Jury frees man in chicken death case in Tennessee
A Tennessee jury acquitted James Clark Negro of attempting felony after ruling a hen in a Southern Railway car caused its own death. The case centered on a chicken found with its neck through a wire screen and the defense claimed the bird attempted escape. Assistant AG John Lively Jr. led the prosecution.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James Clark
Clark
Charles Luks
Southern Railway
Shally Wise
John Lively, Jr
Hunt Planned for Mexican Gold Treasure
Fort Worth report details a planned West Texas expedition this fall to locate Maximilian I of Mexico era gold. The tale follows a caravan with bars and jewels, a sand buried chest, and the maps allegedly left by John Calvert to guide a future search led by Herbert Scheel.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Maximilian
Mexico
West
Napoleon II
France
Gulf
Europe
Carlotta
Rio Grande
John Calvert
Herbert Scheel
Scheel
Calvert
Canadian Tells Monster Story of Sea Monster
Maj W H Langley reports sighting a bluish green sea monster off Vancouver Island corroborating F W Kemp who described 80 foot coils five feet thick rising from the Gulf of Georgia waters. Kemp and his family observed large coils twisting above the sea with dorsal fin like protuberances.
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Montreal
Gulf of Georgia
Vancouver Island
W. H. Langley
Legislative Assembly
F. W. Kemp
Chatham Island
Kemp
Ice Ceiling 60 Miles Up Highlighted by Polar Mission
French Polar mission scientists report an icy particle layer 60 miles above Earth that may drive violent air currents and sea storms. They proved its existence by sending a spark upward and timing its return, confirming the ice ceiling during a year on Greenland’s ice cap.
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Paris
Greenland
Naval
Mirror Stolen From Justice Wail’s Medford Home
A $1,000 antique mirror believed to have been brought to America on the Mayflower in 1620 was stolen from the Medford home of Justice William Cushing Wail of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Medford
Mass
William Cushing Wail
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Violin 211 Years Old Traced to 1722 Virginia Origin
A 211 year old violin owned by 74 year old J. T. Bigger is cataloged as having been first owned by the Hoonschook family in Virginia in 1722 and later brought to Arkansas in 1844.
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Atkine
Ark
J. T. Bigger
Virginia
Arkansas
Jazz Record Sparks Enthusiasm in Family Scene
A girl excitedly proclaims a new jazz record to her father who replies with a weary, humorous remark about a prior noisy collision. The exchange appears in the Montreal Star's On the Funny Side column.
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Montreal
Star
The Reason Behind Writing Wedded Bliss
Interview reveals author explains need for funds to cover his wife’s medical and living expenses. He cites financial pressures and desire to support family as the catalyst for producing the work.
Concession Exchange Sparks Sharp Comedic Clash
A brief exchange shows one character calling another a perfect idiot while the other retorts that perhaps they are not as perfect as thought, highlighting a witty verbal duel.
Tiny Kitchen, Big Secret in New Flat
The bachelor visits a recently married friend and notes a surprisingly small kitchen. The friend hints with a wink that the space is so tiny he cannot fit in to help his wife with washing up, urging secrecy about the reason.
His Foot in It Mrs Ayres Gushing Exchange
Mrs Ayres says she is often mistaken for her daughter. Mr Bootle respond gaily that it is fanciful to think she has a daughter so aged.
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Mrs. Ayres
Mr. Bootle
Jovet
A Mistake He I say I wish you wouldn’t call me Mr Jenkins
A playful exchange reveals a mistaken form of address as Mr Jenkins corrects a woman who misnames him. The scene centers on identity and social ritual in a Pearson's publication fragment.
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Mr. Jenkins
Robinson
He's Used to It You Can Tell a Bachelor from a Married Man
A humorous observation contrasts bachelor and married men with how they react to a shin kick under a table, noting that a married man remains unfazed while a bachelor shows astonishment.
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Los Angeles Times
Quote on betting, women, and advice from Brown and Judge
A fragmentary conversation references horse betting and moral views. Brown and a judge voice differing opinions on guidance given to women and on gambling, highlighting skepticism about advice and behavior.
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