Convicted by Her Slippers in a French Murder Trial
A young woman in Tours, France, was convicted of murdering widow Coudray on Sept. 20 last year. The sole evidence was a felt slipper with a hole near the toe, found at the scene, which the defense urged did not prove guilt. The accused denied the charge, insisting on innocence despite judges and jurors finding her guilty.
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Girault
Coudray
St. Symphorien
Tours
France
Ghost Engineer and His Spirit Pilot Hero
Horace L. Seaver, veteran locomotive engineer on Illinois Central No. 5, claims a long‑standing spiritual guide rides the cab with him. He recounts a 1890 near disaster when a spectral warning halted the train before a burned bridge, saving a thousand veterans en route to a reunion in Chicago.
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Horace L. Seaver
Chicago
Illinois Central
Kankakee
Mr. Seaver
Mols Central
Charftfittgn
Seaver
Girl Plunges For Fortune At Rawhide Faro Game
Miss Lillian Bennetts a Los Angeles girl twenty seven years old won six thousand dollars in a single faro session at Cart Youna's Rawhide Nevada camp. She played bold systems against veteran gamblers, forced the limit, and banked the banker for eight hours until the banks closed.
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Lillian Bennetts
Los Angeles
Civilization
Nevada Desert
Youna
Young
Dawson
Death Valley
A Chalk Cross Curse on a Tailor Over a Rent Dare
A vain tailor envies a pensioned neighbor and accepts a chalk cross on his back as payment for rent. The mark exposes him to ridicule and strife, turning his life sour until he removes it, declaring he would not endure the cross another week for Parisian riches.
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Paris
Robin Hood Not a Myth Says London Globe Report
The London Globe reports Robin Hood as a historical figure born about 1285 to 1295 who lived through Edward II’s reign. It notes his support for the Earl of Lancaster, woodland years, and alleged later pardon and court place, with claims of Robyn Hooe and Robyn Hooe as royal ranks.
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Sherwood Forest
Edward II
Sherwood
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Edwards
Richard 1
Cardinal Wolsey
Charles 1
Robin Hood
Mr. Hunter
Robin Food
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Wakefield
Earl of Lancaster
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London
Berwick
Robyn Hooe
Spencer T. Hall
Robyn
Huntington
Little John
London Globe
Mansfield's Lonely Meals Reflect Quiet Routines
Paul Wilstach notes Mansfield's solitary meals with two daily exceptions breakfast and late afternoon broth and oysters. An empty stomach unsettles him, coffee and bacon steady him in the morning, and late-night performances with friends lift his mood to a sunnier frame.
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Mansfield
Paul Wilstach
Scribner
Washingtons original headquarters pillow in museum case
Visitors in a museum gaze at a small pillow in a glass case. The guide notes it is a very valuable item as Washingtons original headquarters. A separate note from the zoological gardens chief assistant mentions a chimpanzee pining for a companion while the director is on vacation.
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Washington
Zoological Gar Dens
St. Louis Republic
Two Words Blithering and Egregious Quote
The Louisville Courier Journal cites a jab about two words that provoke mockery. The exchange notes how blithering and egregious are rarely used except as insults.
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Louisville Courier. Journal
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