Vermont murder mystery links love to poison plot
Ida Fosburgh's death near Shoreham Vermont is tied to a jealous suitor Aldace Vendette who was visiting from Canon City Colorado. Police allege he intercepted and rearranged a strychnine letter to mislead investigators while pursuing marriage. Vendette was jailed then released on bail as evidence weighed.
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Shoreham
Ida Fosurgh
Molineaux
Gaurdérer
Ida. Fosburgh
Vermont
Aldace Vondette
Ida Fosburgh
Vondette
Fosburghs
Henri Ducyett
Edward Adahouche
Fletcher Proctor
United States
Redfield Proctor
Aldace Vendette
Fremont Marble Company
Canon City
Col
Miss Fosburgh
West Rutland
Minor Jones
Middlebury
Lake Champlain
Man Jones
Nelson Jones
Nelson Ones
Ida Forburgh
Jones
Molineux
Brandon
Ida .Fosburgh
Joneses
Fosburgh
Spooner
Branad
Mr. Nes
Nelsor Jones
Louis Miner
Rutland
Vendette
Colorado
Lumber Employes Must Be Vaccinated
Minnesota health officials urge the Mississippi Valley lumbermen to require all woods workers to be vaccinated or show a certificate within a reasonable time. The move aims to prevent a repeat of last season’s smallpox outbreak that troubled logging camps in Minnesota and Wisconsin and increased costs for logging firms.
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Neapolis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minister Turns Back to Blacksmith Shop
Rev. David Fef Minerd, once a church minister, returns to a blacksmith’s anvil in Uniontown Pennsylvania after years of ill health. He hopes the physical labor will restore strength to rejoin his calling and continue preaching during breaks from the forge.
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Uniontown
David Fef. Minerd
M. P
Rough House in Church Sparks City Row
In Strong City on April 3 a free fight broke out at a Baptist church after a clash between Pastor Rev. Williams and secretary J. C. Davis. The scuffle drew in Dr. Bryant, Williams’s daughter, and several deacons as lights were extinguished and warrants began to be sworn.
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Twain
Baptist Church
Hudson
Ewing
Babb
Blurton
Davis
Dr. Bryant
Girl Swallows Perfume Bottle in Laughter Incident
Miss Lizzie Goodman aged 16 daughter of Rev B Goodman of Irish Valley in Shamokin Pennsylvania swallowed a perfume bottle while pressing it to her lips and laughing at a joke. The bottle about two inches long and a quarter inch in diameter passed easily down her throat and she is dying from cramps.
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Shamokin
Lizzie Goodman
Rev. B. Goodman
Irish Valley
Papal Sacrament Given to Papal Guard in Rome
In Rome on Tuesday, Pope Leo administered the sacrament to 100 members of the pope's noble guard, while a cardinal administered it to the other members of the papal military force.
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Rome
Leo
Milwaukee election yields light voter turnout and nonpartisan tone
Milwaukee voters cast ballots Tuesday for the city bench judges, a municipal court clerk, and five aldermen. The race is described as practically nonpartisan with low interest in the municipal contest.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Carcass of Negro Slain Man Used by Medical College
Raleigh dispatch reports Thomas Jones, a Black man, sold his body to Dr. A. L. Goodwin for ten dollars and the remains were exhibited four weeks at an undertaker's shop. The scene drew thousands of Black onlookers while whites kept order. Jones killed a woman, set a house fire, and burned four children. Negroes demand rope pieces as talismans to ward off witches and for luck.
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Raleigh
N.C
Thomas Jones
A. L. Goodwin
Jones
Fish Skin Garments From Amur Tribes On Display in New York
A collection of garments crafted entirely from salmon skin by Amur river women is set to be shown at the Museum of Natural History in Central Park. The pieces, dyed in yellow red and indigo, feature backs heavy ornamentation and intricate fish-skin appliques.
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New York
Museum of National History
Central Park
Siberia
Berthold Laufer
Jesup North Pacific
Amur
Kid
Paris
Boy Buried Three Hours Rescued After Sandbank Collapse
Newark, April 3 Walter King an 11 year old boy from Annst street was buried under a sandbank for three hours when the bank collapsed during a game with his dog. His father spotted a rope protruding from the sand and alerted neighbors who dug him free. The boy revived after medical stimulant and said he had untied the rope from the dog's collar before the collapse.
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Newark
N. J
Walter King
Neighbor's Call Prevented Tragedy in Marion Ohio
Mrs. Kelly Mount of Marion Ohio was found unable to cope with mental distress after declaring she would kill her children and herself. A neighbor's call averted danger and she was later deemed insane and sent to the Columbus asylum. Her husband and six children face care arrangements as the family faced financial reverses and political turmoil surrounding Bryan.
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Kelly Mount
Columbus Asylum
Bryan
Mount
Swindler Posed as Doctor in North Turner County Fraud
A crafty con artist toured northern Turner county selling false medical cures. He obtained a $100 note from a farmer by promising to cure his wife, then tried to pass the note at Parker’s First National Bank. The farmer stopped him, forcing the note to be torn up, before the faker fled with counterfeit groceries and spectacles.
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Turner County
First National Bank
Parker
American Remedy Co
Tragic Hall
Boston
Mass
Indianapolis
Henry J. Huder
Washington
Pennsylvan Streets
Pope LEO Protests Over French Education Bill
In Rome on April 3 the pope drafts a letter to French bishops protesting the chamber’s religious association bill. It forbids Catholics from continuing to educate youth and aims to formalize opposition to the government action.
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Rome
Gebhardt Arrives In Sioux Falls With 11 Trunks
Fred Gebhardt, once linked to Lily Langtry and later wed to a Baltimore belle, has landed in Sioux Falls with his valet and eleven trunks. He says he is here on business, but rumors claim he joined the colony to obtain legal residence and plans a divorce after six months.
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Fred Gebhardt
Lily Langtry
Gebhardt
Large Steamer Ran Morehead Reaches Belfast
Belfast reports the steamer Ran Morehead arriving from Galveston after passing an Allan liner in the mid Atlantic. The vessel is believed to be the Buenos Ayres which sailed Philadelphia March 11 for Glasgow and has not arrived, causing concern.
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Belfast
Morehead
Galveston
Middle Atlantic
Buenos Ayres
Philadelphia
Glasgow
Minister Wilson seeks transfer from Chile post
Spokane Wash April 3 Henry L Wilson minister to Chile says he has asked President McKinley for transfer to another station He reports the President wants him to return to South America but Wilson will resign if his request is not granted.
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Spokane. Wash
Henry L. Wilson
Chile
McKinley
No Strike In Ohio Ends After Conference
Columbus April 3 There was no strike of coal miners in Hocking and Sunday Creek valleys Tuesday. A conference on Monday agreed to continue present terms. An effort will be made to amicably settle matters by April 24.
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Columbus
Hocking
Creek Valleys
Contin
Praise for the Telegraphers Across the War Effort
London dispatch lauds British telegraphers for service in Osborne and Windsor during Queen Victoria's illness. Generals Buller, Roberts, White, Baden-Powell praise their technical skill, perseverance, and critical role in the siege of Ladysmith, with signaling by heliograph lamp flag and phonophones.
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London
Osborne
Windsor
Queen Victoria
Charles Mullens
Hohenzollern
Mullens
W. R
Germany
Africa
Lord Roberts
London Gazette
Builer
Telegraph Department
White
Ladysmith
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Baden-Powelle
Independent oil firms unite in Beaumont field drive
A movement has started in Austin to consolidate all independent oil companies operating in the Beaumont oil field into a single large corporation. The initiative aims to streamline operations and strengthen competitiveness across the field.
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Austin, Tex
Beaumont Oil
Wolves Increasing in Northern Canada Described
In Quebec and Ontario forests wolves proliferate as deer numbers surge. Hunters discuss a proposed 15 dollar bounty to curb wolves, with trapping and poisoning described as challenging but potentially effective in reducing livestock damage.
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Quebec
Ont
Canada
Ontario
North American Fish and Game ‘Protective Association
Brain Food and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Endorsement
The piece argues for balanced eating with grains vegetables and milk, warns meat-heavy diets for outdoor labor, and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe daily aid to digestion. It claims the tablets enhance gastric secretion without harming the bowels and urges readers to ask their druggist for a fifty cent pack.
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Stuart
Woman Owns Pack of Bloodhounds in England
New York dispatch profiles Mrs Oliphant of Chatley near Bath who hunts with a renowned bloodhound pack. She explains bloodhounds track scents through water and terrain, saying they would still find a swimmer, and describes their gentle nature and skill in scent work.
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New York
Chatley
Norton St. Philip
Bath
England
Mrs. Oliphant
Valuable violin found in Elkhorn West Virginia
In Elkhorn West Virginia on April 3 a tale of a long lost violin reveals its journey from a farmer William Simmons to a dealer H G Simpson then to an itinerant musician and finally a New York house valuing it at one thousand dollars the instrument once cherished for fifty years may fetch a future fortune.
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Elkhorn
W. Va
Wiliam Simmons
Virginia
Simmons
H. G. Simpson
Simpson
New York
Express
Will Perpetuate War Heroine's Fame
Clinton Iowa residents seek to raise 800 dollars to erect a monument to Jennie Wade of Gettysburg shot by a Confederate bullet. The Iowa relief corps network asks each society to contribute ten cents per member to fund the memorial and dedicate it next July during the battle’s 38th anniversary. Jennie Wade tended wounded soldiers on the front and was killed in the Wade home kitchen by a musket shot. The home still stands with the bullet hole visible.
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Clinton
Iowa Relief Corps
Jennie Wade
George Wade McClellan
Denison
Relief Corps
Iowa
Gettysburg
Wade
Jennie
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