Modern Kenwood preacher linked to social scandal
Rev Conrad Haney, celebrated pulpit orator of Chicago, is accused of an affair with Mrs. Brandt, wife of a Kenwood businessman. Private detective footage tracks their meetings ending in confrontation with Mr Brandt, who exposed the affair and its collapse of the couple’s marriage.
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Regi
Conrad Haney
Chicago
Riegilee Og
Peister
Kenwood
Lake City
Northwestern University
Texas
Kankakee
Ill
George W. Hrandt
Brandts
Forty-fifth Street
Brandt
Ilis
Lalke Avenue
Haneys
Maney
Europe
Haney
Thomas B. Reed
Discovery
Myst Brahet
Towi
Hlindis Central Ddpiss
Tng
Itan
Iit
Rev
Detective Work Nets Barnes Murder Suspects in Chicago
Chicago investigators rapidly solved the Barnes murder case after finding a 40 year old man killed with an axe in a dry goods box near Sixty-third Street. Engineers A D Barnes and assistants Ed Jordan and J St Jersey were identified. Jersey confessed with Jordan to the crime, aided by Mary Mahony and Annie Mercer. The four face trial as details unfold.
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Chicago
Sixty-third Street
Inspector Hunt
A. D. Barnes
Ed Jordan
J. St. Jersey
Daniel
Hiawatha
Jordan
Jersey
Barnes
Froude's Vivid Style and Historical Portraits
The text praises James Anthony Froude as a historical writer whose vivid scenes and precise word choice illuminate history. It notes his England history as perhaps his most lasting work and warns critics to remain vigilant to avoid adopting his biased Henry VII portrayal and Frondean tropes.
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James Anthony Froude
Froude
England
Frounde
Henry VII
Ising
Wonru in the tails claims Scottish lineage arrest in LaPorte
A young man named Wonru, claiming to be the daughter of Mrs. Emma Montgomery and the daughter of Sir Edwin Crichton of Glasgow, was arrested and jailed in LaPorte Indiana.
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Emma Montgomery
Sir Edwin Crichton
Glasgow
Scotland
LaPorte
Iid
Woman Testifies on Frauds by Missing Husband and Boxers
Mrs Emma Montgomery, described as elegantly attired with a 10 year old son, testifies about fleeing her wealthy husband over associations with boxers Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Her trial is set to begin at the February term of the Circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Montgomery
Montgomery
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Race For Life On Central Railroad Near Ashley
Elliott Jones of Ashley risked his life on a Central railroad trestling to carry a drunken man to safety as a speeding express approached. He barely cleared the engine as it passed, sustaining only scratches while the rescued man was uninjured. The scene drew witnesses who aided the fatigued rescuer after the narrow escape.
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Central Railroad
Ashley
Wilkesbarre
Elliott Jones
Jones
Wierd Milestones on the Road to King Midas Temple
A rugged reminiscence recounts a spring Cheyenne to Carson City horseback trek across desolate plains toward Poker Jim's camp. The tale captures a weathered monument bearing a revolver emblem and four aces, a stark roadside grave marker on the Pony Express era frontier.
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Missouri River
Pacific Ocean
King
Billy
Mr. Godsey
Overland Express
Poker Jim
Burke
England
Desert Tombstones and Legends of Poker Jim
In a desert recount, Mr. Godsey recalls Poker Jim who carried four aces but failed to draw in time, and the grave of Surething Jackson with a taunting inscription. Nearby tales tell of a lynched horse thief and a granite stone marking Mary, a betrayed gold rush lover, plus a crude but poignant farewell for Jim Warall Richt and Tom Owens.
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Mr. Godsey
Manez
Jim
Poker
Jackson
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Great Detectives Track Murder Suspects in Prairie Case
In a verbose exchange the Western city chief hails Officer Sleuth for arresting a woman and her husband on suspicion after a murder. The woman insists on being confused about details and offers four dollars. The husband denies knowledge yet is jailed with his wife as detectives pursue confessions in a vigilance-driven case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleuth
Baptismal Revival Near Hopkinsville Sees 400 Converts
A multi week revival among Hopkinsville Kentucky colored Baptist churches continues except at Virginia Street. About 250 conversions occurred with 175 baptized by immersion on Little River Bank before a crowd of 1,000. Two preachers conducted the ceremony over two hours. Fifty converts joined Jamesville church that day, bringing total conversions and additions to about 400 and the revival still ongoing.
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Colored Baptist Churches
Hopkinsville
Virginia Street
Little River
Jamesville
Frail Roses and Miss Coldecashs Heart Sparks Odd Tales
A collection of witticisms and anecdotes on gender notions and romance. Bright quips include Blinkers sending eighteen roses for Miss Coldecashs twenty fifth birthday and a jealous fuss over genteel employment, plus a court ruling about a will dated 1789.
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Miss Coldecash
Mabel
Vic
New York
Pelham Varler
Tom
West Field
Sensonhurst
Morrison Essex
London
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Thomas Tyrell
Youngstown
Ohio
Mary Davitt
Thomas Tyrely
Wierd
Midas
Golden Temple
Rockies
Jackson Hindy
Mr. Jackson
Fort Bridger
Mary
Gadsey
San Francisco
Godsey
Jim Warall Richt
Tom Owens
Earth
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