Mystery of Lost Sounds and Bloodhound Biz
An English scientist notes odd sound phenomena in flight and sea, including distant audible echoes and a balloon test. Bloodhounds for hire emerge as a commercial concept with a proposed stock company led by J D McBride to locate criminals. A Delaware boy rescues a gray eagle, then sparrows fed by a poverty-stricken man reveal a strange feeding tale. Several other oddities include a child swallowing a serpent, a Virginia killer seeking execution, a kidnapped reunion, and a rooster guarding chicks in Maine.
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Earth
Bella
J. D. McBride
Casa County
Neb
Plattamouth
James Malone
Lincoln
Dr. Fulton
Beatrice
New York Journal
Steers Interrupt Court in Altoona Trial
In Altoona Pennsylvania the city alderman court session was interrupted when two fighting steers charged through the office during an assault and battery case. Officials and witnesses fled as the animals caused a chaotic scene before calm returned and the trial resumed.
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Steers
Altoona
Movements in the Rockies claim shifting mountains
An official from the Denver and Rio Grande Railway reports ongoing rock and soil movement above Glenwood Springs Colorado. He notes tunnels and tracks require costly maintenance as mountains shift positions over time and even months apart stake locations differ, proving mountains are moving toward sea level.
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Rockies
Denver
Rio Grande
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Hypnotized Fish Man Claims Mind Power Over Trout
Char don Ohio retired farmer M J King believes fish reason and can be hypnotized. He built a pond near his home five years ago and blocked it with a government hatchery. Over 1,000 trout thrive weighing up to two and a half pounds. He says he can touch water and pull fish from the pond and command dozens to eat from one large trout.
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M. J. King
Chardon
Ohio
Mr. King
Hypnotic romance claims bride was won on Pullman coach
Omaha heiress Miss Maud Schonfeldt married Philip Doremus Watkins after a swift courtship on a westbound Pullman. Watkins used a polished, magnetic approach and posed as a wealthy suitor, marrying in Ogden and traveling to California, while detectives search for the couple and letters demand money from the anxious father.
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Maud Schonfeldt
Omaha
Philip Doremus Watkins
Boston
West
Maud Shonfeldt
Henry Shonfeldt
A. L. Ball
Ogden
Utah
Philip Doreman Watkins
Mere
Misa Shonfeldt
Miss Shonfeldt
Trilby
Watkins
Mian Schonfeldt
Mr. Watkins
Topfen
Philip D. Watkins
Jonat
Mise Schonfeldt
Young Watkins
Wilhelmina McIntyre
Bethlehem
Wilhelmina
The Ping Ong Champion Bride Marital Beat the Odds
Fortune named her a favorite for beauty wealth and talent as she walked the wedding aisle to the Wedding March. Some whispered that the match was shocking while the bridegroom, though handsome, was comparatively poor. She had rejected nobles and bankers for her prize, having defeated top ping pong players to claim the state champion title.
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Fortune
Lunatic Escapes Night Flight Ends In Deep Well
A man described as a lunatic escaped four attendants near Streatley on Thames England at midnight. The pursuers traced tracks to a disused well over sixty eight feet deep where the man lay at the bottom for about thirty hours before being dragged out by a rope. He was unharmed.
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Streatley-on-Thames
England
Lene
Rainmaking by Electricity Reported in Japan
Japanese scientists conducting rainmaking experiments by electricity report a successful trial in Fukushima prefecture. Operations started at 11 PM, with no change until 9 AM next day when clouds gathered and rain fell over several miles, continuing for twelve hours.
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Pon
Fukushima
Memories at the dear old swimming hole
Reminiscence article blends childhood summers by a trestle and warm waters with dangers from barbed wire, snakes, and crabs, recalling dives and trains nearby. It veers to a novelty puppet trick and a Martinique doll exhibit linked to Saint Pierre, noting historical dress and colonial context.
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Rands
Miniature Borer by Gravity and Equilibrium
A curious demonstration explains how to bore a hole through a pin using a cork, a sewing needle, two pocketknives, and a bottle. By balancing the knives on the pin and using a blow, the setup allegedly acts as a tiny boring machine.
The Mesmerized Hat and The Singing Doll Trick
A vintage magic note describes the Mesmerized Hat routine using a hat and a bent pin to simulate hypnosis. It also hints at a Trick called The Singing Doll with a decorative illusion involving painted eyes and knuckles to convey emotion.
Road Runner Traps Rattlesnake With Prickly Leaf Ring
Southern California road runners display clever hunting when a rattlesnake basks on a rock. The birds circle the sunning snake with prickly pear leaves, forming a ring that traps and pricks the reptile until it bites itself to death. Observed by naturalists and Indians alike, the tale blends local lore with reported sightings.
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California
China
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University of Strasburg
Auks
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Virginia
Charles Gardner
Quincy
Ill
Wichita
Kan
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Andover
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Gardner
Fort Worth
Tex
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Ara
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Gasette
Wartinique
Saint Pierre
London News
Paris Telegram
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