Foul Crime in Wealthy Woman Murder Case
A wealthy woman is murdered in a case labeled as foul crime. Police investigate motives tied to money. Detectives pursue leads and interview potential witnesses as the community reels.
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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
2
Miss Jane Brunot Murdered Near Dana Indiana
Body found in an abandoned well on a sister-in-law’s farm near Dana. Anna Brunot Henry Brunot and Frederic arrested on suspicion of luring Miss Brunot to visit April 1 and shooting her. Drafts cashed in Indianapolis and funds spent. Police report a mob violence background and a broader investigation across several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pana
Inl
Jane Brunot
Dana
Ind
Anna Brunot
Henry Brunot
Frederic
Sage
Miss Brunot
Stig
Indianapolis
Indiana
Brunot
Miss
Open China Policy and World Tidbits
The Aberdeen Herald surveys global issues from China’s foreign land leases to Cuba’s army ranks and naval etiquette. It notes spitting trends in New York, six day bicycle races being banned, and a 15 hour maximum for race contestants, reflecting evolving public norms and laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Tribune
New York
Hanover police joke and fire safety critique told by Bismarck
The quote recalls a Hanover police commissioner who jokes about advertising for sociable men to join the force, implying a lack of suitable applicants. The passage also speculates that if fire victims or their heirs could claim prompt fixed sums, inns would improve fire precautions and safety through owner vigilance rather than official oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Hanover
China Pressured by Western Demands for Markets
The passage satirically notes Italy, England, France, Germany, and the United States pressuring China to adopt European goods and customs. It suggests the Chinese face a demoralizing clash as Western products and vice trade push into their society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
China
England
France
Germany
United States
French Women Trade Forth Paths From Fashion to Charity
A magazine survey shows upper class Frenchwomen include an 80 000 member charity order and over 100 000 trained nurses ready for war extended duties. Mennonite pastors are chosen by lot with a Bible slip determining the leader. A dancer in an Eastern city lists patronesses without their consent.
Patronesses clash over entertainment and other oddities
The piece critiques patronesses at events, mocks Kochs malaria hunt and jokes about malaria bacillus forms. It notes the Doukhobors arrival plans in Canada and Russia persecution, and mentions Howells and Jane Addams aiding refugees. A humorous exchange ends with a Punch-like jab about seeing Hamlet.
Piano fall sparks biting remark in Boston Gazette
A fragment from the Boston Gazette recalls Johnny slipping near a piano and Bertie scolding him with a sharp line about the soft pedal causing the head injury. The exchange captures a harsh tone and a domestic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Bertie
Boston Gazette
President Hill urges lower duties to expand Asiatic trade
St Paul filing notes J J Hill of the Great Northern argues Congress should reduce import duties on Japanese and Chinese goods to promote Pacific trade. He plans Oriental steamship lines and cites Dewey era gains, saying America needs more markets for agricultural and manufactured products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
United States
Far East
Congress
Atlantic
Hull
London
Mr. Hill
Hill
Dewey
Germany
France
America
Treaty of extradition with Orange Free State ratified
Secretary Hay and Consul General D. Pierce exchanged ratifications today in Washington for a new extradition treaty. The pact drops the mandatory surrender of fugitives who are citizens of the requested country, making surrender discretionary for each nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Free State
Washington
Hay
D. Pierce
Parcel Post Treaty With Venezuela Reached
Washington April 22 United States post office officials report agreement on a parcel post treaty with Venezuela after several conferences with the Venezuelan minister. The treaty will go to Venezuela for ratification and likely operate in three to four months. Rate is 12 cents per pound with a maximum package weight of 11 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Venezuela
United States Pos Office
Noted Northwest Scout Donald McKay Dies in Oregon burial
Pendleton April 22 Donald McKay widely regarded as a famous Indian scout in the Northwest died at the Umatilla Indian agency yesterday. He was buried today at the Catholic Indian mission twelve miles from Pendleton at the foot hills of the Blue mountains with Rev Father Chianale officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Donald McKay
Northwest Country
Umatilla Indian Agency
Catholic Indian Mission
Blue Mountains
Father Chianale
Washington Gas Sale to Street Syndicate Sealed
Trust at the Capital reports the Washington Gas Company has been absorbed by a street railway and lighting syndicate led by Frederick S. Stevens. The deal costs about 7.2 million dollars and the syndicate agrees to pay in cash terms, closing the acquisition of the remaining street railways and electric light plants in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Gas Company
Street Railway and Lighting Syndicate
Frederick S. Stevens
Engraver Taylor Tells of Counterfeiting Plot
Arthur Taylor and Baldwin S. Bredell, engravers, were arraigned in Philadelphia on counterfeiting charges and held on $20,000 bail. Secret Service Chief John E. Wilkie testified that both men aided arrests and explained ties to Lancaster cigar maker William M. Jacobs who paid for engraved plates. The pair admitted cutting the plate for the Monroe head certificate and said at most $10,000 of the certificates were issued to them. The plate was seized at Kendig's cigar factory in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engraver Taylor
Philadelphia
Arthur Taylor
Baldwin S. Bredell
Secret Service Department
United States
Edmunds
John E. Wilkie
Secret Service
Taylor
Bredell
William M. Jacobs
Lancaster
Jacobs
Kendig
Wilkie
Himself
Counterfeit Stamp Ring Busted In Lancaster Mills
Washington reports internal revenue officers cannot gauge the scale of counterfeit revenue stamps used by Lancaster cigar manufacturers arrested yesterday. A Philadelphia special agent heads the factories to trace the blue paper supply. Evidence against prisoners is described as overwhelming and likely to yield multiple indictments. maximum penalties reach fifteen years per indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Office
Lancaster
Special Revenue
Philadelphia
Secret Service
Fate of Gilmore at Baler Reported by Officials
Manila reports Lt Gilmore and 14 Yorktown men may have been killed by Spaniards at Baler. General Rios says the garrison did not know the war had ended and feared insurgents. Dewey notes they were sent to sound the river mouth and went upriver out of sight. a rescue expedition is being planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Gilmore
Yorktown
Baler
Rios
Spain
United States
Dewey
Torpedo Steered by Light Waves Demonstrated in London
A World dispatch from London reports Alex Orling demonstrated a torpedo steered from a distance using light waves to transmit motor force. He used a model torpedo with a fish tail rudder, connected to an apparatus in an adjacent room through partition walls to control its movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Alex Orling
Orling
Internal Revenue Receipts Rise in March 1899
The monthly statement shows total internal revenue receipts for March 1899 at 22,783,447 dollars, up 9,491,340 dollars from March 1898, with the report dated Washington on April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Washington
General Davis to be Porto Rico military governor
Washington on April 22 reports General George B. Davis will become military governor general of Porto Rico succeeding General Henry Davis. General Davis serves on the war court of inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George B. Davis
Porto Rico
Henry
Davis
War Court of Inquiry
Cabinets discusses treason and mutiny among volunteers in Philippines
Washington April 24 cabinet examined traitors and treason laws as they pertain to the Philippines. Intercepted telegrams from anti expansionists urge volunteers to demand return and refuse further service. The president favors liberal policy but warns that treason laws will be enforced if tampering continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippines
United States
Oregon
Congress
War Department
Aguinaldo
Hobart
Senate
Ignoble game taints US critics over Lawton retirement
The Saturday Review attacks American politicians over General Lawton's retirement from the Santa Cruz district of Laguna de Bay. It accuses them of fabricating a panic to abandon the Philippines and discredit the governing party, calling the tactic ignoble and hoping for its failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Saturday Review
Lawton
Santa Cruz
Laguna de Bay
United States
Philippines
Great Republic
Lowell
Battle Report From Bocave Front In Malolos Area
At dawn three South Dakota companies and three Minnesota regimental companies from Guiginto engaged a rebel force near Bocave. Rebels retreated after heavy losses as heat and ammunition shortages hampered the Americans. Army tugs later shelled riverbank positions while heat caused several prostrations and one wound. Rebels were active toward Malolos Calumpit with fires east of the pad and suspected evacuation of foothill towns ahead of an American attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
South Dakota
Bocave
Minnesota
Guiginto
Malolos
Calumpit
Alaska Boundary Nego Difficulties Delay Modus Vivendi
Washington April 24 An unexpected delay slows Alaska boundary negotiations. Extended talks with Ottawa and London stall progress as Canada proposes a line change and Britain approves, creating wide gaps between positions and reducing chances for a quick temporary boundary agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alaska
Ottawa
London
United States
Canada
Yellow Fever Cases Reported in Havana and Warship Shell Incident
Three yellow fever cases were reported in Havana on April 22 as Col onel Davis moved to isolate affected houses. La Lucha advices from Manzanillo claim an American shell from last summer’s bombardment exploded last Sunday, killing three and wounding many. From Washington, Bridgeman cables that the Bolivian revolution has ended and conditions are quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Davis
la Lucha
Manzanillo
Washington
United States
Bridgeman
State Department
la Paz
Bolivia
General Wheeler Heads to Manila as Military Governor
General Joe Wheeler will depart immediately for Manila to assume the role of military governor. He also instructed Leonard Wilson, his field secretary, to report for duty at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Wheeler
Washington
Joe Wheeler
Manila
Leonard Wilson
Hig
Clay City Burned Near Lexington Leaves 21 Homeless
Fire swept Clay City, about forty miles east of Lexington, destroying thirteen buildings. The blaze left twenty one families homeless and caused about forty thousand dollars in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Lexington
Clay City
Here
Expedition to Brazil coast led by Harvard scientific team
An Exploring Expedition to the Brazilian coast is organized by Stanford University with four professors including Alexander Apap and Dr Braunar leading the geology work. The purpose is mapping reefs and studying geology along the coast toward Rio Janeiro with results published by Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoolology in Cambridge. The party sails from New York in June and returns mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford University
Cal
Alexander Apap
Harvard
Braunar
Geology de Here
America
Sci
Rio Janeiro
Museum of Comparative
Harvard University
Agassiz
Museum of Com Znology
Cambridge
Pary
New York
Not Guilty Verdict and Quay Appointment Sparks Protest
A Philadelphia jury acquits Matthew Stanley Quay of conspiracy to misuse state funds. Governor Stone later appoints Quay to a United States Senate vacancy, drawing mixed public reaction as supporters celebrate and others voice skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philadelphia
Stanley Quay
People’s Bank
Harrisburg
Stone
Matthew Stanley Quay
Beef inquiry drifted. Mile not to be charged
Washington reports the beef inquiry finds charges against General Mile not to be sustained despite substantial testimony of tainted beef. Embalmed beef used by Miles blamed. debate continues on board bias and potential further investigations into war department conduct and Hobart’s health clouding future Senate plans. Lord of Oregon declines Peruvian mission offer.
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Washington
Mile
Miles
War Department
War Committee
Bee
S i
Lord
Oregon
Perit
Ernor Lord
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