Madman seeks asylum after threat to harm children
Harrison Norton, once a Stanfordville professor, wandered the city in a deranged state, begging to be sent back to an asylum to resist the urge to massacre children. He had previously been committed to the Hudson River State Hospital, recovered enough to gain a teaching post at Moores Mills, but vigilance remained as doctors warned his reason may return.
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Harrison Norton
Stanfortville
Hudson River State Hospital
Moore’s Mills
Mayor's Daughter Marries Laborer in Chicago Wedding
In Port Washington Wisconsin the mayor's daughter White Mueller, educated at Downer college, elopes with James McCracken a Wisconsin chair company worker earning six dollars weekly. After initial disapproval the mayor forgives, invites them to honeymoon at his home, and offers to back the couple in business.
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Port Washington
Wis
Milwaukee
White Mueller
Downer College
James McCracken
Columbus
Wisconsin Chair Company
Charles A. Mueller
McCracken
Raliete
Chicago
Mueller
Mother of 25 Children in Mountain Top Family
Mrs. William Swartwood of Mountain Top near Wilkes-Barre gave birth to her twenty fifth child, a boy, Tuesday. Seventeen are boys. 23 are alive. The family all lives at home with married son and daughter and grandchildren, totaling about 30 at meals. The father is a Jersey Central engineer, age about 50, proud of his clan. the mother, six years younger, strong and cheerful, does most housework. Only three pairs of twins and no triplets among 25 children.
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Wilkesbarre
William Swartwood
Mountain Top
Here
Swartwood
Col Schneider’s Illness Reported in Vienna
Vienna reports Col Schneider the former Austrian military attache in Paris is dangerously ill. He is known for repudiating a telegram that accused Dreyfus, a denial attributed to him by French generals.
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Col. Schneider
Vienna
Paris
Schneider
Dreyfus
Peace prevails again in San Salvador and other notices
Rapid fire notes report peace restored in San Salvador. A Burlington Iowa church burned Wednesday with loss around 60000 dollars. An East Virginia man Elias Hatfield of Williamston West Virginia receives a year for killing Ellis. President McKinley invited to Roux City Japan on his western trip. A Pennsylvania tannery suffered a loss of about 150600 dollars.
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San Salvador
First Congregational Church
Burlington
William
Sweden
Elias
Hatfield
Williamston
E. Ellis
McKinley
Ici Roux City
Cannon shelling injures train riders at Ceredo reunion
A cannon fired at a soldiers reunion in Ceredo West Virginia on Wednesday afternoon blasted a Huntington & Big Sandy train coach. Gravel from the cannon shattered every window and wounded more than a dozen passengers including Harry Zegler of Huntington and Mrs. Henry Smith of Central City who were seriously hurt but not killed.
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Ceredo
W. Va
Huntington
Big Sandy
Harry Zegler
Henry Smith
Central City
Preparing for the free aid open course in yacht race
At the White House conference on September 21 officials including Secretary Root and acting treasury and navy secretaries planned comprehensive measures. Revenue cutters and five torpedo boats due in New York will assist in patrolling the Columbia Shamrock race course and keeping it clear.
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Washington
White House
Root
Treasury
Navy Departments
Treasury Department
New York
Admiral Dewey
Sewall Sued Over Davidson Investment Debacle
Wichita res September 21 The Davidson investment company failure with 116000 liabilities led to a suit against Arthur I Sewall the democratic candidate for vice president in 1896 for 20000 twice his stock under Kansas double liability law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Res
Davidson Investment Company
Arthur I. Sewall
Kansas
Sewallk
Pittsburg Man Robbed of 5000 Dollars in Brussels
BRUSSELS Sept 21 Mr Pemmers of Pittsburg Pennsylvania was robbed of five thousand dollars here on Wednesday leaving him without the funds he carried.
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Chicago
Brussels
Pemmers
Pittsburg
Nervous dyspepsia and Stuart's tablets promotion
A health advertisement extols nervous dyspepsia as the common misdiagnosed stomach issue. It touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as curing stomach weakness, gas, loss of appetite, insomnia, palpitations, heartburn, constipation, and headaches, citing A W Sharper of Indianapolis as a grateful user and inviting readers to request a medical booklet.
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A. W. Sharper
Indianapol's
Ind
Stuart
Prospect
Indianapolis
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
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Brown Bessie
Pennsylvania
Moss
Mazet
Ramapo
H. C. M. Graham
Ramapo Water Company
Arthur E. Sewall
Ees
Camper CO
Rahv
Thia
Morris
UC Cnees
Illinois Street
Grand Excurions
BIG _ FOUR
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Lake Michigan
St. Joseph
Mich
Lake City
Graham
W. P. Deppe
Gen. Pass
AG. P.& T. Agt
Cincinnati
Physicians and Surgeons
W. B. Fletcher
Gr. B. A
Lsworth
Alabama St
Mary A. Spink
J. A. Sutcliffe
Houns
Jos.e. Morrow
Ohio St
Lilly & Stalnaker
Washington St
Indiana
Dental College
Department OF Dentistry
University OF Indianapolis
Delaware and
Paul
Optietan
Sisream SF
Sonab
Jos, R. Adams
Hudson Street
Majestic
Gregory & Appel
Chi
Mayer & CO
W. Wash. St
Carter
Ures
Guera
T.S. A
A Nanan
M Persectv CO
Dearborn &T
H. J. Huder, Wash. & Penn
Sloan Drug Co
W. Wash
Chichester
Draggiste
Send &E
Pia
Onichevter Co
Madicen Square
Philada
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