Photographer foils blackmailer in Central Park plot
Warren Murdock, a noted New York epee photographer, becomes entangled in a park blackmail scheme. He feigns payment to a supposed victim, drops real banknotes as a decoy, then signals police who arrest the woman. In court he testifies with a photograph of the defendant counting the pills.
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Warren Murdock
New York
Hac
Centra
Murdock
Idock
Murdocks
Ain
Looel
Ala
The Gwen Moore Tragedies in Our Town
A tale recalls Owen Moore who failed in business due to mail order competition and left town. The piece muses on his possible return, suggesting he would be still Owen Moore, choosing exile to avoid repeating mistakes. It ends by asking readers about similar local misfortunes.
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Owen Moore
Mr. Moore
Gwen Moore
Memory marvel of Benlaeti professor astonishes class
A professor named Afi Désdoly from Benlaeti demonstrated remarkable mental arithmetic skills before his students. He memorized a 100 figure sequence and recalled it perfectly from first to last, then recited the digits backward to applause. He solved complex problems including simple and compound interest in record time without using paper.
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Kgonhid
Afi Désdoly
Benlaeti
Dover
Agures
Sania
Prince Ferdinand and the Jews in Bulgaria
A report recalls Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria visiting Jerusalem where he spoke with Professor Boris Schatz about the Jewish Arts and Crafts school and his role leading Bulgaria’s art commission for the St. Louis Expo. The interview notes Ferdinand’s fluency in Yiddish and claims Bulgaria has been free of anti Jewish sentiment, attributed to the prince’s influence.
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Prince Ferdinand
Boris' Schatz
Sophia
Bulgarid
Jerusalem
St. Louis
Price Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Sebatz
Ferdinand
Roumania
Sergia
Russia
The King and His Master
Lord Alverstone admired surprising roles as a church chorister at St Mary Abbots in Kensington, drawing a parallel to Henry VIII era. Sir Thomas More, lord chancellor, enjoyed serving Mass when away from public glare, arguing the king cannot be dishonored by his service to God.
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Lord Alverstone
St. Mary Abbots
Kensington
London Globe
Henry VIII
Sir Thomas More Shoei
Testamentary letters for Samuel Carpenter estate in Pennsylvania
Auditor Daniel Raraigh announces he will attend at the Farmers Bank building Indiana PA on Tuesday October 1 1900 at 10 o clock to audit settle and distribute funds in the estate of Samuel Raraigh late of South Mahoning township. Creditors and interested persons may attend.
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Orphan's Court
Leard
Tristes
Hattie Kross
Taeac
Arahibald
Bladkiigk
Lidlata
County
Endlana
Ee Wallace
Omap Aia
Audstor
Xorros
Banda of
Marshall Bullatry
Indiana
Harry W
John Fisher
Washington
Dvanca
Samual Carpenter
Washington Township
Texecutor
Orceksida
Daniél Raraigh
Sainual
Raraigh
iSouth Mahoning ‘Township
Farmers Bank-building
Ais
Lein
Fidians
Frank
Redding
Arthur Shaeffer
Elda Bhaeffer
Amanda
B.bhacfar
Buller
Ohio
Tha
Mahoning
Oing
Pennsylvania
Wames’ Cribbs
Irwin
James Cribbs
Elizabeth
Cribbs
Heber i
Albert’ P- Irvin
Boreddin
Arthur Bhéry
Kida
Rheeffer
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Boney
GM Ahk
Dia
Baataeas
Iba
Badore
Thesbitaliess
Btbinée
Olty
Cauinty
Penhaybania
Cunningham & Fisher
Cunningham
Attorneys
Atorardenti Balk
Indiana County
Telford
Phi
Aoe
Privat
Anita Paywaney
Arcadia
Pais Administatrixs
Pattison
P. R. R. Station
Indiana, Pa
Pattison’s
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