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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1885
Page
6
A veteran showman recalls Snowy a celebrated trapeze performer famed for speed and nerve. Jealousy tragedy unfolds after a box scene and a rooftop chase as a chandelier breaks and a rescue ends with Snowy suspended from a gas fixture while a dangerous climber dangles above.
The speaker recollects a man known as Snowy who narrowly avoided being labeled a murderer after a pivotal night. Unanswered questions linger about Snowy’s sister, a young man, and whether they married. The event shaped Snowy’s enduring estrangement from home and earned him his famed nickname.
A Lyon schoolhouse in Lander Wyoming faced a rattlesnake scare when five venomous rock snakes invaded during lunch. An 8-year-old boy wrested a bottle of milk from a dinner basket and a 10-year-old boy used a club to dispatch snakes. A large rattler length five and a half feet with fourteen rattles was removed by a rancher. The building was cleared and daily checks began before opening.
In a gypsy camp near Yalesville Connecticut the 16 year old daughter of Prince Williams elopes with a 25 year old New Haven man. The incident triggers a loud disturbance as the camp searches for the missing princess who had been predicted to gain fortune by her palm readings. Prince Williams is a wealthy leader with bands touring New England, and owns farms in Hartford and elsewhere. The couple’s wagon and belongings have been located after investigative efforts.
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