Laziness and justice mingle in a Victorian intrigue
London report on Home Secretary orders for a special inquiry into George Edalji and the release of George Lewis amid parliamentary moves toward a criminal appeal court. The piece also recounts Snelling’s exoneration after a confession by the real thief and the astonishing case of George Thompson waking after 29 years in bed, plus a Ireland whisky fraud tale and other domestic curiosities.
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Willian Tree Hawthorne
London
Home Secretary
George Edaljl
Sir Conan Doyle
George Lewis
Home Office
Court of Criminal Appeal
Edalji
Lewis
Henry Snelling
Snelling
Uke Edaljl
Satan
Hdalji
Ireland
London Whisky Smuggling Conspiracy Revealed in Court
A long investigation uncovers a hidden whisky tax scheme with a £60,000 penalty and a secret underground pipe. Authorities failed to recruit locals for digging, prompting imports from London amid violent hostility. At Tower Bridge Police Court the scene shows a brutal Saturday night in southeast London with rapid petty crimes and stark social decay.
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Lery
London
Excise
Tower Bridge
Cecil Chapman
Matterhorn railway bill introduced in Geneva
The Matterhorn railway bill was introduced proposing a two section electric and funicular route from Zermatt to the summit. Engineers seek a 10 million dollar franchise with cox and rocket tracks and tunnels, plus summit buildings and a compressed air room for mountain sickness. Alpinists oppose, fearing heavy tourist access to a famed peak.
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Matterhorn
Geneva
Federal Council
Zermatt
Viege-Zermatt
Lac Noir
Heernll
Switzerland
Fribourg and
Herne
Alpine Club
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
An 19th century advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed mucous surfaces of the Eustachian Tube. It asserts most cases arise from catarrh, promises $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and offers free circulars from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Finil
Arkansas Business Men Hold Annual Banquet
In Little Rock on March 9 more than 300 prominent state businessmen attended a banquet hosted by the Trade, the Business Men Merchants Freight bureau, and the Merchants and Grocers' association. Mayor Lennon welcomed guests as Governor Little and leaders such as George W. Rogers CN Kramer and T. H. Burne spoke.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Marion
I Trade
Business Men Merchants Freight Bureau
All Merchants and Grocers’ Association
W. J. Lennon
Governor Little
George W. Rogers
Board of Trade
Kramer
Jiotail Merchants Association
T. H. Buneh
Busitwew Men's League
Santa Fe Veteran Burned to Death in Adobe While Daughter Slept
A Santa Fe man about 70, Ramon Martines, a Civil and Indian Wars veteran, died in an early morning fire in an adobe behind the opera house on Gallisteo street. Investigators ruled accidental, caused by a lamp overturning and igniting the bed. his paralyzed condition left him unable to escape. His daughter Maria Martinez slept in the adjoining room and learned of the tragedy hours later. The inquest noted the burned lamp, scorched tongue, and missing hands, with funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Thompson
George Thompson
Ramon Martines
Santa Fe
Gallsteo Street
Santa Fe New Mexican
Martines
Francisco de Ilas
Justice of the Peace
Jai Ollyas
James Spiver
Topia
Francisco Conklin
D. M. Hoover
Martinez
Maria Martinez
Hebcover
Wagner Undertaking Company
Camillo Martines
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Santa Fe colonization push expands settlements westward
The Santa Fe railway colonization drive turns arid western lands into fertile settlements. C S Seagraves leads efforts opening 420000 acres in New Mexico near Springer and Algodones, with lines to El Paso and Panhandle Texas. Thousands are guided to homesteads via monthly trains, forming new communities and ongoing improvements.
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Santa Fe Railway
Topeka State Journal
Santa Fe
The
C. S. Seagraves of
Chicago
New Mexico
Seagraves
Spenger
N. M
Algodones
el Paso
Panhandle
Texas
Pecos River
Kansas
Colonization Department of the
Ita
Topeka
Springer
Fl Paso
Fe Fe
Ral
Great Southwest
Ket Pettlers
Banta Fe
Simple home mixture touted to cure kidney and rheumatic complaints
A letter urges readers to use a homemade tonic advertised as a harmless remedy. The recipe lists fluid extract dandelion, compound katgu, compound saraparilla syrup, and other ingredients. Directions say adults take five grains after meals, with a one week supply, claiming relief and better health.
National Forest Policy Outlined by Pinchot Echoes Public Ownership
Gifford Pinchot defends national forest administration as it expands 177 million acres, stating forests exist for use by all and detailing mining timber range and land policies. He contends lands cultivated belong to private owners, mineral laws apply equally, and grazing remains undisturbed on post 1907 forests. A free trial of Dr Shoop’s Cough Remedy is advertised amid the text.
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Washington
National Forest
Gifford Pinchot
Secretary of Agriculture
Intereata
AU Wtack
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