priority
The piece argues city affairs are financial rather than political and compares a city to a large business. It asserts excellent streets sewerage schools and public works require careful management by capable leaders, with a call for nonpartisan, capable stewardship. It closes with a proverb about inner royalty versus outward power.
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Aity
Poli
Cyrus Richardson
Curious What Appears A Crown Found In California Sage Brush
A California rancher, Henry Buehler of Jacksonville, reports finding a hemispherical object buried four feet deep among sage brush roots on a Tuolumne county site. The five inch diameter piece resembles interwoven grape leaves in gold silver and copper with purple Bohemian glass grape clusters, valued near one hundred dollars.
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van der Naillen
San Francisco
Henry Buehler
Jacksonville
Ore
Buehler
Education as a universal generous call to action
Bishop N S Rulison argues education should develop character and prepare individuals to contribute to the world. He condemns narrow schooling aimed only at professionals and urges all people to seek a broad, strengthening education beyond mere leaves.
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N. S. Rulison
Take this door with you as far as it will go sign
An amusing variation of the usual door sign is shown inside the New York post office building. It reads Take this door with you as far as it will go. The caption notes a roaring lion may be toothless and harmless in humor.
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New York Post Office
Corn Belt Monthly Promotes Western Farm Lands
The illustrated monthly from the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railway promotes Western farm lands and asks readers to send cents in postage to Adams street Chicago for a year’s subscription. The piece notes the year as notable for the great convention bolts.
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Corn Belt
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy By
West
Adams Street
Chicago
Prominent Syrup of Figs Ad Highlighted
When nature needs assistance it may be best to render it promptly, but one should remember to use even the most perfect remedies only when needed. The best and most simple and gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company.
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The
California Fig Syrup Company
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