The Van Cortlandts and the Mora Murder Tale Unfolds
Detectives Mitchel and Mora uncover a complex plot surrounding a multimillionaire’s murder. The case links Lilian Vale and Perdita Van Cortlandt through a shared father, Col. Peyton, and a hidden will stained with blood. Mitchel and allies pursue clues across graveyards, foundling homes, and a steamer, revealing family ties and a plan to save both women from a dangerous fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchel
Dina
Matthew
Murth
Matora, Jr
Mora
L ‘Senior
Hall
Metropolitan Foundling Society
Rebecca
Apollo Hall
Matthew Mora
Ace
Aaa
Preacher Jim
Barnes
Young Mora
Essex Street
Morton
Young
Jim
Margaret
Crane
Margaret Crane
Axil
Sam
Edly
Valley
Lilian Vale
Foundling Home
Lilian
Matthew Morton
Perdita van Courtland
van Courtlands
Perdita
Hem
Boston
Europe
Perdita Maria van Cortlandt
Perdita van Cortlandt
van Cortlandts
Gabriel van Cortlandt
Gabriel
Charce
Ami
Mr. Mitchell
Justice
Charity
Mr. Mitchel
van Cortlandt
The Van Cortlandt Romance Delayed by Unrequited Love
Mrs. Van Cortlandt, heir to wealth and crusade lineage, remains romantically unfulfilled. Her secret longings contrast with her guarded, phlegmatic household, where a noble suitor vanished and a wealthier, conventional match moved ahead, leaving her heart in a sighing, hopeful pause. (To Be Continued.)
Magistrate clash over secret hearing of reporters case
New York officials report Magistrate Mott ordered reporters removed and the hearing conducted in secret after district attorney Gardner noted the grand jury chose not to indict. Defendants were hurried out through a side door as officers protected the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mott
Gardner
Grand Jury
Sappho
Howe
Democrats to Convene in Indianapolis This September
The League of Democratic National Clubs executive committee decided to hold its annual convention in Indianapolis on September 5. Chauncey Black of Pennsylvania resigned from the committee and Governor McMillan of Tennessee was made temporary chairman until the Jeffersonian banquet on April 13, when a permanent chairman will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Washington
League of Democratic National Clubs
Chauncey Black
Pennsylvania
Gov. McMillan
Tennessee
Births and Deaths in the City
Birth notices for T. B. and Clara Everett at 1366 Madison Ave a boy and for many others including Callahan Manning Reades Turpin Stout Murphy and Wilson with various addresses. Death notices list Frank Purch Elizabeth Whitsett G Boone Mount Wolseffer Dunham Bodemer Emmons Dunn Zernicle Rudy Catherine Pearl Munroe and Malissa Locke with ages and causes such as scarlet fever gastro enteritis nephritis pneumonia rachitis tuberculosis exhaustion septicaemia old age.
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T. B
Clara Everett
Madison, Ave
Mattie Callahan
Belmont Ave
Maggie Manning
Paris Ave
James and
Belle Reades
Vermont St
A. F
Cora Turpin
Charles-st
Yandes St
Martha Rodgers
J. H
E. M. Thomas
I. P
Mary Speerin
Pennsylvania St
John and
Louise Murphy
Hilary
Minnie Wilson
Washington Township
August and
Boeldt
Orange-st
Oo, L
Bernhard
Frank Purch
S. New Jersey-st
Elizabeth Whitsett
Raymond-st
G. Boone
Bryan Ave
A. S. Mount
Alabama St
Leonard Wolseffer
Kenington St
Fannie Dunham
Liltie Bodemer
College-ave
L. Emmons
Parker-ave
A. J. Dunn
Theresa Zernicle
Lincoln-st
Catherine Rudy
Broadway-st
Pearl Munroe
Malissa Locke
Bates St
Plaza restaurant and local eateries advertise amid recalls
A historic page lists multiple city dining spots and services including Plaza restaurant at 40 Monument Place offering open day and night service, Merchant's Restaurant at 50 NTIL, Everything First-Class Laundry with tel 1121, and Pender's Photo Studio. It also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and Ormonde at 16 W Pearl St, along with a jeweler in Bubpara block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strictly First Lass
Plaza Restaurant
Monument Place
Merchant's
Grand stock to stage Alabama with Herschel Mayall in key role
The Grand stock company plans a notable production of Alabama next week at the Pike in Cincinnati. Herschel Mayall, famed for his fine-voiced acting, will play Capt. Davenport, a role he has mastered. The cast also features Carleton Macy, Miss Shannon, Herman Sheldon, Miss La Verne, and others in a script praised for quiet tone and strong character portraits. The company also presents The Singing Girl on Friday and Saturday, with The Torture Teller scheduled for Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Stock Company
Alabama
Augustus ‘Thomas
Cincinnati
the Pike
Herschel Mayall
Capt. Davenport
North
South
Carleton Macy
Col. Moberly
Miss Shannon
Carey Preston
Herman Sheldon
Squire Tucker
Miss la Verne
And
Otto
Carl Rosa Opera Company
Joseph Herbert
Cymetican
Joseph Cawthorne
John Shavin
von Moh Co
Moh! Co
Calthos
von Mohl
English's Because she loved him so adapts French success
The piece titled Because she loved him so is highlighted as a notable New York season artistic success. It notes the work is an adaptation from the French source, signaling its reception and origin within the seasonal arts scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Annie Irish
English’s
Stage Notes and Cast At English’s Theatre
A London setting follows a wife and husband misled by a servant with two blond hairs and a perfume scent. J. E. Dodson stars with Annie Irish and Leonora Braham in a light comedy. English’s hosts further stars Louis Mann and Clara Lippman in The Girl in Barracks. Dainty Alice Nielsen headlines the prima donna’s singing success The Singing Girl with a large company at English’s Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Portsmouth
Yilace
J. E. Dodson
Annie
Children of the Ghetto on stage at Inglishs show
Wilton Lackaye portrayed a powerful Jewish rabbi in Children of the Ghetto at Inglishs Friday night. The Shenghid company delivered a dramatic success with strong ensemble work and restrained realism, despite adverse metropolitan criticisms. A matinee and night performance on Saturday will close the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton Lackaye
Inglish
Lackaye
Park Presents Hopkins Company Weeklong Vaudeville Show
The Hopkins vaudeville program at the Park showcases Robert Fulgora as owner and manager. Highlights include Milo Marzella and her feathered ensemble of eight birds, the Quitanes from Vienna, Falke and Lemon, ventriloquist A. O. Duncan, and Wills and Loretto with comic acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins’ Trans-Oceanic Star Specialty Company
Indianapolis
Robert Fulgora
Europe
Milo
Marzella
Vienna Music Hall
Falke and Lemon
A. O. Duncan
Wills
Loretto
Tramp
Bouman
Adelle
Morello
Pyramid Pile Cure touted as safe, quick relief
The Pyramid Pile Cure is advertised as a scientific, safe remedy for piles, claiming immediate pain relief and gradual, painless cure through astringent action. It emphasizes avoidance of dangerous operations, notes liver involvement, and promotes suppository use sold nationwide with a free informational booklet from Pyramid Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo Cal
Salveyz and Vintners
United States
Wiressing Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall, Mich
Mount Highlights Fairbanks as White House Favorite
Gov. Mount returned Friday from Washington and noted Fairbanks' standing by taking him to meet the president. He said a crowded room greeted Fairbanks, yet he gained access before others waited their turn, illustrating Fairbanks' influence at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Mount
Washington
Fairbanks
White House
Double Assassination Shocks Ducktown Tonight
Miles Wood was shot dead at the door Thursday night in Ducktown Tennessee. His father rushed out after the firing and was shot twice by the assassin before dying. He accused a United States deputy marshal of the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ducktown
Tenn
Miles Wood
United States
Footpads Reap a Harvest in Decatur Crime
NEW DECATUR ALA Feb 24 Lee Carothers timekeeper for L N was found unconscious Friday morning with a fractured skull and valuables missing a $200 watch a $500 diamond pin and $50 in cash He will die Six other men were held up Thursday night in the same spree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Decatur
Ala
Lee Carothers
Ginger Moran Dies After Tragic Parkersburg Incident
Ginger Moran a mentally disturbed man known as a lunatic is found dead in Grafton pinned between two cars. He had a past tragedy when he witnessed his mother and sister killed by a locomotive and had since lived in the Grafton yards watching trains pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginger” Moran
Parkersburg
W. Va
Grafton
Sand House
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Promoted For All Households
An advertisement touts Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as the best remedy for coughs and colds, especially grippe coughs, urging households to keep it on hand and noting a price in Ge.
Grant H. Clay Dentist Seeks Clients in Town
Grant H. Clay, dentist with fourteen years’ experience, offers dental services at 108 N. Tilinois Street. Teeth sets priced at five dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant H. Clay
N. Tilinois St
Pennsylvania Lines and Valley Station Ticket Offices
Train schedules list station and route connections with departure and arrival times across Pennsylvania Lines and Vandalia, Big Four, and associated lines. Car types include sleepers and parlor cars, with daily and Sunday notes and multiple city pairs such as Philadelphia to New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. L
Washington St
City Ticket Office Schedule Notes in Cincinnati Rail Line
A fragment lists the City Ticket Office at 25 W Washington St Cincinnati with train times for Cin to Detroit and Cin to Dayton and Toledo services. Entries include expresses and limiteds with departure and arrival windows from early morning to evening, noting periods around 4.10 am 12.453 am? and 7.07 pm.
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City
Washington St
Cincinnati Express
Detroit
Cin
Dayton
Dayton Lim
Toledo
Monon Route Schedule and Ticket Office Details
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Monon Route train times and ticket office at 2 W Washington St Chicago. Night express departs 22.0 am arrives 3.30 am. freight modernized. Chicago vestibule express 3.31 pm to 4.37 pm. Monon accommodation runs 4.00 pm to 10.00 am. Other lines include Cincinnati, Tol and Mich City ex 1.20 pm to 6.10 pm. Peru and Toledo ex 1.20 pm to 10.20 am. Peru Plym tac ex 7.0 pm to 10.20 am. Indiana Decatur and Western Ry Dec and St Louis ex 8.5 am to 4.40 pm. Tuscola accommodation 3.45 pm to 10.40 am. Dec and St Le ex 12 pm to 10 arg.
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Philadelphia
N. Y
Baltimore & Wash
Colum
Ind. & Louis
Richmond & Col
Piqua
Columbus
Richmond
Col
Ind
Mad
Sun
Louisville
Vernon
Madison
Martinsv
E & Vincen’s
Dayton & Nemaz
Pittsburg
East
Logansport
Chicago
Knightst’'n & Richm
Phila’phia
New Y’k
Baltimore & Wash’ton
Dayton & Springfield
Springfield
Columb’s
Louis
Martinso’e & Vince's
Phil’phia
New York
Dayton & Xenia
Col., Ind. & Louis
Vandalia Lines
T. H
St. L. Accom
Ty. H. St. L. & West
Ty. H
Lake Erie & Western R
BR. Mail and Express
Tol. & Mich. City
Peru
Plym
Toledo
Washington St
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Cincinnati
M. S
Ama
Tol
Mich
City
Tac &Ex
Indiana
Decatur & Western Ry
Dec. & St. Lp
M & Ex
Tuscola
St. Lefex
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rodrigues Ottolengui
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Taby
Lian
Ang
Seite
Metchel
Olga
Ormonde
W. Pearl-st
Edward G. Gardier
M't'siig
Bubpara
Hostonians
Richie Ling
Lillian Russell
Lucille Saunders
Alice Nielsen
Louis Mann
Clara Lippman
Telephone Girl’ Fame
Mann
Miss Lippman
Paris
Thissne
Jes, Coyne
George W
Dainty
Victor Herbert
Stanislaus Strange
Miss Nielsen
Eugene. Cowles
Sonorous
Clara Lipman
English's
Folgora
Trans-oceanic Star Specialty Company
Bats
Anna Ixenwick, Coon
Songstress
Martinees
Anna Eva Fay
Masonic Hall
Dr.pierces
Golden Medical’ Discovery
Carter & CO
the Sun
McKinley
Pennsylvania Lines
Station
at_core
Illinois
Washington-sts
Cleveland Line
Union City Accom
Cleveland
Boston Mail
Bos “Knicl
Benton Harbor Line
Benton Harbor
Iliam
Wabash
Lafayette
Cincinnati Line
Greensburg
Wash
Flex
N.ver. & Louis
Peoria
Bloom
Peoria & Bloom
U.wam
Champaign Accom
Columbus & Spring
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Prof
Jules Laborde
von Mohl Co
Ohio
von Moh
Laborde
Uni
Mali
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