Love and Politics Amid Township Tenderplot
In Providence township a quirky election tale unfolds as a populist leader with seven daughters influences suitors to switch votes for fusion. Rich farmer B Jensen backs Bryan and threatens to break engagements unless young men support the bloc, turning romance into a political test of loyalty and choice.
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Chitack
Cts
Pein
McKinley
Ryan
B. Jensen
Bryan
Providence
Longstanding Romance Ends With Refusal to Marry
Miss Carrie Robinson of Vineland sues Robert W. Jarvis for 10000 after he proposed, promised marriage, then closed doors and refused to wed. New Jersey Supreme Court orders Jarvis to post 1500 bail to defend the suit. he cannot, is jailed in Bridgeton, while he vows to stay single.
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New York
Robert W. Jake
Vineland
N. J
Bridgeton
Carrie M. Robinson
Robinson
Jarvis
New Jersey Supreme Court
Holmes
Carrie Robinson
Miss Robinson
A Policeman's Grief
James Patterson aged about 53, a former Philadelphia policeman on the pension list, died at Pennsylvania Hospital after a relapse caused by news that his Hammonton New Jersey home burned leaving his family homeless. Patterson had dropsy and was recovering before the telegram arrived. His wife and children live with friends in Philadelphia. He was respected by his superiors during his service.
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Philadelphia
James Patterson
Pennsylvania Hospital
Patterson
Hammonton
N. J
Taconic Boy Placed Under Fire Theory At Stamford School
The Taconic school committee appeals to the Greenwich school board to remove Ralph Lockwood eight year old son of E C Lockwood after he twice attempted to burn Greenwich school during sessions. Teachers and officials face a difficult choice with possible expulsion or severe handling argued by the committee.
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Stamford,conn
Green‘wich
Taconic
Ralph
E. C. Lockwood
Eform
Hoosier Soldier Fears Philippine War Will Overthrow Republic
Emmett C. Hagan, a former sergeant major of the Thirty second regiment, has returned to Shelbyville. He calls the Philippine War the most unholy and unrighteous in world history and predicts it will lead to the overthrow of the republic and the rise of an empire. He adds there is no place for a white man in the conflict.
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Shelbyville, Inc
Emmett C. Hagan
Philippines
G. W. Hagan
Arta
Républic
J Empire
Chicago Explorer Cherry Returns From Congo Journey
Chicago native William Cherry arrives in Paris after nearly four years in the Congo Free State and French Congo. He led a second expedition with Maj. Marchand, oversaw a steel river steamer, photographed tribes, and planned to report on the Kitturgen region and social life unknown to white explorers. He is joined by Charles H. McClintock until McClintock died of African fever.
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Paris
William ‘Cherry
Congo Free State
England
France
Marchand
Nile
Cherry
Congo
Fashoda
Kitturgen
Congo Free States
French Congo
Mr. Cherry
Charles H. McClintock
McClintock
Alvord Theft Exposed at New York Bank
Comptroller of the Currency reports Cornelius Alvord, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of New York, stole about 690000 over years. He manipulated morning cash items and exchanges to mask shortages, with the bank noting no fix short of rotating clerical staff.
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Washington
Cornelius Alvord
First National Bank of New York
First National Bank
Backus
Alvord
Ballot Printing Complete as 1,600,000 Ballots Prepared
Ballots totaling 1,600,000 were printed by Wednesday though not all wrapped and sealed before Thursday night. County clerks will collect them Friday. On election night 125,000 emergency ballots kept in the state house vault will be burned after counting.
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State House
Electric Light Company
Poison-eating Captain Astonishes Berlin Officials
An American, calling himself Captain Vetrio, demonstrated a remarkable tolerance for poison in Berlin. Before a select audience of government officials and doctors, he consumed verdigris ultramarine sulphur borax strychnine rat poison glass arsenic, and a large piece of sulfur, claiming lifelong training after a French pension incident.
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Berlin
Vetrio
Lving
Complaints About Judge Daly Tardiness At Police Court
The article reports numerous complaints about Judge Daly delaying the start of open police court, especially from night patrolmen who must stay late to testify. Daly says he is busy with morning consultations but aims to benefit by hearing matters that arise. It recalls Judge Cox, praised for always keeping cases on the record and not hearing off bench discussions.
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Cox
Hermit Francis of Nutley Keeps Penance in Woods
Francis known as Kneeling Francis has lived in a hut and later a cave near Nutley for over 30 years. Once active in St Peter’s Belleville parish he now prays at a distance from the church due to his unclean appearance. He claims a Belgian origin and a betrayed bride at marriage, and he owns only a violin and cooking utensils. He is described as harmless though solitary, with no known complaints.
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Nutley
N. J
Francis
Belgium
St. Peter's Church
Belleville
St. Mary’s
Avondale
New York
Soho
Indiana Believed Safe for McKinley by Senate Aide
Senator Scott at Republican HQ says Indiana is safely in McKinley Roosevelt column after personal assurances from D M Ransdell sergeant at arms. He reports direct investigation leads to a deliberate judgment that Indiana will vote Republican.
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New York
Scott
Republican National
Indiana
McKinley
Roosevelt
Hoosier
D. M
Ransdell
Senate
Plot to Kill Czar Threat Revealed in Crimea Tunnel Plot
In Tsarist era reports from Yalta Sebastopol a plot to kill the czar and czarina on a voyage to Spain was uncovered involving a 1600 yard tunnel and an explosives laden water pipe. A Moscow university student known as K was caught digging near the tunnel and multiple conspirators were arrested after the mine detonated. Authorities tighten border security and Libadia access.
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Tshibartopol
Denthgis
Losova
Sebastopol
Czarina
Spain
Crimea
Black Sea
University of Moscow
Russia
Moscow
Rome
Humbert
William
Czar
Prescl
Huttbert
Libadia
Lost client and halted ice suit in court
Attorney B F Watts seeks Nelson Wells in a case against Artificial ice and cold storage for injuring Wells' horse and wagon by an ice wagon. Suit for 125 dollars filed in Squire Smock's court. trial halted when wagon surfaced as Consumers' ice company property. Wells vanished after his house burned, neighbors unsure of his whereabouts.
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B. F. Watts
Nelson Wells
Wells
Artificial Ice and
Consumers’ Ice Company
Watts
Squire Smock
Consumers
Consumers’ Company
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Prove Worth in Home Use
A long allusion to catarrh treatment claims Stuart's Catarrh Tablets gained nationwide adoption within a year. Endorsers describe symptom relief from head and throat catarrh, with families noting safer, sugarless, cocaine free remedy suitable for children and purchased from druggists for fifty cents.
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Stuart
United States
Canada
J. J. Reitiger
Covington
Jerome Eltison
Wheeling
W. Va
Cubans Distrust Americans as Native Leaders Fuel Uprising
Havana dispatch reports rising distrust among natives as Cuba nears the constitutional convention. Speeches by Gen Hernandez Maj Seca des and Gen Castillo condemn foreign control and urge action. Observers warn of a packed convention and U S influence and note Porter Neeley land grab concerns under Foraker law, with calls to emulate the Boers.
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Cuba
Maj. Secades
Gen. Castillo
Juan Gomez
United States
Neeley
Pals
Foraker
Sugar, Oil and Tobacco Trusts
Beef
Severe Snow Storm Hits Madrid and Other World News
Cable dispatches report a severe snow storm in Madrid on Wednesday. The Hague notes Queen Wilhelmina's wedding to Prince Heinrich is set for January 17. Belgians report German troops in China in poor health. Simla reports Mahud raiders’ attack near Jandola with 46 Sikhs and Lieut Hennessy killed. Pope Lappont denies serious illness. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills advertised.
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
Heinrich
Mecklenberg-Schwerin
Simla
Jandola
Lieut
Hennessey
Finest-prepared Meal in City at Se. business lunch
Se. business men's lunch offered for 15e at Bt. Charles hotel under Chas. Muelllerschoen prep. opposite Union station. Also advertised are imported Frankfurters with sauerkraut and Dutch lunch options. Clark 116 N. Dist. touted for best photographs at low prices. Kits Bowing Alleys refitted on second floor at 127 E Court St.
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Kits
E. Kits& Co
E. Court-st
Cleveland Line Train Schedule Fragments
At Time Yard City Ticket Office readers note depart and arrival times for Cleveland line services. Messages include routes to Union City and connections to New York and Boston with various departure and arrival windows.
Train Schedule Fragments and Accommodations Listed
Vague timetable entries show Benton Harbor and St Louis trains with departure and arrival times. Also listed are Lafayette Chicago and Mattoon connections, with several early morning and late evening slots and limited accommodations.
Train Schedule Fragments for Cincinnati and Nearby Lines
Partial OCR shows ferry and rail timings among Cincinnati and Greensburg routes with multiple inconsistent times. Mentions Cincinnati express services, Greensburg connections, and North Vernon and Louisville line references with several late afternoon to morning departures and arrivals.
Peoria and Bloomington Transit Times Fragment
Fragmentary schedule notes show Peoria and Bloomington routes with times listed such as 7.3 am 2.40 pm and 11.50 pm 3.30 am. The text references Swelbah Ewes Mac and Champsign accom with fares like 41¢ and 10.85, but details are unclear.
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Peoria
Bloom
M&ex
Peoria & Bloomington
Swelbah
Ewes Mac
Champsign Accom
Peoria & Bloom
Springfield and Columbus Line Train Schedule fragment
Schedule fragment shows Columbus and Springfield line times and fares with incomplete entries. Mentions Ohio special service, Lynn accommodation, and price figures 32.00 and 2.50 amid clipped data.
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Columbus & Spring
Ohio
Lynn
Cincinnati Train Schedule Fragments at City Ticket Office
Fragmentary timetable shows trains from Cincinnati to Dayton Toledo Detroit with arrival and departure times. Mentions fast mail and ex services, with multiple connections and routes listed in a disjointed format.
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Washington St
Cincinnati
Dayton
Dayton Lim
Toledo
Detroit
Fragmentary timetable notes for trains and ports
Scrambled schedule data shows times for departures and arrivals among lines C and Mich ex, D and Chi, and M and L porte sp with several entries around morning and evening. Details are incomplete and entities are fragmented.
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Mich
Chi
L’porte
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