Paris honors baroness murder. Anastay jailed on suspicion
Paris December 26 Lieutenant Anastay a retired army officer has been arrested on the charge of murdering Baroness Dellard at her Boulevard du Temple apartment. The crime involved a staged break in, stabbing of the baroness and servant Delphine, and a plan to loot the estate while police suspect an organized group.
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Anastay
Dellard
Boulevard du Temple
M. de Freycinet
Legion of Heiford
Tie
Delphine
Sistter
Concterg
Porter
Baroness Dellard
Sne
Delard
Boulevard Dua Tempie
eHard
Baron Dellard
M. Olivier
Nenilly
Olivier
Iverel
Grandissary
Ollivier
Leutenant
Ibis
Pars
Brance
Darape
Lient
Wanderer from Saltillo Describes Drought Suffering
L. T. Woods of Mexico reports from Saltillo in Coahuila that drought has blanketed the region for two years, causing severe hardship. He says travel reveals the true extent of distress beyond rail line towns and that local cities lack reliable information.
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Sr. Louis
L. T. Woods
Mexico
Saltillo
Coahuila
Therr
Whitman Improves Slightly as Christmas Cheer Returns
The Good Gray Poet Walt Whitman shows improved condition in hospital. He chats with biographer Dr Buckend, smiles for Christmas, and eats toast and milk. Doctor McAllister notes lungs slightly better, some mucus discharged after 4 pm consultation.
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Pria
Walt Whitman
Dr. Buckend
Moscow Red Cross Fund Defalcation Reported in Famine Relief
The Moscow Red Cross club reports a 120000 rouble defalcation in famine relief funds. Czarnia orders inquiry as G Kochanoff closes Catholic and Lutheran churches in the city, signaling possible further restrictive actions.
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St. Peterssure
Moscow Red Cross Club
Ias
Governor Pardons Three Prisoners in Ohio Christmas Grace
Co Jomeus Ohio December 26 Jeff Bolling once doomed to be hanged in 1883 and now pardoned after life sentence for murdering his father in law John Douglas. Allen T Miller of Pike County and Charles Leverton of Highland County also received pardons.
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Co.Jomeus
Jeff Bolling
Licking County
John Douglas
Allen T. Miller
Pike County
Charles Leverton
Highland County
Clerk Laidlaw Sues Sage Over Bomb Shield Claim
In a landmark suit Russell Sage faces $100,000 damages alleged by clerk Laidlaw. The claim says Sage used Laidlaw as a shield to save himself when a dynamite bomb exploded at 71 Broadway on December 4. Laidlaw survived but was seriously injured and hospitalized.
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New York
Russell Sage
Wor
Uhiclaw
Norcross
Sage
Broadway
Lawdlaw
Mr. Laidlaw
Lanhlaw
St. Vincent's Hospital
West Twelfth Street
Paralyzed Woman Faked Exfoliated Bones Claim
Tennessee tale from Hanniman reports a Cocke county resident, a paraplegic woman, pretending to shed exfoliated bones for years. Doctors debunked the bones as nonhuman and a chicken bone revealed, as physician Dr. Smith previously believed her story.
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Smith
Secret orders steer ship to unknown destination from Yokohama
Hon Fea) arrives Dec 5 from Yokohama after rough seas. Destination kept secret with rumors of Acapulco, Mexico for coal and possible later orders. The US fish commission steamer Albatross arrived Nov 24 from San Francisco with a deep sounding mission for a submarine cable.
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Tie'sy Ur
Yokohama
Japan
Acapulco
Mexico
United Sates Fish Commission
Albatross
San Francisco
United States
Oahu
San Franciso
Monterey
Cal
Mud blockade cripples Iowa trade and raises losses
Burnington Iowa December 26 A mud blockade across Iowa and the Mississippi valley halts country roads for two weeks. Merchants shippers and farmers face immense losses with daily declines in trade totaling about 15000 dollars in Iowa. Fears of many farm and village business failures grow as markets stay closed.
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Burnington
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Illinois
New postal cards issued in three sizes
The postoffice department begins issuing two new postal card sizes at larger postoffices. A small gray card is shorter but strong and tear resistant while a large yellow card is wider and of excellent quality. Both bear General Grant likenesses and Bureau engraving. The public will choose preferred size.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
General Grant
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Aia
Escaped lunatic disrupts Cascade church scene
William Mackey, described as an escaped lunatic, caused chaos at Cascade in a church by uttering profanities that drove worshipers away. He then went to the priest’s residence making wild demands and was arrested after a violent struggle in which he knocked down ten men.
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Dusverve
William Mackey
Cascade
Missing Heir to Fortune Found in Wheeling
John H. Givens the missing heir to a $250000 Cortland New York estate was found in Wheeling by T J Parsons a Cortland lawyer and taken home. He had wandered since 1889 and borrowed money from a policeman before telegraphing for help. Parsons arrived promptly.
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Wheeling
John H. Givens
Cortland
N. Y
T. J. Parsons
Ar. Parsons
Immense Mesaba iron deposits near Lake Superior disclosed
Reports from Duieth describe new iron finds on the Mesaba range west of the Duluth and Iron Range line. Development began last August with thirteen pits reaching 60 feet depth, revealing a solid hematite vein of at least 9,000,000 tons across 1156 feet by 1156 feet. Ore is soft Bessemer grade 61 to 64 percent iron, with a horizontal vein and potential 50,000,000 tons, spurring the Duluth Mesaba and Northern railroad construction to the mines.
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Duieth
Mesaba Range
Lake Superior
Duluth and Iron Range
Mesala
Minnesota
Duluth
Mesaba
Farmer Dies After Stomach Riddled With Lizards
Daniel Mummert, a Hanover area farmer, died after suffering from what doctors believed to be pulmonary consumption. A week earlier he vomited violently and discharged six small lizards from his stomach. Autopsy showed his stomach was filled with reptiles, reportedly contracted from springs he drank while serving as Paradise township supervisor.
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Hanover
Daniel Mammert
East Berlin
Adams County
Mummert
Paradise Township
Remarkable 31 Year Old Thigh Injury From Horse Kick
A resident, James R. Emerson, suffered a severe thigh kick thirty-one years ago. A later flare up revealed a retained piece of cloth from the perenne worn at the time, which had been forced into his thigh by the blow and lay embedded for decades.
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Mr. Emerson
Blaine
Hattie Blaine
James G. Blaine, Jr
Walter Damrosch
Elkins
W. Va
Tracy
Wilmerding
Alice Wilmerding
K Street
Noble
Halsted
Foster
Miss Foster
Rusk
Agriculture Department
Miller
Indiana
Wanamaker
Lindenhurst
Philadelphia
Remarkable Kidnapping Attempt Stuns City Suburb
Agnes Everhard four year old granddaughter of William Schaefer was seized by a youth in a phaeton as she walked home. Her brother grabbed the horse by the bridle, was dragged briefly, and the kidnapper dropped the child before escaping at speed.
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Inprasarants
Agnes Everhard
William Schaefer
Township plans $60,000 road improvement loan
In Westtown township, West Custer county, residents gathered to back a public road program. Fifteen miles of the twenty-five miles of public roads require work, and another meeting will set borrowing terms for sixty thousand dollars to finance the project.
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West Custer
Westtown Township
Indiana loan bill proposed by Dr H W Taylor
Dr H W Taylor a Farmers' alliance member proposes a bill to lend Indiana residents 150 million dollars for twenty years at one percent interest. Borrowers must pledge first mortgage on property to the government. Senator Peffer expected to introduce the measure in the U S Senate.
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Axpersonx
Ind
H. W. Taylor
Farmers’ Alliance
Indiana
Peffer
United States Senate
Miners Jubilant As Clay County Mines to Reopen
Brazil December 26 miners celebrate a state convention decision at Terre Haute that boosts confidence. Operators plan to reopen every Clay county mine as sufficient workers have applied for jobs.
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Brazil
Terre Haute
Clay County
Novel wedding witnessed in a dry goods shop window
John Manning and Miss Maggie Swope married in a dry goods store show window with the merchant paying the minister and providing a supper. About a thousand people watched the ceremony and reception, the groom falling ill from the feast and a physician being summoned.
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John Manning
Maggie Swope
Postmaster in Trouble Arrested in Arlington Shortage
Jerome A. Oblinger former Arlington Minnesota postmaster and local lawyer and banker was arrested by federal officers in Indianapolis. He said he is prepared to make good his deficit.
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Indianapolis
Jerome A. Oblinger
Arlington
Christmas at the White House 1891 a festive family day
President Harrison and children celebrate a traditional Christmas with Mary and Benjamin McKee at the White House. The day features a state fir tree, German greetings, toys, and a private dinner with cabinet members and relatives.
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Wasmsatox
White House
Benjamin Harrison McFee
Mary
Kris Kringle
McKee
Benjamin
Thomson-Henstough
Boston
Fraulein Hampe
Harrison
Mary Lodge McKee
Mary McKee
Dimmick
Parker
Scott
Union
Mary Morton
Christmas Weather Delights Caregivers in Curiaco
In Curiaco December 26 the sky carried racing clouds yet the air felt summerlike with a warm southwest wind. Muddy streets did not dampen spirits as foundlings prisoners and the afflicted across institutions enjoyed holiday feasts. Church services were solemn and impressive.
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Curiaco
New Orleans
Cincinnati's Needy Ones Provided For
Cincinnati Post organized a Christmas festival for the city poor with five thousand children fed at Music Hall. One and a half thousand fed at a time, a continuous program entertained them, and a 10 000 voice singing of America accompanied by the organ highlighted the event. The Post raised five thousand dollars to cover dinner costs.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Post
Music Hall
America
Post
Pension applicant Edward Davis dies after good news
Edward Davis of Pa formerly sought a Mexican War pension for years. He learned he would receive the money and collapsed dead from the shock, the report states.
Governor Tattison Earns Marksman Medal in National Qualification
In Hagrissura on December 26 Governor Tattison received a marksman medal after scoring 88 in the national qualification, becoming the first governor to achieve the mark.
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Hagrissura
Tattison
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