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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
3
In Perugia a sorceress of vast wealth was arrested after a raid on a suburb’s hidden house. Police found skulls bones symbols and medieval witchcraft implements along with invocation books. The woman, about fifty, is said to have profited from credulous clients and faces trial that promises revelations.
George Stadelberger of Highland Beach New Jersey recounts a dramatic midair clash between a fishhawk and an eel from the Shrewsbury river. The eel wrapped around the hawk from tail to head, dragging it into the river where the struggle continued, leaving witnesses astonished by the unlikely aerial aquatic combat and the eel’s apparent vengeance.
Mrs Belle Selb, nine years in a workhome, fights for masculine attire by petitioning the president to allow women to wear trousers. She remains firm, noting only ears reflect femininity, and vows to continue her campaign for dress freedom despite opposition.
Captain Alexander W. H. Lacs recalls a Civil War era incident on a Missouri to Illinois run. A bushwhacker raid led to a daring ruse where he posed as a husband to protect a baby, distracting attackers while the train carried gold, and soldiers and women improvised to outwit the raiders.
Old St. Pauls Church, headquarters of the Protestant Episcopal City Mission in Philadelphia, reports a ghost that answers the phone and moves unseen through the building. Rev Hy Cresson McHenry and staff, finding doors bolted after hours, heard a voice claiming to be a visitor, while a prior sighting showed a figure on the stairway disappearing into the interior. The minister, revisiting the scene, found no trace of intruders or hidden passages.
A white horse found wandering at Kloventh and Howard streets was claimed by John Bloemecke who fed it for two weeks. Unable to feed it to health, he offered care until owner found. Captain Picket ordered Patrolman Crow to shoot. the horse charged, broke its neck, and died. Bloemecke suspects the horse killed itself in the yard after Crow fired.
Fragmentary lines reference July and cameras with claims of quick finish and no film loss. The text is incomplete and unclear, but suggests advertising amateur services with assertions of quality and speed. No identifiable people or organizations are clearly stated.
An assortment of small ads lists services from Brunskill Studio offering book and newspaper buybacks, Clark Real Estate Company promoting estate auctions and sales, a general real estate office at Court Street, a Livery and Feed Barn with veterinary hospital, and R P Perry on Union Street with a phone number. The notes reflect a compact city ad page with assorted merchants and services.
Tymko Novak a Galician farmer sues after an elderly gravedigger and excise official uncover a coffin to find Trinko dead, with the corpse twisted and torn as if the man struggled to escape a living grave. Local officials panic as the scene reveals a grisly accident from grave digging.
A Pittsburgh mother awoke to find her infant dead, allegedly suffocated by a large black cat resting on the child’s throat. The cat was driven from the home and had previous breath-sucking incidents, prompting a coroner’s inquest.
Continued from Page Nine the Washington letter describes tensions with Governor and officials, notes a confrontation near a waste house, mentions Hitchcock and James in contrasting personalities, and contrasts Kentuckian rhetoric with a calmer Republican chairmanship while asserting differing abilities to deliver results.
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