Bank Clerk Foils Forged Check Swindle Amid Royal Mail Notes
A bank clerk uncovers a forged four thousand pound check linked to Walter Carruthers and an estate heiress Eva. The scheme centers on Mansfield, Eva’s uncle, and a fraudulent secretary, with detectives arresting Hall’s accomplice and a tense truth revealed in Eva’s confession that the man is not her uncle and has stolen her inheritance.
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Eva
Pye
Freeman
Beaver
J E. Morgan
Eureka
Barton-on-Sea
Morgan
Mayfair
South-Eastern Counties
Walter Carruthers
Carruthers
Fox
Mr. Morgan
Clifford
Barton
Mr. Clifford
Old Morgan
Mansfield
Morgan's
Cecil
Invitation Sparks Father’s Vengeful Welcome to Engagement
The father recalls a long courtship and his plan to gain revenge as a suitor announces, informally, that he will marry his daughter next month. The daughter calls the invitation exclusive, and the father notes his past neglect in the campaign and the ease of the visitor’s exit.
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Detroit Free Press
Insane Indians and the National Indian Insane Asylum
A Canton Cantonment project stands as a new National Indian Insane Asylum. The piece notes rising insanity among Indians linked to civilization and religious rites, with Senator Pettigrew spearheading funding. It describes the cross-shaped brick and stone structure, slated to house about 75 patients, amid debates on assimilation and race.
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National Indian Insane Asylum
Canton
Senator Pettigrew
National Asylum
Washington
Dif
Laughter and Health in a Humble Health Bulletin
The text extols laughter as a health booster enlarging the heart expanding the lungs and stimulating circulation. It humorously warns against dour theologians and advises keeping spirits up and not dwelling on troubles, as a playful health bulletin remark.
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Lown Health Bulletin
French Old Age Pensions Sparks Labor Opposition
The proposed pension law faces strong French opposition over the pension age of 65, deemed beyond the average worker’s life. Labor organizations protest, arguing workers will not willingly save from wages for benefits likely not to be enjoyed by many. The passage ends with a quip about gender disputes.
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France
Queen Alexandra in frail health at Marlborough House
Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, aged fifty eight, is reported seriously ill at Marlborough House in London. She is the second child and eldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark, born December 1, 1844, married on March 10, 1863 to the Prince of Wales, and became queen consort with the accession on January 22, 1901.
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Alexandra
Great Britain
Marlborough House
London
Christian IX
Denmark
Prince of Wales
Macaroni Wheat Grows Strong in Dakotas Kansas Nebraska
Report notes macaroni wheat rivaling Italian varieties grown in the Dakotas Kansas and Nebraska with strong yields and quality. Farmers report the strain proves promising for domestic production and markets.
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Great Northwest
Italy
Dakotas
Kansas
Nebraska
West
Northwest
South Dakota
Colorado
Oklahoma
New Mexico
United States
Insanity Types and Indian Blood Degrees in Patients
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss different types of insanity and the degrees of Indian blood among patients. It mentions classifications and the impact on treatment, though details are incomplete.
McKinley Memorial: Day Issues Public Statement
Judge William R Day of the McKinley National Memorial Association releases a public statement detailing the memorial project. He notes subscriptions via banks postmasters and money orders, with funds preserved in Cleveland and souvenir certificates planned. The group collaborates with the Washington memorial to honor the late president at Canton and the capitol.
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William R. Day
William KR. Day
McKinley National Memorial Association
McKinley Nationnal Memorial Asagelation
United States
Canton
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
National Memorial Association
Wiliam McKinley Memorial Arch Association
Washington
Capitol of
Women as telephonists cited as natural superiority
A 19th century overview argues women possess vocal, diction, and temperament advantages for telephone work. It notes higher pitched voices transmit clearer signals, patient psyches, and steadier nerves aid exchanges. Mentions Postal Union and major companies employing women, with Italy, Germany, Japan, and Britain highlighted. The piece also includes an anecdote about Eugene Field’s daughter and a kitchen mishap.
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Tet Vocal Chanda
Ff Ever Nature
Roumania
America
Italy
England
Telehone
Japan
Germany
Persous Organization of
Postal Union
Europe
London
Where Slavery Is Preferred in Zanzibar and Pemba
Correspondence from the London Foreign Office notes 88 percent of slaves in Zanzibar and Pemba prefer rearing slaves. Fewer slaves sought freedom in 1900 than 1899 as many realize little prospect of gain. Masters become kinder post legislation, trying to attract continued service. Wealth talk closes with a Detroit Free Press quip about diamonds.
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London Foreign Office
Zanzibar
Pemba
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