The Knox County Abduction Mystery of Eliza Cherington
James Butts was tried for abducting Eliza Cherington in Knox County in February 1877. He was convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison, but the fate of the 12-year-old girl remains unsolved, with rumors and local gossip shaping the enduring mystery.
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Tateen
iEmex
James Butts
Eliza Cheringteen
Eine
Bra Gales
Feory
Cuiesto Herald
Pursifer Township
Knox County
Eliza Cherington
Elian
Sears
Eliza
John
James
Furthey
Knoxs County
Cherington
Butts
Alonza Woods
Altona
Cheringtons
Httle
Spoon River
Court Creek
Sore Tim
Enassibe
Cheyenne
Denver
Milie
Littie
Cheringtons and Butts Abduction Trial Captures Justice
The Knox county case follows Eliza Cherington's disappearance with Jim Butts found and jailed after a long chase through Missouri Iowa and California. A two day trial yields a guilty verdict for abduction and a 10 year prison term while the mother laments the loss of her daughter.
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Voth
Eliza
Missouri
Iowa
Aliiata
Cheringtons
Portor
Galesburg
Batts
Indian Territory
California
Knox County
Enza
Peoria
Ben Buckley
Paul Roberts
Matthews
Jim Butts
Sue
Butts Devine
Wan
Buckley
Cherington
Butts
Thas
Burt
San Francisco
Portland
Elizahermigton
Church
Alonzo Woods
Iona
Erith Mathews
Daris
Wataga
James Bulls
Cheringtens
Wishbone Confusion at Dinner Table
A couple in a restaurant debate a wishbone tradition. The woman hesitates to name a desire while the man urges a clear wish. She finally smiles and suggests a personal wish involving companionship.
Remarkable Feat Stops Runaway Horse in Hessle Common
A bystander, William Clayton, restrained a runaway horse in Hessle Common England before it could strike a child. He grabbed the wheel and lifted the horse, saving the child in the path. The Philadelphia Ledger reports the dramatic rescue as a remarkable feat.
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Hessle Common
England
William Clayton
Philadelphia Ledger
Ardlamont Mystery Trial Triggers Insurance Stakes
A complex Ardlamont case in Scotland centers on Alfred John Monson facing murder charges in the death of Lieutenant Hambrough after a joint property deal. A gun discrepancy, Scott’s disappearance, and a £100,000 life policy fuel a high profile inquiry with London connections and Yorkshire insurers watching closely.
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Ardianont
Scotland
London
Alfred John Monson
Edinsburgh
Munson
Ardlamont
Alfred John Morison
Minnsion
Sea
Archamont
Steeple
Houghton
Stebrut
Morson
Slowson
Liew
News of Adah Cornutt Oklahoma Deputy Marshal Heroine
A dramatic portrait of Adah Cornutt a fearless young woman serving as deputy United States marshal in Oklahoma She travels to Oklahoma City to arrest two notorious perjurers aided by improvised force and band cuffs She also works as clerk of the Norman district court and pursues Chinese painting in spare moments.
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Oklahoma
Adah Cornutt
Adah Currutt
United States
Miss Cornutt
Norman
Oklahoma City
Nutch
Winchester
Guthrie
Reagan
Dolozel Adah
Miss Carnatt
Axrd
Minnois
China
Luxurious Young Chicagoan Robbed Tribune Cashier
Louis A Hilliard, a bright Chicagoan with millionaire tastes, worked two years as a Tribune cashier and allegedly stole over 15 dollars from the paper. He fled to Europe, was located in Seville, and returned to Chicago after a photo and circular circulated worldwide. Tribune official Robert W Patterson Jr notes lax oversight allowed the theft to continue.
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Louis A. Hillians
Hilliard
The
Chicago Tribune
Hinvelf
Seec
Louis A. Stillyard
the Tribune
Europe
Seville
Spain
Chicago
Robert W. Patterson, Jr
Tribune Company
Pecni
Wrecks and Longing in a Storm at Sea
A stormy sea scene laments ships lost at night as winds lash the coast. The speaker prays for the soul’s ship to reach safe harbor, seeking harbors lights and home after a perilous voyage. Frank L Stantos in Atlanta Cons Wien
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Mila
Alps
Orvan
Drear
Frank L Stantos
Atlanta
Phil Ames Wins Over Cowboys With Boiled Shirt Trick
At Middleton ranch Phil Ames endures teasing from cowboys who brand his white shirt as a joke. He turns the prank to advantage by cooking meals that reuse the shredded shirt as an edible resource, impressing Mr Middleton and Della. The ranch crew praises his cooking and accepts him as a potential son-in-law.
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Midlands
Nister
Sandyman
Joe Dalzey
Philames
Middleton
Della Middleton
Phil
Della
Deaa Middeton
Phil Ames
Sim
Mr. Middleton
Bald Prairie
Edmunds
Papa
Andrews
Daizey
Cnte
Gince
Dalzey
Mrr. Middleton
John P. Stolander
Dinah
Jou
Mountai Colorado
Delis
Delia
Snow Walls and Water Tank Affects Swiss Rail Route
In Switzerland mountain railroads open before snow melts requiring massive snow removal. At Giron to Rocher de Naye, tarf ran behind 12 to 20 foot walls of compacted snow. An upper station vanished then reappeared as a round water tank guided excavations to the original station site.
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Switzerland
Giron
Lake Geneva
Rocher de Naye
The Place of Fire on the Caspian Peninsula
The Place of Fire on the Apsheron peninsula by the Caspian sea is a sacred site for Guebres and Persian Fire Worshipers. Visitors come in large numbers to bow before holy domes rising from the bituminous sea. A blue fume vents from the center when weather is clear, driven by natural ignition of asphalt.
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Apsheron
Caspian Sea
Relic Graves and Soapstone Notes From Antiquity
A fragment discusses earthworks and simple interments with shallow graves and stone coffins, suggesting common folk burials and possible pygmy remains. It also covers soapstone usage, quarries in the United States, and a note on misidentified small bones among mountain graves.
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Besun
Pigms
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