Double Tragedy in New York Ends in Suicide and Homicide
Henry Townsend Edson 39 at 29 West 62nd Street shot and killed Mrs. Fannie Pullen 33 of 673 West End Avenue then killed himself. The crime occurred in Edson’s residence in the presence of Dr. David Edson and Mrs. Henry Edson. Edson, said to be jealous, urged Mrs. Pullen to elope with him. she refused. Coroner notes premeditation based on letters found. husband John F. Pullen accuses Edson of forgery and misappropriation at St Michael’s church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry T. Edson
West 62Nd Street
Fannie Pullen
West End Avenue
Edson
Henry Townsend Edson
Cyrus Edson
Woods
Mrs. Pullen
Townsend
John F. Pullen
St. Michael’s Protestant Episcopal Church
John C. Peters
Steel Plant Closure Reported in Pittsburgh
A terse item from September reports a steel plant closing in Pittsburgh with unclear details and no further context available.
Iron works resume operations with optimistic market view
The blast furnaces will keep running and the plant, jointly owned by Crucible Steel and United States Steel, expects a brighter pig iron market once the works fully resume after the current slow trade period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crucible Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Man Credits Foley’s Kidney Cure After Swollen Feet
J J Cox of Valley View Kentucky recalls kidney trouble so severe his feet swelled to immense size and confined him to bed. He says doctors offered no relief until Foley's Kidney Cure was prescribed, and he recovered. Sold by Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Cox
Valley View
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Kokomo Probes Gas Supply as Wells Fail Across State
Kokomo Indiana moves cautiously on the 25 cent gas meter plan as a council committee tours gas fields in Indiana Ohio Virginia and Kentucky to assess supply. Dozens of wells drilled here over eight months are failing with winter approaching threatening further losses and local households turn to coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Dolman
Maher
Hackett
Indiana
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
Kolsomo
Weils
Pas
A Purguative Pleasure Little Early Risers Ad claim
DeWitts Little Early Risers are praised as a purgative that cleanses the liver and rid the system of bile without griping or weakening. W H Howell of Houston Texas endorses them for constipation and sick headache, noting they give tone and strength. Sold by Meyer Bros Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
W. H. Howell
Houston
Tex
Meyer Bros. Co
Farmer tells tale of murder dog in Indiana
In Paoli Indiana Isom Minton describes a female dog that killed one of her newborn pups by drowning it in a stream and left the second pup at a neighbor's house before returning to care for orphans. The dog then tends a brood of kittens showing unusual maternal devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paoli
Ind
Isom Minton
Here
Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs Promised by Remedy
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana details past severe lung hemorrhages and credits Foley's Honey and Tar for restoration. He reports continued sound lungs and endorses the remedy for advanced lung trouble. Dreier & Bro. supply the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Ake
Wood
Ind
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Driggs Plea Challenge Lingering Indictment Law
Edmund H. Driggs former congressman indicted in post office frauds seeks a constitutional challenge in Brooklyn. His counsel argues the statute of limitations should be liberally construed in his favor, noting he did not qualify as a member of Congress until December 4, 1899, while the alleged funds were received in May of that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edmund H. Driggs
United States Circuit Court
Brooklyn
Driggs
Congress
Blind man regains sight in Kokomo returns to vision
Henry Downey of Kokomo Indiana who became blind about a year ago regained his sight yesterday. The report notes his long period of blindness and the surprising revival of vision without detailing the cause or treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Henry Downey
Wealthy Lafayette tops Indiana per capita wealth study
In northern Indiana Joseph B Werkman a tax expert calls Lafayette the wealthiest city per capita in the state. The article also lists local church calls and various incidents from Blackford to Whitley counties including a fatal runaway injury a child death from lockjaw and a jail quarantine breach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B.werkman
Lafayette
Portland Presbyterian Church
Arthur Stewart
Slippery Rock
J. C. Rose
Christian Church
Warsaw
Kendallville
John M. Hallan
Washington Township
Blackford County
Valparaiso
John Brookens
North Manchester
Frank Hammerick
van Buren
Columbia City
Ossian
J. J. Fitzpatrick
Muncie
Ignatz Bednarwacn
Feldman
South Bend
M. E
Steele
Adams County
L. W. Merriman
Maude A. Wells
J. A. Sprague
Charles B. Lasselle
Logiansport
Indiana
Samuel Broughton
Avery
Elizabeth Bunch
Whitley County
Broughton
Reunion Honors Isaac Sheafer Family in Chicago
A Sunday reunion at John W. Sheafer’s residence 1000 Madison Chicago brought about thirty guests including Isaac Sheafer and family with most relatives in attendance. Mrs. H A Moore and family of Columbus detained by illness. dinner and program enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Sheafer
Chicago
John W. Sheafer
Madison Street
H. A. Moore
Churubusco
Sheafer
Fort Wayne
Troy
Ohio
Old Fort
George T. Sheafer
Charles H. Sheafer
William J. Sheafer
BE. A. Smith
R. E. Onthank
W. Wilberham
TI. A. Byall
Burge Sheafer
Two Weddings Are Tied By Reverend Watts In Hour
Rev J K Watts of the First M E church conducted two wedding ceremonies within an hour on Tuesday evening at the parsonage on East Wayne street. William Hasack and Cora Polson of the city were married at 7 oclock and will reside at 1324 West Main street. An hour later Jasper Hoopingardner of Ossian and Bertha Robbins of Fort Wayne were joined in matrimony. Hoopingardner runs a grocery in Ossian where the couple will reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Watts
M. E
East Wayne Street
William Hasack
Cora. Polson
Hasack
West Main Street
Ossian
Bertha E. Robbins
Fort Wayne
Hoopingardner
Farewell for Rev Breckenridge at Winona assembly
Friends and church members gathered to bid Rev Breckenridge and family farewell as he leaves Winona to run the boys' school in Indianapolis. Rev J A P McGaw Rev Breckenridge and others spoke and Mrs Breckenridge received a chocolate set from the ladies. Rev Breckenridge will move with his family to Indianapolis.
Fourteenth Indiana Battery Holds Reunion Tales of Close Quarters
Huntington Democrat reports a reunion of the surviving members at John Ulrich’s home in Lancaster township. Pop Tyler of Fort Wayne recalled a 1864 engagement where 500 Union cavalry protected the battery as 6 000 Confederate troops charged. Tyler refused surrender and ordered fire. many rebels fell, one gunner escaped to Chicago, while the rest were captured and paroled after a long march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Indiana Battery
John Ulrich
Lancaster Township
Pop” Tyler
Fort Wayne
Fourteenth Indiana
Chicago
Genuine DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve vs counterfeit
An advertisement argues De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve outperforms counterfeits. W. S. Ledbetter of Shreveport, Louisiana testifies a single box cured his piles after other treatments failed. The copy promotes the salve for blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles and notes it is sold locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
W. S. Ledbetter
Shreveport
DeWitit
Meyer Bros. Co
ASKS FOR A RECEIVER IN Baugher Shaft Coupler CASE
Mrs. Elda Mcdowan of Huntington, through Branyan Feightner, petitions for a receivership of the Baugher Shaft Coupler company. She says she invested 2000 in the carriage and harness store and seeks a receiver, Ezra T. Lee, to protect assets as stock is moved. The business, with several thousand dollars in carriages and harness, recently located in Huntington from New Haver Indiana, now occupies the W. H. Dover block after leaving the Exchange hotel area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elda Mcdowan
Branyan
New Haver
Ind
Exchange Hotel
W. H. Dover Block
Dr King's New Discovery Saved Pleasant City Child
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio praises Dr King s New Discovery for Croup Pneumonia and a terrible cough that worsened daily The medicine cured the child and left him sound and well The ad notes the product treats Coughs Col ds and all Lung diseases with trial bottles free and prices 50c and 1 00 Dreier Bros druggists guarantee satisfaction
Dying of Starvation Stricken Hoosier Boy Fasts Forty Days
Herman Applegate, 12, son of L. K. Applegate of Harrison township Kokomo Indiana, has not eaten for forty days, drinking only water after a spine injury. He is slowly dying as doctors monitor his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Herman Applegate
L. K. Applegate
Harrison Township
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Teething
An old advertisement endorses Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for teething children. It urges mothers to use the syrup to soothe infants during tooth eruption.
Working Overtime Exposes Loopholes in Eight Hour Laws
A fragment reports that eight hour work laws are being ignored by those who hire and exploit young workers. The piece hints at systemic lax enforcement and calls for tighter regulation to protect vulnerable laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theleas
Ittle -Workers
Deputy Sheriff Louis J. Cook Kills Burglary Suspect
Deputy Sheriff Louis J. Cook shot and killed a burglar during a break‑in at a vacant Baldwin Park house. He wounded a second man and, with Charles Crowley, captured two others. The Italians refused to name themselves as brothers, and details about their lives remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin, L. 1
Louis J. Cook
Baldwin’s Park
Cook
Charles Crowley
New Jersey Editor Praises Foley's Honey and Tar
M T Lynch editor of the Philipsburg Daily Post reports using many cough remedies but finds Foley's Honey and Tar the best for his family. He notes it as highly effective and recommends it, with sale by Dreie and Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Lynch
Philipsburg, N. J
Daily Post
Foley
Dreie & Bro
Local con man Springer swindles horse bets in Indiana
William Springer, an upholsterer, is accused of running a horse betting scam across Goshen Elkhart and Noble counties. He allegedly cleared about $3,000 in a local season with a horse rated 2 12 and caused a betting frenzy before vanishing, last seen heading toward Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
William Springer
Elkhart
Noble
Lisenier
Springer’s
Springer
Anderson
Kidney Cure Praise From Mrs. Conner
Mrs Raymond Conner of She ton Washington says doctors failed to help her kidney trouble but Foley's Kidney Cure gave relief after the first dose and she is now cured. Sold by Dreier and Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Conner
Sheton, Wash
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Superintendent's quarterly report on poor farm finances
Thomas Turflinger, superintendent, submitted the quarterly report to the county commissioners. It shows receipts from farm products totaling 315 dollars. Inmates on March 1 were 112. 80 admitted during the quarter, 22 discharged, 9 deaths. Last night 109 inmates remained. the average daily count was 108.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Turflinger
Poor Farm
Pneumonia Treatment Endorsement by Dr. Bishop
Dr C J Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports using Foley's Honey and Tar in three severe pneumonia cases with good results in every instance. He warns against substitutes. Product sold by Dreier and Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Bishop
Agnew, Mich
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Lineman Burned With Hot Paraffine
Ralph Harris of New Haven, a lineman for the Home Telephone Co., was badly burned on his left arm and leg when hot paraffine spilled from a kettle while he prepared to coat wire coils. The accident occurred in the repair room as he turned down the gas after melting about two gallons of wax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Harris
New Haven
Home Telephone Company
Harris
Burned mariner gravely injured at sea hospital
A mariner was severely burned and treated at a shop where Dr. C. B. K. Barnett dressed his injuries. Because of the manner of the burns septic poisoning is very probable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BK. Barnett
Mariner
No Emmett Centennial Oration Planned in Columbus
Shamrock club hall committees decide against the Emmett centennial oration in Columbus on September 20. A special Nickel Plate train will carry excursionists leaving at midnight on the 19th with Hibernian Rifles in attendance and a band. A mass meeting is set for next Tuesday at Library hall to boost the trip. The general committee includes Allen Hamilton, Thomas O Dowd, Jesse F Butler, James Conroy and James A Reilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrock Club
Columbus
Ohio
Hibernian Rifles
Library Hall
Allen Hamilton
Thomas O’dowd
Jesse F. Butler
James Conroy
James A. Reilly
Fire Destroys Five-Story Building in Cincinnati
A blaze at 204 to 208 Walnut street in Cincinnati caused $145000 in damage and injured fireman Charles Regan and several others from falling glass and chemical explosions. The Schoellkopf Hartford Hanna firm suffered $15000 in losses with chemicals and dyestuffs. Other affected firms include J McCulloch Seed, Herrlinger Paper, Selbert Wuest Co, and C B Foote on building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Walnut Street
Charles Regan
Schoellkopf, Hartford & Hanna Company
Buffalo
J. ©. McCulloch Seed Company
Herrlinger Paper Company
Selbert, Wuest & Co
C. B. Foote
Oppression in Alsace Sparks German Press Criticism
Berlin reports that strict Alsace Lorraine rule, forbidding French uniforms on stage and French language on shop signs, has drawn German newspapers rebuking the government for inflaming local sensitivities and making German rule odious in the annexed provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Alsace-Lorraine
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Quick Kidney Relief
A historic ad claims Foley's Kidney Cure cleanses diseased kidneys to supposedly purge toxins from blood. The item markets a remedy for kidney ailments with bold endorsements and claimed health benefits.
Detroit Man Not Slayer of Boy in Alphonse Wilmes Case
Detroit police released Charles Michh this forenoon after a drunken confession at the station. He claimed to be the boy’s murderer while intoxicated last night, but Captain McDonnell ruled the admission a drunken vagary and Michh promised to abstain from drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Charles Michh
Alphonse Wilmes
McDonnell
Misch
Foley's Honey and Tar Health Cure Ad
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar as uniquely effective for chronic throat issues and promises a cure for bronchitis hoarseness and bronchial diseases with no substitutes. Sold by Dreier and Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Knapp Denied New Trial in Murder Case
Judge Beldon denied Alfred A. Knapp a new trial in Hamilton Ohio. The court set December 12 for his execution. Knapp showed no reaction and offered no statement. He will be transported to Columbus for electrocution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ohio
Beldon
Alfred A. Knapp
Knapp
Columbus
Colima Volcano Maintains Intermittent Activity
The Colima Volcano in Mexico remains intermittently active with a terrifying report Monday causing residents of Tuxpan to flee their homes. Scientists warn the mountain may undergo a radical change in shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Colima
Tuxpan
Editor Dingley Dies in Denver at 38
Kalamazoo Michigan September 2 Arthur H Dingley son of the late Nelson Dingley of Maine and co owner of the Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph died in Denver last night age 38 He went west three years ago in search of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo, Mich
Arthur H. Dingley
Nelson Dingley
Maine
Miss May Goelet Engaged to Duke of Roxburghe
London reports the engagement of Miss May Goelet to the Duke of Roxburghe. The duke is presently staying with Mrs. Ogden Goelet at Newport Rhode Island, mother of the bride to be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
May Goelet
Duke of Roxburghe
Ogden Goelet
Miss May Goelet
Newport
R. I
Avoid serious kidney problems with Foley's Kidney Cure
Take Foley's Kidney Cure to prevent kidney and bladder disorders. Sold by Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier& Bro
Comprehensive medical ad promises cures for many ailments
An advertisement claims immediate relief and permanent cures for women’s diseases and various conditions in men. It touts treatment for cancers, goiter, piles, morphine and alcohol addiction, X ray therapy, eye and deformity issues, and chronic diseases with free consultations and X ray exams when needed. Hours listed 9:5 to 12, 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 with no Sunday service.
McKinley Statue Cast in New York to Go to Toledo
A ten foot bronze statue of President McKinley was cast in New York and to be shipped to Toledo to be unveiled on September 14, the anniversary of McKinley's death. It stands before the court house in a park as citizens of Toledo raised $15,000 for the statue after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McKinley
Gino
Toledo
Court House
The Pleasure of Eating Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Ad
An advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food and relieves indigestion by making the stomach sweet. It asserts the remedy cures dyspepsia and related stomach gland and membrane issues and ensures foods taste good and nutrients are absorbed. Sold by local outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Bros. Co
English swimmer Montagu Holbein fails Channel attempt
Dover England Sept 2 Montagu Holbein failed in a fourth attempt to swim the English Channel. He started from South Foreland and was eight miles from Calais after seventeen hours twenty minutes yet drifted back to Dover as the tide turned at eight this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
England
Montagu Holbein
South
English Channel
Calais
France
Holbein
French
Electric Bitters Promoted as Remedy for Dyspepsia
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure overwork sleep loss nervous tension and liver kidney disorders. It touts Nervousness Rheumatism Neuralgia and malaria as addressed by this tonic sold by Dreier & Bro. druggists with a 50 cent price and guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreier & Bro
Famous Scholar Dr. James Leonard Corning Dead
The Rev Dr James Leonard Corning aged 72 prominent pulpit orator historian diplomat and former American consul at Munich has died in Munich a private dispatch reports He was a renowned art historian and lecturer and counted Lincoln Grant and Beecher as intimate friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Leonard Corning
Munich
Distress After Eating Cured, Greensburg Judge Says
Judge W. T. Holland of Greensburg Louisiana reports personal recovery from severe indigestion after a period of distress following meals. He states two years ago he suffered greatly and later found relief, expressing cautious optimism for others with similar symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Holland
Greensburg, la
Sayu
Sawarte
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Huntington Herald
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