Doddridge Escapes Kentucky Prison by Painted Breeches
A Kentucky convict named Doddridge hatched a daring escape by painting his uniform breeches white. He hid in a wardrobe as a wagon left the prison, then fled to Evansville and beyond, adopting disguises and false life hours before planning further robberies. He returned to evince and was recaptured after a failed distillery raid.
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Kentucky
Priece
Doddridge
Conto
Nashville
Doddrige
Higotang
Evansville
Ind
St Louis and Southeastern Railroad
Uniontown
Specimen of Turkish Justice in Beyrouth Execution Case
A Maronite mother in Beyrouth forced a death sentence under a firman after a Christian killed a Mussulman in Turkey. Despite pleas for mercy, she refused to spare him, and at midnight on February 5 the condemned man stood on the gallows as a huge crowd gathered.
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Turkey
Mussulman
Constantinople
Philadelphia Presa
Midhat Pasha
Syria
Beyrout
Megara
Whittier
St St
Charles Street
St. Louis
Copenet
Aranees
Senate
Sc Chartes Street
St.Louis
No One Thinks Clearly When Headaches Hit
A brief note notes headache as a barrier to clear thinking and focus. It highlights discomfort and reduced decision making in daily tasks, urging rest, hydration, and possible remedies to restore concentration.
Details on Ifa Manufacture and Turpentine Harvest
The text explains tapping pine trees for turpentine, with metrics on crop size from 5000–10000 trees, harvesting intervals, and box counts. It cites daily outputs of rosin and turpentine, market prices, barrel quality, and labor costs. It notes impacts on tree growth and lumber value and mentions extensive turpentine lands in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahal
Pala
Savannah
New York
Leadville Conspiracy Fear In Tontine Restaurant Scene
A Leadville restaurant scene shows conspirators in tense talk about fortunes and strikes. Patrons huddle, watch for observers, and speak in fragments about plans, evoking a bank robbery fear and insider knowledge of local prospects.
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Tontine
Leadville
Lta Mae
Chicago Tribune
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Moline Review
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Atwood
Chicago
Jolinson
Great Westenn
Pittastnun
Santorp
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W. San Ant Druggle
Iford
M.D
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Ayer
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Precticasl
Cheminte
Lowell, Mass
Moline Plow Company
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Geo. Stephens
All. Carson
Raphy
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Moline Plow Company, Molime Illinoi
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Ifat
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Harris Remedy CO. Mf O
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Lource
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Dr. Butts
B. Louis
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