Tragic Death of Louise Van Weik Also Baroness Woltbauer
Louise Van Weik a.k.a. Baroness Woltbauer, a granddaughter of Bishop Ames and heiress with Cuban sugar ties, was found dead by her own pistol in a Jersey City hotel room. She had recently sought a divorce from Baron Wolfbauer after a troubled marriage and reported quarrels with her husband in letters from Washington, Baltimore, and New York.
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New York
Louise -Ames van ‘Weik
Woltbauer
Washington
Jersey City
Baltimore
Campbell ‘B. Royston
North Charles Street
Sioux Falls
Baron Wolfbauer
Capt. Ames
United States Army
Bishop Ames
Massachusetts
de Pauw University
Indiana
Otto van Weik
St. Louis
Baron Wolfhauer
Paris
Cuba
van Weik
Louis van Werk
M. D
John Brown Cottage Burns in Tabor Iowa
A small, dilapidated cottage once used by abolitionist John Brown as his underground railroad headquarters and military school burned in Tabor Iowa on April 6. The building linked Brown to guiding fugitive slaves to safety and Canadian freedom during the 1850s.
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Tabor
Iowa
John Brown
Brown
Margaret E B Armour Memorial Home Established
Mrs Margaret E Armour widow of S B Armour donates forty thousand dollars to the Women's Christian Association for a home for worthy old people in need. The new institution will be known as the Margaret E B Armour Memorial Home.
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Kansas City
Margaret E. ‘Armour
Women’s Christian Association
Margaret EB. ‘Armour
Plans and legal challenge loom over beef trust provisions
The state corporation bureau in Trenton believes the amendment charter provisions restricting stockholders access to books will face judicial testing. The provision mirrors a Carnegie Steel section and follows steel and Northern Securities cases, aiming to shape future corporate financing methods.
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Nerger
State
Trenton
Beef Trust
United States Packing Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Steel Trust
Insurrection Roils Okhrida District in Serbia Border Area
Reported revolt in Okhrida district with shops closed in Okhrida Prilip and Krushevo. Turkish troops surrounding two villages north of Lake Okhrida attacked by armed bands from twelve villages. Turkish losses exceed thirty. Bulgarian leader Lieut. Davidoff killed. Dubnitza notes many Turkish spies along the frontier.
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Sofia
Okhrida
Prilip
Krushevo
Lake Okhrida
Davidoff
Dubnitza
Vermont Judge Holds Union Liable for Strike Damages
Rutland County court returned a decision for Patch Manufacturing of Rutland seeking 2500 in damages from the Machinists' union of Rutland. The ruling is noted to have broad implications by holding unions liable for damages to manufacturers or workers caused by a strike amid an alleged conspiracy.
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Vermont
Burlington
Rutland
Patch Manufacturing Company of
Worw
Ex President Cleveland To Stay With Eckels In Wisconsin
Ex President Cleveland will spend several weeks of the summer as a guest of James H. Eckels former comptroller of the currency at Eckels summer cottage in Oconomowoc Wisconsin. He is likely to be joined by Lamont and other friends during a western trip.
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Oconomowoc
Wis
Cleveland
James H. Eckels
Mr. Lamont
Escape of Patients Leads to Shootings at Asylum Ward
In Cedar Rapids on April 6 guards at the Independence asylum fired on fleeing patients in the inebriate ward. Two escapees, Minor and Crowley of the city, returned home with gunshot wounds to their legs. The total number injured remains unknown.
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Cedar Rapids
Independence Asylum
Minor
Crowley
Boy Kills Stepfather in Wisconsin Family Tragedy
In Durand Wisconsin on April 6 Carl Uhlig 45 was shot and killed at his Albany town home by his stepson Richard Hartwick 20 after a family quarrel Hartwick surrendered to the sheriff and is in custody awaiting further action by authorities.
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Durand
Wis
Carl Uhlig
Richard Hartwick
Uhlig
Albany
Hartwick
Embezzlement Arrest Hits Capital City Bank Clerk
Hallman Sims, a collection clerk at Capital City National Bank, was arrested and charged with embezzling $94,000. He has served eight years with the bank and moved in society, and he admitted guilt.
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Atlanta
Hallman Sims
Capital City National Bank
Sims
Unclear fragment from Pittsburg report on a fatality
Damaged OCR fragment mentions Pittsburg and a fatal event involving a named entity Wizard and Wilkins UTE with limited readable context.
Austria mobilizes three army corps for Balkan role
Vienna reports three Austrian corps in Agram Tatar jevo and Temesvar ready to occupy Mitrovitza in European Turkey. Officials fear unsuitable for mountain campaigns as Bosnian and Tyrolese regiments face Muslim resistance and eastern deployment risk. Riots in Belgrade injure many amid police regulation protests. albanian agitation prompts sultan to consider occupation if pacific mission fails.
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London
Austria
Agram
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Berlin
Montenegro
Old Servia
Belgrade
Servia
M. Stcherbina
Mitrovitza
Corned beef mine reportedly found in Yellowstone Park
Berlin reports the Neueste Nachrichten claims a vast pressed corned beef mine has been found in Yellowstone Park. The article describes ancient cattle buried by shifting earth, salted and seasoned by geological forces, forming a salt meat supply potentially enough to feed the world for a long time.
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Berlin
Neueste Nachrichten
Yellowstone Park
Milwaukee Rector Burned by Exploding Furnace
Rev. Charles H. Schultz rector of St Stephen's Episcopal church in Milwaukee sustained severe facial and arm burns when furnace gases ignited. He entered the furnace room in cassocks to inspect the fire, poked the flames, and a flare enveloped him. He cannot officiate at services.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charles H. Schultz
St Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Gideons End State Convention In Beloit Churches
Beloit Wis April 6 The second annual state convention of the Gideons a commercial travelers Christian association has closed Members spoke in many of the churches.
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Beloit
Wis
the Gideons
Christian, Association
Deacon Questions Suitor Over Temper In Marriage Talk
A deacon bluntly challenges a young man about marrying his daughter, noting Sarah's temper. The youth defends her devotion, but the elder remains skeptical, arguing that the Lord can work with many people the youth cannot.
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Sarah
Experience Teaches Quick Relief for Cholera Morbus
An ad notes the value of real experience over hearsay and promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It claims the remedy cures cholera morbus and delivers quick relief, urging readers to learn from personal use. For sale by Houseworth Bros.
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Chamberlain
Houseworth Bros
Cripple Gulch Crime Tale From the New York Sun
The home detective recalls brutal warnings as the visiting constable explains Cripple Gulch life of the early 1880s. A period-voiced exchange shows a grim frontier mood with self defense and harsh methods echoed in the dialogue.
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Cripple Gulch
New York Sun
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promoted For Piles Cure
Public notice declares DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the only pure unadulterated witch hazel salve. It claims it has cured thousands of difficult piles while warning of counterfeit products. Houseworth Bros.
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DeWitt
DeWittt
Keeping the Average
A dialogue fragment shows Miss Jones asking Mr Bates about shooting. Bates hesitantly confirms a brace of ducks were shot, then contradicts by saying the farmer did.
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Miss Jones
Mr. Bates
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
The advertisement claims a harmless remedy for children that acts at the cough source without passing into the stomach. It asserts immediate relief from coughs, croup and la grippe and promises to draw out inflammation, heal and soothe while improving oxygen delivery to blood and tissues. Houseworth Bros. .
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Houseworth Bros
Confusion Over Reading A Book No One Discusses
A passerby laments the lack of dialogue about a good book. The remark questions the value of reading if shared discussion and literary showcase are absent.
Chronic Rheumatism Cured Says Dr Hettinger
Dr H B Hettinger of Indianapolis reports a cure for rheumatism after months of ankle pain. He states two bottles restored mobility and removed need for a cane. The claim mentions a local retail address at 330 Store and 225 South Main Street.
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H B. Hettinger
Indianapolis
Ind
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