Virginia tragedy: four assailants shoot at Ish Herbert Afarus house
In Westmoreland County Virginia a group of four men and an accomplice attacked the home of Ish Herbert Afarus, a New York lodger, over an alleged insult to Miss Rose Taylor. William Hefti was killed, J Q Stim wounded, and George W Thompson injured. Marks surrendered after a siege. The Taylors, a wealthy Westmoreland family, faced a public stir as the assailants fled to nearby towns and the wounded were treated at an Emergency Hospital.
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Opie
George W. Thompson
Herbert Marks
Bell Telephone Company
Cedar HI Fox
Oak Grove
Potomac
Wasington
Willan Hefti
J. Q. Um
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Marks Inwuke Tose
Taylor
Abe
Sluni
Mien
Marks
J. Q. Sum
Wills Teta
Washington
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Pita
Steneck
Colt
Thompson
Parts
Hms
Minn
Colonial Beach
Setif
Anyoe
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New York
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Fragmented Tales From Old Times in a Cracked Ledger
Fragmented OCR text reveals a mosaic of odd scenes including sculptors discussing clothing, a farmer’s daughter inquiry, a stubborn family motto of self-reliance, a London cigarette holder quip, and a Paris doctor tale. The garbled prose hints at social mores, blunt humor, and minor dramatic vignettes from a past era.
British and Panamanian Conflicts Reported As War News
The dispatches recount clashes in Bocas del Toro involving Colombian troops and insurgents under Alban with General Lorenzo at Aguadulce. U.S. bluejackets embark and withdraw. British cruiser Tribune notes seizures and mistreatment claims. Reports cover Colon, Panama, and broader Caribbean tensions with political moves and trials unfolding.
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Bocas del Toro
Alende
Galloway William Dormingo Dias
Gorgous
Diag
Porres
Alban
United States
Panania
United
Geral Victoriano Lorenzo
Aguadulce
Albamanana
Colombia
Galveston
Tex
General de la Rest
Colon
Alba
Tumaeo
Alu
Tate
Fumaeo
Panama
Keep Strong We Endorse Vigo As A Health Tonic
A village seller asserts Vigo health tonics as a potent strength builder for weak and ailing people. The speaker claims Vigo provides essential minerals, improves meals, and boosts vitality, urging neighbors to trust the product through personal testimony and repeated usage.
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Promure
J. Hi. Houck
Bowser Joins a Shakespeare Ode Night
Bowser returns home with a solemn look and plans to improvise an ode for a Shakespeare club event. He promises wife he can craft something hit to draw a crowd, while the family cat shelters under the lounge and the clock nears three in the morning.
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Bowser
Imates
Ode and ancestors spark a comic reading aloud
A humorous scene unfolds as Mrs Howser and Mr Bowser struggle to perform an ode at home. The improvised verse provokes chaos, a hungry tramp joins, and a cat observes, while the audience debates if the result is truly an ode.
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Shakespeare
Mrs Howser
Hughes
Fiano
Ode Debate Sparks Household Comedy
In a humorous domestic scene Bowser quarrels with a guest over the nature of odes while a cat observes. A tramp adds a touch of realism as Bowser insists on his poetic pretensions against ridicule, then answers the door to a weary visitor seeking bread and a verdict on a verse.
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Mr. Bowser
Ais Howser
Mr. Howser
Wiliam
M. Quad
Re. Bowser
Napoleon
Washington
Bowser
Wenster
Worcester
Jones
Johnson
William
Ihgee
Tam
Ms. BoWweer
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