Swamp Angel Captured by Arkansas Deputy Marshal
The Swamp Angel, Martin Mitchell of St Francis County, Arkansas, famed for postwar adventures and outlawry, was chased from Memphis to Little Rock. Deputy Faulkinbury pursued him after Mitchell refused cooperation on arrest on liquor charges, leading to a dramatic takedown on Adams Street and Mitchell’s transfer to the penitentiary.
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Little Rock Cor
St. Louis Republian
Cross Roads
South
United States
Faulkinbury
Arkansas
Sway Ange
Martin Mitchell
St. Francis County
Black Fish Bottoms
Memphis Gun Club
Mitchell
Mr. Faulkinbury
Memphis
Little Rock
Blackish
Swamp Angel
Captain Hackett
Scott A
Adams Street
Poe
Panther Boarded a Steamboat at Savannah
The Henry A Tyler near Savannah on the Tennessee River yesterday afternoon saw a panther jump from the bank into the river and swim toward the boat. It reached the guard, was struck by coal chunks, leaped aboard where passengers and crew faced its snarling danger. Captain Hill then fired buckshot, driving the animal back into the river amid crimson water, and it swam ashore fleeing the scene.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Henry A. Tyler
Savannah
Tennessee
Agai
Captain Hill
Tennessee Jungles
Notorious Outburst Delays Arrest as Bill Settled
A fragment recounts a chaotic scene where a man faces accusation and a shouted murder in a tense crowd. Neighbors initially threaten intervention, but refrain once he pays his bill and settles the dispute, allowing him to remain.
Whisky Killed Him At A Market Street Saloon
A dog belonging to Montgomery drank whisky and collapsed in the saloon on Market Street between Fourth and Fifth. Onlookers watched the animal stagger, fall, and writhe as if drunken, then die after a brief convulsion.
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Montgomery
Market Street
American Dudes of Years Ago Described in 1800
Philadelphia Carl notes an 1800s American man described with extreme fashion quirks. Pantaloons reach to armpits making seating hard, hat too small for a handkerchief, hair brushed forward from crown, a spotted neckerchief, and a green coat with pointed back skirts.
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Philadelphia
Potent Patent Medicines Grip ailing Times
Advertorial note extols Brown’s Iron Bitters and Hop Bitters for a wide range of ailments from dyspepsia and rheumatism to nervous sleep issues. It touts various tonics and salves, claims universal cures, and urges readers to buy from local sellers like A. W. Merck.
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Brown
A.J. Vicky
Ennis
Texa
Wien
Bright
Buchuff
New Silk Worm Discovery Promises Cheap Asian Style Silk
Dr Guzman in San Salvador reports a new silk-worm species found on Tecoma sideraxilum trees in the Cordilleras. The cocoons yield very soft, elastic thread and may rival Asian silk in quality and cost. San Salvador Congress grants a fifteen year patent for silk production. The United States may begin experiments as Mexican forests draw searchers. An editorial call for enlightenment follows.
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Guzman
San Salvador
Congress of San Salvador
Congress
United States of America
America
Old World
Europe
Philadephia Press
Joshua Booz
Wyoming Street
Medico- Chirurgical College
Booz
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Warren, PA
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National
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Disston’s Sinsond
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IPG. CO
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