Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1910 — Two Strange Coincidences. [ARTICLE]

Two Strange Coincidences.

A structure known as Stoodley Pike, which stands ninety yards high and is situated near Hebden bridge, England, has a remarkable history. It was juilt in 1814 to commemorate the peace of Ghent. Singular to relate, however, it fell on the very day that the Russian ambassador left England prior to the Crimean war. Rebuilt by public subscription, it withstood storm and rain for half a century, but on the same day that the British government issued itF ultimatum to the Boers it was struck by lightning and badly damaged. These unique coincidences have strangely perplexed local people. —Strand Magazine. Anyway, the wife of a worthless man is pretty well qualified to pose as chairman of a grievance committee.