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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1901
Page
3
An hour long clash between a spider and a caterpillar drew about 50 onlookers in West Manayunk Pennsylvania. The spider won after losing two legs, with wagers placed on the outcome as the caterpillar struggled in the webs. The fight ended with the spider dragging the defeated caterpillar to its secluded hole.
The Fort Scott Tribune notes firemen face difficulties with new large engines nicknamed battleships or hows. A Katy line division car No. 450 operated into Nevada with a rookie crew, some trips cut short, and firemen struggled to shovel coal. One engine required a stop at Missouri Pacific shops for fuel, while the new fireman remained inexperienced.
Alice Rigg, daughter of a Windsor marble yard owner, has become her father’s sole engraver, shaping inscriptions on tombstones with chisel and hammer. A forced pastime turned skill, she works openly with her father and prefers engraving to housework according to a Chicago Chronicle report.
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