Old Voodoo Doctor Now Sees Things in Philadelphia
Philadelphia report describes George F. Homey, a famed voodoo doctor, transferred from city hall to Moyamensing prison for mental health care as he rants about killers and phantoms. He resists medicine, mutters incantations, and clings to fears of murder while a detective mentions a dead voodoo priestess in his cell. In Brooklyn, two sisters Mary Randolph and Miss Brooke, aged 81 and 82, died within hours of each other after living together their entire lives, old age given as the cause.
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Miss Brooks
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Brooke sisters in Brooklyn pass in quiet rural extinctions
The Brooke family house, built by their fathers years ago, has long housed the Brooke sisters. The sisters, though well-to-do and highly respected by neighbors, never entered society or mingled with fashionable circles. The line ends with these two deaths, marking the extinction of the Brooke family. They were Quakers born in Brooklyn.
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Quadruplets Exhibit Draw 30000 to Toledo Factory
In Toledo crowds of about 30,000 viewed two sets of quadruplets at Kieper's factory as Mrs. Stanislas Spychalski displayed her children from 1 to 4 pm. Thousands pressed through doors and police aided manage them, with many spectators receiving cards and spades and seeking details by telegram.
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Marriage of colored man and white woman at prominent Washington church
A Baltimore couple Henry F. E. Thomas and Elizabeth J. Lundgren married in Dr Leonard C. McLeod’s office at First Presbyterian Church Washington. The ceremony had one witness the colored janitor. The minister faced scrutiny over race in a city with no district law against miscegenation and the affair sparked broad talk among congregants. The bride, a Swede, and the groom presented as American.
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Firat Presbyterian Church
T. DeWitt Talmage
Leonard C. McLeod
Henry FE. Thomas
Elizabeth J. Lundgren
Baltimore
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Sam
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Youths fined and jailed for wrecking cars in Pennsylvania
Marion Ohio youths Masch Dolf Wolbert and Harvey Berry, ages 11 and 15, received $25 fines and 30 day jail terms suspended for wrecking a car on the Pennsylvania line. they confessed wanting to see a smash-up and releasing brakes. Warrants followed for Harry and Rodney Cooley, 13 and 13, on pig iron thefts from Hocking Valley road, while a separate juvenile hold up near Esprilie saw Ernest Richards, age 11, robbed of two cents at knife point after being sent to the store.
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Harvey Berry
H. S. Blach
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Rodney Cooley
Hocking Valley
Espriilie
Ernest Richards
Arkness
Ernest
Exhibition of toys and infant names draws visitors
Visitors admired a four heated go cart built for children and examined it closely. A sign overhead listed infant names Samuel Jones, Theodore Roosevelt, and Helen, while a year-old halsk was on display, drawing curiosity from the crowd.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Helen
Halsk
Wedding Date Set for Miss Neilson and Reginald Vanderbilt
It is settled the Vanderbilt wedding will be in Newport with a probable April 15 ceremony at St Josephs church. Miss Kathleen Neilson and Reginald Vanderbilt had hoped for New York but Newport was chosen. The couple, members of St Josephs parish, plan a modest society event with Father Deady likely officiating and a European honeymoon to follow.
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Reginald Vanderbilt
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Indiana Briefs flood the ledger of oddities and misfortunes
Franklin Vig coler s killing young pigs in the western part of exard County. Loganport barns strike. hours worked spark a dispute. Dresser New towns sprouting along rail lines to a coal field. Terton reports a wild town tale with gunfire and a bone bermament. Lincoln County post theft attempt ends in scare. South Bend watch factory opens with capacity to 1,207 watches daily and 1,500 workers. Knightstown ex-saloons arrested for operating blind tigers. local protests. Wabash court fight over dog tax costing Brane $300. Logansport interurban car fire ride ends with a cay run. Vincennes wedding noted amid floodwaters. crowd grows as river drives visitors. Mount Vernon clerks seek Miss Nelle C Himben, mail unclaimed. Tipton man finds pocketbook, asks Advocate to locate owner.
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Advocate Office
Lost virtue praised as reward sought for ad
Local notices claim misdeeds and praises a lost virtue when asked to pay for advertise ment. Persistent rains have worsened county roads with landslides and ice blocking travel. A stretch on the Vevay and Mount Sterling pike near the Mia Rikow section slipped into the creek, suspending travel for days.
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Vevay
Monvnt Sterling Pike
Mia Rikow
Read
Bullet in the Brain and Firearm Attack in Chicago Wheat Pit
A fragmentary report describes a shooting in New York and a violent incident in Wheat Pit Chicago. Maccari was shot through the head during an altercation and conveyed to hospital with serious injuries. a suspect named James Santa Teh provided a false address. In Chicago, Fred Smerling, a buyer in the wheat pit, wore a jacket and reportedly struck by a weapon, while an associate bought items with profit from the sale.
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Oxygen Hunger Disease Threat to Life Cited Here
The text defines oxygen hunger as a disease caused by deficient red corpuscles leading to consumption and death. It lists signs such as weakness loss of flesh pale skin and low ambition and notes the only cure is not provided in the fragment.
Ozomulsion Promises Fresh Life Through Cod Liver Oil
Ozomulsion is a cod liver oil emulsion claimed to vitalize and oxygenate the blood, offering energy to tissues. Described as good food for the sick and needy, it is available at druggists with a free sample offer by sending the paper and address to The Ozomulsion Co. in New York.
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Lafayette St
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N.J
Express
Hay
U.S
May
Ozomulsion CO
de Peyster Street
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Mr. Espich
Nosigger
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J. Huder
Forest Reserve land choice delayed to April 20
State Board of Forestry postpones selecting an Indiana forestry reserve tract until April 20. Officials cite unfavorable conditions for some auctions and say more time will be given. Several tracts near the southern counties are under review as candidates, with two main propositions advancing for potential selection.
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Anthorige Ta Tai Aon Aeres
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