Fat of Tar and Feathers No Joke
New Orleans reports a vivid, lengthy reminiscence about tar and feathering, detailing a 100 mile journey and a severe removal process. The tale centers on a private detective assaulted during a coal strike era, with a doctor and turpentine treatment, ending with a $150 fee and a grim warning that tar and feathers are not funny when examined up close.
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New
Orleans
Times-Democrat
Jeece
Pittsburg
Sheldon
Eaemi
Four Times Near Death Knox Fights Grim Reaper
Frank E. Knox of Woodbury Connecticut, 19, has teetered on death five times. He survived a grain-load fall breaking his right thigh, earlier fan blasts left his skull fractured, bicycle crash broke his leg and teeth, hockey collisions left him unconscious, and prior brain fever had him near death. Physicians fear this time the death may come.
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Woodbury, Conn
Frank E. Knox
Khox
Knox
Krox
Bible survives blaze as Bible saved from zoo fire
Baltimore February 6 A Bible belonging to Mr Rollins survived a devastating fire at the Bostock Zoo. Only about 30 pages of the Old Testament remained after the blaze, with the last readable verse Isaiah Chapter 5 Verse 29. Rollins calls the remnant a remarkable token from one of history’s most dramatic fires.
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Baltimore
Bostock Zoo
Rollins
Hoss Doctor Bill Stirs Senate Over Calf Veterinarian Dept
A fragmented caption suggests a Senate debate on a bill about a veterinary department for horses. The passage hints at questioning whether horses will be looked after by a stat veterinary body, with a Tuesday session referenced. The readable text is partial and lacks concrete names, dates, or outcomes.
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Stat Veterinary Department
Senate
Little Maggie Bradley Sparks Bravery in Gas Tragedy
In Philadelphia on February 6 a six year old girl Maggie Bradley led Officer Price to a flooded gas leak at 2702 Sears Street. He rescued five family members from deadly fumes guiding them to safety and arranging medical aid. All five survived.
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Bradley
Sears St
Maggie
James Core
Maggie Bradley
Mary Bradley
Pike
Miss Bradley
Patrick Bradley
John Bradley
Margaret Hess
Bradleys
Dog helps punish thieves in Chicago court scene
Rever the Newfoundland sits up in the shock yards police court and wags as Justice Fitzgerald finds two men guilty of stealing property from Constant Cyatek's saloon. Rover chases ball thieves, drags Cyatek to the scene, and aids police capture. Both prisoners are fined.
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Chicago
Shock Yards
Justice Fitzgerald
Rover
Newfoundland
Constant Cyatek
Cyatek
Senate names trip for inauguration representation
Washington February 5 in the senate President pro tem Frye announced the appointment of Hanna Spooner and Jones to represent the senate at the inauguration of President.
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Washington
Senate
Frye
Hanna
Spooner
Jones
Bride in Husband's Trousers Causes City Fracas
Mrs Carrie Pfeffer, a Canton bride four months married, wore her husband’s suit to amuse guests and stroll with Eugene Warner to a confectionery. A policeman stopped them, they were jailed briefly, and Judge Sidener fined them $10 plus costs each.
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ST. Louis
Carrie Pfeffer
Canton, CO
Pfeffer
Twentieth-sts
Warner
Sidener
Dwarf and Beauty Part After Public Wedding
In Binghamton New York on February six the dwarf Maj Page Claude Brubaker and May Winkle have separated after two months of marriage. The pair wed in Cortland in front of thousands then toured Philadelphia museums. Both plan separate futures with Mrs Brubaker pursuing the stage and Brubaker continuing to entertain.
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Claude Brubaker
Maj. Page
Shamokin
May Winkle
Cortland
Philadelphia
Brubaker
Silent Couple Break 13 Year Silence At Revival
Ottumwa Iowa February 6 13 year couple Mr and Mrs Sim Bell Mt Zion residents lived together without speaking since 1887 after a quarrel over their daughter's name. A religious revival at Mt Zion church prompted them to speak again.
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Bell
Whey
Kennedy's Faithful Wife Backs Second Trial
In New York on February 5, Dr. Samuel J. Kennedy stood trial for a second time for the murder of Dolly Reynold. He entered the courtroom jauntily as his wife, about 30, supported him, offering whispered encouragement. Two jurors were seated before a lunch recess.
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New York
Samuel J. Kennedy
Dolly Reynold
Kennedy
Army Promotions Nominate Miles to Lieutenant General
President McKinley sends to the Senate a list of promotions including Nelson A. Miles to lieutenant general. Also nominated are Major Generals Adna R. Chaffee Samuel M. B. Young and Arthur MacArthur and Brigadier Generals Bates Wheaton Davis Schwan Sumner Wood Hall Hughes Randall Kobbe and Frederick D. Grant with Franklin Beil among captains.
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President McKinley
Nelson A. Miles
Samuel M. B. Young
Adna R
Paris Philanthropist Widow Dastier Ends Own Life
Paris reports a well known philanthropist widow Dastier aged 60 took her life Tuesday in a fashionable Paris apartment. She dressed in evening clothes and hanged herself from a gas bracket. The incident caused a sensation among local residents and drew police attention to the circumstances of the death.
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Paris
Dastier
How A Fiddler Became Senator
An Alabama tale narrates Luke Pryor, a poor Limestone county boy, who played the fiddle to win a dance invitation from Capt Gamble and support his mother. The story links his fiddle to later wealth as he becomes a lawyer, congressman, and U S senator from Alabama. Senator Pryor died recently in Athens.
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Capt. Gamble
Mooresville
Luke
Pryor
Gambie
Gamble
Luke Pryor
Alabama
United States
Hfe
Ante-bellum days echo in Camden orphans court
In Camden on February 6 the orphans court heard a case over the estate of John White, an old enslaved man who died five years ago leaving about $1,000. Seven claimants, each with lawyers, contested the validity of slave era marriage contracts as witnesses testified about lineage and kinship amid a tangle of family relations. the hearing was adjourned for a week.
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Camden
N. J
Orphans’ Court
John White
White
Open meetings favored for southern reformatories probe
The joint committee to investigate southern reformatories held a noon session with Senator Ball elected chairman and Mrs. Belser as secretary. Chairman Whitcomb opposes making the investigation public while Ball Bonham and James favor openness. A prison visit is likely.
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Southern Reformatory
Ball
Belser
Indianapolis
Whitcomb
House Committee
Senate
Bonham
James
Anti-Electrolysis Bill Aims By Marion Senator
Senator Matson of Marion County plans to introduce an anti electrolysis bill at the request of the In Alanaport water company aimed at eliminating the practice. The move signals regulatory action seeking to curb a controversial method associated with water treatment.
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Matson
Marion County
In- Alanaport Water Company
Marked by tragedy Susie Bosschieter seeks work in Paterson
Susie Bosschieter, sister of murdered mill girl Jennie Bosschieter, laments social stigma in Paterson. With seven siblings, a father or mother at home, the family subsists on about $1 weekly as Susie faces continual rejections from silk mills citing lack of work. The piece portrays a tight knit family torn by crime, poverty, and social disgrace.
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Paterson
N. v
Jennie Bosschieter
Susie Bosschieter
Susie
Paterson Ribbon Company
Mill
Bosschieter
Jennie Boschieter
Paby
Lena
Jennie
Dennie
Scott Brings Wessling To Time For Temperance Hearing
Chairman Wesling of the house temperance committee faces a Thursday meeting forced by Scott who threatened a report. Temperance critics accuse Wesling of bias, while Scott’s bill would require a saloonkeeper to file a voter petition with license. Republicans are largely against temperance legislation. Montgomery county residents plan to attend to support Scott. All lawmakers receive ongoing temperance communications, echoing the Nicholson law defense.
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Wesling
House
Scott
Capt
Ritter
Montgomery County
Indianapolis
Brutal dog catcher assaults woman and dog in San Francisco
Mrs Eliza beth Green wife of the manager of the New Amsterdam casualty company confronts a dog catcher as he nets her pet a valuable blooded dog in the front yard at 44 Clement street She and Supervisor Horace Wilson swear out a warrant for the arrest of George Shea poundman No 4 The incident ends with the dog catcher likely facing consequences for the assault and seizure of the dog.
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San Francisco
Elizabeth Green
New Amsterdam Casualty Company
George Shea
Poundman No. 4
Clement St
Shea
Mrs. Green
Mayor and Alderman Clash in Rutland Council Chamber
In Rutland on February 5 Mayor Spellman and Alderman Creed fought in the council chamber after Creed accused the mayor of tax issues involving the mayor's wife. Creed was struck, a chair was used, and others intervened as fists and a bloodied incident erupted.
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Rutland
Spellman
Creed
Indiana scale company incorporates with capital
Incorporated. The Indianapolis computing scale company, to make and sell scales. Capital, $100,000. Directors, Geo. A. B. Weisen torn, Jerome Spencer, Wm. D. Coffett, GeorgeS. Black, Daniel W. Kowlen, Elias B. Swift and B. F. Nysewander.
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Indianapolis
Geo. A. B. Weisentorn
Jerome Spencer
Wm. D. Coffett
Georges. Black
Daniel W. Kowlen
Elias B. Swift
B. F. Nysewander
Strikes in Cuba limit rail service across three cities
Strikes in Havana Santa Clara and Cardenas disrupt work as workers protest American labor, with Santa Clara and Cardenas allowing only mail trains to run on February 6.
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Havana
Santa Clara
Cardenas
Freight crash wrecks trio of engines at Blue Canon
In San Francisco on February 5 a freight derailment struck an extra engine at Blue Canyon, destroying three locomotives, many cars and over a hundred feet of sheds. Fireman Christensen was injured in the incident.
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San Francisco
Blue Canon
Christensen
Hepner Weds Again At Chicago In Surprise License
Vaudeville singer Louise Willis Hepner obtained a marriage license to wed John F. Timm of Chicago after a recent divorce from William Hepner, a theatrical wigmaker. The surprise move occurred Monday in Chicago.
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Chicago
Louise Willis Hepner
John F. Timm
Wm. Hepner
Three Jurors Selected For Hamilton Murder Trial
Three jurors had been accepted for the Hamilton murder trial up to 10 a. m. Tuesday in Minneapolis. A baby born to George Russell and wife in Taylorville Kentucky has a full set of teeth.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hamilton
George Russell
Taylorville, Ky
Laughing at Mourners Ends in Final Joke
New York story recalls John Flanagan once an island attendant at Bellevue who mocked nurses as he lay near death after alcoholism. The ward prank led to laughter before he died, a final humorous moment overshadowed by the tragedy of his life.
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New York
John Flanagan
Bellevue
Flanagan
Randall's Island
Barclay
January sees record 300 deaths in Indianapolis
City records January as the deadliest month with 300 deaths, of which 57 were pneumonia and 31 consumption. Among the deceased 123 were over 50, and 48 deaths occurred in the county outside Indianapolis. The previous January had 202 deaths with 23 pneumonia and 23 consumption.
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Indianapolis
Carrie Nation calls Topeka children to destroy hell holes
Mrs Nation issues a drumbeat proclamation to Topeka schoolchildren urging them to smash glass doors and windows of alleged hell-holes on the streets. She promises undying fame for those who enroll their names and join her crusade, signing as Carrie Nation.
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Topeka
Kas
Carrie Nation
Divorce Denied in Suit Involving Teen Bride
Ephraim Mann sued Mary Potter, 16, daughter of Henry Potter grocer and poultryman, for divorce in superior court. He alleges she attacked him with a hatchet and meat chopper. The couple married over two years ago when Mary was 15. The court denied the separation.
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Ephraim Mann
Mary
Pretty
Henry Potter
Child burned to death in Brazil Indiana incident
A four year old child of Frank Sarchet died after its clothing caught fire from a stove on Monday in Brazil Indiana. The tragedy occurred over the February 6 to 8 period as officials investigated the accidental blaze.
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Brazil
Ind
Frank Sarchet
Apoplexy Cure Claims Miracle Nerve Vitalizer
Mrs Ada Shertum of Holstein Michigan describes eight years of suffering from nervous prostration and a relapse after apoplexy. She credits Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer, taken under a friend’s advice, with rapid improvement and full recovery after nine bottles. The ad promotes the remedy for multiple nervous disorders and lists prices and the Brant Co. as distributor.
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Ada Shertum
Halstein
Mich
Holstein
Grand Rapids
Dr. Wheeler
Wheeler
Express
J. W. Brant Co., Ltd
Albion
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