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Newspaper

Weekly Bulletin

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1874

Page

3

The Strange Disappearance and Death of David Birch

In a crowded court a carpenter John Birch stands accused of murder over a fortune left by a relative. A mistaken identity twist reveals David Birch, the real deceased, had been found after an assault, not by John but by a different man. Detective George Denton exposes the ruse, Polly Carson and Nellie Birch grieve, and the true culprit is unmasked, restoring the Birch family.

John Birch Ancier Tom Bartlett David Birch Carpenter Polly Anela Davi Ant Os “Hinder Polly Carson David Birch Panie Fulham Jacob Musa Nellie Jon Birch John Bor Nell Towiah Thora Ecough Taex Obencaly Toad Thomas Jacob Moss George Denton Bokn Moss Good Samaritan London Joe George Ian Doug Bett Darpenter Mattara Aluter Denton

Land of the Midnight Sun voyage notes and details

The fragment describes long northern nights and near seven weeks sojourn, rough Mosquitoes, vast log houses, dual summer and winter dwellings, and rural subsistence. It notes high wages, no markets, communal sharing, healthy people, and primitive living with boats, reindeer, and seaweed diet amid a northern coast setting.

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Will theft and family feud shake Hope New Jersey estate

In Hope New Jersey twelve years ago Daniel Viiet made a will leaving $3000 to each daughter and $15,000 plus real estate to his sons while the widow received a life interest. The will vanished from Samuel Albertson’s desk after bribed confession by Albertson that he stole the will for two thousand five hundred dollars. A new division is planned as a lasting family feud looms over the legacy.

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American reporters and the French press compared

A Galaxy January excerpt contrasts American reporters gaining access through dialogue with public figures to French limits on press intrusions. It notes the American hunt for celebrity, suspensions or imprisonments for trespass are largely American, while French law restricts prying into private life.

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A Boston Merchant Laughs Through New York Opera Visit

Bers Sxow of Boston, robed in good health and ample means, visited New York last week with townsmen to attend Fox at Grand Opera House. Snow’s eruption of laughter during the pantomime drew 800 auditors into a roaring chorus as ushers and police finally carried him out, his friends assisting in the spectacle at Hew Fork Sun.

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A Brooklyn Romance Ends In Current Drama

In Brooklyn a young woman, newly acquainted with a man only two days, consents to marriage. A letter to her parents calls the suitor a scoundrel and penniless, but she denounces it as a rival’s fraud. A dramatic discovery of the letter shocks the couple and halts the wedding.

Brooklyn William Denly Wienke

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