Medical Experts Pave Way for Murder Charge in Ferris Case
In Columbus June 25 medical experts testified to lack of medical supervision at Delaware State Industrial School for Girls and to possible negligence by Matron Myrtle Sellers. Autopsy and pathologists linked death of Nora Ferris to heart failure worsened by prolonged punishment and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Nora Ferris
State Industrial School For Girls
Delaware
Henry C. Ranney
Cleveland
Rutherford H. Platt
Myrtle E. Sellers
Chicago
Joseph P. Byers
State Board of Charities
Stiles
Ferris
Delaware County
George L. Carpenter
Freshwater
H. C. Rutter
Gallipolis State Hospital
James P. Baldwin
Grant Hospital
Baldwin
Birdin E. Stanley
Nora
Miss Sellers
Miss Stanley
Judge Cox who presided over Guiteau trial dies
Walter Cox former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia died at 76. A longtime jurist in the region he presided over many famous criminal cases, most notably the assassination trial of President Garfield suspect Charles Guiteau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Cox
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Cox
Guiteau
Noted Physician Attends King Edward in Illness
Sir Francis Henry LaKing is Knight Commander of the Victoria Order and Physician in Ordinary to the King. He attended at Aldershot as the royal physician and later consulted Sir Thomas Barlow, a specialist in nervous diseases, amid reports the King had paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Francis
Edward
Aldershot
Francis
Thomas Barlow
King’s condition improves as parliament notes progress
The article reports that the King is free from pain and making satisfactory progress. Government leader A J Balfour told the House of Commons before dinner that the monarch’s improvement was evident, with flags and stands still reflecting the gravity of affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
A. J. Balfour
King James is Treated for Perityphlitis After Cold
London reports the King’s illness as perityphlitis following a cold contracted nine days earlier. An operation by Sir Frederick Treves with Dr Fradette as anesthetist drained the affected area, no bowel resection performed, and the patient’s condition improved after a restless night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Frederick Treves
Freda
Cep@um
Doctors Comment On King Edward Case Versus McKinley
Buffalo physicians explain King Edward's illness and McKinley’s case, noting appendicitis has a high recovery rate when treated early, while stomach wounds have lower survival. They estimate King Edward’s crisis may last a few days, with convalescence of three to four weeks and coronation attendance unlikely for six weeks or two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew
Pres McKinley
Buffalo
King ‘Edward
England
King Edward
McKinley
T Ising
Roswell Park
New Bank State Pathological Laboratory
University of Buffalo
Ent McKinley
King Edward VII Insurance Sparks Historic Financial Hit
New York reports that English life insurers face a potential tens of millions in losses should King Edward VII die, with personal policies totaling 3.6 million dollars and overall life risks estimated at 21 million. Underwriters previously charged high rates, with premiums fluctuating amid coronation postponement fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward VII
England
Edward
Russia
Olga
Germany
London
Journal of
Thoughts of Money Driven Away by Grief in Coronation Crisis
London reports the king's dangerous illness and looming abdication, with ministers alarmed and public vigil ongoing. Society anticipates upheaval as coronation plans unravel and fear grows that a popular monarch may be replaced by an austere successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American and Journal and Commercial Tribune
W._R. Hearst
London
Buckingham Palace
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
Victoria
Transvaal
Cecil Rhodes
Chamberlain
Jameson
London Sectors Slump as Coronation Plans Collapse
London business faces heavy losses as Westminster barricades removed and stands demolished. Hotels and provision dealers report vast perishables, telegraphed orders canceled, and possible seat refunds in doubt. Royal procession plans shift to later or cancelled with naval review halted and coronation honors moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster Abbey
West End
Lloyd's
King's Physician Explains King Edward Operation Death Odds
Sir Frederick Treves, who performed the operation on King Edward, says death in perityphlitis with abscesses is about one in three. He notes the highest death risk is between the fifth and eighth day, based on his extensive medical essays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendix
Peritype
New York Medical
Aynal
London
Great Britain
New York
Frederick Treves
Edward
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Relief for Dyspepsia
An advertising style claim extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as an effective remedy for dyspepsia and indigestion. It describes symptoms like heartburn nausea and irritability and asserts thousands of cures with Hood's Pills as the best cathartic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoods Pitts
Estimate Contest Promises 1490 Chances at $34 000 Prize
Alan Dale notes dramatic shift in coverage as readers learn of King Edward's illness. The Estimating Contest offers 1499 prizes worth 34 000 dollars. with ten entrants per group, each participant gains 10 chances to win a share of the total prize pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Dale
New York American and Journal
King Edward
Commercial Tribune
Radway’s Ready Relief Promises Quick Cure for Rheumatism
An ad features testimonials praising Radway’s Ready Relief for rheumatism and pain. A New Orleans boot and shoe factory worker reports regained arm use after three quarters of a bottle. Another user from Maryland Oswego County New York cites a prior shoulder injury improving with the product. Immediate aid claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Radway & Co
Radway
W. C. Baker
Boot and Shoe Factory
Julia Street
New Orleans
Oak Tree Planted by King Edward in Central Park Dies
In Central Park New York two trees planted by King Edward when Prince of Wales in 1860 show different fates. The American elm grew tall but the English oak remains stunted and is now dying despite efforts by Landscape Artist Parsons of the Park Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Park
Edward
Prince of Wales
Parsons
Park Department
Palmist predicts fate of King Edward VII in 1902
A Paris and London palmist claims to have foreseen King Edward VII’s death using a system called periodicity. She warns June to December as critical, predicts Queen Victoria’s line and a future Queen of England, and notes England’s decline after Edward’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American and Journal and Commercial Tribune
London
Edward VII
Paris
Humbert
Persia
Edward
Prince of Wales
Princess May
Duke of Clarence
Duke of York
England
King Edward's illness worsens as doctors fear hidden danger
London reports at 3 30 p m Sir Francis Knollys says no change yet but King Edward remains improved. Physicians warn that removal of abscess drainage tubes is needed for certainty and the illness may bring peritonitis or hemorrhage with fatal outcomes possible despite apparent improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Francis Knollys
Edward
Associated Press
Dread Ailments Tied to Regional Cears and Cities
The excerpt notes Lombardy as the cradle of pel lagra a famine era illness linked to damaged maize with vast peasant deaths since 1833. It cites Mandalay ringworn in Burma, rock fever in Gibraltar, Maltese fever in Malta, Aleppo evil in Asia Minor, and the Delhi boil among soldiers, each confined to its locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lombardy
Mandalay
Burma
Rock
Gibraltar
Malta
Aleppo
Asia Minor
Delhi
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Adverts
E. W. Grove appears on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets advertised as a remedy that cures a cold in one day. The note price is 2 percent cents.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erett
Walter S. Cox
Sir Francis Henry Laking
Mann
Park
Laymon
Treves
Kaiser
By Max O’rell
Admiralty
Spithead
Charles Hotham
Portsmouth
Naval Review
Fleet Street
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Westminster
Evening News
Th “Empire
Hongkong
Simla
Australia
Southampton
The
London Medical Authority
Fadway
Night Express
G. G
Dole
Maryland
Osego County
WN. Y
Radny
Radway & CO
Elm Street
New York City
Palmist
Cheiro
Queen Victoria
Prince Consort
His Majesty
Chambers’ Journal
E. W. Grove
Joseph Lester
King
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!