Suicide note and embezzlement case linked in South Bend
South Bend police report Bryvell Northam, 20, who vanished to Detroit after embezzling 300 to 400 dollars from an employer. A suicide note urged burial in a blue serge suit while requesting belongings sent to 606 South Street. A revolver was found on his person during arrest. Northam had worked at the Farrand Organ company and rose to assistant paymaster.
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South Bend
Ind
Ployers
Northam
Detroit
Podition
Farrand Organ Company
Bunkoed Her Lover at Police Court in St Louis
Miss Scudder and her fiancé Joseph Press faced police court scrutiny over a blackmail scheme tied to a supposed inheritance from Samuel Cupples. Press and his brother Louis were involved as investigators pursued the tale of 65 000 dollars to prove the union and clear her alleged past. Mrs Schidler opted not to prosecute, deeming the men duped by the scheme.
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St. Louis
Mathilde Bendde
Joseph Press
Louis FR. Presa
Scudder
Polle Creecy
Desmont
Samuel Cupples
Miss Scudder
Joe Press
Press
Louis Press
W Norton Arrested Over Million Dollar Swindle
Charles Whitney Norton, believed by police and postal authorities to run extensive swindling operations, is under arrest in Chicago. He is accused of defrauding victims nationwide of bonds and securities totaling about 2.0 million. In his room were found bonus stocks land-title abstracts first mortgages and other negotiable papers worth millions, with some items valued at about 1.0 million on their face though genuine worth is unclear. Norton vanished in January 1905 while allegedly heading to London and had operated the Wholesale brokerage company in New York. He had reputed stops in Troy New York Rutland Vermont and Toledo Ohio.
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Chicago
Charles Whitney Norton
Norton
United States
Detoit
London
Guaranteed Pile Cure Offers External Internal Use
Guarantee of relief from itching burning and smart ing for piles with external or internal application. Includes a personal guarantee and mail order option. Addressed by 6 Bowens Druggist Elyria Ohio with refund or replacement promise, though text is garbled.
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Elyria
Gao
Toledo Reformers Aim to Tighten City Moral Standards
A Toledo reform movement plans a vigorous campaign to place a reform lid on Sunday saloons and theaters this winter. A twenty-one member committee will be appointed to organize ward committees and mobilize over 100 volunteers to pursue prohibition and moral improvement efforts locally.
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Toledo
Hu Sud
PMI
Sugcesa
Alpine root diggers harsh life of mountain foraging
Chambers' Journal describes the alpine root digger as an old man who climbs cliff edges to harvest gentian arnica and pine resin. He shelters in a hut high in the mountains, travels by rope, dries roots on rocks, and transports six months of harvest to the valley. Gentian brandy remains prized among mountaineers.
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Alpe
Chambers’ Journal
The Timorous Kubus and Other Odd Notes From Abroad
A compilation of curious descriptions. The Timorous Kubus of Sumatra are shy forest dwellers viewed as inferior by Malays. Their trading method uses drum signals and staged exchanges. Paris schools feed every child with government support, while Paris keeps a token system for paid meals. Madrid’s throne room is richly decorated for state occasions. Women mariners in Denmark Norway and Finland serve as pilots and officials at sea. A humorous exchange about amateur status and money in track events. Jokes on butter quality close the collection.
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Sumatra
Pall Mall Gazette
Paris
Neber
Madrid
Royal Palace
Tiepolo
Spain
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Piiot
Brunswick Stew and Americanisms From a Bygone Era
A humorous miscellany outlines the origin of Brunswick stew tied to Brunswick County Virginia with contested claims by Haskins and Stith, plus a recipe emphasizing meat, corn, tomatoes, butter, and heavy pepper. It also includes notes on phrases fired out and Bay vs say in the national hymn, and a discussion contrasting bow legs with knock kneed legs in strength.
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Brunswick County
Mr. Haskins
Mr. Stith
Paria
John T. Mason
Virginia
South
Richmond Times
Bay
Large Republican meeting boosts Laning in Chicago district
In Chicago Ohio on November 1 a large Republican rally at the opera house drew about 500 voters and Laning partisans from Norwalk and surrounding farms. The keynote speaker J F Laning touted prosperity and a Republican Congress while Budd attended from the Democratic side. Bets favor Laning winning by about 3000 votes.
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Chicago
Ohio
Opera House
J. F. Lantag
Congress
W. H. Budd
Laning Co
Norwalk
Laning
Republican Party
Washington
Electrogen advertised as cure for germ diseases and pains
An old time ad promotes Electrogen as a harmless liquid remedy for consumption catarrh scrofula blood poison rheumatism and colds. It claims 24 hour cure for cold or sore throat and offers a free 50 cent bottle plus a booklet by sending name and address to The Electrogen Co Fremont Ohio, with Eady Drug Store as retailer.
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Electro Gen Co
Fremont
Eady Drug Store
Original DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and Mrs. Austins Pancake Flour
An advertisement urges choosing the original DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve stamped on every box for eczema tetter cuts and piles and advises insisting on Mrs Austins Pancake Flour by name when shopping.
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DeWitt
DeGroat Divorce Notice in Lorain County Ohio
Julia Maude DeGroat petitions for divorce from James F DeGroat in Lorain County Court of Common Pleas Cause No 5419 on grounds of gross neglect and habitual drunkenness for over three years. Custody of minor children sought. hearing set for after November 17, 1906. Attorney C A Metcalf signs notice.
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James F. DeGroat
Old
Manchester Road
St. Louis
Julia Mande DeGroat
Court of Common Pleas
Lorain County
Ohio
James ¥. DeGroat
Julia Maude Degroat
C. A. Metcalf
Poultry Show Plans At Oberlin College Stressed
Election in the Business College reaffirmed officers J. Roeum as president, Mo Ebals as vice president, Ok treasurer, and J. L. Was. A relaxation of poultry events is set for November 26 to 29 with plans for a larger show than last year. Eugene Sites of Elyria and a prominent poultry man are mentioned as judges, with East College area expected to host the event.
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Oberlin Po
Eugene
Elyria
Trobay Maia Bak
East Colee A
Methodists Hold Second Berea Meeting in Ohio
The Berea association of the northern section held its second session in Berea October 3. Dr. G A Reeder spoke on evangelical addresses with several pastors from New York City and Ohio in attendance. Cleveland district leaders urged cooperation and a permanent union of Ohio Methodist Episcopalian conferences to unite at Lakeside. Fleming of Cleveland was chosen to chair the spring meeting and Detroit Avenue Methodist was elected secretary for the year.
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Berea
Serence
Reeder
Cer
H. Blackburn
Lahen
Theodore S
Ohio
Lakeside
Colu
Opportunity to join fire insurance firm network
Readable ad offers a chance to earn $1,500 to $3,000 yearly with no capital. It promises training to establish an agency for a major fire insurance company, including writing policies and conversions. Address Ozman A Tarbell & Co for details.
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Tate and Fire Insurance
The
Bigges Fire Insurance
Ozman A. Tarbell & Co
L Ind
Trains De Luxe Sale Promises Easy Purchase Deals
A compact notice announces low priced De Luxe trains from L and W division Nos 16 and 10 with wide high back seats and optional porter service. The advertisement stresses affordability and ease of buying a large quantity, aiming to attract buyers to The New Cent.
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Cupples
Acter
W. EL. Staulder
SHTS
West Plas Honey
Samuel Chpptes
Hatshead
W. Norton
Willjput
E. W. Rose Medicine CO
ST. Louis, MO
Eady
T#IMOROUS KUBUS
Ber
Mr. Millyans
Jack Gingleton
Millyans
Air
London Telegraph
Dairyman
Chicago News
Kennedy
L. G. Velden
Brunswick
New York Press
the Eldred CO
West Broad St
Buad
R. J. Hill
W. Broad St
Elyria, Ohio
Mrs. Austin
TOGF
Cleveland
Milo B. Stevens & CO
14Th Street
Washington, D.C
the People’s Boot Shop
Bill Well
People’s Boot Shop
F.C. Wolf
M. B. Faulhaber
Mgr
Arkin
Gale Daily
St. Pat
Butte
Tacoma
Minneapolis
Superior
Spokane Yellowstone Park
Ashland
Belews
Seattle
Portland
Fou
Wisconsin Central Railway Traction Building
Cincinnati
Jas. C. Pond
Milwaukee
Wis
Ira F. Schwegel
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