Trial of Tommy Barling Ends in Guilty Verdict and Hope
In Aberdeen Oyer and Terminer a murder trial unfolds with a tense courtroom drama. Patty Knowles prayers for justice as two jurors waver before a final verdict of guilty, a mistrial declared, and the case moved to the next term. later revelations reveal Tommy Barling’s innocence and end a long family feud.
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Knowleses
Barlings
Quarrel
Mark Rae
Patty
Tommy
Patty Knowles
Tommy Barling
Aberdeen Oyer and Terminer
Barling
Thomas
Knowles
Thomas Barling
No. 8
No. 7
Nolle
Patty Barling
New York Times
Record of Riding How the Saddle Developed Through History
The article surveys how saddles evolved from ancient times to the Barons era, detailing regional designs from Manteluke to Moor and Sicilian styles, notes English export values, and sketches shifts in structure from bare supports to tilting seats. It covers Norman, Saxon, and medieval innovations, including pommels, cantles, saddlery guilds, and royal specimens.
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England
St. George
Queen A
Richard I
Tate
Luxurious saddles coat the empire of horse gear
The text catalogs royal and imperial horse equipment from crimson velvet saddles and pearl-studded harnesses to Turkish caparison and Indian adornments. It contrasts opulent gear from Tippo Sahib, Napoleon III, and Queen Victoria with practical heavy saddles used by Cromwell and later military designs shaping modern saddlery.
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Oliver Cromwell
Windsor Castle
Tippo Sahib
George III
Moiri
Eugene
Napoleon III
Constantinople
Bagdad
Delhi
Pigeons for a Warship on New York Cruiser
The cruiser New York receives a luxurious pigeon cote gift from G. W. Childs of Philadelphia. The Secretary of the Navy accepted the device, placing a pigeon house aboard the ship to house carrier pigeons for dispatch in emergencies.
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New York
G. W. Childs
Philadelphia
Pigeons
Cote
Cruisex
George W. Childs
Secretary of the Navy
Culver House
England
New York World
Expensive Egg Seeks Market for Epyornis Egg
A fossil bird egg from the gigantic Epyornis sells for about one thousand dollars. Collector M Hamelin plans to market one or two on Europe’s market, with Madagascar trips to source more despite upheaval from a killed chief’s family. The note adds quirky asides on aliens and blue atmospheres.
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M. Hamelin
Wek
Madagascar
St. James's Gazette
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