Detective follows tangled Mora murder case path
Detective Mitchel pursues the Mora murder mystery relying on witness accounts and a suspected infant abduction. He questions Lilian Vale, encounters Col. Payton’s sheltering of the girl, and discovers possible paternity links between Lilian and Perdita Van Cortlandt while Mora’s role remains under scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mitchel
Col. Payton
Lilian
Mitchel
Payton
Fifinave
Mr. Barnes
Mara
Slippery Sam
Crook
Mora
Lilian Vale
Perdita van Cortlandt
Perijita
Lftan
van Cortlandt
Portieres
Perdita
Mathew Mora
Desolate Pitcairn Island a Refuge for Fugitives
The piece traces historical shifts in extradition, noting that only Pitcairn Island remains a remote refuge with no regular steamship routes. It contrasts romantic legends of Pitcairn with a darker modern view of its degenerate population, implying banishment there would be futile.
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Pitcairn
Bounty
Fletcher Christian
Pitcairn Island
Alexander Smith
Haunting Tales Roil Saybrook Station Yet Again
Saybrook Point station agent Charles Belcher recalls sightings of ghosts and eerie noises around the railroad yard near the old cemetery of Lady Fenwick. Locomotives clanged and unseen feet ran across boilers, with railroad workers attributing the hauntings to familiar spirits said to haunt Saybrook since 1648.
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Saybrook
Conn
Saybrook Point
Charles Belcher
Belcher
Dutty
Consolidated Railroad
Fenwick
Arthur Bebee
Roundhouse
Beebe
Bedlam
Mheebe
A Candid Confession Sparks Tense Exchange
Ferdita and Mora argue over trust and innocence as Mora presses for belief. Mr Mitchel eavesdrops on the unfolding confession, hoping to learn the truth as events rush forward. (To Be Continued.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdita
Mora
Mr. Mitchel
Molineux Still Cheerful About New Prison
Roland B. Molineux, condemned at Sing Sing, speaks cheerfully and prefers the new prison for its lighter, airier atmosphere. He has not tried to make acquaintances with the eight other death-row inmates, all of whom are described as ignorant and vicious except Dr. W. J. Kennedy. Kennedy and Molineux were Tombs neighbors and apparently dislike each other.
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Sing Sing
N. Y
Roland B. Molineux
W. J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Molineux
Silver Republicans back Chicago platform and Bryan ties
Flavius J. Van Vorhis, state silver Republican leader, says silver Republicans will align with Democrats in the next national election. He notes the Indianapolis meeting began a nationwide push for candidates on the Chicago platform harmonious with populist and silver ideas, with Bryan favored. He dismisses Judge Walters new populist group as ineffectual and hints at internal party tensions. Hanna and Meddert will attend the Lincoln convention.
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Flavius J. van Vorhis
Silver Republican Party
A. P. Hanna
Indianapolis
Chicago
Bryan
Indiana
Walters
Populist Journal
Waddin
Senator Butler
John Meddert
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promote Digestion and Stomach Rest
The advertisement argues indigestion stems from stomach failure to digest food, claiming Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets supply natural digestive aids. It details an experiment with boiled egg and tablets, lists ingredients, and asserts safety for children, pricing at 50 cents plus a free informational booklet from F A Stuart Co.
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Stuart
United States
Canada
Europe
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
E. C. DeWitt A Co
Chicago
Ali Druggists
Jersey Lily Causes a Row in New York Club
Mrs Langtry is elected a member of the Professional women's league by the executive committee triggering protests and threats of mass resignations. The announcement at a club meeting sparked hisses and controversy among members.
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Jersey
New York
Rapid-Fire Shots In Congress And City Hearings
Brief items report lawmakers planned focus on insular affairs next week in both houses. Other notes include Dr H N Selfridge of Oakland curing cancer with X rays, Mrs Craven of San Francisco denying a jest about marriage to Senator Fair, and Chicago taxi operators threatening a strike over a $3 city license.
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Congress
H. N. Selfridge
Oakland
Cal
Craven
San Francisco
Senator Fair
Chicago
Kentucky
Louisville
Frankfort
W. H. Clark
New York
Tammany Hall
Hutton
Canada
London
South Africa
James W. Monroe
Rochester
N. Y
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Mien Tyler
Amassacer Choate
Kentucky Republican House
Indiana Lincoln League
Taylor
Roosevelt
Frank FE. Stone
Edward Dunne
New Orleans
Security Savings Society
Standard Oil Company
Jersey City
Clark investigation testimony in New York ties disbarment fears to Montana court case
Washington Feb 19 Winston an attorney of New York city testified that Mark Hewitt said he feared disbarment because the Montana supreme court would rule against him and that 30000 would be offered to sway the court Walter Cooper described his long association with Clark dating to 1865 and said eastern Montana legislators largely favored Clark for US senator with many from the Anaconda copper mining group backing him He said he had repaid 24000 debts with funds from an unspecified source.
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Matthew “Mora
Jim
Matthew
Lilian
Mitey
Apollo Hall
Cherub
Baby
Washington
Winston
New York
City
Clark
Mark
Montana
United States
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Marcus Ivaly
The
Bozeman
An Old Nurse for Children Advertises Soothing Syrup
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soothe the child soften gums relieve pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhoea. Available at twenty five cents per bottle.
A Fall Mess for 100 Is Our Business Lunch
Our daily business lunch runs from 10 a m to 3 p m with a special ladies lunch on the second floor at Ormonds located at 1¢ W Peari at.
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Our Business
Ormonds
W. Peari
Train Schedule Fragments Include Benton Harbor and Cincinnati Lines
Disjointed timetable snippets show Benton Harbor and Chicago line services with arrival and departure times. Includes Wabash accommodation, Lafayette and Cincinnati connections, express and night trains, and multiple station pairings with some times unclear.
Illinois Rail Schedule Fragments on Monon Route
A fragmented OCR rail timetable shows trains between Chicago Indianapolis Louisville and Monon route with connections to Peoria Bloom Springfield Columbus and Chicago, listing various times and routes but with garbled abbreviations and incomplete data.
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Rodrigues Ottolengui
Dic
Puthaim
Pter I
Mitchell
Mora, Jr
No, Hall
Sraveyard
Metropolitan
Houndling Society
Tli
Ger Griffin
Rebecca
Polaski
IV— Itchel
Apollo
Hall
Young
Matthew Mora
Slip
Preacher dJim
Elivers
Hiim
Barnes
Young Mora
Essex Street
Fion Fe
Mitcherouse
Fehel
Preacher Jim
Preacher
Margaret Crane
Margaret
Spain
Turkey
Algiers
Japan
Holland
Chili
Ecuador
Philippines
Cuba
Central America
British Honduras
Honduras
Pacific
L. H. Warren
Albany
Wis
Flavius Josephus
Chicago Platform
Jno. Berry
Ganton
Cooper
the Omega
Pennsylvania Street
Majestic Building
Fourteenth Ward
Center Township
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
State of Indiana
Ennst St
Beaty
Inianapolis
S. East Street
Beard
Charles Loewer
Ial
Cleveland Line
Yepart
Muncie
Union City
Cleveland
Boston Mail
Bos “Knick
Benton Harbor Line
Benton Harbor
Wabash
ST. Louis Line
St.’ Louis
St. L
W. Lim
St. Louis Ex
Lafayette
Cincinnati
CincInnati Express
CincInnati Accor
Cincinnati Accom
Greensburg
Cin
Wash
Flex
N.vVer. & Louis
N.ver. & Louis
Peoria Line
Peoria, Bloom
M &Ex
Peoria & Bloom
Champaign
Springfield and
Columbus
Columbus & Spring
Hamilton & Dayton
Railway
City Ticket Office
W. Washi
Detroit
Dayton
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Toledo
Indisaspolis
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Chicago Ft
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
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Peru
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Tuscola Accom
St. L. Ex
Pemnsylvania Lines
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Pittsburg
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St. L. Fast
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