Doctor Dies That Parents May Live
In Penn Yan New York Dr B A Venooy a 36 year old from Waldick New Jersey shot himself in a local hotel. He left a long letter to his parents expressing despair over ill health and financial strain and saying he could not leave them destitute. He had recently taken over Dr P B Nichols practice in Pultney and his parents resided there with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Yan
B. A. Venooy
Pultney
Dr. Venooy
Waldick
N. J
P. B. Nichols
Sleepwalking husband dodges bad night with joke
A wife confronts her husband at 7 a.m. about his drunken state. He replies he has recently taken to sleepwalking and planned to go to bed prepared, turning the moment into a humorous anecdote from the Illustrated Bits.
Boy Claiming Bondage Seeks Habeas Corpus in Spartanburg
Willie Tucker a seventeen year old white boy through attorney J B Atkinson asks Judge Kingh for release from Peter Lindsay his father in law alleging nine months of unpaid hard labor on Lindsay s farm near Campobello and being hired out to others with threats of violence and abuse including a forced marriage contract with Lindsay s daughter Mary Lindsay.
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Spartanburg
Willie Tucker
J. B. Atkinson
Kingh
Peter Lindsay
Lindsay
Campobello
Tucker
Mary Lindsay
Ends Life As Wife Halts Detectives
West New York detectives Russo and Ravena chased Henry L. Tienken, a forgery suspect and Pabst Brewing Company collector, to his home. He shot himself as officers spoke with his wife, after a bench warrant had been issued for his arrest and funds missing. Tienken died instantly, and his wife attempted to aid him before authorities departed.
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Henry L. Tienken
West New York
Central Office
Russo
Ravena
Tienken
Pabst Brewing Company
Brooklyn
Woman Dies After Cat Scratch In The Bronx
Mrs. Francis R. Gammon of 2371 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, died from blood poisoning two weeks after a Maltese cat scratched her ankle. The hermit-like woman kept the pet as a sole companion. the wound was neglected, swelling followed, and Dr. J. Fabricus and other physicians could not save her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Avenue
New York
Bronx
Francis R. Gammon
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Promoted by Georgetown Drug Co
A Georgetown newspaper ad urges use of Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets for stomach distress and indigestion. It touts a 15 day treatment and money back guarantee, noting physician origin and claims of relief, with 25 cent, 45 cent, and 89 cent sizes and local availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Georgetown Drug Co
The Thief and the Liar of Chicago Real Estate Loans
The Chicago real estate loan broker who confessed forgeries and begged for swift removal to prison faced eighteen years of theft. He called for hurry and expressed remorse, yet his guilt and lies compile a history of crime. He received an indeterminate sentence and may seek release or redemption.
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Chicago
Anderson Man Dies After Mistaking Poison for Whiskey
M B Williams a prominent city resident aged about 50 died at 4 PM after drinking wood alcohol he reportedly mistook for whiskey. He had beer in his room since Monday and had served four years as an assistant to a local dentist. The Mason funeral is set for tomorrow at 4 PM.
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Mehrtens-Morrelli Concert Co
Mehrtens
Clementi
Leipzig
Ae Aong
Perfection
Phenix Furniture Go
Wilson
Carolina
G. W. DuRant
Screwed Street
Kensington Island
John S. Pyatt
M. L. Altman
Eaddy Livery Stables
M. R. Campbell
National Optical College
Misouri
S. M. ‘Tompkins
King Street
Corner
Prince
F. Read , GO
Front St
Georgetown, S. G
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