Five Barison girls ordered to leave Berlin over public scandal
Late Berlin dispatch reports five Barisun barison sisters once in New York as dancers must depart Germany after headlining public scandals. Their father an umbrella mender and mother pursued money and notoriety, while the sisters aged 16 to 24 rose to fame with dancing, costumes, and stage appearances in New York and with DeWolf Hopper before trouble abroad.
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Berlin
Germany
Barrison Gigtere
America
Count von Wedel
Harrison Gistera
Copenhagen
Denmark
New York City
Noble
Paren
DeWolf Hopper
Alvars
Adlene
Ober
Sophie
Leger
Gertrude
Olger
Sophia
Tiger
Toger
Efill
Inger
Sivnius Parrison
Bar
Hicha
Heta
JRBL
de Walf Hopper
Tresdway Theater
Leger Wen Then Only 13 Years Oid and Gertrede
Gerry
Wade Laguirtes
Eppearerre
New York
Nible's
Sam
Tebleau
Adinna
Gerry Society
Prisoner in Dress Appears Before Yorkville Magistrate
A female prisoner, dressed as a man, appears before Magistrate Kaditch at Yorkville Police Court. The court scene includes jokes and whispers as the woman, claiming to be Mrs Lizhet Murphy of 241 West Twenty seven Street, explains her occupation as a museum attendant and a performer, then is allowed to leave after being advised to avoid risky actions.
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Yorkville Polices Court
New York
Kaditch
Dresa
Polceman Clark
Vie
Tammany Hall
Che
Qudlich
Lihet Murphy
Pices
Glebe
New York's Whity Record in Excise License Figures
The Excise Commission report for 1995 shows New York City has 7.27 licensed liquor establishments per thousand people, ranking twenty-fourth in the state. Brffein, Otlea, and Brooklius follow with ratios around 11.7, while Brooklius stands as the only city over 18,609 population with a higher density.
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New York
Popefetion
H Brffein
Otlea
Brooklus
New York World
Mrs Stevenson Named Head Of Daughters Of The Revolution
RS Adlai B Stevenson wife of Vice President is chosen president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The GAR dates to 1890 and has about 10 000 members in 42 states. Mrs Stevenson married in 1866 to Mr Stevenson in Danville Kentucky.
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Stevenson
The
Daughters of the Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
United Colonies
Letitia Green
Danville
Center College
T. W. Crittenden
John Young Brown
Blackburn
Amai To
McLean County
Matthew T. Scott
Kentucky
Winsis
Portrait of Capt. Michael Carroll Hickey Former Chicago Police Chief
A biographical sketch highlights Capt. Michael Carroll Hickey as Chicago police chief from 1870 to 1880. It notes his leadership during the great fire and the railroad riots, his measures to protect relief recipients, and his retirement after long service from 1866, with later work in the customs house and retirement thereafter.
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Chicago
Michael Carroll Hickey
Hickey
Chicag
Micitarl
Egalnet
Thehey
Crooks
Hoodlama
Force
Custom House
London Privately Executed Prisoner Sparks Mob Outcry
A murderer was executed in Newgate Prison London the other day in private compliance with law. A crowd gathered outside the prison hoisted the flag and behaved violently, nearly causing a riot before the signal. The incident prompts a suggestion to end the private executions as pointless.
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Newgate Prison
London
Idle Scavengers and Bitters Offer Stomach Purgative Help
An aged ad notes how the bowels act as scavengers removing waste and debris. It urges im pelled activity for idle digestion and touts Hosteier's Stomach Bitters as a drastic purgative. The Hitters claim efficacy for malaria, billows, dyspepsia and kidney trouble.
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Hosteier
Oddball Patent Medicine Ads Mixed With Miscellany
A jumble of late 19th century ads touts Syrup of Fig remedies for kidneys and bowels, teething cures, cough balsams, and tonics, interspersed with stray notices about postcards, pennies, and travel misprints. The page blends health pitches with scattered random lines and product pitches.
Heraldry in America Marks Coats of Arms Worthy of Study
A student of heraldry notes most American family crests do not predate 1700 and divide into peasant and nonpeasant lineages. Privileged forebears and constant European research yield many armigerous families, though many coats are shaped by forebears who gained employment and status. Names often distort spellings, making arms more reliable for descent and marriages.
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United States
Elas
Europe
What Are Lake Dwellings and Their World Spread
The article describes lake dwellings built on wooden piles in New Guinea, South America, and Africa as a safety measure in marshy regions. It notes early peoples used elevated homes to defend against attackers and cites distant ancestors who built stilted houses long before written history.
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New Guinea
South America
Africa
Modern Christianity and the uneasy link to humanity
A concise critique asserts that modern Christians preach and pray yet avoid common humanity, labeling nominal Christianity as too tender, too holy, too refined, and too respectable to engage ordinary people or expose flaws. It argues faith loses vitality when it becomes overcooked by culture.
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Cerman Territory
United
Acton H
Gerry Sest
Ter
Casino
Gilroy
William Fieron
Clemenceau Case
Pearl Eytinge
Fleron
Beir
Paterson
Brooklyn
Floron
Soph
Troubie
Mee Murphy
Lan
Poer Avvnalol
Whity
A.E. Stevenson
OF the Daughters OF the Revolution
Illinois
Captain Hickey
Fearre
4. I. Stevenson
Princeton
Francis L. Patten
D. D
LUD
Princeton University
West
California In Syrup Company
Clark
Augusta
Mogland
Amerios
le Per Eeu
Balaner Ly Erin Memein
Vata Pul Dor
Amelia
Waubega
Becuse
Ombang Daablewonie
Hirtuingliane
Orane
Atlantte
Ayer
California
Burlington
Othe
Burlington Kortes
Oiuahepod
San bEraneisee
Praneta
Ouinha
Neb
Alabastine CO
Grand Rapids
Mich
ST Jacobs Oil
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
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