Harlem Socialite Dives to Save Drowning Boy
Mrs. Charles ONeil wife of a Harlem contractor rescued a 16 year old boy from drowning after a skiff overturned at Labauers picnic grounds Throggs Neck She swam out in a picture hat and silk shirt waist to bring him ashore The rescue comes as the party kids were picnicking nearby noting her past as a top Harlem swimmer.
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New York
Charles O'Neil
Harlem
Labauer
Throggs Neck
Charles
Robert McWonnell
Young O'Neil
Baby dies in Haven cholera infant case
Attie Gladys Northrop eleven months old dies at home in West Haven after convulsions from cholera infantum. Mother and Christian Science healer present. coroner's physician cites neglect. Healers treated but regular medical aid not sought. child ill ten days, declined after Friday. Doctor calls case peculiar and regrets lack of proper treatment.
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IN Haven
Conn
Attie Gladys Northrop
Clarence Northrop
West Haven
Northrop
John F. Barnett
Pond
Fibnie Allen
Drs. Barnett
Forgotten Napkin Loyal Terrier Rex Dies in Newark
New York July 19. The Mount Pleasant avenue Newark Rex a gentled Irish terrier that dined with Percy Snelling family each meal. He wore a napkin at his collar and refused to eat until it was tucked in place. It is believed he was poisoned after picking up a bone on the street Monday night. He will be buried with honors in the Snelling lot corner.
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New York
Mount Pleasant-ave
Newark
Rex
Percy Snelling
Snelling Lot
Lawrence man George Hunter dead at 72 in Indiana
Lawrence Indiana July 19 George Hunter 72 a longtime prominent resident died Friday at 8 p m He had lived near Lawrence for years and was widely known The funeral will be Monday at 2 p m from the Methodist church
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Lawrence
Ind
George Hunter
Methodist Church
Mrs R C Constantine and Daughter Go North for Summer
Mrs. R C Constantine and her daughter Marguerite have left for the summer travel to the northern region, seeking a seasonal change and respite from city life.
Reverend J A Steinhart dies in Manitowoc grave incident
In Manitowoc Wisconsin July 21 minister Reverend J A Steinhart died suddenly at his home. He had previously dug his own grave and prepared for funeral, attracting wide curiosity after a six foot deep brick encased grave with a stone slab was viewed by hundreds.
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Manitowoc
Wis
J. A. Steinhart
Ram Attacks Wheeler at Philadelphia Stockyards
Anders Wheeler, a Philadelphia stockyards employee, spent 15 minutes in a pen with a ram that battered him with its curled horns. He sustained severe contusions and was taken to Presbyterian Hospital. coworkers later cornered the ram with clubs, allowing his escape.
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Philadelphia
Anders Wheeler
Presbyterian Hospital
Wheeler
Medical report not held up says Col Wilson
Col Wilson, secretary to Gov Durrbin, denies that the medical exam board report was held up. He states the report has not reached the governor nor been sent to the printing board. The report is complete and ready for inspection but has not gone to the governor.
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Col. Wilson
Durrbin
State Board of Medical Examination and Registration
Printing Board
Readoption prompts custody tale in county court
Denver July 21 Judge Lindsey grants petition to readopt William Read Pond Morton by John C Pond a Kansas City contractor The case reveals the boy formerly Paul Utley Pond son of John J Fond his adoption by Mrs Elva Pond and later custody shifts after cases of marriage and ill health The child’s name is restored and described as bright though delicate for ten years old
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Denver
Lindsey
William Read Pond Morton
John C. Pond
Kansas City
William
Read Pond Morton
Paul Utley Pond
John J. Fond
T. H. Collins
John ©. Pond
Elva. Pond
Morton
Youth fires at marshal during attempted arrest in Mount Vernon
Centerburg marshal J C Coe tried to arrest 14 year old Charles Foster for carrying concealed weapons. Foster drew a revolver and fired four shots at the officer. One bullet struck, causing a slight wound. Foster was jailed on the charge of shooting with intent to kill.
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MT. Vernon
Centerburg
J. C. Coe
Charles Foster
Foster
Ogden to Build New Memorial Church in Chatham New Jersey
Joseph W Ogden of New York plans a Presbyterian church in Chatham to honor his father the Rev Joseph M Ogden. He will donate the full building cost if current pledges are canceled, enabling a debt free edifice. The Wallace family funds interior finishing to complete The Ogden Memorial Church using pink granite from northern New Jersey.
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New York
Joseph W. Ogden
Chatham
N. J
Joseph M. Ogden
Ogden
William C.wallace
Wallace
Dr. Ogden
Princeton
New Jersey
Ogden Memorial
Aged Woman Seeks Alimony After Desertion
In Cleveland on July 21 Magdalena Schmidt, a very elderly woman with white hair, petitioned the court for alimony from her husband Peter Schmidt after fifty years of marriage. She requests financial support to sustain the final years of her life, stating no divorce or reunification is sought, only relief from neglect. Her children are grown and unable to assist.
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Cleveland, D
Magdalena Schmidt
Peter Schmidt
One Meal a Day Detroit Chronicle Describes Starved Veteran Pair
At 421 Thirteenth Street Detroit Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Marsh live in four small rear rooms. He is 70, wounded and rheumatic, former sutler, yellow fever survivor, now unable to dress himself. They subsist on one meal daily with $6 monthly relief and $4 monthly rent, facing eviction by August first as their owner plans to remodel.
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Detroit
S. T. Marsh
Grand Rapids
Marsh
Wells' Hair Tone and Rex Remedies Ad Exhibit
An OCR fragment markets Wells' Hair Tone as a new hair preparation claiming cure for dandruff itching and falling hair. It lists Rovex coins and Bowrons but is garbled with misspellings. promotes Miracle Healing powder and other products with exaggerated claims and low price points.
Seven Desperate Criminals Trap Halls In Danville Dungeon
United States secret service officer Tom Halls recalls his only imprisonment in Danville Illinois. Locked in a dungeon with seven inmates, he escaped danger by convincing the convicts and using a makeshift ladder. The sheriff’s wife misplaced the key, delaying his release until the next day.
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Tom Halls
United States
Secret Service
Indiana
Danville
Capt. Halls
Illinois
Hails
Springfield
Amusements at Fairview Park Week Opens Vaudeville Bears
Fairview park opens a vaudeville week featuring Hagenbeck’s bears and a variety of acts including the Burtons and Japanese specialty. Performances run daily afternoon and evening with trainer Dudeck directing. Jessie Bartlett Davis returns to Fairbank for a second week with a new song program. Ostendorf’s concert band completes the bill at 8:15 each night.
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Fairview Park
Hagenbeck
Bears
Fairbank
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Ostendorf
Avondale Heights
Burtons
Baton
Hoosier City
Courtneys
T Hagenteck Bears
Park
Nude Bathers In the River Near Vandalia Bridge
On hot Sundays passengers on trains crossing White river bridges encounter naked bathers. A dozen were seen south of Vandalia bridge this Sunday. Police have made only one attempt to stop the activity all summer.
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White River
Vandalia Bridge
Path of the reaper claims Nathaniel Owings at nearly 96
Nathaniel B. Owings aged nearly 96 and longtime Indianapolis resident died Sunday at his daughter’s home at 2021 College Avenue after several months of illness. Born in Baltimore in 1806 he moved west to Cincinnati and then Indianapolis. He was a Methodist and for 45 years a Fletcher Place church class leader.
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Nathaniel B. Owings
Indianapolis
W. L. Wingate
College-avey
Mr. Owings
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Fletcher-place
Relief after two doses of Kennedy remedy for kidney and dyspepsia
Utica resident William J. Schuyler reports lasting relief from back and kidney pain and longstanding dyspepsia after taking Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. The ad proclaims the remedy cures diseases of kidneys liver bladder blood and rheumatism with no physician needed. Available in 50 cent and one dollar sizes with free sample by mail from Dr. David Kennedy Corporation Rondout NY.
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Wm. J. Schuyler
Utica
N. Y
David Kennedy
Dr. David Kennedy Corporation
Rondout
Davos Medicine Co
San Francisco
Cal
Sloan Drug CO
West Washington St
Dr. Kennedy Cherry Balsam Promoted for Colds and Coughs
An old advertisement touts Dr. David Kennedy's Cherry Balsam as the best remedy for colds coughs and consumption with a price of one dollar and 25e for a small size.
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David’ Kennedy
Union Traction timetable for Indiana line May 1902
The Union Traction Company of Indiana announces a May 23 1902 timetable from Union Block 119 W Maryland St listing departures to Anderson Muncie Marion Alexandria and intermediates starting at 4 15 a m with hourly service to 9 15 p m Limited trains to Anderson and Muncie depart 8 00 a m 11 00 a m 2 00 p m and 5 00 p m with Anderson connection to Elwood Direct connections at Anderson for Elwood. A combined passenger and express car departs 5 15 a m with an express car at 9 30 a m from W Maryland St. Station.
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Tate and Car
Washington
Pittsburgh
East
Phila
Martinsville
Richmond
Brad Feseso
Philadelphia
New York
Pacro
Baltimore
Washhington
Dayton
Springfield
Vincennes
Farss
Louisville
Madison
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Columbus
Spencer
Dayton and
Xenia
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Martinaville
Logansport
Chicago
Vandalia
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Terre Haute
St. Louis
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Aes Ferre Haute
Western Express
Effingham
Verre Haute Express
Washington ST
Cleveland
Cleveland Express
Onenderson
Benton Harbor Express
Elkhart
S.-S
Owls
Louis Southwestern Lim
D.S
Terre Haute & Mattoon Accom
J. Louis Limited
P. D
Bt. Louis Express
Sap
Chicago Fast Mail
D. P
D.P
Cencinnati
Cincinnati Express
Sinas Cincinnati Express
Cincinnati
Greensburg
Wash
N. Vernon
Louiaville
Peoria
Bloomington
State
Champaign
Netia & Bington
Peepringfield
Columbus & Springfield
Newcastle
Vincennes Express
Columbus, Ind
Madion City
Ssnser Cess
Boston
Wayne
Gnion
Ind
N. Y
Boston Limited
N.Y
Knic Bkr
Benton Harbor
Columbus Express
Hamilton
Dayton Railway
City
Weat
Washington Street
S. C
Cincinnati Fast Mail
Cincinnati & Dayton Express
Toledo & Detroit Express
Cincinnati & Dayton Lim
Indianapolis
MONON
Mallyray
W. Wash
Chicago Night Express
S.P.D
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Lake Erie & Western R. R
Toledo
Michigan
Yoledo
Detroit
Muncie
Lafayette
Mich
Union Block
Maryland St
Anderson
Marion
Alexandria
Andersoem
Elwood
Maryland-st
Maryland-st Station
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Washington and
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Try
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Raoea Sica
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New York City
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West Broadway
France
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Prospect
Baker
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Carr
N. Alabama
Carter
Mass.ave
Eichrodt
Cor
Minois
Jackson Place
Fisher
College Ave
Gabre
Moroney
Mueller
E. Washington
Muehl & Co
Alabama
Virginia Ave
Mavin’s Pharmacy
N. Illinois
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N. Penn
Reynolds
N. West
Scott & Son
Ilineia
Sixteenth
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Staley
Virginia-ave
Wilson
Bates
Hurry Pharmacy Company
Scott
College-ave
Indianapolis Drug Co
Daniel Stewart Co
Ward Drug Co
Washington Park
Spring Lake Park
Dudeck
Path OF the Reaper
Frank T. Nauth
Daniel Stewart Drug Company
Coburn
Catherine Hinds
Burkit
Eleventh St
Terrence Dean
Thomas A. Dean
New Yorkst
Charles Heun
Germany
J. L. Bieler
Amelia Staley
Otto
Robert Henn
Keines
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EB. Fouth
Pennsylvania
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Decatur & St. Louis Mail
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Decatur & St.Louis
Union Traction Company
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