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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1895
Page
2
A Chicago police official urges caution to youths considering crime, recounting a printer’s robbery encounter and several failed schemes. The secretary notes criminals lack sophistication, face hard odds, and often become jokes to victims, illustrating the dangers and futility of a life of crime.
A Detroit era narrative describes highwaymen targeting pedestrians on Clark street and Michigan avenue. A husky newspaper editor resists an ambush, knocks one robber, and chases another to a station, reclaiming 40 cents and a pipe while police detain a witness. The Chicago tale end with a Whitechapel club member robbed on Michigan avenue and a gun left behind, later sold for 316.
The warden plans a more comfortable, securely guarded cell for Jesse Pomeroy who, after years of solitary imprisonment, will receive work duties and a quieter routine. He has spent time reading extensively in the prison library, reportedly choosing books of a higher tone, and has expressed a wish to avoid social contact, stating he does not wish to see anyone.
Farmers in Mexico use oxen in the morning and afternoon work. They claim their forefathers died doing the same and say it is the right thing to do. The text portrays a clash between tradition and modern duties.
De Paul Garnar eLier medical officer of the Parisian Prefecture of Police states lunacy has increased by uy per cent in Paris during the last 16 years.
A French study identifies poverty as the leading factor behind suicides in France noting economic hardship, debt, and social stress correlate with higher suicide risk among vulnerable groups. The findings urge policy action to alleviate financial strain and provide support services.
A New York woman with an uncontrollable dread of cats is said to detect any cat in a room and become hysterical. Friends once hid a cat to test her, she fainted when the ruse failed, and he question of a natural or teachable fear remains.
A vivid portrayal in Once a Week shows a sailor nicknamed Jack Tar who cannot resist shore leave and deserts his ship in port. The piece details a dark night escape, a pursuit from Brooklyn navy yard, near-drowning risks, and a combustible longing for firewater, ending with a dramatic yet poetic image of desertion and naval life.
Special legal and social inducements in Oklahoma fuel rapid divorces as residents of Guthrie Oklahoma City Kingfisher and Elreno pursue petitions. Boarding houses and social events cater to the divorce trade with coaching trips to nearby Indian reservations aiding rapid residence changes before filing.
Report from Berwick Scotland describes a Banff boat crew sighting a sea serpent with eight fins and fins as large as a mainsail. Separate items note a Deaf and Dumb Salvation Army corps and four weekly meetings. A Minnesota man sues a barber for 500 dollars over his ruined beard.
Mrs Ruth Bronson of Woodward Kansas travels to Philadelphia to rally eastern women, especially Quakers, against deputy U S marshals she accuses of persecuting Oklahoma women. She plans to meet Attorney General Harmon and expose alleged government methods, arguing arrests breed new outlaws and urging an official investigation.
An Indian medicine man Nezuma of Red Rock Oklahoma claims to summon rain through chants and dreams. His feats have drawn Otoe followers and visitors from Iowa, with dances and rites marking his lodge, as locals believe clouds weep at his touch.
Two skilled residents of Panayra Maine, a timed man who wields a scythe swiftly and a one armed woman who supports her family by washing, are highlighted. Waterloos Crimson Field depicts Waterloo’s annual crimson Loppias crop across the field.
Rail schedule lists southward and other trains from Sheffield and Howland with stops at Barnes Brookston and Brookston Junction. Key arrivals and departures include No 2 at 7 15, No 4 at 10 45, No 6 at 6 19 pm, No 8 at 6 30 am, with connections at Sheffield and Howland and notes on PB BR lines. Terry Crary superintendent.
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