Mystery of the missing will and a murdered multimillionaire
Detective Mitchel probes a high profile case in which multimillionaire Matthew Mora is found murdered with an Indian war club. His son Matthew Mora Jr. is suspected after bloodstains appear, while a child is found abandoned in a graveyard and a Jacobin of poverty is confronted by a distressed widow. Mitchel interviews the Griffin family and a Jewish girl who fed the baby as clues mount about ownership, inheritance and motive.
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Mitchel
Matthew
Matthew Mora
Young Mora
Young
Hall
Mr. Mitchel
Anohel
Goa
Patrick
Sir
Pat
Tottersa
Somma
Rebecca Polaski
Rebecca
Mortimer
Col. Fayton
Butte Legislator Testifies of $10,000 Clark Bribe Offer
Patrick W. Murray of Butte testified in the Clark bribery investigation that a man named Mr. Gallet, alleged Clark agent, offered him ten thousand dollars for support. The testimony occurred Monday in Washington.
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Washington
Clark
Patrick W. Murray
Butte
Gallet
Political clash over Black suffrage in Southern states
In Washington on January 23 Mr. Pritchard urged his resolutions to restrict suffrage in North Carolina. A heated debate followed as he charged voter suppression in South Carolina Mississippi and Louisiana. Tillman Money and Chandler rebutted with claims that negroes had no voting chances in those states.
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Washington
Pritchard
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tillman
Money
Chandler
Resolution on DC government grounds use and rent adopted
A resolution offered by Ball directing DC commissioners to inform the house by what right incorporations use government grounds in the District and what rent is paid was adopted. The Pennsylvania railroad station and tracks are on a government reservation.
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Ball
District of Columbia
House
Pennsylvania Railroad
Weekly Death Report From Washington D C
January 23 telegraph summary lists deaths from variola dysentery and diarrhoea with dates in December through January. Notable names include John Gooding Everett Baker William Sisk John Bottorff William Brady James Ross William McQuade Frank House and Peter Madden among others. The report cites tuberculosis ruptures burns and wounds as causes in several cases.
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Washington
Gen
Otis
Variola
John Gooding
Everett Baker
Wm. B. Sisk
John C. Bottorff
James Ross
Wm. McQuade
Frank House
George Gatewood
Jdn
Peter Madden
Charles Singleman
Joseph Crispi
Aminstelan
Robert Mills
Curse Narrative Tied to Mormon Prophet Blight
A Salt Lake City rumor alleges former Illinois Governor Ford died impoverished and with deformities due to curses by Joseph Smith. The tale recounts Ford's post governorship poverty in Peoria, his ill health, and the deaths of family members, ending with his own death amid hardship.
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Salt Lake City
Ford
Illinois
Joseph Smith
Smith
Gov. Ford
Peoria
Atchison Tramps Sheltered and Registered in City Quarters
In Atchison Kansas tramps are directed to City Hall for lodging and meals served three times daily. They register with the jailer, sleep in two tier bunks, and pay ten cents for meals. Work on the rock pile is required, with penalties for repeat offenses, while the Mount St. Scholastica convent also feeds tramps and plans a new $100,000 addition including a dedicated tramp room.
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Atchison, Kan
United States
Willie
Kho
Atchison
Spain
Mount St. Scholastical Convent
Widower Fights Family Over Sheriff Bride Near Sheldon Iowa
Samuel F Eastburn of Sheldon Iowa traveled to Newton Wamsley’s farm to marry his deceased wife's sister Sarie. A brother seized the horses and the father with a son used firearms to force the would be bride back home. Eastburn fled with his 6 year old son and plans to return for Sarie, who says she will follow.
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West Union
Samuel F Eastburn
Sheldon
Sarie
Newton Wamsley
Wamsley
Eastpurn
Illinois
Bombs and dynamite seized near Havana in mysterious case
Authorities near Havana recovered a large quantity of munitions at Luganao on Saturday. The find includes eighty bombs and is believed to link to the recent disappearance of dynamite and other arsenals. Several suspects have been arrested, including the prominent Cuban Monteagudo.
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Havana
Luganao
Monteagudo
Van Camp Glass Works Might Add Jar Making
Cortland Van Camp denies reports that Matthews plant will produce glass jars. The firm is considering jars but has taken no action while continuing window glass production.
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van Camp
Lima Oil Prices Edge Up as Drilling Proceeds
O11 Goes Climbing. Lima crude oil rose four cents per barrel on Monday as about a hundred wells were being drilled. Only light wells found, with limited production gains. North Lima at 1.24, South Lima and Indiana at 1.19.
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Lima
Indiana
Catarrhal Tablets Credited by Speakers and Singers
A Grand Rapids man promoting Stuart's Catarrhal Tablets describes rapid relief for his catarrh and hoarseness in his son a choir member. He cites physician approval and reports several professionals using the lozenges for throat and nasal conditions. The tablets are advertised as antiseptic and pleasant tasting at 50 cents for a full course, with a free treatment booklet available from F A Stuart Co Marshall Mich.
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Grand Rapids
Michigan
Stuart
McErnig
F. A. Stuart Co
Mershail, Mich
City Markets Price List From Indianapolis Retail Report
Indianapolis shoppers receive a detailed January 23 market list listing smoked meats, sausages, pickled pork, and fresh pork products with prices. vegetables fruits nuts and confections priced per bushel, barrel, crate, or dozen. teas, spices, canned fruits and vegetables, dairy and eggs, live poultry, fish, and coal retail prices included. Entities include Indianapolis, Providence? No, Indianapolis is key. broader items cover Hams Reliable, California celery, Florida lemons, Napa? Not present. focus on items and prices.
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Indianapolis
Ind
California
Hamlets
Indiana
Baltimore
Kentucky
Florida
Californias
Floridas
Brazil
Ridgewood A
Phoenix A
Empire A
Ideal Gold
Windsor
Aricsa
Lion
Jersey
Marion Club
Train timetables and connections for Cleveland and midwest lines
The schedule lists depart and arrival times for Cleveland Line routes to Muncie Union City and New York Boston with connections via St Louis Chicago Peoria Springfield and Columbus lines. It includes station names, departure times and terminal offices at 15 W. Washington St for ticketing in what appears to be a midwestern railway timetable.
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Muncie
Union City
New York
Boston
Boston Mail
Bos
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