Dramatic Not Guilty Verdict in Viola Horlocker Case
In Hastings Nebraska Viola Horlocker was acquitted on the charge of attempting to poison Mrs. Charles Morey. The jury reached a not guilty verdict on the first ballot after an hour and twenty minutes of deliberation. Horlocker fainted upon hearing the verdict but recovered and thanked the jurors.
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Hastings
Nebraska
Charles Morey
Neb
Viola Horlocker
Miss Horlocker
Dr. Cooke
Sheldon
Miss Kirby
Strange charity in New York street scene
An old woman panhandles in front of a half office half factory building on a Broadway area street at night. A poor youth notices her and quietly drops a penny into her cup, showing generosity despite ragged clothes. The incident highlights unexpected acts of kindness from the less affluent.
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Broadway
New York
Soldier Who Loved the Sea
A biography notes Lord Roberts as a boy carved wooden boats and bet them against others. His handmade boats were named after great naval heroes or famous sea battles, foreshadowing his later famed leadership.
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Lord Roberts
Strange Fiord Exploration Maps Northern Waters
In northern polar exploration the German north polar expedition charted Franz Josef fjord and King Oscar fiord during ten days of mapping. They noted Mt Petermann at about 12 000 feet and named Antarctic Sound after their steamer. They traced branches reaching toward Franz Josef fjord and described vast, beautiful, unknown waters.
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Fiord
Arctic
Great Lana
Peary
Nathorst
Nathrost
Franz Josef Fiord
Petermann
Antarctic Sound
King Oscar Fiord
Franz Josef Fjord
Davy Sound
Curious Case of Bee Tax in Jerusalem Apiary
A Chicago Tribune report details Turkish officials squeezing every hive and even doors as a 19th century tax on beehives in Jerusalem. The Baldensperger family fought the levy, leading to a court decision in 1889 and a sale of the apiary, but the bees swarmed when moved and the owners retained the bees after a partial payment settlement.
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State Department
Dionsul Merrill
Jerusalem
Palas
Baldensperger
Chicago Tribune
Activity of President Diaz impresses visiting envoy
Ambassador Powell Clayton told Washington a story of President Diaz’s vigor. At the Mexican Military Academy he watched cadets climb ropes 40 feet high and then Diaz stripped to his shirt and ascended the rope hand over hand showing remarkable agility for his years.
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Diaz
Powell Clayton
Mexico
Washington
Clayton
Aunt Clara Prefers Routine Over New Wrinkles
Dialogue shows Aunt Clara clinging to routine and resisting changes while another speaker notes resistance to innovations may come with age. The exchange hints at themes of aging and reluctance to adopt new ideas within a family setting.
Agonies of Neuralgia and remedies offered
Mrs. William Cotter of Hartford Testifies that years of neuralgia eased by Dr William Williams Pink Pills for Pale People She reports lasting relief for two years and recommends the pills as a household remedy. Also notes plague in Japan and promotes Allen’s Foot Ease for swollen burning feet with free sample offer.
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William Cotter
Democratic Register of Elections
Hartford
Conn
Cotter
Windsor Street
Police
Williama
William Carter
Allen
Allen S
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Global unrest and notable deaths across 1900s era notes
Carnegie opposes Turkish war as Germany plans a tariff shift. Port Said reports bubonic cases. Painter Munacsy dies in Bonn asylum. Louisville banker Coldney dead. War Secretary Root garbled Monroe doctrine speech. Bureau of Engraving resignations. Cross-country rider Martindate dies in New York. St James Gazette editor Cook resigns. Actress Crown Potter sued for divorce. Tariff increases in Colombia paid in gold. Dupuy de Lome to Italy ambassador. Spain cyclone destroys houses in Huelva. Lena Jones dies at 102 in Arkansas after moving from Shawneetown. Miller of Franklin Syndicate jailed for 10 years. Russian tragedy as Garcia commits suicide in Saltillo. Theosophical meeting in Columbus. War widow Mrs Clay dies at 86. Princess of Wales arrives in London. Irish meeting in London supports queen. Banquet at Hotel Cecil for empire troops and federation delegates. Reports of sensational murders in German towns. Prince of Wales wins 200 guineas at Newmarket. Panama Canal extension until 1910 noted. Missouri Pacific bonds issued in New York. Nicaragua not responsible for filibusterers. Laura Haygood’s Shanghai mission death reported. Orrville cyclone devastates farms Johnston Ellis Swan. Corn and cotton destroyed. replanting needed.
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M. I. Warfield Clay
Cassius M. Clay
Brutus J. Clay
United States
Lexington
Princess of Wales
London
Copenhagen
Marlborough House
South Africa
Hotel Cecil
British Empire League
Germany
Berlin
Cassel Schweidnitz
Treves
Storchnest
Texans in the floods and fortifications across the state
Texas reports rail washouts repaired as Fort Worth forms a cavalry company. Galveston quarantine barge ready. Flood damages worth thousands impact Belton bridges and Dallas dog taxes total 1500. Trains run into Athens. multiple deaths and crimes noted across Sherman Sherman Kaufman Kaufman County Tyler and other towns.
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Galveston
Dallas
Belton
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Japan
Christ
Senator Bailey
Texas
Carnegie
Port Said
Munacsy
Bonn
Anton F. Coldney
Louisville
Root
Claude M. Johnson
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Martindate
Theodore Cook
St. James Gazette
James Crown Potter
Colombia
M. Dupuy de Lome
Italy
Huelva
Spain
Lena Jones
Pine Bluff
Ark
Shawneetown
Ills
W. F. Miller
Franklin Syndicate
Rafael Garcia
Saltillo
Mex
American Theosophical Association
Columbus, O
Missouri Wacifle Railway
Atlanta, Ga
Shanghai
China
Laura Haygood
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Methodist Church
Bishop Haygood
McIntyre Home For
Orrville
Ala
Louis Johnston
Macon Ellis
Swan Place
Fort Worth
Texas and New Orleans Railway
Athens
Newton Carson
Sherman
George Crawford
Bryan
Association of
Luecke & Windel
Schulenburg
Gelton Cotton m
Marlin
Frea Fratte
Gilmer
George Beam
Kaufman
Will Wooten
Bond
Theodore Smith
McGregor
Childress
Roland Queen
Tyler
Albert Vogt
Trinity River
Fort Sam Liouston
San Antonio
J. W. Atkinson
Florence
Williamson County
P. J. Willis & Bro
Charleston
W. Va
Secretary of State
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Huntsville
Sd Jones
Jones
Someon
Emmet Reid
Robert Tee
F. P. Baillie
Cleburne
Johnson County Review
National Editor Association
Matthew Parrott
Iowa
Battle Creek
Johnnie Kokerp
Rosie Nalle Austin
Zelma Fraser
M Clara Fraser
R. Monclus
Catholic Church of
Beeville
Mrs. Pinkham
A. Tolle
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Philadelphia
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