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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1911
Page
28
At the seaside resort of Tramore seven miles from Waterford a curious pillar is believed to grant a husband within a year to any unmarried woman who hops around it three times. Many visitors test the legend, attracted by the tradition.
The piece recounts Réimund Holzhey later known as Black Bart, his 40 year sentence reduced to parole after a head surgery. his early life in Thuringen Germany and Wisconsin, a spree of stage and train robberies in Wisconsin and Michigan, and eventual capture near Republic Michigan. Governor Warner supports freeing him as a reform example, noting crime linked to physical conditions and his post op life running a library and studying photography.
A prison saga follows Holzhey known as Black Bart from savage encounters with a guard to a dramatic knife standoff. His insanity diagnosis, later institutional treatment, and transformation include library leadership, travel and philosophy reading, and a sharp climb in copper stock investment profits.
In a sharp satirical tone the St Louis Post-Dispatch mocks the Japanese anarchists Kotoku and associates condemned to death. The piece questions the court’s severity and imagines absurd tasks to reveal the transgressors as ridiculous rather than dangerous.
Aged fish claim to challenge age limits says Prof. Baird of the U S Fish Commission. He cites carp reaching 200 years and pikes in Russia living since the fifteenth century. Goldfish in Washington families persist beyond five decades while royal aquariums in St Petersburg report records of ancient, non-growing specimens.
A brief, ironic exchange contrasts Romance and Realism as a hero bolts into darkness and returns, claiming a rivet spot was loosened by superhuman effort. The scene plays on dauntless persistence amid playful literary banter.
A late 19th century note describes how modern burglars use scientific tools and chemistry to defeat safes. It details oxygen cylinders, blowpipes, and nitro glycerine, then shifts to an inventor’s electric printing method that imprints images on paper using zinc plates and electrical current.
Edward Hughes recalls a 1807 Seattle episode when a humble hackman named Jerry inflamed local dreams of wealth after a sudden windfall. Jerry bought a new hack, lavish attire, and a ceremonial parade for his wife and children, tipping waiters with gold and feasting publicly before resuming ordinary life.
The article describes a future printing machine powered by electricity that needs no ink and reduces machine size. An English inventor uses electro-chemical action between type and platen to transfer impressions. A laboratory experiment with gold coins sparked the idea.
A Paris London Truth report notes nursery maids in the Champs Elysees using suggestion to soothe injuries by claiming leaves cure bruises. It compares quacks and fashionable physicians, then cites a Methodist minister who held home prayer meetings, achieving curative results while attributing success to prayer.
A short dramatic exchange titled Merely Wished to Know presents a dialogue between a mother and child, pondering past marriage doubts. The lines suggest a father repeatedly asking for marriage and the mother reflecting on prior refusals while addressing the child.
The Department of Public Safety in Philadelphia announced rules to curb boxing tricks. Limits on attendants and new hand bandage rules target mustard-oil eyes, padding, and plaster of paris fists to prevent injuries.
The piece details Switzerland and other European nations forming a rogues gallery to identify and publicize hotel crooks preying on wealthy travelers. It traces historic figures like Adam Worth and Count Kearney, notes American frauds expanding to Europe, and cites Pinkerton views on articulate confidence men who target affluent travelers abroad.
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