The Policeman's Lot and Police Careers Across Cities
A long, scan of reflections on police life, duties, and career paths. It compares Chicago and Paris police structures, highlights the daily grind on the beat, and notes prominent figures like Byrnes and Lepine. It also recounts anecdotes about officers, promotions, and public service, ending with a note on memorabilia from Civil War battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mig Sen
Footmres PL
Byrnes
Pasror
Tuani
Ali
New York
Willianse
New Yorker
Aege
Ther
Michael Breugag
Chicavy
Enehaud
Psu
Cregier
Washbame
Ultroison
Wilert
JW. McClaughry
Brennan
Chan
Revolving Rattlesnake Tale From Jun Wagon Wheel
Jim Savage of Tarae Nd recounts a bizarre incident told to a New York Sun reporter about a rattlesnake wedged in a wagon wheel during a drive with horses and a colt team. The tale blends superstition, danger, and a close escape as the wheel circles and the snake nearly harms him before breaking free on a bridge. The piece shifts to a harsh Georgia labor description, detailing Captain Maddox’s plantation, convict labor conditions, guards, and daily routines for captive women and men on the Savannah riverbank, highlighting limited freedoms and hard labor in the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Savage
Tarae
New York Sun
Wax
Missouri
Amy
Antake
Roaflin
Spake
Westinghouse
Fred Casterlin
Butler
Bnegee
Maddox
Baiks
Savannah River
Ebert County
Capian Maddox
Ambiguous Query on Epitaph and Names at Hoye Cemeteries
The fragmentary text questions a likely epitaph presentence and asks which adjective precedes a present wife’s name. It mentions Hoye Cemeteries, a headstone, and a lament about a wider family. The source is unclear and lacks complete details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosta Tern
Remarkable Escapes From European Strongholds Chronicle
A survey of prison breaks and daring escapes from fortresses in Europe and beyond. Notable feats include escapees from Fort Acheveidpitz and Durmtmoor prison, with details of tunnels, disguises, and swift routings to safety across borders, seas, and kingdoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Siberia
Henri Huchefort
Suspended Animation Claim by British Fakirs Described
The report recounts Andrew J. Seymour’s buried alive scheme and cites Captain Osborne and Captain Wade describing a fakir who allegedly suspended animation for ten months. The account details the interment, sealing, earth burial, barley crop, and eventual revival after warm water and tongue realignment. It notes skepticism by the Maharajah and multiple corroborating testimonies in travel writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Sey
Capwin Osborne
Iim
Osborne
Rangeer
Wade
Medieval Epidemics and Absurd Remedies Faced Skepticism
Fragmented OCR notes recount past beliefs around epidemics such as sweating sickness and the black death. It mentions extreme religious acts like ordeals and self-scourging, as well as reports of supposed cures including prayers and ritual practices.
An Interesting Work in Brook Inn Drill Scene
A fragmented report describes a drone related setup at Brook Inn with tracks withdrawn and lowered into place. It notes no delays so far in mining operations and mentions the WICKS system and Archel and supporting tracks amid low spirits among workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook Inn
Truns
The Sontag Tragedy to Be Staged by Evans Family
The San Francisco Examiner reports Mrs. Eva Evans wife of notorious bandit Chris Evans and her daughter Miss Evans will perform in a four act melodrama titled The Sontag Tragedy. The play dramatizes a Fresno jail case and the Collis train robbery with the Evans family seeking funds for Evans’s defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desperado
Christopher Eva
Mie
Eva Evans
San Francisco
Collis
Chris Evans
Lang
Moody
Fresno
Miss Evans
Jim Evans
Christopher
Mr. Sontag
John
Chris
Julia
Wallis
Mbbers
Uta
Jobo Sontaz
Fhorge Sunteg
Lige Perkins
Geonie Aint
Cork
Joka
Wil Sorith
Lesa
Witty
Chric
Smith
Evans
Mrs. Bird
Oecar
Kern
Jobe Treuedl
Hiuniss
Wilson
Meltinnis
Fort de Lance
Storris
Mann Ud
Bos
Byrd
Theo
Howe Evans
Sontag
Stone Corral
Fieaon
Perkins
Ray
Lot
Hall
Ith
Draatic
Xane ix
The Camera Tricks Show How Photos Deceive
The piece explains that cameras can distort reality through optics and staging, citing a deceptive engraving of hunters with a magnified rabbit. It notes methods to exaggerate size by placing subjects nearer the lens and using depth of focus, alongside other optical demonstrations.
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Inured
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Chicago
Paris
Pheeman
Che Sn
Adeseu
Louis Desine
Rendon
AL Louits Lepine
Peli
Lepine
Ta Poitse
Montbrison
Banures
Fontainebleau
Chateauroux
le Indre
Ore of Police
ISM
Miliitery
Oficel
Istl
Cod
Loire
Ravachol
M Teping
Versalles
Abe
Ugar
Weil
Anna
Athena
Myles
Agia
McClehas
Antietam
Calonel McClellan
George B. McClellan
Stee Mare
Cenual
Phere
Mowathier
Hesars
Felix J. Oswald
Heavsther Dumas
Monte Cristo
Chateau Air
St. Marguerite
Marshal Pasaing
Cape
Henri Rochefort i
Prentice Peller
Karon Trenk
Fort Acheveidpitz
St. Petersburg
Katherine
British Empire
Durtmoor
Devon Highlands
Totes
Clarederil
Issi
Columbus
Nuremberg
Old City
Eppstein
Rese
Spardandievdern
M. Deburg
Xanhife
Tryine
Ain Te
Rose
bin AG
Dory
Lear
St. Louis Republic
Newa
Andrew J. Seymour
Cheris
George H. William
Port Or
Bas
Nob BF
Tabernacle
Williams
Eber
Yantin
Medan
Seine
Bailie
Cezanne
Aix
Populares Science News
Steinhill
Munich
Brillat- Savarin
Spitzbergen
Arctic
Home Marie
Sri
Remington
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