Currant Murder Morality Mirth and Mystery Unfold
New York dispatch outlines inquest plans into Mrs Bliss arsenic death linked to Chowder case. Augustus Teubner testifies. defense worries over child Florence King false statements. Police weigh exhumation and Scheele report as grand jury prepares indictments in the Durrant Lamont case.
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New York
Augustus L. Tenbner
Evelina Matilda Bliss
St. Nicholas Avenue
W. R. Wilder
Cedar Street
Wilder
McIntyre
Teubner
Meriden Curtain Fixture Company
Chicago
Mrs. Bliss
Ohio
Florence King
Manhattan Avenue
Fleming
Durrant Case Rumors Spur Wild Speculation
In San Francisco on September 10 rumors swirl around the Durrant case with wild statements lacking solid evidence. Reports note chatter about dates and details regarding Clarence Welf in the ongoing investigation.
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San Francisco
Clarence Welf
The Female Hermit of the West Coast Dies in Florida
The death of Anna Harvell, long known as the Female Hermit of the West Coast, closes a remarkable life spent alone with a dog. For twenty years she lived in deserted fish camps and on the sea before paralysis led charitable locals to care for her. She revealed she was once the daughter of a Mississippi family and married a steamboat captain in St Louis, but fled after a husband accused her of infidelity.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Anna Harvell
West Coast
Mississippi
St. Louis
Two Women Hear Female Voice in Vault at Woodlawn
In Mount Vernon New York Mrs C H Seaman and her daughter Annie report hearing a clear female voice from a vault chamber at Woodlawn Cemetery while placing flowers on a family casket They fled exhausted while officers searched other vaults with no findings and no further reports.
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Mount Vernon
N. Y
C. H. Seaman
Annie
South Eleventh Avenue
Woodlawn
Ragged Caddie Wins Gold Medal In Chicago Golf Match
On September 1 at Wheaton Illinois the Chicago Golf Club awarded a gold medal to the lady champion. Jean Annie Carpenter known as Johnnie, a 14 year old caddie, defeated prominent society players to claim the prize after initially facing opposition from Mrs Hobart Chatfield Chatfield Taylor who eventually allowed her to play.
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Chicago
Chicago Golf Club
Wheaton
Ill
Hobart’ Chatfield-Chatfield Taylor
Jean Annie Carpenter
Johnnie
Kate Kane a Bride in Secret Chicago Bar Pioneer Weds
Chicago’s Kate Kane the first woman admitted to the Chicago bar reveals she married two months ago to Sig Vincenzo Rossi of this city. The ceremony was in Kenosha Wisconsin to avoid publicity. Kane, famed for defending notable criminals and challenging masculine authority, keeps her private life guarded.
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Chicago
Kate Kane
Sig. Vincenzo Rossi
Rossi
Kenosha
Wis
Not to Be Countess Yznaga Divorce Aim Stated
New York September 10 Friends of both parties say engagement talk between Mrs Fernando Yznaga and Count Bela Zichy is over. George Curtis Wright for the daughter says her sole wish is divorce and she will not marry Zichy or anyone else. Yznaga plans six months residence in South Dakota to secure the divorce. father cites her improving health amid delays.
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New York
Fernando Yanaga
Count Bela Zichy
George Curtis Wright
Count Zichy
Yznaga
South Dakota
PITEZEL MOTHER ARRIVES IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR IDENTIFYING BODY
Mrs Elisa beth Pitezel, mother of the children believed murdered by H H Frelmes, arrives in Indianapolis to view the body and clothing thought to be those of her son Howard. The coroner holds shoes, an overcoat, a scarf pin and buttons found with the body and other items tied to the girls. She believes she can identify the coat and shoes, and perhaps the pin and buttons.
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John T. Dare
Starr Dare
Blanche Thamont
Durrant
Dave
Gibson
Indianapolis
Elisabeth, Pitezel
H. H. Frelmes
Howard
Bearded Priest from Wales Visits East Boston Family
Rev. Thomas Brennan known as Father Sebastian of the Franciscan Capuchin monastery at Pantasaph North Wales traveled to East Boston to visit relatives. Born in northern England about 33 years ago he entered the order at 17 and was ordained in 1836. his father and mother reside at 7 Webster Avenue in East Boston.
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Wales
Boston
Thomas Brennan
Father Sebastian
Pantasaph
North
England
Webster Avenue
East
Father Sebastian of Pantosaph Monastery Visits East Boston
A Welsh Pantosaph monk, Father Sebastian, visits his East Boston family after twenty five years, staying until Oct 20. He arrives via New York and Boston, wears a Capuchin habit when possible, and notes the monastery’s austere life of poverty and charity. The gathering draws relatives, neighbors, and a sense of local excitement.
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North Wales
Atto Oreet
Winifred
Holleywell
Pantosaph
Father Astian
New York
Fall River
Boston
Father McCarthy
Church of the Holy Redeemer
Maverick Street
Mags
Sebastian
Wales
Question of Docks For Indiana Battleship
Washington on September 10 debated whether the Indiana would dock in American or Nova Scotian waters. Secretary Herbert challenged Cramp Shipyard’s plan to dock at Halifax at its own expense, noting no U S dock large enough. He cited Port Royal South Carolina as a possible site and Cramp sought dock length and channel depth details.
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Washington
Herbert
Charles H. Cramp
Halifax
N. S
United States
Port Royal
S. C
Cramp
Admiral Walker Inspects Lighthouses in Newport
United States Lighthouse Tender Verbena arrived to meet Rear Admiral Walker chairman of the lighthouse board for a tour of inspection through the first and second lighthouse district. Admiral Walker came on the tender John Rodgers from New York and both boats sailed this morning. The Lake Erie anniversary drew little observance with city flags displayed and O H P Belmont firing a national salute for his great uncle Oliver Hazard Perry and decorating his monument.
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Newport
United States
Verbena
Walker
S. N
Lighthouse Board
Admiral Walker
John Rodgers
New York
Lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry
Yale Dean Corrects Criminals Figure Adjustment
Professor Francis Wayland of Yale Law School asserts he misstated a crime figure. He says his claim was 300,000 habitual criminals in the United States, not 3,000,000, and notes editorial criticism nationwide over the error reported at Saratoga.
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NHW
Hayden
Conn
Francis Wayland
Yale Law School
American Social Science Association
Saratoga
United States
Waylund
Democrats Outing and Clambake at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet
In Providence on September 10 the Rhode Island Democrats hold an outing at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet. Prominent party leaders attend and speeches on party matters were delivered during the afternoon. Ex Congressman McHattrick of Massachusetts was expected to arrive later in the day.
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Providence
R. I
Rhodes
Pawtuxet
McHattrick
Massachusetts
Mrs Beard Committed to State Insane Hospital
By order of Judge Wiswell Mrs Frances R Beard of Andover Massachusetts bound over to York County Supreme Court for attempting to kill her daughter with a hatchet was moved from jail and committed to the State Insane Hospital at Augusta Old Orchard September 10 local report notes the transfer and commitment to Augusta hospital for care under legal authority
Bridges and trains on the move in 1900s America
The piece surveys bridge materials with 1561 total Boston & Maine spans and 10 percent wooden, notes wood often cheaper for short spans, and reports price comparisons among iron, Southern pine, and spruce latten. It mentions James Emerson’s car patents, steel canal boats for grain routes, rising lake freights, Soo canal openings, Russian religious cars for Siberia, Atlanta expo sleeping cars, and a New York to Chicago motorcycle race prize offer plus Interstate Ticket Agents’ meeting turnout.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
James Emerson
Holyoke
Mass
Eastern Railroad Association
Ohio
New York
Cleveland
Buffalo
Duluth
Atlanta
Memphis
Chicago Times Herald
Chicago
Milwaukee
Interstate Ticket Agents’ Association
Lake George
Boston
American Ticket Agents’ Association
Red Men Great Council Meets in Providence for 47th Session
The Great Council of the United States of the Improved Order of Red Men assembled in Providence on Sept 10 with ninety eight delegates from thirty one states. Officers announced include H Paton Massachusetts and R T Daniel Georgia as top leaders. Reports cover finances, memberships, and reminders of a digest revision.
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Providence
R. I
Great Council of the United
Delaware
BE. D. Wiley
Iowa
John W. Cherry
Virginia
Minewa
B. B. Foster
Maine
Forest
Bids Opened for Three 1800-Ton Torpedo Boats
Secretary Herbert opens bids for construction of three sea going torpedo boats limited to 175000 dollars each. Union Iron Works bids 175000 to build one, 173000 for two, 172000 for three. Herreshoff offers 144000 each for one or all three with plans by the company. Boats must weigh 1800 tons, reach 26 knots, and be completed in 15 months. If sites fail, construction may move within the United States.
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Washington
Herbert
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Gulf
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Wolf & Zwicker Iron Works
Portland
Ore
Moran Bros. Co
Seattle
Wash
Navy Department
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Bristol
R. I
United States
Cambridge Couple Wed At Prospect Street Church
Miss Lilla Theodora Boyson and Arthur Norman Cotton were married at Prospect Street Congregational Church Cambridge the ceremony conducted by Rev De N Beach with bridesmaid Miss I E Boyson and best man Chester S McGown. After the reception the couple left for Rochester N Y where Mr Cotton will serve as assistant secretary of the YMCA.
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Cambridge
Prospect Street Congregational Church
Lilla Theodora Boyson
George Boyson
Mt. Auburn
Arthur Norman Cotton
Stimson Boygyn
de N. Beach
I. E. Boyson
Chester 5. McGown
Thomasville, Conn
M. Co. A
Lamont Arrives at Buzzard's Bay for Family Visit
Secretary Lamont arrived at Buzzard's Bay in the morning and spent the day with his family. He will likely depart shortly, with plans remaining unclear, as the visit concludes.
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Buzzard's Bay
Lamont
Pea Pe
Fatal Card to be staged at the Museum in Boston
The Boston scene features Madeleine at the Hollis and new numbers in the production. Lillian Russell shines in The Tzi gane while De Koven’s popularity endures in Boston. Early plans hint at a country tour after Boston with Miss Russell not reaching New York until February. The article notes Rose of Castle Square Theatre organizing a permanent lyric stock in Boston and highlights Belle Huntington Isabel Hassan and Violet Rand.
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Lillian Russell
the Tremont
New York
Boston
de Koven
Miss Russell
Rose
Castle Square Theatre
Mr. Seabrooke
the Park
Grace Huntington
Isabel Hassan
Violet Rand
Madeleine
Hollis
Julian Howards
Charles Frohman
Verity
Museum of
Training ship Enterprise Arrives at Provincetown Harbor
Highland Light reports the training ship Enterprise entered Provincetown and dropped anchor at 8 30 p m on September 16. The cruise marks a routine stop as the vessel continues its assignment along the coast.
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Highland Light
Enterprise
Provincetown
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