Druce’s Body Found in Highgate Grave Forty-Three Years On
London report confirms the coffin in the Druce family vault at Highgate Cemetery contains a human body, refuting claims of a lead roll. Officials say the remains are those of Thomas Charles Druce, amid guarded exhumation with Home Office oversight and police cordons. The exhumation ends long legal battles over the Portland estate, with money raised from workers for the prosecution.
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London
Thomas Charles Druce
Highgate
Robert C. Caldwall
Cruce
Home Office
T. C. Druce
Thomas Charles Cruce
Highgate Cemetery
George Hollamby Cruce
Portland
Augustny J. Pepper
Druce
Duke of Portland
Laad
Renaming 30 000 Indians to family names in US history
Dr Charles A Eastman of Amherst nears completing a major project to assign family names to about 30,000 Indiana Sioux. A full-blooded Sioux, he explains renaming aids land deeds, records, and inheritance amid Roosevelt era oversight. He blends English forms with traditional names, preserving dignity while simplifying administration.
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Amherst
Charles A. Hastman
Amhersts
United States
Indiana
Eastman
Dartmouth College
Boston University Medical School
Ahlysea
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Namie
Elaine Goodale
Sunday Post
Cottage Street
Reuben Anotherday
Albert Blacktomahawk
Alfred Greyeagie
James Brownsview
Ezekiel Brownthunder
Bridget O Connor and the Strong Broth Drama
In a Boston Cooking School Magazine tale, Mrs. Appleton recovers with Bridget O Connor, a devoted Irish maid, after a doctor prescribes lamb broth and two raw eggs daily. A kitchen mishap spills broth and rice as Bridget serves a bedside tray, but laughter helps restore health and spirits.
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Harold
Miss Beesto
Tone
Diddy
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Appleton
Love
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France
At the race track the gambler notes color and mood
A racegoer reflects on the spectacle of green grass, white fences, and misty light at a Gravesend outing. He recalls betting badly and marvels at Dee gar's inspiration, while wondering who Dygar trained for, as rain threatens the event.
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Deegar
Dypgar
New York Press
Knickerbocker Club Mention Sparks Purchase Orders
Cobba Golde explains his name was brought up at the Knickerbocker club and confirms that the secretary was instructed to purchase all quarts of blackballs for the members. L’Olgnog corroborates and asks for details on the action taken.
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Knickerbocker Club
L'Olgnog
Moer
New York Press
Secret of Johnsons Catfish Finds on Passaic River
A Caldwell correspondent recounts Abram Johnson, a farmer in Big Pine Meadows, who uses hidden caverns and stovepipes to attract catfish in the Passaic. Duck hunter Charlies Henderson spots Johnson’s nocturnal method as the river yields more fish than others. The tale links carp invasion to scarce catfish and Johnson’s dark-hole technique.
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Passaic
Abram Johnson
Big Pine Meadows
Pine Brook
Singac
Johnson Homes
Charlies Henderson
Caldwell
Henderson
The
New York Sun
Nice Family Pet in Event at Barotgeland Palace
The Paramount Chief of Barotgeland presented Lord Selbourne with a tame young hippopotamus. The beast, about hial grown, followed the chief's canoe three hundred miles from Lintut, slept through most of the ceremony, then was ridden from the courtyard by a member of the Parliamentary Missionary Society.
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Selbourne
Lintut
Parly Missionary Society
London Mail
Awakened Memories in a Whimsical Engagement Scene
In a clipped reminiscence recorded from a paper, Blanche de Smythe is linked to Walter Wellington Deere through an unexpected engagement. A plain citizen challenges the honesty of the current legislature as a lobbyist retorts with a sharp line about restraint, reflecting the era’s social echo and political satire.
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Blanche de Smythe
Walter Wellington Deere
Walter
Chingly
Blanche
Returning Aliens May Buy Farms in New York Under Value
The New York State Agricultural Department sees many emigrants leaving for Europe and suggests some may buy farms here for less than the value of their buildings. Governor Hughes was told a program could target departing Hungarians and other foreigners to become property owners and farmers in New York State. A department rep has toured New York City docks to talk with returning travelers and plan outreach for permanent farm ownership.
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Philip
Krom
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Albany
N. Y
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Europe
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New York City
State Agricultural Commissioner
New York State
Eightyearold kills mother in playful rifle mishap
In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania an eight year old boy, Lewis Hoonshilt, accidentally pulled the trigger of a parlor rifle while his mother, Mrs. George Hoenshilt, stood at a telephone. She died within minutes, unconscious from the impact. The incident highlights dangers of handling firearms even in play.
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Stroudsburg
Lewis Hoonshilt
George Hoenshilt
Hoenshilt
Iad
Nassau Bank Aids Customers During Panic in New York
In the recent financial panic Nassau Bank of New York City gained 156 depositors in two weeks, boosting deposits by over 1,000,000. Founded half a century ago, it is praised as conservative and responsive to payroll calls and government duties, helping customers amid financial stringency.
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New York City
Nassau Bank
New York
Tragic Massachusetts Fire Kills Clark Family in Watertown
John Clark seedman from Boston and his wife and children Doris age two and two sons were found dead after a fire gutted their Belmont Street home in Watertown at about 1 am. The fire burned inside before being seen. firefighters arrived late due to a prior alarm. The father and two boys were rescued but perished. Doris and the mother were fatally burned inside the burning building. The cause of the blaze remains undetermined.
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Mass
John Clark
Boston
John
Philip
Doris
Clark Home
Clark
Hovey
Belmont Streets
Faneuil Hall Square
Lost Under Ice Saving Chum At Greystone Pond
Providence Rhode Island details a drowning tragedy as sixteen year old George Whelan attempted a rescue at Greystone Pond. Edwin Briggs fourteen panicked and dragged Whelan under the ice before Briggs was saved by villagers. Whelan’s body was recovered two hours later.
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RN. I
George Whelan
Edwin Briggs
Greystone Pond
Briggs
Whelan
Young skaters drown at Stone's Pond in Vermont tragedy
In Rutland Vermont three youths died and three others were pulled from water unconscious after skating on rain-weakened ice at Stone's Pond near Castleton. Deceased include Miss Ida B. Franklin of Saratoga New York aged 24, Miss Ida Putrish of Castleton aged 20, and George Hunter of Castleton aged 21. Children broke through the ice while skating hand in hand. nearby workers pulled victims to safety with planks.
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Rutland
Lightning Kills a Girl in Georgia House Blast
A lightning strike during a neighborhood song service at the Bryant home in Reids Station Georgia killed ten year old Sedora Bryant and injured fifteen others none seriously. Neighbors from Macon and local residents aided the scene as the house wrecked and a gathering was disrupted. Elsewhere Cotton Mills on Short Time: Arkwright Club Boston votes to curtail production by twenty five percent through March to ease New York Chicago and Boston cloth markets.
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Ives
Biddy
Reids Station
Sedora Bryant
J. D. Bryant
Bryant
Jiles Houth
Macon
W.M. Phillips
Praik
Ava Phillips
James Warfield
Arkwright Club
Boston
New Jingland
New York
Chicago
Governor Replies On Fraudulent North Carolina Bonds
Raleigh North Carolina Governor Glenn answered Edward J L Andrews of New York regarding repudiated special tax bonds valued at 3 million dollars. Glenn states the bonds are fraudulent and will not be paid, in defense of the state's position.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Glenn
Edward JL. Andrews
New York
Andrews
Notable Inventor Dies in Newport and Feud Killing in Kentucky
George S. Slocum inventor of the fist steam lawn mower dies at age sixty nine in Newport Idaho due to nervous prostration. Acquittals come after land fraud charges in Roswell New Mexico. A feud near the Kentucky border leaves John Stone and Kelly Smith wounded or dead. President Roosevelt reportedly warned Japan of action after his term. Reading ex treasurer Roland Stokes kills his father in law Dr John Hoffman during an argument. Militarist Gustave Hervé jailed and fined in France.
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George S. Slocum
Newport
Leteher-Knott
Kentucky
John Stone
Kelly Smith
Smith
Reading
Roland PB. Stokes
John Y. Hoffman
Lofftman
A New Kind of Malt and Trout Fishing Tale
A Dundee Advertiser snippet recalls fishing preparations with a humorous exchange about old fly papers saved by a wife for her husband. The brief comic vignette hints at fishing gear, patience, and domestic banter from a past season.
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Dundee Advertiser
Toledo Firm Promises Reward for Untreated Catarrh
Fragmented text mentions Frans J. Chexey and F J Chexey & Co of Toledo offering one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes a December 6 826 notary stamp and claims the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Vague ad-like snippet followed by a joke about Tommy at a professor's dinner.
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Otto
Crrr
Toledo
Lucas County
Frans J. Cexey
F.j.chexey & Co
Sai
Hall
Erank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleabon
Joil
J. Crrery & Co
Dean's Kidney Pills Proved Helpful Claims and Remedies
A letter from Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota recounts five months in hospital with heart and kidney issues. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he reports rapid improvement and lasting health, noting the product is sold by dealers at 60 cents a box. Also mentions mirror making methods and Paro Ointment for piles with a money back guarantee. Ships first copper bottomed in 1837.
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Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Saya
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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