Woman dies after feigned death habit in Utah town
Mrs Jane Maynard of Balt Lake Utah, known for feigning death to discipline children, died from suspected strychnine poisoning she used to frighten her son. Neighbors and doctors say she took the poison by mistake during a plan to scare the children who misbehaved. Family and locals in South Jordan discuss the case as a tragic accident.
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Mra
Jane’ Maynard
Balt Lake
Utah
Hiah
Maynard
South Jordan
Salt Lake
Baseball Standings and Police Surrender Hints
A mixed Omaha police report predicts Pat Crowe may surrender soon as Chief Donahue notes he has talked with Crowe and he plans to return to Omaha to face charges. Other items include Schuylkill County officials jailed for extortion, a new acting internal revenue collector in Chillicothe, and a $2,000,000 suit against Hyde and associates related to shipbuilding losses.
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Omaha
Donahue
Pat Crowe
Crowe
Asid
Omu Anh
Robert WW. Manly
Internal Revenue Office
Chillicothe
Obi
John G Butrekin
Col. Hitrekin
Nie
Hyde
James H. Hyde
The
Equitable Life Ansurance Society “and Associates
Jne
Daniel Leroy Dresser
Neutrality crisis looms as Russia in Kamrank Bay draw
Reported French assurance that Russia’s fleet did not violate neutrality sparks Japanese anger. Kamrank Bay in French Indo China shelters 60 Russian vessels, with French and German transports supplying the fleet. Japan warns France to refrain from aiding Russia as Britain weighs its stance and possible calls for France to uphold justice to Japan.
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Japan
France
Kamrank Bay
St. Petaraburg
Rosentvensy
Kaomranh Bay
Indo-China
Saigon
Nefles
Rusala
Band
Rojéstrenally
Kamranh Bay
Salgon
Steawer
Russia
Harbora
Tokio
Chicago Tribune
Great Britain
England
Sapan
Branca
California Senate Acts Against Japanese Immigration
The California Senate approved a resolution urging immediate treaty action to halt further Japanese immigration. The piece cites widespread Western concern over Japanese influence, alleged breaches of exclusion laws, court complicity in Japanes e trade and labor systems, and calls for stricter measures akin to Chinese exclusion. It notes Attorney General Van Deusen reporting courts naturalizing Japanese nationals on the Pacific coast despite federal limits.
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United States
California
California Senate
Investiga
Special Examiner
V. OC
van Duesen
van Deusen
Pacific Coast
Japan
Exposition Admission and Bank Dividend News
Fifty cents has been fixed as the general admission price to the Lewin and Clarke exposition. Commutation books will be sold at reduced rates. Judge Dillon of the Ohio Common Pleas ordered a 20 percent dividend paid to the depositors of the defunct Columbus East End bank. A porcelain maker was killed and several injured in a clash at Limoges Mrangs between strikers and troops.
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Dillon
Ohio Common Pleas
Columbus East End
Limoges
Mrangs
Troopa
Milwaukee bank collapse and Bigelow scandal unfolds
Frank G Bigelow of Milwaukee faces a sweeping bank crisis after a defaulter confession reveals up to 1 4 million in losses. Assistant cashier Goll flees, while Mayor Rose and bankers rush to avert financial catastrophe as deposits retreat and Chicago lenders pledge 1 1 million in cash to stabilize the First National Bank.
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Frank G. Bigelow
Milwaukee
Frank’.G
Bigelow
T 'Thé
Ting
Goll
Rose
Mons
Wisconsin
First National
Chienga
First National Directors
James B. Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
EB. A. Hamill
Corn
Exchange Bank
Ormon Stuith
Merchantts' Loan Judd Trust Company
Wperdinand
Ward
Grant & Ward
Breaidens
Second National Bank
Iveta A
Claresen
Presi
Dent
National
Lennox
Hii
PRMD
Ninth National
New York
Samuel
Sealey
Middlesex’ Gounty
Perth Amboy
N. Jes
William Sehreiber
Ed Clerk
Hligabethport Banking Bombeng
Ellizabethport
A . Sane
Alvord
National Net York
Frank
Brown
German National
Newport
Kydicen
Henry J. Fleischman
Warmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Los Angeles
Frank C. Andrews
Vica
City Savings Bank
Detroit
Micha
Historic Bank Failures Highlight 19th Century Crises
A garbled OCR list outlines major bank defalcations over twenty years, naming Grant & Ward and various national banks with figures, then shifts to a mock humorous piece about Delphin the singer and an accidental shooting at a Paris venue. The mixed fragment emphasizes banking turmoil and ironic entertainment, with scattered names and dates.
Treasure Hunt for Col Taylor Army Gold Near North McGregor
Hundreds search for a buried treasure linked to Col Zachary Taylor's troops from seventy years ago. An eighty thousand dollar prize supposedly lies hidden on a lonely bluff near the old town site, with many working daily yet none finding the gold. The tale recalls soldiers guarding earnings long buried and the enduring mystery of the riches.
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Black Hawk
Rock Island
Mississippi River
Col. Taylors
Zachary Taylor
North McGregor
Les
Divorce trends reveal rising divorces in early 1900s era
The piece argues modern divorce shows marriages ending in separation, noting that growing education and equality challenge traditional happily ever after. It cites rates from 1881 to 1902, with examples from San Francisco Kansas City Los Angeles Seattle New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and others, highlighting rising splits and shrinking marriage to divorce ratios.
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Aivorce
Thorn
Henry Tames
United States
San Francisco
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Seattle
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massaachusetts
Discovery of Diabetes Cure Advocated in Clayton
May 1 Great Discovery Clayton Texas. Mr N Bailey claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cure Diabetes and kidney diseases. He says seven boxes helped him and he believes strict diabetes diet would complete his cure. Bailey asserts many cases cured and pills also aid backache and Bright's Disease.
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Clayton
Texas
N. Bailey
Bailey
Dodd
Bright
The Adirondacks and How to Reach Them booklet offer
A promotional note for The Adirondack Mountains and How to Reach Them describing maps and references to localities in Northern New York. It invites readers to request a free mailed copy by sending a two cent stamp to George H. Daniels at Grand Central Station, New York.
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The
Adirondacks
New York
Adirondack Mountains
George H. Daniels
Grand Central Station
Japanese minister story stirs New Orleans talk
A Washington based Japanese minister, as reported by the New Orleans States, relays a tale of two women discussing immigration and education. One claims Japanese students cheat, noting they pay tuition for one and “learn enough for two or three,” prompting debate over the nation’s schooling and admission policies.
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Dipanesie
Cakabiea
Washington
New Orleans
Grip article highlights Dr Williams Pink Pills success
Mr. William A. Newman of Sagrada Missouri recounts a long battle with grip including deafness head and stomach trouble and heart palpitations. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with rapid relief and total recovery after trying doctors and various remedies.
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Newman
William A. Newman
Camden County
Sagrada
Missouri
Wile
Trade and grain markets show expansion and steady activity
The report notes higher grain receipts and shipments, strong demand for flour, and broad agricultural optimism. Stock arrivals rise, packing accelerates, and meat and livestock demand grows while city and interior collections remain prompt. Industrial activity improves despite erratic weather, with more spring contracts and timely payments. Failures drop in the U S and Canada compared with last year.
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Board of Trade Opera
Tong
Chicago
Bradstreet's
Commer
New York
United States
R. G. Dun
Wight
Canada
Commodity price roundup across Chicago Detroit Buffalo and New York
Market prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains listed by city. Chicago Detroit Buffalo New York display bids and ranges for wheat corn oats rye barley and related goods along with dairy and eggs. Slips in units and typographical errors obscure some figures but the core is a regional price survey.
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Detroit
Mawatkee
New York
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Minneapolis
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