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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
5
A staged morning trial in a frontier town ends with John Ogden accused of murder. Sheriff Lassiter presents the case while the judge, a hotel proprietor, presides at the courthouse in the hotel. Ogden defends himself claiming the whole scene is a foul lie.
In Calhoun, Ed Clincher leads a town gathering to confront Burt Lassiter after a murder charge. John Ogden faces a mock-trial where Lassiter implicates him, a bullet proves the murder weapon, and Lassiter is executed at sunrise by public hanging under Clincher’s swift, vigilante justice.
Mrs. M. E. Daggett is named the first woman bailiff in Portland Oregon. She has served the past three months as a volunteer officer in the Portland Juvenile Court.
The obituary notes Mrs Daggett’s lifelong charity work and her famed self description I am the Shah Jehan. It recounts her Kentucky birth, Bleeding Kansas era childhood in Kansas and Indore encounter with the Prince of Wales. It details her Begum reign in Bhopal and succession by her eldest son.
The text notes that travellers in Eastern Siberia transport frozen soup and frozen milk in small leather sacks. This method highlights early nomadic logistics and portable storage practices in remote regions. The detail emphasizes practical food preservation for long journeys.
A historical note states that chrysanthemums were cultivated in China prior to the eleventh century, reflecting early horticultural practices and regional flower appreciation.
The passage discusses the Mexican lap dog as the smallest dog and defines the hour as sixty equal parts. It notes that sixty can be evenly divided by 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30, with additional garbled characters interspersed.
The article profiles Nawab Sultan Jehan Begum of Bhopal and her lineage, noting sixty years of female rule over a state of about 7 000 square miles and one million people. It cites her mother Sikandar and a 19th century letter to Queen Victoria, recounts a mutiny episode where she defused a 3 000-strong army, and highlights liberal steps like ending purdah.
A man recalls selling his venture to Bryan and meeting Sturtevant and others over a late night tale in a cafe. The piece leads to a hidden manuscript in a scrapbook and a sales pitch for Success Magazine offering the full story by subscription from The Success Company in New York.
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