Thief in Astor House Caused Hotel Uproar
The elderly criminal known as Old Jack Cannon, alias Bernard G Stewart of Scranton Pennsylvania, attempted to rifle Capt Christopher Lund in his sleep at the Astor House New York. He drew a seven inch dagger before police subdued him. Cannon, described as a top underworld figure, has a long history of robberies and bloodshed.
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New York
Mel Laughlin
Old Jack
Philadephia
Astar
Lund
Philadelphia
Copenhagen
X. Taussur
N. Haye
Cannon
Poice
Fuviinire
Prison Editor Named for Saxony Case
Herr Kressin, recently jailed for lese majesty against the king of Saxony, serves as a professional prison editor. He endures imprisonment for his paper when needed, a fate shared by many Socialist journals that employ prison editors.
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Herr Kressin
Saxony
Artist Pratt Heads Toward Shearing Season 18
Wellington Enterprise notes Pratt unveils a drastic haircut sparking surprise among old friends. The change, described as an improvement, ends the nuisance of hot weather hair. The piece calls the look a bald-headed entaon.
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Pratt
Wellington
Enterpriae
Trusts, telegrams, and a scare at night
Deacon Dest Porget and Deaton Snodgrass report telegraph messages from Tom Lawson in Boston at 9 pm that terrified their family as they searched for eyeglasses read aloud later. Citizens accuse city trusts, discuss a meat monopoly, legal threats, and a joking reference to a coffin as a trust joke circulates with local quips about vendors and officials.
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Deaton Snodgrass
Tom Lawson
Boston
Poultry craze grips Peterborough business leaders
Special to The Pro Pet ersburg Times reports Peterboro businessmen enthusiastically feed chicks and display coops at an annual poultry exhibition. Leaders from New Hampshire to Peterboro attend the event, hosting tastings and judging as patrons from Venable, Prospectville, Jatter, Warner, Hane Cock, and Dublin send entries.
Stingy Man Recalled in Gossip and Quips
In conversational humor, Mrs Gaddingtan is praised as the most extravagant woman known. A remark suggests her husband is generous with her but stingy otherwise. The exchange includes puzzled responses and playful commentary on fashion and finances.
Outsiders Tangle With Sabbath Law Over Bridge Work
A railroad workforce described as foreigners labor on Bean Creek bridge on Sunday. Citizens warn they'll be driven out if Sabbath breaches persist, underscoring a Christan community stance against corporate violations of Sunday law.
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Railroad Trust
Bean Creek
Smith's Corners
Muck Rakings and Town Gossip in Odd Report
A stranger claims a trust ament and theory of misdeeds involving Uncle Andy Creveron of the Central hotel. A town tale mentions worm candy sales, a possible chase for John St. Rooker feller’s father, and a planned event at the Hard Shell carmene with references to Bentley grove. Town personalities and odd incidents color this overheard Telegram style note.
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Andy Creveron
Central Hotel
Andy
Man
Beast
John St. Rooker Feller
Bey
Bentley Grove
John T. Berkefeiler
Polly Meesvam
Imtstein
Ret “Ein
Local Briefs Highlight Bar Exam for Jesse James’ Heir
A fragment reports Jesse James’ son passing the bar exam in Missouri after a noted heat wave. The note mentions a past hot day and a town record, with references to Wageie and local timing.
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Jesse James
Miresurt
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted by Leading Medical Men
Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery blends Golden Seal root Stone root Black Cherrybark Bloodroot and Mandrake with glycerine to treat chronic catarrhal ailments and related disorders. Endorsed by Bartholow Coe Johnson King Hale Ellingwood Paine and others, it targets nasal throat chest stomach and bladder mucous surfaces with non alcoholic composition. Also advertised are All Healing Salve for ulcers and Dr Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser available by mail and 21 or 25 cents postage.
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Pierce
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Med. College
Coe
New York
Johnson
Medical Departmeat University of New York
Jno. King
John M. Sender
Cincinnati
Hale
Chicago
Ellingwood
Bennett Medical College
Sage
Wm. Paine
R. V. Pierce
Main Street
Buffalo
N. C
Biggest Telegram Bombardment Ever on Congress
Washington June 13 The railway employes campaign unleashed ten thousand telegrams in under an hour to defeat the ants pass amendment. Tolling costs reached 15 dollars with no operators available prompting mass calls for help from Philadelphia and Baltimore. Most members of both houses received messages as the bombardment kept Congress on edge throughout the winter.
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Sun
Washington
PD. c
Congress
Philadelia
Baltimore
Senate Aid House
Wastiarton
Waiiwas
Skauberk
Divorce for Petty ends elopement drama in 1896
In a Denver court, Walter Petty was granted a divorce from his wife after a claimed elopement from Connersville to Kentucky and Newport. The case notes disputes over property valued at 59 dollars and indicates ongoing legal actions related to the couple’s separation and the wife’s prior suit.
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Connersville
Kentucky
Sem
Denver
Walter Ko
Petty
Coynernyv
Perry
Newport
Feity
Muselm
Baseball team manager injured in street attack in Myneit
Special to The Sun reports Avery Liew, manager of an amateur Myneit team, struck while attempting to catch a ball hit with a brick. He fell unconscious and is hospitalized. Wife reportedly deceased. several people are missing. The alleged assailant is identified as Frank Fife.
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Sun
Muscin
Ind
Dane Li
Avery Liew
Myneit
Miising
Frank Fife
Esperanto craze hits the Pacific Coast
A serialized piece discusses the spread of Esperanto along the Pacific coast led by Professor J Edward Gantenbein and Portland's growing Esperanto colony. It notes clubs from New York to Berkeley, the 1890s congress in Pontarlier, and the goal of a universal language enabling cross border conversation.
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al Porte
Enrrien
Interrup
Awake and Freitin
Berkeley
Finland
England
J. Rdwart Gantenbain
Iwan
Sufovie Zamenhof
Warsaw
Damenhof
Rontognd
France
America
Sam
Pacific Coast Line
Gantenbein
Portland
Ima
Man maims own foot in bizarre act at brother’s home
Special to The Sam from Sparta Indiana reports Jamce Church a bachelor attempted mut elds at his brother Fred’s home. He set his foot on a barn sill and Churchill cut it off at the instep after striking several blows. Physicians saved his life. In Lebanon a State Phi ex young man from that city was sentenced to ten to fourteen years at Pendleton reformatory for horse theft and drunkenness. He had prior jail time for intoxication. Judge Artman also disfranchised him for ten years.
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Cannon
Tamd
Captani
Ind
Fred
Churchill
Pny
Lebanon
Aea
Fie
Winte
Eleht Manta
Ie Reene Cramery
Artman
Sacred Heritage of Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
The piece extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a proven non alcoholic cure for women’s ailments. It cites experts like Dr Fyfe and professors praising unicorn root golden seal and other roots, and argues against secret nostrums while urging a fair trial for known composition remedies.
Woman's modesty used to resist medical exams and disease
An appeal to women about fear of intrusive examinations and local treatments. It promotes Dr. R. V. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a private home remedy for female ailments including prolapse, menstrual issues, backache, and related conditions. Letters are treated confidentially and free consultations offered from Buffalo, New York.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
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