Mystery rings and river tragedy split two victims
Amid an Ohio River disaster two women identified by matching rings faced funeral plans. Mrs Commodore Thomson and Mrs Griffin were to be buried in Madison Indiana, then the Thomson body was sent to Philadelphia for interment. Post mortem proved the burned remains were not Mrs Thomson, resolving the mix up.
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Ohio
Commodore Thomson
Young
New Orleans
Crescent City
Griffin
Episcopal Church
Madison
Indiana
Christ
James Runech
Critlin
Philadelphia
Uent
Wolff
Pittsburg
Thiason
Miss Falnestoch
Tadyvo
Thomson
Fahnestock
Indies
Sister vows vengeance after Reno brothers tragedy
In New Albany details of a Reno hang ing affair reveal a sister breaking down with grief. She covers her brother William's face and swears a terrible oath to avenge his death, kneeling by the deceased as the room and mourners bear witness to a tableau of death and despair.
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New Albany
Reno
William
Cider Preservation Methods From Early Home Practices
The article notes that cider kept from first making, if boiled and canned promptly, preserves its taste for years. It advises settling, pouring off the clear liquid from the dregs, skimming surface scum, and sealing immediately after boiling to ensure long preservation. It also mentions a church pulpit scene obscured by plants and flowers.
Desolate tale of Fannie Wilson in Walworth Run incident
Cleveland police found Robert Yuill and Fannie Wilson in a cold grove near Jennings Avenue after a night of drunkenness. Wilson, once from a Georgia family, recounts a harsh fall from privilege to life in a notorious Will Street Banne, begging for funds and pleading not to be turned out after release.
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Cleveland Herald
Fifth Precinct
Walworth Run
Jennings Avenue
Twelfth Ward
Burleson
Robert Yuill
Fansie Wilson
Baenie
Will Street
Yuill
Fannie Wilson
Macon
Major Wilson
Frank Jones
Jeferson Davis
Baynne
Jones
Central Station
Sio
Fanny Wilson
Idaho
Old and True Friend Dinner Joke Ends With Husband
A husband plays a joke by pretending a first rate guest will dine with his wife. She prepares in earnest, only to find her husband at the door as the supposed guest. They end up eating together, the joke reversing into a shared dinner. A stray note mentions a Pennsylvania strawberry grower and possible sugar production effects.
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Josepit A. Wowe
Shen
Clark County
Milnois
Clark Circuit
Illinois
Joshua J. Cooper
Meriam Cooper
Jonathan Kester
Fanny A Williams
Thomas Willams
Spencer Stark
Martha Bursh
Elizebeth Karchival
Martha A. Kansai
Elizabeth Kirchiel
Absolom II Kester Jackson
Kester
William I. Kester
Hiram C. Kester
Eanice E Kester
Helen M. Kester
Martha Burch
Samuel Burch
Vincent Redman
Clark
State of
Thorein
Svith
Weoll
Lyman Jenkins
Thos
King
George Atkinson
Atkinson
Thomas King
Robert O'Neill
Bridget
Mr. Jenkins
Mrs Jenkins
Robert
Indale
Jenkins
Ireland
Fenkinn
They Sink Through Breathing Holes of Vice
A compact verse fragment portrays souls sinking through vice and unbelief, their despair and grief masked by cold hearts and minds trusted to ice.
Lyman Jenkins Becomes a Teetotaler After Reward
A master builder Lyman Jenkins recalls his struggle with drink begun in youth. After vowing sobriety to win a state house plan reward, his wife’s Bible pledge inspired a lifelong pledge to abstain. He rose to supervise the State House project and urged others to sign the teetotal pledge.
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Robert
Mistress Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins
State House
Lyman
Lyman Jenkins
Christ
Jenkins
Ina
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Nalvus Road
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Paris Directory
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