The Guillotine's Birth and Legacy Across Europe
A long account traces the creation and spread of the guillotine from its proposed form by Dr Louis to its use in Paris under Sanson. It covers Pelletier’s death, debates in the National Assembly, and the device’s brutal adoption shaping Revolutionary justice, with notes on executions at Place de Grève and later sites, and mentions of Marie Antoinette and Charlotte Corday in the era.
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Pollebior
Maew de Grey
Paris
Louis
Guillasive
Academy of Medicine
Lie Lowe
Ray Ou
Tae
One Beheidt
Een Maria
Dee Actes
Dookur
Pelletier
Rovbery
M. Duport de Terry
National Assembly
M. Laity
Germany
Lowe
Meng
Deule XV
Carlos
Gerts
England
Weiter
Halifax
Scotland
Earl of Argyle
Milan
France
Toulouse
Sanson
Hind
Place de Grove
Prire de la Concorde
Lous Xve
Marie Antoinette
Mme
Elizsbeth
Mme. Boland
Mioth “Thermidor
Barriere St Jacques
Allen
Napoleon
Place de la Roquette
Cortins
Tossaud
Ebow
London
Bur
Anas
Dellard
Monal
Che
Deitier
Bn Security
Drine
King of Three Card Monte Hunter Norris Nabbed Houk
John T Norris, Springfield detective, tracked and arrested Loui Houck the King of Three Card Monte after an eight year, 38 000 mile chase across the United States and Canada. The pursuit began with a murder on the Columbus Hocking Valley railway and ended with a California habeas corpus battle and a Wyoming trap that finally brought Houck to justice in Ohio.
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Canada
Muxico
United States
John T. Norris
Springfield
Loui Houck
Monte
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Yoledo
Norris
Houck
America
Tie
Kili
Luther Hauk
Canneraville
Ind
Hank
Lobman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Lace
Public Works
Fiouck
Norris Alice
Washington, D. C
Montreal
Csn
Havana
Cuba
Paris
Nastus
Nassau
Fort Worth
Tex
Iast
Hook
Bie
I. Norris
Marshall
Honck
Moxican
Yama
Ed” Burns
Tom" Ashton
Yuma
Tucson
Ariz
Hauck
la Junta
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Bill
Of-Wheeler
Erp
Whitfield
Texas Frank
Gsog
Deming
N. M
Hodges
Hedges
Telah
Dock Davis
McGinnis
Los Angeles
Henens
Angeles
Vegas
Las Vegas
New Orleana
Southern Pacific
Tiethan
Orst
Whitfield and Hedges
Tronck
Mesa
Hocking Valley Railroad
Puget Sound
Old Mexico
San Francisco
Foster
Secretary of the Treasury
Sharpston
Supreme Court of California
Ogde
Dan” Coffee
S. 8 Francisco
Colon Pacific Railroad
Plains
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Cheyenne
Cheyanne St
Houk
Leadville
Trinidad
Denver
Laramie County
Wyoming
Thave
Lon’ Houck
Denor
Ki City
Dickinson
Union Pacific
Number Four
Laramie
North Platte
Deone
Habeas Corpa
James B. Campbell
Luther Hank
Levees Hold as Mississippi Flood Remains Record High
Reports from Greenville Mississippi on May 28 describe the highest flood stage yet recorded as water rises beyond the levees. Guards and embankments remain under constant alert with active protection measures, yielding cautious optimism that the historic flood of 1892 will pass without a breach into the delta.
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Mississippi
Scott's Emulsion Makes Cod Liver Oil Easy
The article explains that cod liver oil is broken into tiny drops in glycerine to mask taste. Hypophosphites of lime and soda enhance the oil’s effect, making Scott's Emulsion a tasty, effective tonic. Scory & Bowne, chemists at 132 South sth Avenue offer a free book.
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Scott
Scory & Bowne
South Sth Avenue
Dyspepsia and Catarrh Treatment Claim at Copeland
An advertisement extols a physician's misnamed dyspepsia cure and claims catarrh and stomach issues vanish after treatment at Copeland Medical Institute. A patient recounts severe headaches and nasal congestion improving following care at 18th Street facility, with praise for relief and renewed strength.
Cure for catarrh advertised as universal remedy
An old medical advertisement touts catarrh as a common, all body ailment with symptoms including frontal headaches neuralgia sore throat and digestive issues. It claims a positive cure through regular courses of treatment, with testimonials of many patients improving under its regimen.
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Sal
Copeland
Dada
Sopelaat
Crouse
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Yvette
Pandit Pillene
Anastsy
Antoine
Rustad
Marie Aptotgette
Noblis
Amciety
Eine
M. Deine ER
de Atillrets
Otine
Soeast Warowlag Gemocretie Seni-Force
Cours
King OF
Sladtes
John 7
Worris
Admrtiser
Police
Iits
Mulberry Street
Houce
Beegham
Os Eee
Stan Eatre
Ela
Bostec
Avery
Maui
Phito
Dave
Teh
Capeland Medical
Davis Praduatios
Shi
Copeland Medical
Main St
Wheeling, WI
W. H. Copeland
L. G. Davis
M. D
Oise
Ted Pm. Sundey
Toy Wen
Champion Iron Co
Keaton
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