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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1902
Page
5
Five men allegedly tunnelled into The State Bank of Greenwood near Muestifield Wisconsin early Tuesday. They dynamited two vaults, stealing about $4000 in gold. A gunfight erupted as residents and the cashier pursued the robbers. no injuries reported and the bandits fled.
The piece chronicles La Cabana fortress near Havana as a monumental Spanish stronghold built with vast costs, its brutal history with Cuban patriots, and its present status as hallowed ground. It describes bloodshed, dungeons, executions, and a bronze tablet to honor the fallen, with a reflective account by William Seymour Edwards.
A coastwise steamer captain recalls a passenger who urged a precise whale sighting. At 7:45 the next morning the whale appeared on schedule to confirm the captain’s boast, a tale that spread nationwide. Also reported, Peter Melver of Wilmer, East Kootenay, frostbitten and near naked after five days without food, was found and towed to safety with multiple toes amputated.
A dog owner recalls a summer at a fashionable resort where his blue-ribbon St Bernard drew wide admiration. After a poignant farewell by a young 18 year old girl, the owner reflects that genuine praise came from the colony itself, not him, highlighting shared affection for the faithful animal.
Magazine illustrator Sina Fenney Preston plans a southern tour from Philadelphia next week with a Mexico expedition. He recounts drawing his revolver on a rabbit in Arizona, firing six times with no effect before an Indian retrieved a larger rabbit by the ears, revealing the trick confusion between a tarbit and a rabbit.
Edward Everett Hale nears eighty on April's first week as he travels by Broadway car in Philadelphia. A thoughtful boy offers his seat and Hale replies kindly that he will return the favor when the boy is eighty, sharing his characteristic hearty humor.
Timber Culture final proof notices for publication reference Joe Township in Saintbone area. Details include section numbers and range listings as required for public notice and land claims processing.
Department of the Interior Hailey Idaho issues final proof notice for Fred G Bliss claiming irrigation and reclamation proof for John Waddington of Biss Idaho and witnesses David E of Biss William J Boiman of Buss James Walter of S J Swamp Register first publication Oct 17 1902
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