My BeneDetto Murder Casts Shadow At Buffalo Funeral
At St Anthony's church in Buffalo on April 28 Mrs Lucy Madonna mourned her husband who had been murdered. She defended him saying he was honest and God fearing. The funeral mass lasted about 45 minutes and was conducted by Rev Father Pacifico Chenal. Four carriages ferried mourners to Limestone Hill Cemetery where the widow fainted at the grave and had to be revived for transport home.
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Buffalo
BeneDetto
Lucy Madonna
St. Anthony's Church
Pacifico Chenal
Madonna
Hu. C. F. Kaufmann
Friands
Births and Bits From Around the World and Society
A miscellany notes tax talk in Roumania on divorces, American tech earnings near ten million, and a stock figure at one hundred nine million. It lists English titled women of American birth including four duchesses and two countesses, plus baby survival stats. A Welsh musician announces a son with a card showing four bars. Vanderbilt students and Newport society antics are cited, including Harry Lehr barking on the dance floor at a Newport wedding party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
England
Newport
Harry Lehr
Miss Gannon Endorses Lydia E Pinkham to Help Women
Miss Gannon of the Detroit Amateur Art Association urges young women to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. A woman named Miss Quinn Gamyon reports relief after six weeks, claiming the product restored strength and happiness, urging others to seek the remedy.
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Miss Gannon
Lee
Detroit
Amateur Art Association
Lydia E. Pinkham
L. E. Pinkham
Miss Quinn Gamyon
Jones St
Lee'y Mich
Amateur Rt Association
Lydia E. Finkham
Ping Pong Dance Craze Sparks Public Debate In Indianapolis
A vintage report recalls the ping-pong dance once popular in Indianapolis winter social life. The piece notes a ban ending the fad, its origins among the popular classes, and its comparison to the Cuban waltz later embraced by European elites.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolitans
Havana
Cuba
Spain
Bowery
Ellta
Sanskrit Scholar at a Junior Prom Sparks Love Myth
Roger Sawin, a Harvard graduate, attends a junior prom to escort his sister Marion’s “left over” date. He fixes on Miss Lewis, a blue-dressed Sanskrit student, and endures awkward chatter about ancient language while secretly admiring her. After a clumsy exchange and a reveal of his own failing lines, he vows to woo her and win her exclusive attention.
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Roger Sawin
Harvard
Sawin
Httle Marion Sawin
Roger
Marion
Jove
Marlon
Lewis
Fate
Miss Lewis
Sacin
Blue
Savin
Why bock beer bears the goat emblem and its history
A compact note on bock beer origins and practice. Germans brewed it for winter cold, letting it mature to develop a stronger, darker flavor. The name derives from a brewer’s remark when beer was brewed too long, with the goat emblem signifying the style. In the U S it is traditionally brewed in December and opened in May.
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Germany
Methodists Save Their Oldest Church From Odd Auction
In Philadelphia on April 23 a historic church, St George's, survived a freak sale tied to debt. A mentally limited bidder bought it at auction, a savvy parent sought recovery, and a Methodist buyer secured the church at a low price. Rich Wesleyan supporters vow restoration to a shrine marking its 1770s origins.
Burns laments lack of automatic couplings in Britain rails
John Burns in the House of Commons criticized the Board of Trade for not testing automatic railway couplings. He argued that claiming Britain is ahead of America is not proof, saying America is industrially "hell with the lid off" in his view.
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London
House of Commons
John Burns
Board of Trade
America
Burns
Dogs, Doctors, and Derby Dullness Across Cities
A patched summary notes dog related events and opinions from Hatch New York to Detroit and Washington. It mentions dog attacks in Hatch, a Geneva man reviving dogs via Mastugs with electrization, muzzling calls by New York doctors to curb rabies, a Detroit Free piece on dog manicures and Turkish baths, and Country Life in America praising the Aberdeen terrier for loyalty and quiet temperament.
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Charles Craus
Coker
Hatch
M. Ttatelli
Geneva
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Washington Post
America
Tragic Well Accident and Notable Deaths Briefly Reported
Henry Breeding of Sour Lake Texas died after falling into a gas well and dying before rescue but later revived briefy to recount the incident. Rev John Fenwick Kitto, famed London scholar and churchman, dies at age circa 84 after long service in England. Buffalo Bill Cody, hurt in Manchester show accident, nears sixtieth birthday with mythic frontier career. Herman Kollmeyer of Joplin vanished eight years ago before a Washington trip, later identified by an asylum patient as a missing man.
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Henry Breeding
Sour Lake
Tex
William Frederick Cody
Buffalo Rit
Manchester
Eng
Towa
Kansas
William
Herman Kollmeyer
Joplin
Washington
Hollmeyer
Profit in Apples and Modern Orchard Prospects
A rural forecast notes good apples at $2 per bushel in the local market. An apple tree, with proper care, can yield a bushel in six years and ten to 15 bushels by age ten, with a nearly certain crop and steady growth thereafter. The piece suggests investing 50 to 100 acres to grow apples, promising a sizable income in ten years, echoing a return to apple and elder production days.
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Henderson
Gleaner
Fragmented Tales From The Sun And Street Interactions
A mosaic of overheard anecdotes and street scenes. A dental student laughs at a letter about business light and The Sun’s lunch crowd. A newlywed debates fidelity and finance while a hatless man forgets his change after a glove drop. A colorfully named woman seeks kindness, and a criminal court scene hints at a warning card.
Don’t Stand in Here Court Order Sparks City Slang
A fragmentary column notes court phrasing about standing inside or outside a railing and a slang discussion in Indianapolis. It recalls a chaperone guiding a young lady downtown who fears streetcars. The exchange includes a quip asking if she is afraid of the cars and a witty, cautious response.
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Indianapolis
Notable Indiana Art Exhibit Opens at Tomlinson Hall
A large Monday night opening marks the Flower Mission exhibition of Indiana art at Tomlinson Hall. It showcases 59 years of Hoosier art with works from Willem Chase Henry Mosler Jacob Cox and the Indiana group led by T. C. Steele Forsyth Ottis Adams Otto Stark and R. D. Grude, plus Richmond and newspaper artists. The exhibit aims to boost Indiana’s standing in modern art and charity proceeds are anticipated.
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Indiana
Tomlinson Hall
Flower Mission
Hooster Capital
Etulea
Lis
Ma‘turer
Willem Chase
Dorothy
Henry Mosler
Hoosier
New York
Jacob Coxci
Brest
Indianapolis
Indianapolia
T. C. Steele
W. Forsyth
J. Ottis Adams
Otto Stark
R. D. Grudle
James Whitcomb Riley
Charles F. Emmerick
Tough J. McGowan
Committee
R. B. Gruele
New England
Richmond
J. E
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Wesleyries
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Cityroad
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John-st. Church
Newark
Wesley
Espertol
Francis Asbury
John Fenwick Kitto
Dr.pierces NI Medical
Diamond Match Compay
Trust You Know
Chico
Jonn
Caid
Washington St
Aly
Meridian
Washington Ste
Indy
Miss Pink
Wallift
Seca
Axminster
Aneven
National Biscuit Company
Oromulsion Co
Peyster Street
Canaan
Isa
Old Star Lilly & Stalnaker
E. Wash. St
Gent
Ony
Laun
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