Indianapolis Engineer Recounts Jesse James Haul Tale
John William Plumb recalls hauling the dead body of Jesse James from the shooting site to Jefferson City Missouri for a $5 000 reward. He describes his career on the Hannibal and St Joseph road and a later gunfight that killed Wes tfall. He notes a fatal train accident ended his railway career and led to a lawsuit.
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John William Plumb
Indianapolis
Missouri
Jesse James
Bob Ford
Jefferson
James
Bill
Westfall
Aiget
Delirious Woman Wanders Germantown Streets At 4 A M
Miss Mary Righter of Germantown Avenue wandered from a sick bed in a delirious state at about 4 a.m. She was mistaken for a white ghost by a bread wagon driver and his helper who intervened near Wayne Junction. Wrapped in a horse blanket, she was taken to her home after care at Seymour and Main streets.
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Germantown Ave
Negley Hill
Wayne Junction
St.Francis’ Church
Seymour and
Main Sts
Mary Righter
Geramatown-ave
War Dogs to Cuba Ship Movement Prompted by Moral Influence
Washington reports the order for the Kearsarge and Alabama to sail fromPensacola to Havana on March 6 as an object lesson. Some speculate the navy may assign ships to ports where their example could bolster national morale.
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Washington
Kearsarge
Alabama
Pensacola
Havana
Exclusive New York boarding school run by elite stockholders
In New York on March 5 a report describes a private boarding school for daughters funded by a stock company whose shareholders include the Rockefellers Morgans and Vanderbilts. The $200000 building houses about 200 pupils with 60 full boarders paying 1200 dollars for nine months. Families may visit on set days while brothers visit only with certification and limited access. Lectures include topics like How the other half lives and What more than wages.
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New
York
Rockefelles
Vanderbilts
Morgans
Hills
Rent Is 150 A Day Says Restaurant Keeper Keeps Profits
New York report says a restaurant keeper, facing a $60,000 annual rent, argues the high daily rent of 150 dollars is not hurting business. The suit notes no lack of customers but centers on rent as a disputed expense.
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New York
Ney
Sheiry
Girls Parade in Men’s Clothes Stirs Vineland Church
In Vineland New Jersey young women disguised as men attended a pink tea hosted by a church teacher. The event triggered a clash with bachelor members as they formed a misogynistic club in response, causing a church scandal.
Blind Detroit mechanic works daily despite blindness
In Detroit a 54 year old blind mechanic Frank Brichter at 98 Sullivan avenue continues to work as a nut tapping machine operator. After cows failed in the milk business he refused aid and learned to locate tools, employing a helper to guide him to the shop.
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Detroit
Mich
Frank Brichter
Sullivan-ave
Brichter
Wolcott Struck It Rich In Cripple Creek Mine
The Last dollar mine on Battle Mountain yields an almost solid sylvanite vein with ore values from 1,000 to 1,500 ounces per ton over 12 inches and five feet of smelting grade. The strike is 30 feet long, heightening district prospects and involving major stockholders including Senators Walcott and Henry, and the Eilers of Pueblo.
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Cripple Creek
Col
Battle Mountain
Walcott
Henry
Eilers
Pueblo
Corporations Score Big Week in Legislature
The Indiana senate rejected anti trust bills and rejected Burns proposed limits, while the Cooper bill replaced Agnew. A measure to issue preferred stock with a three fourths vote passed, and the Joss railroad consolidation bill faced a gubernatorial veto. The session left corporations relieved overall despite Durbin veto.
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Burns
Senate
Last Words of Eccentric Hermit and Family in Haledon
Angus M. Mackintosh, a Bright's disease sufferer and recluse, died after seizing a revolver and holding a town at bay for two days. His mother, former New York society leader, and sisters Emma and Edith lived with him in a stone house, avoided by neighbors, and escorted by curious crowds.
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Mackintoshes
Mackintosh
Angus
Emma
New York Society
Angus Mackintosh
Orice
Duncan, Sherman & Co
Scotland
Man Advertises for Wife Receives 2650 Proposals
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania on March 5 Squire Samuel S W Hammers reports he has the most marriage proposals of any man in the United States after advertising for a wife He has replied to many and received numerous photographs from across the country A Baltimore widow and a Harrisburg woman describe their suitability while another offers wealth and a farm along with a pension and a ready correspondence exchange
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Gettysburg
Squire Samuel S. W. Hammers
United States
Hammers
Baltimore
Miss Smith
Harrisburg
Hard Nut for Crusaders to Crack
Jack Webster plans a crusader-proof whiskey wagon built by Anchor machine company in St Joseph Missouri with four mules and a driver to travel to Florence Kansas selling liquor on the road. The boiler iron joint includes a rear trapdoor and underground passage to a Florence stable, and Webster says it will spark repeal of prohibition in Kansas.
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ST. Joseph
Jack Webster
Florence
Kas
Anchor Machine Company
Webster
Perland
Richard J. Garvey
Garvey
Kansas
Prohibition
Eagles Kill Deer In A Moosehead Area Encounter
W P Oakes reports to Dover Maine that two large black and white headed eagles attacked a deer seen by S D Rice of Guilford during a sled trek along the tote road. The deer died from arterial injuries after the birds forced a fatal strike. The incident was witnessed by Rice and described as a dramatic hunt by hunger.
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Dover
W. P. Oakes
Moosehead Lake
S. D. Rice
Guilford
Mr. Rice
Rice
Neighbors Disagree Over Ashes Dispute in Philadelphia
Mrs. Katherine Dwyer of 403 Watkins street sues for 500 dollars claiming Mrs. Matilda Volz of 404 Morris street dumps ash barrels on the Watkins pavement and bribes ash collectors. The dispute stems from alley cleaning and deteriorating relations between the two adjacent households.
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Philadelphia
Katherine Dwyer
Watkins Sr
Matilda Volz
Morris St
Dwyer
Land Sinks After Mine Cave-In In Wilkesbarre Borough
A mine cave-in at Laurel Run on Wilkesbarre Mountain caused land to sink several inches. The John George and Owen Owens homes cracked as families fled. Wells dried up, a tree split, and experts fear the cave may extend to other company workings.
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Wilkessarre
Laurel Run
Wilkesbarre Mountain
John George
Owen Owens
Taggarts Bears Washington Parade Drop Ends Feud
Mark Tully brought bears to Washington at Mayor Taggarts expense hoping for a McKinley parade cameo. The bears proved dangerous and will be donated to the zoo, ending their Arizona tour and the bet on Bryan versus Hoey.
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Washington
Mark Tully
Arizona
Tully
Taggart
Indianapolis
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Hoey
Nogales
Ariz
Muncie
Rain Soaks Inaugural Parade as McKinleys Escorted Home
In Washington on March 5 a heavy shower accompanied the presidential procession from the capitol to the White House. Mrs McKinley narrowly escaped injury in the crowd as about 100000 visitors filled the city for the inaugural. Guards kept her from the crush and she was safely driven away.
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Washington
Capitol
White House
Humors Come to Surface in Spring Health Note
A faded fragment notes a spring health theme with references to humor and wellness. The text mentions teens and a general sense of improving wellbeing as the season shifts, though details and proper names are unclear.
Connelly Accused of Neglect After Marriage
An 18 year old husband Nick Connelly has given only a bottle of Castoria and 50 cents for his wife and infant since their marriage two months ago. His wife lives with her father Mr Golder at 209 Geiesendorf Street where Connelly is barred after failing to provide support. Saturday night Connelly reportedly got drunk.
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Nick Connelly
Connelly
Mr. Golder
Geiesendorfist
Cure for Blood Poison Promises Permanent Healing
An advertisement extols Botanic Blood Balm as a permanent cure for blood poisoning and related symptoms. It claims extensive prior cures, urges trials, and offers free medical advice while providing distributor details in Atlanta and Indianapolis.
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W. L. Privett
Dudley, Mo
Mr. Privett
Bilood Balm CO
Mitchell St
Atlanta
Indianapolis
H. J. Huder
Pennsylvania
Washington St
Ind
Dramatic Court Scene Reveals Tragic Details in Christie Street
Two girls aged under sixteen testified against Joseph Reed in a Christie street thieves den case. May Harkins and Mary Fitzpatrick, both of Brooklyn, described the arrest scene while the mothers and onlookers reacted with horror. The report also mentions a separate marriage in New York City involving Edward Dean and Miss Howell amid family opposition and lunacy proceedings.
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Christie St
Joseph Reed
Joseph Ryan
May Harkins
Mary Fitzpatrick
Brooklyn
Fitzpatrick
Reed
Goff
A Proud Aged Woman From Valley Springs
Grandma Estes of Valley Springs Arkansas born March 9 1809 near Yellville is nearing 92. She recounts 12 children seven living five dead 71 grandchildren 19 dead 168 great grandchildren 82 dead 36 great great grandchildren living two dead and totals 292 living 48 dead grand total 350 not counting sons in law or daughters in law. She is recovering from influenza and remains very active with a strong memory of her descendants.
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Valley Springs
Ark
Grandma Estes
Yellville
Arg
la Grippe
Cupid Won Overcame Obstacles in Matrimonial Path
Scranton Pa March 5 The end of the troubles of Miss Jennie Howell of Scranton is announced as a matrimonial matter progresses through social and family challenges.
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Scranton, Pa
Jennie Howell
Healthy skin donation sought for burn victim wife
Plainfield New Jersey March 5. Ice dealer Frank Titus seeks a healthy volunteer to donate 20 square inches of skin for grafting to his wife severely burned when a lamp spill ignited a blaze. Doctors say grafting is essential. Titus offers about $20 or more. The Big Store will be the talk of the town.
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Plainfield
N. J
Frank Titus
Washingtonville
Titus
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