Incidents and Accidents in a New Haven and Nearby Areas
A New Haven gentleman fell to his death at a life office. An elderly colored woman died at a Columbia prayer meeting. A junk dealer shot himself after a dispute. A German man fell from a church spire and died. A girl at a Kentucky dance fired a revolver. a marriage followed. A bank cashier in Virginia overpaid a man leading to drowning. A fire near Augusta, Arkansas killed two children. Several suicides and violent deaths are noted along with various industrial and scientific updates.
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Columbia
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John J. . Wing
Ann Farley
Dhannon
Loule
Pooxira
Lucinda Ith
Meen Ky
Charles Brown
Charles
Pennsylvania
Erin
Vickaburg Bank
Augusta
Ark
Sarah DeCamp
Grand Banke
H. Tintellotte
Hoboken
N. J
Deere Ane Sae
Reunion of two leading Methodist churches in Ireland
A lengthy OCR fragment notes the reunion of the two major Methodist groups in Ireland, with a Dublin conference appointing a committee to confer with the Cork committee on union. It references prior divisions over sacramental administration dating to 1816, and mentions broader educational and charity efforts linked to Peabody bequests and the American Educational Fund.
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Ireland
Ikacone
Dube Fins
Cork
Royal Tribute and Royalty Gossip From Old Journals
A fragmentary notice recalls Queen Victoria sending a Teaves song to Lady Smith for a birthday, and references a Russian匹 marriage rumor and royal intrigue. It mentions the Duke of Edinburgh’s wit, radical grumbles, and Jesuit priests fleeing Germany finding new homes in England with estates and a convent in Lancashire, plus other German Jesuit colonies in St. Buenos and North W.
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Fathers of the Society of Jesus
Germany
Count Lancashire
England
France
Belgium
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Ns Hall
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St. Buenos
North W
Noreen
Muslins and How They Are Made in Tradition
A fragment discusses muslins contrasting Eastern handwoven texture with machine woven forms. It notes native women spinning threads with simple tools and finishing delicately, claiming the dewlike fabric, weighing less than an ounce per ten yards, is durable and washable. The piece hints at decline after rulers disappeared in India, and mentions high prices paid for fine muslin.
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India
Decca
The Baggage Fiend by Frank Olive
A surreal, dark tale of a frightful baggage man on a railroad route. A passenger warns against a carpet bag as the baggage man calmly notes the dangerous contents then almost casually remarks on the fate awaiting intrusion. The scene ends with the bag’s ominous payload and the stranger’s somber line.
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Frank Olive
Elopement Drama in Indianapolis Romance Case
An Indianapolis romance turns to elopement as Scrap Rhoemaker and Mary wed in secret. John C. intervenes, a pursuit ensues, and a minister’s residence is used before a train takes them toward a new life, amid detectives and trusted witnesses.
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Indianapolis
Buta
Fea
John
Mary
Shoe Maker
Serap Rose
Prac
Hadman
Rose
Shoemaker
Coachee
Salt use in gardens sparks conflicting observations and questions
The reader notes applying salt at intervals six to eight years and nearly annually on beds to protect plants, claiming it may act as fertilizer or deter pests and drought while potentially harming soil and insects. They report uncertain effects on the first crop and doubt strong evidence of benefits or harm.
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Mwoweves
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