Death of Ahvote in Mojave county frontier saga
The Piute Ahvote, hunted after slaying ten people, is tracked from El Dorado to Death Valley by cousins Steve and Pete. In a desert river crossing and canyon chase, he is cornered on a rock ledge in Death Valley. A final pair of shots from the pursuing cousins ends his reign of violence.
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Nevada
Ahvote
Death Valley
el Dorado
Anvote
Kingsman
Mojave County
Lars Franzen
Ben Jones
Chris Neilson
Charles Monaghan
Gold Bug
2 Dorado
J. M. Morton
Merton
Black Canon
Cottonwood Canon
Steve
Pete
Ahoote
Desperado
Ex Mayor Cooper Sentenced for Embezzlement in Atlanta
John Tyler Cooper former mayor of Atlanta Georgia was sentenced to three months in jail and a $500 fine for embezzling public funds. He faces three months of penal service on public works if the fine is unpaid. Cooper long dominated local politics and while he publicly boasted aid from friends court records show intentional theft of public money. An appeal to the state Supreme Court was planned, delaying execution.
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John Tyler Cooper
Atlanta
President Tyler
James Fenimore Cooper
Georgia Military Academy
Costa Rica
Cooper
George Chandler
Supreme Court of the State
Theatrical Topics and Merode in New York Scene
A review of Merode's anticipated New York debut at Koster and Bial's notes her Paris origin and misperceived beauty. The piece recounts Merode's rise, other operatic and theatrical figures like Alice Neilson and Madeline Lucette Ryley, and mentions Mary Morton and Virginia Earle, with details on roles and touring plans for the season.
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New York
Cleo de Merode
Paris Opera
Koster & Bial’s
Merode
Paris
Rue de Capucines
St. Miss Earle
Daly’s
Dora
Nancy McIntosh
Martha Morton
W. H. Crane
Miss Morton
Sol Smith Russell
Madeline Lucette Ryley
John Drew
Christopher, Jr
Nat Goodwin
Mr. Bugle
Annie Russell
Lyceum
London
Jedbury, Jr
Charles Hawtrey
Captain Swift
Alabama
E. S. Willard
Octavie
Garrick Theater
Varieties
Miss Miller
Charley
Indian Bride Weds Englishman After Seven Year Courtship
In Bismarck North Dakota June 24 a Sioux maiden named Picture Eyes daughter of warrior John Moose and Irishman Thomas Dulaine Cronan married in a Catholic ceremony after Cronan saved Moose's life during a lynch mob incident. The couple's romance began in Medora when Cronan helped the jailed man’s daughter plead for mercy. Picture Eyes studied at Carlisle and St Paul before joining the Duncan family and accepting Cronan as her husband.
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Bismarck
N. D
Picture Eyes
John Moose
Thomas Dulaine Cronan
Tepee
Four Toe
Cronan
England
Frank Duncan
Pliedure
Carlisle
St. Paul
Duncan
Standing Rock
Col. Frank Duncan
Mr. Cronan
Moreton Frewen
Marquis de Mores
America
Montana
Wyoming
Medora
Cupid
Moose
Great Muddy
Woman Accused of Murder in Bloomington Case
The story traces Mrs. Michaels Colton of Bloomington Indiana as a murder suspect in her husband’s death. It cites alleged bigamy, a prior marriage to Michael Berns of Chebanse Illinois, and notes a son aged 14 being raised by his father for the priesthood. It details a history of violence, prior arrest, and threats of shooting or hatchet attack by the wife.
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Michael
Colton
Bloomington
Michael Berns
Chebanse
Ill
Kankakee County
Fleming
Explosion at Charlottesville Store Kills Five
An explosion of dynamite and powder stored in Charles King & Sons wholesale grocery caused immense damage as a fire swept the building in Charlottesville Virginia. Five people were killed and many wounded as nearby structures suffered extensive destruction. Cr W Hulfish survived the collapse of his building, while a nearby woman died of shock.
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Charles King & Sons
Charlottesville
Cr. W. Hulfish
Drilled Fifteen Years Near Mediean County Well
An eccentric farmer named Miller in Tuna near Bradford Pennsylvania has drilled a deep oil well for about 15 years. The borehole reaches 3400 feet in a black purple-tinged sand with oil shows. Dr E A Van Scoy nearby completed a well delivering 25 barrels per day.
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Tuna
Bradford
Filler
Miller
Gambler Col Blanchard's Fortune Passed To Brother
William L Blanchard known as Col Blanchard the gambler and fare man died at Oceanic New York leaving 70 000 to 80 000 estate. He left no will but heirs were found by lawyer George A Smythe Boston. His fortune will go to his brother Thomas Leggett who once pushed a rag cart in New York. Blanchard led a double life as a wealthy stock and petroleum exchange figure and a high stakes gambler. He was six feet five inches tall and weighed about 250 pounds.
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William L. Blanchard
Col. Blanchard
South Braintree
Big Bill Leggett
Ames Foundry
Thomas Leggett
New York
Blanchard
Oceanic
N. Y
Company C
4Th
Massachusetts Infantry
Frcent
New York Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange
Lim
5Th Avenue
George A. Smythe
Boston
Say Nothing: It Is The Only Way To Avoid Misquotation
A terse note asserts silence as the sole method to prevent misquoting. The statement reflects a cautionary stance on quotation accuracy and responsible reporting in print.
Emersons Brother Refuses Ministry After Shipwreck Promise
The piece recounts Ralph Waldo Emerson explaining how his brother, saved from a gale during a voyage to Germany, vowed to abandon the ministry and theology and seek an honest living elsewhere. Emerson notes the same impulse may have influenced him.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson
Prof
Max Muller
Germany
America
Tree roots crush Tombstone water pipe in street
A break in a Tombstone Arizona main water pipe was traced to tree roots that grew around and crushed the pipe. The incident highlights infrastructure vulnerability in local streets and the need for root management and pipe maintenance.
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Tombstone
Ariz
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Ideal Opera Company
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Victor Herbert
Alice Neilson
Yvonne
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Nashville
Kansas City
Agnes Miller
Belgium
Koster & Bilal
Mathieu-Deroche
Virginia Earle
Gotham
Gerlach
Fred Gerlach
I. A. W.reeny Board
Chicago
League
Mlle DE Merode
Frohman
Vaudeville
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Icture Eyes
Michael T. Colton
Bloomington, I
Michael T, Colton
Srange
Mediean County, Pa
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Honey
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Emerson's
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