Lawsuit over Dunkard Church property filed in Chambersburg
In Chambersburg Pennsylvania a tax doubling dispute of a Dunkard church splits the community. The younger faction claims to be the real church and seeks possession of the church property amid a heated legal battle with multiple lawyers involved. A deadly cattle disease near Reading kills livestock in minutes with rapid symptoms and black blood on post mortem.
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Dunkard
Chambersburg
Reading
California Supreme Court Grants New Trial in Murder Case
The California Supreme Court ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder in the second degree after finding the jury drank heavily during the eight day trial. Evidence showed four five-gallon kegs of beer, five gallons of wine, ten bottles of claret and whisky were purchased and consumed by the jurors at their own expense without the court’s knowledge.
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Tax Supreme Court of California
Ingersoll and Family at Long Beach Cage of the Happy Family
A hotel guest describes RK G Sneaersonn and his large Long Beach family as the happiest group, likening them to birds. They bathe together, accompany Ingersoll to and from the train, and are called Ingersoll's Sunday school procession. The depot arrivals and departures are always marked by their presence, praised as the happiest family aside from Beecher's.
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Cou
RK. G. Sneaersonn
Long Beach
Mr. Ingersoll
Lewis
Turnpike Gate
Tolibar
Lewises
Mr. Lewis
Mrs. Lewis
Bonaparte
Bob
Mother
Rascal
Thunder
Buster
Cremation Societies Worldwide Reach 2000 Members in Copenhagen
Cremation societies exist in cities from Copenhagen to New York and St. Louis. The Copenhagen society once counted a Prime Minister as president and 2000 members, many Danish aristocrats, yet cremation records are sparse with Milan tallying 150, Padua and Lodi twelve, Gotha twenty five, and only fourteen cases in the United States. More cremationists have died than bodies cremated overall.
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Copenhagen
Paris
Holland
Milan
Florence
Berlin
Dresden
Londion
Rio Janeiro
New York
St. Louis
Padua
Lodi
Gotha
Fails of Hair Analysis and Fiddler Reminiscence
A curious survey compares hair origins in a false tress totaling 3,640 strands, noting French hairs dominate at 3,111 with origins ranging from aristocratic to demi monde among the French. It shifts to commentary on Ismail’s Egyptian finances, Arabi’s maneuvering, and a long nostalgic piece about an old fiddler and vanished past, ending in unresolved wandering.
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Journal of Applied Science
Paris
Gambetta’s Mother Death News Moves Paris Bell Tower
Gambetta learns of his mother's death as he enters the Chamber of Deputies. A friend delivers the telegram. Gambetta sinks to a couch, then receives condolences from enemies and supporters alike. His family’s humble origin is noted as they transport the body to Nice and plan a future home at Ville d Avray.
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Gamsutra
Chamber of Deputies
Gambetta
Edward King
Boston Journal
France
Mme. Gambetta
Nice
Ville de Avray
The Fox and the Chow Moral From a London Punch
A crow atop a tree carries a cheese while Sir Reynard flatters to gain it. The fox’s flattery causes the crow to drop the cheese, hitting Heyward’s head and killing him. The tale warns that excessive praise can backfire.
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Reynard
Heyward
London
I Never Liked Lewis A Miserable End Of A Friend
An intimate first person narrative recalls a boyhood rival named Lewis, his lavish family, and a destructive rise and fall. The narrator details moments of affection turned manipulation, the motherly Mrs Lewis, and the castle fortunes, ending with Lewis’s ruin from deceitful dependents and the narrator’s lingering ambivalence.
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Middle Temple
Lewis
Lewises
Lewin
Coutts
Signature Habit Sparks Legislature Anecdote
A lyrical clipping notes Sam, an assistant in the New York Legislature, who habitually used a plain signature that baffled peers. The piece records how one day this sparse mark required a formal response and a corrected, proper signature.
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Sam
New York
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