Rogers Held for Triple Murder Far From New York Tragedy
Special to the Star Middleton New York April 18 Charles Henry Rogers alias Charles H Carpenter arrested last week in Los Angeles California will be returned to stand trial for the murder of Willis Onley Frederick Onley and Alice Ingerlick at their Orange County home on October 1 1905. Investigators say the crime was planned with fiendish ingenuity and motive may have been robbery or revenge.
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Star
Middleton
N. Y
Charles Henry Rogers
Charles H. Carpenter
Los Angeles
Cal
New York State
Willis Onley
Frederick Onley
Alice Ingerlick
Here
Orange County
Frederick
Georgia Ingerlick
Alice
Onley
Onley Brothers
Rogers
Ingerlick
Pinkertons
California
Cinderella’s Egyptian origin traced to Rhodome and Memphis
The tale recounts Rhodome, an ancient Egyptian woman who lost a fur shoe into the Nile. An eagle dropped the shoe at Memphis where King Psammetichus learned of its tiny owner, leading to Rhodome becoming queen. The legend reframes Cinderella as a real historical figure from Egypt two millennia ago.
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Cinderella
Egypt
Rhodome
Nile
Memphis
Psammetichus
First Rainfall Measured From Snow by Alexander Brice
In March 1765 Alexander Brice of Kirknewton devised a simple test to relate snow to rainfall. By burying a stone jug in six inches of snow he observed that wind chill and duration affect water yield, but concluded that freshly fallen snow in a moderate wind yields water equal to one tenth of its bulk, so ten inches of snow equal one inch of rain.
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Alexander Brice
Kirknewton
What Friction Does
The article explains friction's vital role in daily life and science. It notes rivers, storms, fibers, nails, wheels, and footwear rely on friction to function, from preventing slippage to enabling movement. It emphasizes humans could not walk, nor would tools work, without friction.
Clarifying A M and P M in Time Notation
The Chicago News explains that a m stands for ante meridian meaning before the meridian while p m stands for post meridian meaning after the meridian. Noon is 12 m and midnight is 12 p m with the day ending at 12 p m and the next hour starting at 1 a m.
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The
Chicago News
Water Puts Them to Sleep Travelers in India Report
In portions of the Himalaya range travelers note a mysterious effect from water that induces sleep. The report details regions where locals and visitors experience drowsiness and restfulness after drinking or being exposed to mountain water. The phenomenon remains unexplained and is under investigation by researchers and explorers.
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India
Himalaya Mountains
Hints for Farmers Pruning Fruit Trees
Hints advise to prune gradually each year with care. Cherry trees need the least pruning while other trees require thinning and removing dead or crossed limbs. Avoid stubs and make clean cuts near the union, painting large wounds and sawing properly if large limbs must go. Prune in February or March or in June. spring pruning reduces wood growth while June pruning promotes fruit growth.
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Farm Journal
Anatomy Terms From The American Cultivator
The excerpt lists farm animal and horse anatomy terms with common descriptors such as grinders of the back teeth white spot on the forehead blaze and coronet around the hoof. It defines forearm elbow star blaze hard face and related regions on the horse.
Wheat Bran For Horses Improves Condition At Low Cost
A Farm Progress correspondent recalls feeding a riding horse bran from Missouri timothy hay and Kansas prairie hay. The horse stayed in excellent condition on bran with fresh water left available night and day and ample prairie hay.
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Farm Progress
Sleeping Child by Water Stream Practice Among Native Women
The passage describes native women placing infants near a stream and using a tin scoop or palm leaf to direct water to flow over the back of the head. The water is said to induce sleep, allowing the mother to work. It notes no fear of drowning and suggests some children may perish in this manner.
Riddles and Jests From Early Scriptures
A collection of riddles and pun questions: Why is an egg like a colt when broken becomes ready for use. A young lady who stops being pensive becomes expensive. Laws are like the ocean with breakers. Adam is the fastest runner as he was first in the race. The cock crowed so loudly it was heard in the ark.
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Adam
The
Ark
London
Instantaneous Gas Water Heater Justifies Quick Night Hot Water
A quick night fix for hot water shows the benefit of an instantaneous gas water heater. The device heats water on demand, avoiding large storage tanks and standby heat losses.
Coal or Drugs Phone 72 RB Watson
Readable fragment notes a contact number 72 for RB Watson regarding coal or drug matters. No further details are provided.
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RB. O. Watson
Hoyle and the Card Game Authority Through History
The article traces Edmond Hoyle’s rise as the authority on card games starting with his Whist treatise in 1742, the piracies, and legal actions by Hoyle and his publishers. It notes Hoyle’s fame enduring through editions, the spread of Hoyle branded rulebooks, and the publisher Thomas Osborne’s notoriety with Dr. Johnson, plus a Cincinnati manuscript copy of an early Hoyle whist edition.
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Hoyle
British Museum
London
Kovyle
White's
Saunders Cab
Thomas Osborne
Osborne
Gray's Inn
Johnson
Pope
Marl
Oxford
Boswell
Johnson Bimses
Piozzi
Indy
Cincinnati
Moyle
Unicorn root featured in Favorite Prescription for women's health
Editorial cites Dr. Fyfe praising Unicorn root Helonias Dissen as a uterine invigorator improving reproductive system activity. It lists indications such as back pain with leucorrhea, weak reproductive organs, mood changes, heat in kidneys, menorrhagia, amenorrhea, indigestion links, and anemia. Golden Seal root also praised for womb disorders and menstrual issues.
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Pierce
John Fyfe
The
Eclectic Medical Review
Helenias
Fyfe
Dr. Pierce
Finley Ellingwood
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
Johnn M. Seddder
Cincinnati
Bd. Harthorow
Jefferson Medical College
Incident of Dark Days when Soldiers Stifled Alabama Justice
In Jacksonville on March 28 1868 civil and military authorities clashed as Lieut Charles J Johnson demanded that a jury include people of color. Judge B T Pope resisted and dismissed juries, citing orders from headquarters while asserting authority to run the court. The exchange reveals military overreach during Reconstruction era tensions between civil courts and federal troops.
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Alabama
Circuit Court
Calhoun County
Jacksonville
Charles J. Johnson
Fifteenth Infantry
United States Army
Bb. T. Pope
Lieut. Johnson
M. D. C. Spradley
Oxford Tron Company
BT. Pope
Ala
Lam
3Rd Military District
Chas
J. Johnson
A. 8
Chas. J. Johnson
U. S. Trefantey
Hedberg
BR. T. Popr
12Th Judicial Circuit
Lieut
Johnson
U.S. Military Station
Tron
B. T. Pope
A. m
15Th A. 8. Infantry
Plays and Players Navigate Broadway and Tours
Eva Tanquay departs for vaudeville while George Ade will write a play for Ezra Kendall and Maxine Elliott plans a New York month in Her Great Match. Winchell Smith and William Gillette draft a new American comedy. J Fred Zimmerman joins The Lady Vrow Lane's cast from George Trondhuret. Audiences learn of Thomas returning from Mexico and Dustin Farium’s project. Mary Mannering shows slow recovery from rheumatism and a paused tour order.
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George Ade
Ezra Kendall
Maxine Elliott
Miassolotia Nilssen
Wall Ofocar
Leopold Inanpis Roshi
Mary Mannering
Whist Rules Through the Ages and Hoyle’s Impact
The New York Sun notes Hoyle’s influence on whist and card gaming. It describes his fifteenth edition revised in 1760 shaping play until 1864 and later superseded by Arlington and Portland clubs rules, now largely replaced by the American Whist league. It argues Hoyle would be puzzled by modern concepts and games and would struggle to write applicable rules for today’s broader card culture.
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United States
Lst
Maine
California
Hoyle
Edmond Hoyle
Bodleian Library
Oxford
Arlington
Turf
Portland
London
Hlosle
New York Sun
English Etchings on London Workers and Dress
The piece surveys English life noting that many own little land and that London boy workers are healthiest while barber’s boys are least healthy. It mentions vast permanent property values, grassland, a Polish town, golf activity, and Dutch wooden sabots gaining popularity in London homes.
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Great Britain
London News
England
Beltish
Pollubersh
el Town
Pristan
Wilco Cow
London
Streatham Hill
Niagara Falls Recession Slows on Canadian Side
A Canadian Geological Survey finds Niagara Falls on the Canadian side receding at about two feet two inches per year, a slowdown from five feet three inches per year measured between 1875 and 1890.
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Niagara
Canadian Geological Survey
Hard Times in Kansas and a Cure with New Discovery
Cadell resident Earl Shamburg recounts severe coughing and night sweats during hard times in Kansas. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with a complete cure after less than one bottle. Sold by Elam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co. Druggists 606 and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
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Kansas
Cadell
Earl Shamburg
Dr. King
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
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P. M
Ing Card Company
J. A. Roberson
Eva Tanquay
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