Patrick’s drawn out fight to stave off the death penalty
A detailed portrait of Albert T. Patrick the New York lawyer who, from the 1901 murder case of William Marsh Rice to a prolonged legal battle, repeatedly evades execution through appeals stays and newly discovered evidence while garnering public support and legal aid.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
New York World
William Marsh Rice
Maadison Avenue
Patrick
United States Supreme Court
Justice Day
Jones
Rice
Valet Jones
Germany
John D. Campbell
Court of Appeals
Cour of Appeals
Rogers
Supreme Court
Gov. Higgins
Higgins
New York City
Recorder Golf
Bell Thomas
Hands that woo a millionaire through charm of hands
A Boston style guide asserts that beautiful hands win men with wealth. It catalogs famous examples like Mrs. Mackay and Mrs. Vanderbilt, praises the Philadelphian Quaker hands of Mrs. Astor, and extols manicure routines, proper finger use, and tea pouring as keys to attracting millionaire husbands.
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Clarence Mackay
Minerva
Kitty Dyer
Washington
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
John Jacob Astor
Philadelphia
Lady Brooke
Countess of Warwick
Lily Langtry
Fossilized Ax Imprint Found in Coal at Eagle Hill
A Polish miner sold two coal samples to a Boston museum, one showing a plant imprint and the other a fossilized ax imprint. The find, from Eagle Hill colliery, suggests human presence before coal bed formation and indicates tool use, a claim of wide scientific interest and prior notes of a giant hand imprint in anthracite from the same mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Curzon
England
America
India
Duchess of Marlborough
Mme
Yvette Guilbert
Guilbert
Patesville
Boston
Eagle Hill
Diamonds and vulgar wealth in East Side tale
Big Tim Sullivan recounts an Irish contractor who, early in his career, buys diamonds to excess. A theater lobby encounter reveals his lavish display, prompting a friend to warn about vulgarity. He retorts that those who wear them are the ones who possess them.
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Big Tim” Sullivan
East Side
Pat
Lippincott’s
Stage Women Shape Bay Theater Outlook for Wholesome Shows
The article argues that women control on bay stage taste favoring wholesome musical comedies with nature aligned settings. It warns against provocative scenes and politics or sex themed plays, noting public rejection of such works and urging reforms to sustain reputations and profits through refined novelty.
Town searches for boy through typographical error
A Minneapolis area search party hunted for a boy after a misprint in Albert Anderson's ad for a lost bay horse led locals to believe a three year old boy was missing. The horse returned safely, and Anderson revealed he has no such child.
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Minneapolis
Albert Anderson
Quealy
East Side
Anderson
Snoring Snails Discovered by Naturalist Karl Soffel
Paris naturalist Karl Soffel reports snails snore while resting in a glass jar in his library. He heard a peculiar nocturnal noise resembling a person snoring and found the snails sleeping soundly, with the grape-vine dwelling snail the loudest sleeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Soffel
Paris
M. Soffel
N. Y
Napoleonic Collector Carlos Wilson Dies in Boston
Noted Boston collector Carlos Wilson dies leaving a collection of 2,000 volumes 9,000 portraits and rare prints tied to Napoleon. His holdings are described as the finest in America if not the world.
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Carlos Wilson
Boston
America
Cancer age of onset differs by sex on average
The text notes cancer can occur across a similar year range in both sexes from 46 to 64, but the mean age at diagnosis differs, 55.2 years in males versus 49.9 years in females.
Bill Heads Fine Commercial Job Work of All
A concise notice lists services offered by Bill Heads Fine Commercial Job Work of All. It emphasizes broad capabilities and availability for various business printing tasks. The item presents no dates or locations beyond the business name.
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Crim
Charles F. Jones
Canton
Sing Sing
Madison Avenue
Goff
Recorder Goff
Aibfrr
Uluonire
Van
Columbus
Tottag
Ciel
W.W. H. Fisher
Louisville
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J. A. Williamson
Toledo
Ohio
Clarimnet
D. G. Edwards
Cincinnati
H. & D. Railway
Defiance
Ann
Deshier
Ware
Deshier Eee
Atone
Leipsie Jc
Ottawa
Sore
Columbus “Grove
TOD
Wacuhaeie
Sidney
Piqua
Dayton
Hamilton
North Bound
Aeneee
Slaney
Wapakoneta
Columbus Amas Send
Weeere
Leipsic Jo
Sone
Deshler
Anee Ewe Nee
Kinnatl
Bill Heads
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