Murder and death by own action in Varnum family
Report from Wesemeren Maine details a murder suicide at 41 Tainter Street. Henry C. Varnum killed his adopted daughter Flarenes and himself with a knife before dying of a heart wound. Mrs. Wright, mother of Varnums wife, and Mrs. Hall provided witness accounts and the scene was described by local officials. Mrs. Wright remained hospitalized in critical condition, with doctors uncertain about recovery. The incident occurred early Sunday morning, with water in rooms frozen and no other signs of struggle observed.
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Varnum
Phillips
Christy Street
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Hall
Vere Boma
Knowles Loom Works
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Keefe
F. B. Tiall
Christmas Tales and Turbulent Times in 19th Century Notes
Fragmented notes depict Christmas gifts and family scenes with the Cleveland visit, then shift to scattered items: a trial note by La Charles Peshuall about indemnity and law violations, a bed fire injuring Mary McGovern, a Parisian staff dispute over credit, a fatal shooting in Reaping Pa, and various other 19th century crime and society snippets including a train accident and personal misfortune. The piece reads as a mosaic of brief notices and local color with multiple named places and people.
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Mary McGovern
Growth of the Oyster and Other Oddities
The article surveys oyster aging by growth rings and notes irregularities after maturity, then diverges into brief items on predators of oysters, a general piece on Christianity and social reform, and curiosities from natural history. It also mentions a sunken cedar forest near New Jersey, a Norwegian adventurer, and a Kansas laboratory visit showing a boy with a severe injury.
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