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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1895
Page
6
A garbled OCR fragment presents scattered phrases and made up or misread names, referencing Weld Reid Rove and Gogghier alongside odd lines about pearls, shells, and ivory hands. The text reads as disrupted poetry or corrupted notes with no clear event or context.
A passenger wakes aboard a ship to find his berth mate swapped clothes and stolen valuables. After realizing the other man has replaced his clothing with his own, the traveller seeks help from Dutch police ashore as officers confront the suspect. The incident unfolds amid arrival preparations and crowded decks of travelers from several nations.
A passenger recounts how a thief used a disguise to switch clothes and escape detection aboard a ship bound for Amsterdam. Police detained the impostor, while another passenger Van der Denn aided the recovery of diamonds and jewelry. The case ends with the true traveler reuniting with his belongings and wedding plans feloniously averted.
Judge William Lochren, commissioner of petitions, submitted the annual report to the Interior secretary. Through June 30, 1904 the roll stood at 1,002,095 with 49,186 new pensions granted and 4,300 restored. 7,8 d deaths and 14,573 dropped leaving 970,594 on June 30, 1908. The commission urged continued pension legislation and noted a proposed $140,000,000 appropriation for the coming year.
Donnemora N Y Oct 20 two murderers were executed in Clinton prison in the second electrocution in the state. George H Smith who killed Alderman Philip Alekmeyer of Albany and Charles N Davis who killed six year old Maggie Shannon of Yohoes died after currents of 750 volts and then 200 volts were applied. Smith died after the first shock, Davis after three minutes.
William Thorpe, a wealthy New York railroad contractor, recently bought 1400 acres at the lower end of Luzerne County. Houses, trees, and fences on the property were set ablaze by incendiaries. Detectives probe the case as neighbors allege Welby Wald aided Thorpe’s land purchase. In Wisconsin, whisky and opium smuggling are traced to Mayfield Iron with alleged fisherman smugglers tied to a Milwaukee Chicago Cleveland Detroit network.
United States Minister James C. Broadhead to Switzerland will present recall letters to President Frey on Thursday. Washington reports his retirement from diplomacy is voluntary, to rest and return to private affairs after six weeks’ tendered resignation. Also notes bicycle record feats by W Windle, a Durrant murder trial nearing closing arguments in San Francisco, a bank closure in La Grange due to depositor runs, and British troop movements through Para territory per Buenos Aires dispatch.
A fragmentary clipping recounts a dog named Grover and a pug owner from Englewood demonstrating clever tricks. The dog recalls names, walks on hind legs, and performs amusing stunts while a Cin Cinese owner notes the pug’s bold behavior at mealtime and in household tasks.
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