Norfolk Revival Story: Awakening Halts Despair
In Norfolk a Chapman Alexander revival story unfolds with a man ready to kill his wife and himself. He found salvation after hearing the sermon and the text Lord to whom shall we go in John six eight eight. The evangelist portrays the moment as a dramatic conversion sparked by a single Bible verse. The man confessed to the evangelist and vowed to live a Christian life thereafter.
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Norfolk
Chapman
Aldenta
Rnfler
Aicie
Dr. Chapman
Bruce
Girls In Opium Den Raid Sparks High Speed Escape
Police raided a Brookyln opium den in Walton and Larimer streets arresting three girls and two men. Dozens of teens fled by rear windows and ropes during the siege as detectives battled to seize the hidden resort noted for lavish decor and drug paraphernalia. Arrested were Martha Chester Marion Fleming Frances Locheats and Harry Byane. seized were opium pipes morphine and cocaine.
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Brookly
Iffa
Mtainn
Cruise
Walton Street
Aml
Tectiven
Bevern
Larimer Street
Walter Brown
Toder
Heta
Girte
Martha Chester
Lorimer Street
Marion Fleming
Btapleton
Staten
Leland
Frances Locheats
Lampkeing Avenue
Brooklyn
Harry Byane
Wallon
Harrison Streets
Williacusburg
Notorious American Serial Killers and Their Crimes
The article recounts infamous killers including Belle Gunness of Indiana and the Bender family of Kansas who murdered multiple victims for robbery and burial on their premises. It notes Mrs Gunness’s yard burials, the Benders’ disappearances after the murder of Dr York, and Henry Holmes whose insurance swindles funded a drug store in Chicago.
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Laporte
Ind
Belle Gunness
Guin
Trentin
Aluniine
Bender
Montgomery County
Kan
Tender
Kate
York
Benders
Figlance
Mrs. Hender
Kate Bender
Gunness
Henry H. Holmes
Herman Madgett
Chicago
Minnie Williams
Holmes
Ju Ia L. Connor
Benjamin F. Pletzel
Metral
Philadelphia
Stopped Train For Feline Hero Billy Holmes Saves Kitten
Billy Holmes, a stout mechanic, halted his Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern locomotive to rescue a kitten crushed beneath the engine near Blsmore avenue crossing. The crowd cheered as engineers and bystanders aided in freeing the injured cat, Holmes declaring the act a good deed even as questions about delaying traffic arose.
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Cincinnati
Big Billy Holmes
Billy Holmes
Blsmore Avenue
Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern
Holmen
U. S
Cailroad
George
Holmes
Fellows
Hilly Holmes
Rooster Bites Trigger Farm Feud in Bellville Ky
On a Bellville Kentucky farm the Hopp family faces disruption after a vicious rooster injures Joseph Hopp and a child. Neighbors avoid the bird as the farm owner confronts the animal amid bleeds and warnings. The incident centers on a dangerous rooster attacking a boy and prompting calls for action.
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Hopp
Bhelleville
Joseph
Irish Bride Kept by Masked Guard Ended in Easter Reunion
In Ballinagiera County Antrim a couple kept apart two months by a vigil of masked men ended when the bridegroom Flynn and his wife were reunited at his home on Easter Monday after a long period of enforced penance. Pickets watched the house and guards prevented contact with outsiders until the wedding party finally met. The scene closed with celebratory toasts at the bridegroom’s home.
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Robert Wigan
Ballinagiera
County Antrim
Ireland
Alice
Flynn
Intlers
Colleen
Sho
Avin
Wisit
Death to Life Experiment At French Doctor Count Claims
Count de Larmandie of the French Authors society recounts a three hour revival attempt on a young girl who had been dead for hours. He describes electrifying the body with tepid water and sulfuric fluid, the girl speaking of a piercing cold and a split sense of self before waking briefly. Doctors later used morphine. the girl died a second time. The count asserts its authenticity, though doctors remain unnamed.
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Count de Larmandie
Deo Larmanidie
Mark
Belgonde
Ewan Ax
Ste
Girl Has Large Tin Growth Revealed in 16 Year Old
A sixteen year old girl at Horsebborg underwent an operation by a Bibelan surgeon revealing a strange internal growth described as agnane. The growth contained over thirty pounds of tin with 1,410 chain walls and 100 bent plow components noted in the record.
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Horsebborg
Unclear Hardware Stock Mystery In Young Woman
A young woman underwent an operation after a large quantity of hardware including 70 double pointed needles and four glam splinters was found inside her. The girl recovered well though no explanation has been published for how the items came to be encysted in her interior.
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Variety
Germany’s Trade Push Stirs Global Markets says weekly
Leasile's Weekly details German manufacturers and leaders relentlessly pursuing world trade share. It cites foreign offices and German agents in Africa, South America, and Asia crafting methods to bypass rivals, defeat protective tariffs, and win sales in global markets. The piece contrasts German efforts with weaker U.S. measures.
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Germany
Lealie
Moth Proof Clothes Basket Patent Explained
A detailed note on a moth proof storage receptacle using a hermetically sealed design with rubber tubing to secure the lid, aimed at protecting summer and winter garments. The piece notes the device’s effectiveness, low storage cost, and contrasts with fragile canvas solutions. Also mentions spruce gum scarcity raising retail prices and ongoing gum picker work in Lewiston Missouri.
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Western
Overcom
Nee
Lewiston
Portmout h Eng Pas sed Crowing Suppression Ordinance
Portmouth England passes ordinance to suppress cock crowing. Chicken fanciers doubt effectiveness but the London News suggests a partial remedy by placing the perch high so the rooster bangs his head when crowing. A swinging board overhead would have the same effect, it says.
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Portamouth
Eng
London News
Fruit Cup Mixes Fresh Fruit For Cool Serving
A fragment describes preparing a fruit cup with pineapple and crushed berries, citrus juices, and a sugar syrup. The recipe instructs dissolving sugar in boiling water, cooling, stirring through fruit, and diluting with water until palatable, then serving in cups.
Village quarrel over veracity sparks unlikely tale
An old resident quotes a puzzled villager in a fragmentary exchange about truth and a supposed win by a father figure. The garbled text hints at a local dispute or legend, with a playful, rustic tone and missing context.
Looking Ahead in The Cincinnati Scene
A father urges a cautious view on marriage while a spoiled youth jokes about a wife's salary leaving him jobless. The exchange highlights shifting expectations for young men and economic dependence in a dated urban column.
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Father
Hon
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Rescue Work Drive Aims 2000 Men At $1 Monthly
Mrs Ballington Booth seeks 2000 men to pledge one dollar a month for a year to support her rescue work among convicts and ex convicts. The appeal targets sustained aid for ongoing reform efforts and rehabilitation programs.
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Mra
Ballington Booth
New German Specie Agent Causes Sickness in Sea Crew
Jaton, noted for sea sickness and fright, wears red spectacles as internal calomel doses are used to form a new German agent. The unusual remedy sequence appears to sicken several aboard, raising concerns over the mysterious cure.
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Virginia
Augusta Reske
Humane, Society
Reake
Auguat Wolfe
Cheboygan
Mich
Auguat Reske
Cleveland
Canton
Tenn Rebeck
Bluebeard
Travis Dre
Engive
Klainore Avenue
Early & Daniels
Ime
Happ
Bhi
Hepp
Bride
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