Beggar's Deed Reveals Lost Child Adduction Tale
A habeas corpus case in Judge Murphy's court recounts the abduction of Joseph Holland from Gothic Colorado in 1881 by a blind beggar Michael Sullivan. The boy, last seen in Leadville, traveled through mining camps to San Francisco where he was found ragged and vermin covered in 1884. The mother, Mrs. Kate Holland, seeks return of her son from a Martinez farmer under an 18 year care plan.
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Society For the Prevention of
Colonde
Presidio
Modesto
Martinez
Martinez 2
Pioneer
Gothic
Colorado
Michael Sullivan
Sullivan
San Francisco
A Hawk and Cat in a Mid-Air Duel
A Georgia reader recalls a strange aerial fight between a red tail hawk and a sleeping barn cat. The hawk pounced, lifting both high into the air as they tussled above the ground. The hawk released and chased, but the cat clung on, ending with the bird and cat still locked in combat near the barn.
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Tabby
Hawk Battle Ends With Fatal Fall of Opponents
A hawk swept near the arena as a cat-like creature clashed with it. The combatants grappled with claws and talons as fur and feathers flew. Both parties collapsed to the ground and died, marking a lethal encounter in the underquarter.
American Life Lesson Strengthens Ambition in Youth
The Cincinnati Commercial reflects on how drastic social ascent is possible in America, citing Miss Katie Bantz Davis marrying Lieutenant Brown of the Navy and highlighting ex Senator Henry G. Davis’s rise from brakeman to millionaire. The piece notes the wedding’s grandeurs, the notable guests, and Davis’s early struggles, arguing education is not the sole measure of a man’s success and praising his enduring influence in national life.
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R. Y. Cor
Cincinnati
Katie Bantz Davis
Brown
Navy
Baltimore
Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Hallie
Stephen B. Elkins
Elkins
Walker Blaine
Senator Davis
Kate Bantz
Frederick
Blaine
America
United States
Senate
Davis
Detroit real estate dealer vows to punish meddling thieves
A Detroit real estate dealer’s horse and buggy were cleaned and repaired by friends without his knowledge. The owner later claimed the gang damaged the rig when the horse bolted, breaking a wheel. He threatened detectives and legal action, insisting the thieves pay for the mishap.
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Detroit
Tom
When a Telegram Brings a Fateful Note
A Baltimore woman, Miss Alice Miller, received a special delivery telegram at her door. She cried I am going to faint and died on the spot, a tragical twist in the common telegram surprise.
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Alice Miller
Baltimore
Why Two Western Partners Split
A Brookings County dissolution notice in St. Paul Pioneer Press reports a partnership ending by mutual consent. One member quit claiming laziness, while agreeing to settle all bills, enabling the industrious partner to collect all outstanding amounts owed the firm.
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St. Paul
Like Father Hicks Suffering From Stone in Bladder
A letter history recounts Mr 5 W Hicks of Duchess county New York and his father E 3 Hicks both afflicted with bladder stones. The son used Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy after advice from Dr Kennedy of Rondout NY. After two weeks the stone fragment appeared and symptoms ceased, with claims of the remedy energizing blood and curing liver kidney and bladder complaints. Many testimonials allegedly support the remedy’s effectiveness.
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W. Hicks
Piesatnt Valley
Duchess County
N. Y
Hicks
David Kennedy
Rondout
Kennedy
Hick
Kenndedy
Iere
Yellow Fever Prevented and Pile Cure Advertisement
An 1870s styled notice claims central railroad engineers survived yellow fever exposure due to Simon Liver Regulator and touts Dr Matebisi's Italian Pile Ointment with money back guarantee. It markets piles cures and lists sale by A W Morck in Onaueptet.
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Central Railroad
Gear
Matebisi
A. W Morck
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