Moonshining War in Mississippi Hills Endures
Captain Blake L. Cromwell recalls battles with desperate moonshiners in northern Mississippi. He describes arresting Tom Wiley and associates after a dusk raid, and recounts a later capture of Tom Hall, including a confrontation with Hall’s wife. Cromwell notes moonshining persists, with coffee pot stills and harsh rural realities.
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Blake L. Cromwell
The
Revenue Service
Cromwell
New Orleans
Mississippi
Edict Bans Bloomers At Local Telephone Office
A Chalcnge Telephone Company edict posted at headquarters prohibits operators from reporting to the building in Toomer costume or any attire before leaving for home. The directive, bearing an official signature, aims to enforce dress code and conduct for staff.
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Chalcnge Telephone Company
Hoane
Bavarian Cattle Dealer Recovers Speech After Kick Incident
A Bavarian cattle dealer, who was rendered dumb a year ago after a horse kicked him, rode toward the Knacker yard when the horse plunged. Startled, he was struck in the head, but after a brief moment regained his speech and began talking again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beuvan
Kentucky Snake Hatches Hen Eggs on Squire’s Farm
Squire Joh Holeman of New Life reports finding a black snake on his farm that hatched twelve hen eggs and appeared attentive to the brood, guarding the area when approached by anyone.
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Squire Joh Holeman
New Life
Chara Black
Absenteeism as Umbrella Behind the Door Rethinks Mr Absence
A humorous line notes the most absentminded man is not the hunter or hat-thrower, but the one who puts his umbrella away and merely stands behind the door. The wry image contrasts active folly with passive laxity.
Bridge jumper Clara McArthur stars in Harlem stage plan
Steve Brodie touts Clara McArthur as the star of a proposed theatrical company built around her Brooklyn Bridge leap. The project, led by John J. Halligan, features Jack Smith as leading man and King Callahan for comedy, with McArthur as headline attraction and her husband Sam McArthur as tragedian. The plan aims for touring venues on short notice, with a daily show starting in about two weeks.
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Steve Brodie
Clara McAril
Brooklyn
Crane
Clara Wanathur
Harlem
New York World
Clara McArthur
Acro
Jack Smith
King Callahan
William Hartman
Sam McAruur
Halligan
Sarah Bernhardt
Tir
Daun
Callahan
Poughkeepsie Bridge
The Latest Murder Mystery Involving Mrs Fleming
A sensational old case centers on Mrs Fleming accused of poisoning her mother Mrs Fleming in a Tombs courtroom setting. The baby witness, now a teenager, tests the motive and evidence as experts prepare to testify in a highly watched trial.
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Mes Fleming
Fleming
Trance in Evanston Church Trances Hypnosis in Organ Music
In First Congregational Church Evanston Illinois Miss Bessie Ayres fell into a trance while organ strains played. She rose twitching red then pale and collapsed. An usher helped her outside where she remained unconscious until revived. She recalled nothing after hearing the voluntary.
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First Congregational Church
Evanston
Ill
Bessie Ayres
Miss Ayres
Bealington Man Guards Six Foot Mustache Record
James Brown of Bealington Braxton County West Virginia claims the longest facial hair with a mustache nearly six feet long. He has not trimmed since the war and stands over six feet tall with proportionate build.
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America
Adam Kirpin
James Brown
Bealington
Braxton County
W. Va
Murdered With a Rose
A London infant death is linked to a political assassin, found by laborer Parr. The child allegedly met death by rose placed in its mouth, with the scene described amid grim details and the perfumed element of the flower.
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Ito
London
Parr
Sumer
A Pasture Conference
A dark bay horse asks how horseless carriages will affect their business. The black with white stockings predicts trouble from trolleys and bicycles and notes fewer cans of corned beef, prompting a morbid thought. The item reads as a humorous New York Recorder cartoon caption.
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New York Recorder
Aluminium coffin buried for Anton Aimmerman in Cincinnati
The body of Anton Aimmerman a Cincinnati man was laid to rest in an aluminium coffin at a local funeral service.
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Anton Aimmerman
Cinginnati
Kidney and Backache Cure Reported Cures Patient
Mrs BWoons of Cassapana New York writes from June 30 1894 describing four years of kidney trouble and back pain. after using M M Fenner kidney and backache cure she took three bottles and reports complete cure with relief from rheumatism and restlessness.
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Cassapana
N. Y
M. M. Fenner
Fredonia
Slg
Fenner
Bright
Dunkirk Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad Note
Dunkirk Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad activity appears in this fragment with limited readable details. The text references the Dunkirk line and local railroad context without clear dates or outcomes. Further readable content is needed to establish a concrete event, date, or action.
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Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad
Tionesta Valley R R Time Table May First
Train schedule lists southbound and northbound departures from Sheffield and surrounding stops with arrival times at Brookston Howland Barnes and Sheffield Junction. It notes connections with P and J RR and P WW RR and names Jerry Crary as superintendent.
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CO. Lessee
New York
Senna Neanenne
Boston
Albany
Olin Ae
Rochester
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Dunkirk
Redoni
Lacua
Lily Dal
Cassadag
Noons
Melairville
Gerry
Russell
Norith Warren
Arren
Irvington
Isin
Uarsville
Pittsfield
Avland
Torpedo
Newton
Grand Valley
Dotyville Etkirk
East
Titusville
Seneneees
Ancvaiens
Oil City
Pittsburg
Laurel
Fourth Streets
H. Betcham
Sheffield
Gilson
Barnes
Dovers
Donaldson
Marnt
Hammond
Gmacs
Hs No
Brookston
Sheffield Junction
Can
Howland
Chanda
Shefield Junction
Jerry Crary
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Tom Wiley
Tennessee Line
Wiley
Corinth
Tom Hall
Hall
Erah x
Mnsaing
Brooklyn Bridge
Mrs. Bwoons
Theel
Arch St. Philadelphia
Buddin's Alley
Larly Arch Street
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Farren
Siegfried & Co
Geo. F. Davis
Drrceists
Chichesters
Chester Chemical Co
Phileda
Eas Pen Peat
Warren
Kinzua
Bradford
Salamanca
Olean
Olean Express
Irvinton
Tidioute
Tionesta
Pittsburgh
Buffalo Express
W S. Leffard
R. Bell
Sup’t
J. A. Fellows
Poultry Food
George Kolfrat
Alleghen Mills
Cor
Piie Sts
Case
Warren, Penn's
Pennsylvania Railroad
P. &&, Division
Warren East Ward
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Sunbury
Lancaster
Baltimore
Washington
Pullman
Erie
Williamsport
Kane
Interseca
Philsvelphin
Renovo
Ridgway
Sily
Persous
Leffarp
Erie Lines
Jamestown
Fr City Tome
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chautauqua Express
L.&s. W. DIV
Buff
F. W. BuskixxAss
M. L. Fours
F.H. Garfield
Pau
Tionesta Valley
R.R
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