Cruel ID Case: Vial of Acid Used on Rival’s Horse
In New York a court heard Isaac Deitschman pour muriatic acid on Louis Wallman’s horse after a contract dispute. A crowd attacked him. Patrolman Meyer rescued and arrested him. The horse suffered severe burns. SPCA photographer Hankinson testified. Deitschman jailed thirty days at the Tombs.
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New York
Court of Special Sessions
Isaac Deitschman
Louis Wallman
Deitschman
Ludlow Street
Wallman
Meyer
Hankinson
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Recommends Elasticity in the Currency System
The annual report of the comptroller of the currency backs Secretary Shaw's call for elastic currency legislation. It argues such reforms benefit all, noting crop movement funds disturb money markets and raise rates, hurting farm prices and farmers’ interests while bankers should not gain new privileges.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Shaw
Notorious Brigands Terrorize Sicily As Trio Rises
Rome reports Failla the brigand, long believed to have left for America, has resurfaced in Caltinisetta. He bands with the Salomone brothers to terrorize farmers, with intimidation and killings for blackmail. Local fear blocks police action as Sicily mobilizes sharp shooters to pursue them.
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Rome
Failla
America
Caltinisetta
Sicily
Salomone Brothers
Ora
Palermo
Three Real Daughters of Revolution Still Living
Bridgeton New Jersey December six reports from the pension department show three U S daughters of Revolutionary War veterans receiving pensions. Recently two Bridgeton residents Mrs Maria C Elmer and Miss Henrietta Ray learned they are entitled to be added to the list. They are daughters of Josiah Ray who joined the Continental Army late in the war. He married late in life and the two daughters resulted from the union. Both women had guarded the secret but it leaked.
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Bridgeton
N. J
Pension Department
United States
Maria C. Elmer
Henrietta Ray
Josiah Ray
Former Vermont Governor Hendee Dies at 74
Morrisville Vermont December 6 Former Governor George W Hendee aged 74 years ex congressman and railway president died today His death ends a lengthy public career spanning state and national service
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Morrisville
Vermont
George W. Hendee
Pope’s Personal Physician Dying From Cancer
Rome reports Dr. Lapponi, physician to Pope Pius, near death from cancer. The Isle of Man oath mocks reverence with a lengthy, odd pledge. Vesuvius slopes host 80k to 100k residents plus 500k in Naples amid fertile soil and rich volcanic ejecta supporting vine growth and subsistence.
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Rome
Lapponi
Pope Pius
Vesuvius
Naples
Italy
The Girl's Father And The Suitor Dialogue
In France the father settles finances then asks the suitor to present himself to his daughter in France. The Suitor praises the gentleman. In America the girl announces engagement to Harold and marriage plans. The father questions the suitor while the judge comments on likeness.
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France
Monsieur
America
Papa
Harold
Emerson Quote on Adaptation and Habitat
Quoted reflection on how creatures are suited to their marsh and shore habitats. The author notes that if animals are removed from their environments they starve and compares this to human roles. The line illustrates the limit of cross functional exchange among beings.
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Emerson
Keeping a Secret Conversation Between Banquo Elmore
Banquo agrees to keep a secret after Elmore warns him that Smiggins shared confidential information. The exchange centers on trust and discretion between the characters.
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Smiggins
Elmore
Bed inquiry sparks odd mattress remark in New York Press
A landlady asks how the lodger found his bed and the lodger quips that the mattress won’t need operation to remove superfluous hair. The word sorrow follows quoted lines from Carlyle as a didactic aside.
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New York Press
Dreams of beauty hats at Pedigo's Telegraph ad
Rainy day coats for boys priced from 3.00 to 12.50 at Pedigo's. The circular notes dates 12-6-2t and 7-21-tf with Mt. Vernon Flour and Rainy daisies terms.
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Pedigo's
Bluefield Woman Praises Dean's Kidney Pills For Relief
A Bluefield resident describes years of back pain kidney troubles and headaches and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with major relief after trying many remedies. She recommends the product and notes its availability from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, 50 cents.
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Bluefield
Dean
John L. Crockett
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Eighteenth Century Letters Reveal Montagu Bathing Woes
The letters of Elizabeth Montagu show 18th century life in England as she endures a swollen lip treated by Dr. Mead with blisters. She notes bathing clothes, a Sunday night bath, and tub shortages, with repeated purging and limited diet as remedies.
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Elizabeth Montagu
England
Dr. Mead
Jewelry houses guard wares with efficient detective system
A detective explains how large jewelers protect their valuable wares. Safes list every piece with numbers, and when items vanish patrons alert the shop. A dedicated detective, familiar with the business, is dispatched to locate the stolen jewelry at once, without cost to the client.
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New York Press
A Wonderful Grasshopper Inaccurate French Translation Anecdote
A historical note recounts a French translator of Cooper’s The Spy misrendering Locusts as grasshoppers. He assumes grasshoppers are enormous in America and claims a dragoon tied his horse to a grasshopper near a doorway.
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Cooper
Whartsons
America
The Last Prise Fight and Historic London Ring lore
The piece recounts the end of prize fighting under London prize ring rules, noting Sullivan's 1889 victory in a 24 foot square ring outside New Orleans with high stakes. It also mentions Franklin lightning tests and New York's first street cleaner Laurens Van der Speigle, linking early civic efforts to broader urban life.
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John L. Sullivan
Jake Willam
New Orleans
London
New York
Old New York
Laurens van der Speigle
Rip van Dam
First Monopoly and Price Power Of Adam
The Detroit Times notes that Adam was both the first monopolist and the first consumer. It states Adam had the unique pleasure of raising beef prices for consumers and of opposing the price set by the trust, calling him the only happy man.
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Adam
Detroit Times
Anxious Parent Appeals to Doctor Over Dying Daughter
A parent pleads with a doctor about his daughter's imminent marriage and possible blindness. The doctor urges allowing the wedding to proceed, believing marriage may bring clarity and resolve the issue.
The wisest man Ynnot turns good deeds to ridicule
A Euripides quote notes that even the wisest person can mock a noble act, warning against deriding virtue. The line underscores the tension between intellect and moral action.
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Euripides
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Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer
First National Bank
W. S. Crockett, F.D
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Elks’ Opera House
Drury Lane
Windsor Hotel
Filbert Street
Philadelphia
Broad Street
Reading Terminal
Frank M. Scheibley
Blaefield
W. Va
W. Moas
The
Travelers Insurance Co
Geo
Belcher
Bertha Belcher
Travelers, of
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Conn
Claude W. Moss
District Avent
Ellis’ Building
Hendee
Mt. Vernon
Pope
Isle of Man
Carlyle
Jewelers
Prise
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Cuore
Gals
Anya
Climax Electrical Supply & Constration Company
West Virginia Brewing Co
West Virginia Brewing Company
Huntington
West Virginia
W. F. Stuart
Keystone
Lazarus & Co
Weith
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