Dramatic inquest echoes in Philadelphia coroner’s court
In Philadelphia on June 13 a sensational inquest into Mrs Sarah Higginbotham's murder drew crowds as Mary Rider, a colored servant, accused John Higginbotham of the crime. The testimony described a brutal killing with a brick and revealed plans by Higginbotham to marry his mother's housekeeper, who sought a license but was refused. Both Mary Rider and John Higginbotham were jailed.
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Sarah Higginbotham
Mary Rider
John Higginbotham
Aed
Soand
Mary
Dugan
John
Wiother
Higwinbotham
Elizabeth C. Ferner
Somer’s Point
N. J
Beginning of End in Cuba
Washington June 15 It is believed the Platt amendment has been adopted by the Cuban constitutional convention and an electoral bill to set up an independent government is ready for submission The convention could dispose of this in a week or two and ninety days are needed for publication of the electoral act United States troops may remain after new officials are inaugurated until a Cuban military force or gendarmerie is organized and the stay will depend on Cuban wishes.
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D. C
War Department
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Keat
United States
Cuba
Breach of Promise Verdict in Liberty Case
Miss Lena Brayhill wins 25000 damages from HB Norton a Kansas City mail clerk in a breach of promise suit. Jury quickly reached verdict amid sympathetic crowd after Norton’s defense failed to sway judges.
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Lena Brayhill
HB. Norton
Kansas City
Population of Missouri in Census Bulletin
The census bulletin lists Missouri towns and counties by population from enumerators nationwide. It notes 296 incorporated towns under 500 residents, four towns over 50 000, and one over 100 000, with Missouri’s total population around 2.5 million and a share of about 4.62 percent of the state total.
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Washington
Missouri
Wellsville Oil Drill Reaches 85 Feet As Vein Appears Rich
Intense excitement swept Wellsville as the Western Union Oil Co drill reached 85 feet. When the drill pulled out it yielded fine specimens. Ted Mr. Clark, in charge, says the vein is about 3 feet thick and exceptionally fine. Indications of oil grow stronger daily. Clark predicts the main reservoir may be reached at greater depths.
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Wellsville
Mon
Dane
Oelock
Western Union Oil Compas
Ted Mr. Clark
Miss Elizabeth Read Graduates With High Honors
Elizabeth Rita Read, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Read, graduates with high honors from Visitation Convent in Georgetown Washington. A $5,000 check from her father is among the gifts to fund further education in Paris where she will pursue a course in art. Read delivered an original poem dedicated to Cardinal Martinelli, the papal delegate at Washington, as Cardinal Martinelli attended the exercises.
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Visitation Convent
Georgetown
Washington, D.C
Aneone
Mney
Paris
Prevent serious sickness with Boschee’s German Syrup
In our changeable climate many deaths come from neglected cold. A bottle of Boschee’s German Syrup kept at home can prevent serious sickness and costly doctor bills. Three or four doses aid curing consumption, hemorrhages, pneumonia, severe coughs, croup or any throat lung disease. Get a sample free from H. L. Tucker. Regular size 75 cents. Jetfree n’s Prize Almanane.
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H. L. Tucker
Runigman Jackson County Rabbit Eradication Plan Unfolds
Runigman Kansas residents hear of a bounty scheme to exterminate jack rabbits with dogs after harvest. Kle organizes townships into companies inviting public turnout to dot and exterminate the county’s rabbit population. If successful, the plan may spread to other rabbit infestations. Three men jailed for burglary attempt in Fort Morvan with a jail break and gunfire. Harry Simmington, Stacey, and Givens escaped with revolver and ammunition. Sheriff Calvert was shot and likely to die. Nelson led a posse to recapture Stacey and Givens while Simmington fled
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Kle
Morvan
Harrys
Simmingeton
Stacey
Givens
Bardars
Simmington
Sherif Calvert
Nelson
Palestine scholar Meyer wins Palestinian studies prize
Cincinnati report says Martin Meyer, a Hebrew Union College graduate, will study and excavate in the Holy Land after winning the Palestinian scholarship of the American Society of Oriental Research. The contest included a Turkish professor and an Eastern volesae man, with funds provided to hire Arabs for digs. In a separate item, Oscar Bennett, 12, of Greenfield Tenn, died after a hunting accident went tragically wrong when he shot the 5 year old daughter of A B Bradbury after mistaking live cartridges for spent ones.
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Jone
Palestine
Martin Meyer
Hebrew Union College
Holy Land
Meyer
American Soviety of Oriental Research
Jackson
Tenn
Jones
Oscar Bennett
N.M. Bennett
Greenfield
Here
Ilinois Central Railway
A.B. Bradbury
Dennett
Samoa's Governor Slugged in San Francisco
Governor of American Samoa, Jh. Fo Tilley, was kidnapped and robbed after arriving on the Ventura. He was taken by two men at the Occidental hotel, walked through town, and found six hours later battered near Gray’s Quarry. His bloodstained clothing and his incoherent account indicate a violent assault.
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Fo Tilley
Plos
Samo
Ventura
Orecidental
Gocelock
Grays Quarry
Alrops
Hack
Czar Buys Famous Horse From Julius Flechmat
The Russian imperial government reportedly purchased the stallion Halmen from Julius Flechmat for about 30000. An agent sought Hanover blood to improve Russian racehorse breeding and ship Halmen directly to the czar’s stables. Earlier reports named Jenin de Keszke as buyer.
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Halmen
Hanover-Iulia L
Hanover
Russia
Haima
Jenin de Keszke
Halnia
Death of Jannett-Sharp Nose Arapaho War Leader
Cheyenne reports the death of Jannett-Sharp Nose chief of the northern Arapahoes on the Wind River reservation. Described as a feared war leader responsible for numerous murders, his passing is expected to ease tensions and quell uprisings linked to conflicts with the Indian agent at Fort Washukie.
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Wyo
Jannett
Sharp Nose
American seeks English chaperon for daughter in society
London notice offers five dollars for an English titled lady to act as chaperon for an American gentleman's daughter arriving in England for a three month stay. The ad in the Times notes a honorary sum of 5,000 dollars is offered, but local reaction suggests little chance of acceptance.
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London
London Times
England
Honerarium
Fraud Charged in Ohio Officer Accused of Defrauding Government
June 14. On instruction from Washington, Mistrict Attorney Nallivan has brought suit against Lieutenant RB Chase of Bandusky charged with converting to his own use government supplies valued at 217000. Chase served in the Spanish American War as acting commissary of the Sixth Ohio Volunteers.
Cleveland Family Opens Summer Home in Berkshire Hills
June 14 report from Winsted Connecticut notes former President Cleveland and his family now reside at a Berkshire summer estate. They will use the room once occupied by George Washington after Saratoga, chamber nicknamed Washington's Loom. Local farmers invite the ex-president to fish the trout streams, posted or not.
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Winsted, Conn
Cleveland
Trringham
Berk Shire Hills
George Washington
Saratoga
Cares Cancer Blood Poison and Ulcers Costs Nothing to
A brief notice reports concerns or claims about cancer blood poisoning eating sores and ulcers with an emphasis that costs are none. The item appears as a short public or personal notice without clear actions or dates.
Botanic Blood Balm advertised as cure for blood diseases
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for blood poison and deadly cancers, claiming it drains poison from the system, heals sores, and builds the body. It promises trial guidance, free medical advice, and 30 years of testing, with price listed and claims about its botanic composition.
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Baim Co
Atlanta
Isa
Aberdeen Angus sale tops at 275 average per head
In Chicago on June 13 the two day Aberdeen Angus cattle sale at Union stock yards sold 72 head of pure bred cattle. Total receipts reached 18505 with an average of 275 per head. Queen Mary Bell Vil, a cow owned by Willis M. Sturgis Mansfield Ohio, sold for 1000 to D R Perry Columbus Indiana. The top bull was Black King of Woodlawn bred by John S Goodwin and consigned by Bob Pierre & Son Creston Iowa, selling to Silas M. Igo Palmyra Indiana for 5850.
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Pnion
Willis M. Sturgis
Mansfield
CFC
D. R. Perry
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Ind
Black Iting
Woodlawn
John S. Goodwin
Bob Pierre
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal cure for catarrh
A pasted advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, claims to strengthen the constitution, and offers $100 reward for a case it cannot cure. Testimonial lists are promised from F. J. Cuenzy & Co of Toledo Ohio. sale by druggists.
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Hali
F. J. Cuenzy & Co
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