Witchcraft found ruling ignorant in Jersey colony
Newark report describes a voodoo influenced enclave in Southern New Jersey led by Doctor Hughcock with a voodoo church undeground catacombs and crude graves. Raids fail to reveal rites while authorities note illegal medicine sales and widespread circulars tied to a Brooklyn voodoo priest.
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Jersey
Newark
N. J
America
New York
Robert T. Peacock
New Jersey
Hughcock
Africa
Rough Board
Doctor Hughcock
Atlantic City
Brooklyn
John the Conqueror
Adventurer 88 Takes Flying Lessons in California
Oakland resident Calvin H. Blanchard, aged eighty eight, finally begins flying lessons after a life of adventures. Civil War veteran twice wounded, he marched with Sherman, later went to Alaska during the gold rush, and worked in federal forestry before retiring to pursue aviation this summer.
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Oakland
Calif
Calvin H. Blanchard
Blanchard
Sherman
California
Alaska
Federal Forestry Service
Montana Rabbit Leaps Through Car Windshield
A ten pound Montana jackrabbit vaulted through a windshield near Drummond and landed dead in the rear seat of a traveling car. Hunters Charles Hayes and Lloyd Campbell witnessed the startling event as the rabbit leapt into the vehicle.
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Drummond, Mont
Montana
Mark Twain
Charles Hayes
Lloyd Campbell
Hunter
Drummond
Remarkable Chicago Surgery Saves Ten Week Old Baby
Ten week old Marilyn Zeigmund swallowed an open safety pin after a playful lapse. Dr Gustave G Herpe at Lake View Hospital delayed but finally opened the abdomen to pin closed the stomach, then closed the incision and declared her out of danger.
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Chicago
Marilyn Zeigmund
Benjamin Zeigmund
Gustave G. Herpe
Lakeview Hospital
Rector Herpe
Gold Nugget Secret to Grave Finds on Rapid Creek
A $500 gold nugget with quartz was found on Rapid Creek, a Kuyukuk tributary, by a prospector named Bill whose partner learned the site. The nugget’s discovery and the deadly fate of the finder add to Alaska’s famed elusive vein stories as crews chase the rich mining season high on benches above the river. The upper Kuyukuk district, 700 miles northwest of Fairbanks, demands snow dams and seasonal sluicing, with old-timers often netting from $5,000 to $30,000 in a brief season.
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Seward
Alaska
Rapid Creek
Kuyokuk
Bill
Alatna
Bettles
Rockrines
Fairbanks
Skagway
Dawson
Yukov
Grimkopt
Arctic Circle
Box Car Parts Vanish From Glendale Tracks
Glendale patrolman P R Moore reports a box car on a remote sidetrack disappeared piece by piece over several days. Only the steel chassis remained as four sides and the roof were removed, suggesting itinerant scavengers building makeshift homes near the railroad yards.
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Glendale
Calif
P. R. Moore
Cave age conveniences aid homesteader in Mojave desert
In Acton California 1933 C C Chappel homesteading a mountain claim resides in a hillside cave near the Santa Clara river praising its water supply. He plans to finish his land clearance and home, and recently agreed to build a house for a neighboring homesteader before his own residence.
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Acton
Cal
Mojave Desert
C. Chappel
Santa Clara River
Eclipse contest singer Alec Campbell collapses and dies
Alec Campbell a twenty six year old tenor collapsed during a Handel competition in Southampton England after singing the opening lines of Total Eclipse. He died later at a local hospital.
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Southampton
Eng
Alec Campbell
Handel
Five Hefty Women in Family Tyler Texas
In Tyler Texas five members of the Bickley family form the largest Smith County female household. The women total 948 pounds, marking a notable local record for combined weight.
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Tyler
Texas
Smith County
Pay for Neglect Is Nature's Law
A meditation on how unused belongings deteriorate over time from clothing to furniture. Textiles fade as moths and dirt attack idle fabrics while glass and china survive when properly stored. The piece notes hidden losses, dust encrustation, and items that vanish from the household, urging regular use or careful packing to preserve value.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
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