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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1911
Page
4
Colfax recalls meeting a pale exhausted Lincoln after a late night report and the Wilderness battle. He describes Lincoln’s anguished words about a rebel prisoner and a moving scene with a young lady singing Gentle Annie. Lincoln gazed westward from the window in sorrow.
A writer questions the impact of religion on human behavior noting that certain beliefs provoke rebellion and fighting. The observation reflects personal view rather than specific events or figures.
In Auburn near Seattle during a local option election a violent clash led to two deaths from alcoholism. Anti saloon leaders displayed the corpses upright in windows with signs reading He died of drink. The deputy coroner defended the display saying the dead were without rights and the display served a purpose.
The Geotch trawler Locust reported a fresh corpse found in a net while off the Sshisg grounds about 16 miles east of May island. The clothed body appeared to be a young man, likely washed overboard near the Forth. The crew were unsettled by the unusual discovery and awaited landing details.
A 2 percent royal keepsake, treasured by the old man, was found beneath his pillow on the day of his death. It remained there until the moment he died, reflecting the depth of his passion for the token.
A small mouse triggered a chaotic scene aboard a Portland streetcar as workers and passengers scrambled. The animal rode a braced trolley overhang into a woman's lap before a man finally hurled it out the window amid a crowd of frightened riders.
Zurich authorities face a curiously phrased question after an Italian schoolgirl aged 15 16 returned from Italy claiming she is married and refuses to attend school while in Switzerland. She was legally married in her homeland to a working man who plans to join her when he can save money. The case questions whether a married woman can be compelled to attend school up to age 16.
A squatter while mustering his flocks climbed a high peak on his estate and discovered a merino sheep living in a grassy hollow. The sheep had not been shorn for years, its fleece exceeding two feet in length, claimed to be the longest staple on record.
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