The North Walk Mystery Enlivens a 1897 Case
Detective Minard Hendricks investigates the Benton murder with notes, a revolver, and forged evidence. He traces the crime to Ralph Allen, aided by Dr. Burton and a seance by Kola, uncovering missing papers that reveal Allen as the killer. Hendricks confers with Lampkin and Farnhall, returning the papers to Ralph and arranging disclosure only to the intended party.
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Jacob Benton
Farnhall
Benton
Allen
Ralph
Hendricks
Alien
Fourteenth St
Lampkin
Mr. Benton
Kola
East Orange
Montcastle
Wedded Happiness Shocks Saxton Villagers After Church
In Saxton, whispers rise after a church service about Beatrice Davenport and Mas Hatley, an officer now retired. The couple’s marriage astonishes locals, with renewed visits to Davenport’s home and their young daughter Trixie greeting the officer upon his return from service.
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Beatrice Davenport
Mas. Hatley
Lst
Aj. Hatley
Leutenant
Trixie
Trixie Becomes Major Hatley’s Bride in a London Tale
A young girl named Trixie grows from child vow to marry Maj. Hatley, an English officer, as years pass. Hatley returns from Egypt, influences a match for his ward Arthur Wallis, but discovers Trixie’s long held wish to wed him. She declares she is grown and ready, and they marry, finding lasting happiness.
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Trixie
Lieut. Hatley
Lieut
Hatley
Old Country
Davenports
Mrs. Davenport
Bhe J
Rhine
England
Egypt
Hatley Manor
Maj. Hatley
Mr. Davenport
London
Col. Wallis
India
Arthur
Beatrice Davenport
Harley
Miss Davenport
Davenport
Wallis
Major Hatley
Arthur Wallis
Major
York News
Hoosierisms and local notes mix in wry column fragment
A Moorenville man advertises a trade good buggy for hogs while officials debate election counts and witness access. The Danville and Hillsboro papers lampoon editors, box surpers in rural schools, and a Kentucky exchange headlines mischief. Shelburn edits, fights, and a church fundraiser hover amid midwest small-town humor and trouble.
Yellow fever discovery hailed at Indianapolis meeting
Indianapolis physicians note the city’s historic role as the place where the origin of yellow fever was announced at the 1900 American Public Health Association meeting. They credit Gen Wood’s funding and describe the mosquito as the transmission vector, with cures and quarantines greatly reduced.
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Health Association
Indianapolis
American Public Health Association
Gen. Wood
J. O. Daton
Cuba
Eccentric Millionaires Do Queer Things That Make People Wonder
A tour of wealthy eccentrics reveals Comte de and several peers who share wealth with servants, while Prince Slavianski lives modestly yet secretly aids the poor. Robert Arthington funds missions, Brightlingsea’s yacht owner rarely moves yet rewards crowds, and a U S millionaire in Japan tattoos his body and funds brutal animal fights for entertainment.
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Comte de
Paris
France
New York
Comte
Ardennes
Somme
Prince Slavianski
St. Petersburg
Robert Arthington
Yorkshire
Eng
Arthington
Central
Africa
Leeds
Brightlingsea
Japan
Dr. Barr
Millionaire book agent hires special train to reach dying son
New York dispatch reports Bartley S. Warner of Newark chartered a special train to bridge 79 miles from Cape May to Camden to reach his ill two year old son. The journey saved about ten hours and allowed him to see the child before diphtheria claimed the day. The boy's condition remained grave but alive.
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New York
Bartley S. Warner
Newark
Cape May
Camden
Warner
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wood Alcohol Tragedy Claims Two Lives in Sharp on
Two men die and five others near death after drinking wood alcohol at a boarding house in Sharp ton. The victims include Michael Stein aged 48 and Joseph Janos aged 30. A three-gallon can of the poison was found on a garbage pile by Raymond Mushler, a boarder.
Cheney Wins $29,000 Verdict In Inheritance Dispute
Fort Worth November 19. Alexander M Cheney prevailed in Jersey county circuit court over the will of his father. The will barred him from possession of the $250,000 estate unless he abstained from drink and tobacco. Cheney secured a $29,000 verdict against the executor Standas.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Alexander M. Cheney
Jersey County
Grink
Standas
Fly Bite Kills Bronx Child in Two Days
In New York on November 19 four year old Herman Kaufman son of a tobacconist at 8 Caudweil Avenue Bronx died after two days of pain from a fly bite on his nose The mother Mrs Kaufman noticed swelling and a doctor and she treated him without relief The coroner was notified after a health officer refused burial and coroner Berry ordered an examination A coroner's physician said a dead sheep near the Kaufman home may have carried virus by flies in the lot nearby.
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Hendricks
Brooks
East Orange
Mr. Hendricks
Burton
Allen
Dr. Burton
Jacob Benton
Hast Orange
Benton
New York
Herman Kaufman
Bronx
Berry
Riegel
Kaufman
Trains wreck on Texas roads amid heavy rains
Jerseyville Illinois reports a day of wrecks on Texas roads as a west bound train hit a bridge near Elmo injuring five. A loaded freight derailed near Ennis, another freight split on a Caney Oklahoma bridge with cars tumbling into a ravine. An engine and seven cars ditched near Frisco City due to weakened tracks from heavy rain.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Texas
Elmo
Ennis
Caney
I. T
Frisco City
Tobias Cunningham Wins Cardinal Ear Kiss at Farm Husking
Tobias Cunningham found the red ear of corn at Aunt Jemima Flinders' husking at her farm Saturday night. Tradition requires the ear finder to kiss the prettiest girl present, prompting the girls to rush from the house in excitement. The sight sparked chatter as Tobe grew heated over the protest about kissing through tobacco.
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Tobias Cunningham
Jemima Flinders
Tobe
How Women Suffer in This Country Today
A persuasive notice claiming women suffer daily from headaches backaches and fatigue due to female weakness or genital disease. It touts Zoa Phora as a safe cure that regulates menstruation strengthens supporting muscles and relieves pain. The ad promises rapid transformation to cheerful health and offers free trial bottles and a medical book from Zoe Phera Co. Kalamazoo Michigan.
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Zoa Phera
Zoe Pherae Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
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