Police Skeptical On Roberts Shooting In Atlantic City
Atlantic City officials refuse to accept the highwayman story and pursue a vengeful attack theory. Charles B. Roberts of Baltimore lies wounded in a city hospital chair ride incident with Mrs. W. S. G. Williams. husband’s involvement remains unproven while witnesses give conflicting statements. Mrs Roberts and Williams relatives have gathered at the Brighton hotel.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Charles B. Roberts
Baltimore
W.S. G. Williams
John Jackson
Arrest Expected in Roberts Boardwalk Shooting Case
Baltimore reports emphasize imminent arrest in the Charles B. Roberts boardwalk shooting case. Police indicate they can identify the assailant and say the would-be murderer was not masked, contrary to earlier accounts. W. S. G. Williams is likely to be arrested as authorities scrutinize his whereabouts that night.
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Baltimore
Charles B. Roberts
Atlantic City
Roberts
W. S. G. Williams
Williams
Grand Jury Returns Indictments in Riot Cases
Springfield Illinois august 29 seventy eight indictments are returned by a special grand jury hearing evidence on recent race riots. The panel failed to report for two days but then issued seventeen true bills. Frank Bryant alias Frank Sullivan is charged with murder in the Brady killing. William Phillips known as Fuzzy Phillips is indicted for attempting arson and riot.
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Springfield
Creighton
Frank Bryant
Frank Sullivan
Thomas Brady
William Phillips
Fuzzy” Phillips
Rioters and Arson Indictments Lead Grand Jury Return
Ernest Humphrey alias Slim Frum Phrey among alleged rioters under indictment for the murder of William Donnigan. Roy Young indicted for arson. Grand jury adjourned until Monday after returning.
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Ernest Humphrey
Slim” Frumphrey
Will'am Donnigan
Roy Young
Bar Association Meeting Ends in Seattle
The thirty first annual American Bar Association meeting closed with ratification of the nominating committee report for officers for the coming year. The proposal to establish a lawyers' home was postponed indefinitely in Seattle on August 29.
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Seattle
Wash
American Bar Association Ame
Will McDonald Joins Roosevelt on Africa Hunt
Fort Worth Texas August 29 Captain William J Bill McDonald ex Texas ranger famed for Brownsville shooting investigation will accompany President Roosevelt on his hunting expedition to Africa confirming a noted invitation and public interest in the move constitutes a notable addition to the expedition roster.
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Africa
Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Tex
William J
Bill) McDonald
Texas Ranger
Brownsville
President Roosevelt
George P. Rowell Died At Poland Springhotel
George P. Rowell long a leading figure in newspaper advertising died at the Poland Spring hotel after more than a month of illness. Born July 4 1838 in Concord Vermont he founded George P Rowell & Co in 1865 in Boston and later moved to New York where he launched the American Newspaper Directory and in 1888 started Printers Ink a weekly.
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Poland Springs
George P. Rowell
New York
Concord
George P. Rowell & Co
Boston
Printers’ Ink
Snake cure ruse in Paris ends with forgery theft
An old gypsy woman in Paris uses a serpents trick to persuade a doctor to accept advance payment. She releases snakes during the visit, flees with the doctor’s money, and the $100 note turns out to be fake.
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Paris
Place Pierriere
A Victim of Leprosy
In Venezuela a New York traveler recalls a hotel encounter with a young man from a leprosy tainted family who stabbed his hand after numbness signaled danger. He then shot himself in the hotel courtyard to end his life, a reaction to the danger of the disease.
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Venezuela
New York
Bob
Feminine Intuition in a Chicago Tribune Snippet
In a short Chicago Tribune excerpt, Battie expresses certainty that George loves her and intends marriage. Ella questions this, while Hattie notes George’s growing dislike for Battie’s mother rather than addressing proposals. The fragment captures domestic tensions and romantic assurances.
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George
Ella
Hattie
Mamma
Chicago Tribune
The Uselessness of Worry in Sympathy
A London Sketch notes that sympathy is loving understanding and its expression helps, while worry is sympathy run to seed and yields no aid. The piece contrasts productive comfort with unhelpful anxious thought to urge calmer, compassionate response.
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London
Restlessness as a Sign of Deeper Illness
Restlessness is often dismissed as minor but when intense enough to prompt medical advice it typically masks a serious underlying condition. The text notes that what appears trivial may indicate grave illness and urges careful evaluation by physicians.
The Fish in His Bed Tale of a Carp and Gallifet
In Napoleon III era St Cloud General Gallifet spies a carp in the imperial pond. He hooks the fish from his window causing a flood of mishaps. The emperor discovers the scene, then smiles at the officer’s luck and leaves him to ponder fate.
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Napoleon
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Gallifer
Imperial
Mexican Politeness in Morelia A Knightly Spirit Survives
A Baltimore American travel anecdote praises Mexican courtesy in Morelia Michoacan. The author notes men promptly give seats to women on streetcars and attributes this chivalry to a state decree. The hotel keeper adds police enforcement, fearing fines for denying seating.
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Morelia
Michoacan
Senor
Baltimore American
Warned by Specters How an Apparition Aided a Brother
A first person account from a civil engineer in New York Herald style describes three ghostly encounters. A Brooklyn boy sees Annie at a grave. a Dedham boarding student witnesses a dead friend. a Boston lawyer casebuilder senses a sister behind him. The piece muses on vibrations and unseen worlds.
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Greenfield Hill
Conn
Annie
Maggie
Dedham
Mass
Charlie
Boston
Mfe
New York Herald
Woman's visit ends with tale of Burns and a burn
A philanthropic visitor to a Glasgow slum asks a poor woman if she has read Burns. The wife shows a red burn mark from the steam of a pot, saying a burn is red after a moment. This incident underscores daily hardships and the human side of charitable efforts.
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Must Have Had Experience.
Reassuring lines unfold as a couple notices a white blur on a coat, with the woman sobbing and seeking comfort from the man, in a scene from the Somerville Journal.
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Charlie
Somerville Journal
Woman and tramp quarrel over meals in street tale
A brief street encounter recounts a woman scolding a tramp who insists he cannot work on an empty stomach. The exchange touches on hunger and labor, reflecting hardship and local friction in a terse social vignette.
Catching a Bride in Siberian Pursuit Dance Tale
In a Siberian custom the groom must catch his bride who runs from a large tent guarded by her friends. Obstacles are set for the pursuer who trips over old women chairs and fishing rods. The chase ends with the bride in the groom’s arms uttering a surprised line.
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Hippomenes
Not Written How a Child Spelled Horn
A teacher asks how to spell horn and a boy answers that horn isn't written but blowed. The exchange highlights a child's playful grasp of language and spelling.
What’s the Matter with Miranda Pneumatic Tendencies
A Baltimore American item cites a doctor’s remark on Miranda filiform pneumatic tendencies and threatened spiral trouble, presented as a witty exchange about her health.
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Miranda
Baltimore American
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