07 Sep 1867
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Newspaper
Vancouver Register
Location
Vancouver, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1867
Page
1
A Louisville area farce unfolds as a dry goods clerk arrives at a lady’s home in a light buggy to take her out. The overconfident suitor and her father witness a dramatic collapse when the girl leaps, the buggy splinters, and a neighbor with a hatchet frees her amid shouts and comic chaos.
A French pyrotechnist newly arrived in Chicago proposes a public fireworks display at a city park with a $500 stake. A committee of prominent citizens would be appointed to judge the best show.
In Buffalo, a woman and her daughter were prostrated by the beat after revealing they planned to walk from the New York Senate touting contest toward Idaho to be with relatives.
The Memorial Diplomatique reports from Trieste dated August 11 1867 that Empress Charlotte’s condition improved after a plan to conceal her husband’s captivity. Dr Silek suggested this to provoke a strong reaction to revive the Empress’s intellect following Mexico’s turmoil. She later claimed Mexicans could not rise to murder her ally and showed calm resignation.
An Irish veteran shows a tall bat with a large hole to a gaping crowd, exclaiming that a low crowned bat might have spared him from a fatal hit. He highlights the hole as proof of a near-miss in battle.
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