Convict Returns as Factory Foreman After Prison
Warren D. Merwin, released from Wethersfield after four years for forging a check, returns to the prison shoe factory as foreman. He offers a new device that doubles output, promising royalties from the state and manufacturers. Merwin, from Milford, says prison life becomes a stepping stone to success and plans to supervise and implement his invention at the factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Warren D. Merwin
Wethersfield
Merwin
Milford
C.W. Jacobson
T. L. Wat& Co
Jacobson
Uison
Garvin
Warden Garvin
Conviction Sheds Light On Indianapolis Case
Indianapolis resident William Heid of 903 Camp St reports years of painful kidney and urinary issues with irregular action and heavy sediments. Heid credits Doan's Pills from Henry J. Hu Burg store for prompt relief and no recurrence since treatment. Price 50 cents at Juburn Co Buffalo NY as sole agents.
Farewell to Her Children Before Suicide in New York
Mrs Eliza beth Lauretsen 926 Fourth avenue suffix ended her life after telling her three children to stay with neighbor Mrs Nicholson The husband William Lauretsen a second officer aboard the transport Ingalls now en route to Manila left a month earlier The cause remains unexplained with the eldest Jennie noting no motive and prior hospitalization for ether exposure.
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New York
Elizabeth Lauretsen
Fourth-ave
Mrs. Nicholson
Voices From Townsfolk Comment On Stores and Projects
Chas W Merkel urges homeowners to use judgment with plumbers and obtain mixers and permits from the gas company before gas fitters arrive. John D Brosnan notes fair crowds and cash from the fair and odd fellows. Fred Eppert says saloon remonstrance backlash fuels votes. Leo Lando contrasts socialism with anarchism. Taylor Powers remarks on rising costs once contractors start work.
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Chas. W. Merkel
John D. Brosnan
Fred Eppert
Leo Lando
Taylor Powers
Detective Captain Testifies In Niagara Pan American Case
Buffalo trial testimony focuses on a conversation with the accused in police custody. Fred Nieman, 28, Polish German, blacksmith, living at 1025 Broadway, says he is an anarchist and claims he acted in his duty after shooting the president. Detected by officers present, he asserts no belief in Christ, but in free love. Defense notes limited prep time and argues insanity as only possible defense.
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Buffalo
N.Y
James F. “Vallely
Fred‘ Nieman
Broadway
Titus
Geary
Solomon
Commandant Robinson
Pan- American Police
Wm. 8
Bull
Bufo
Penney
Tarkington's Dress Suit and Midnight Writing Habits
The article recounts how Booth Tarkington received a Kentucky letter insisting his hero wear a gentleman’s dress suit, which he promptly supplied in the next chapter. It notes Tarkington’s current work on a Washington politics play, a new novel with illustrations, and his night-owl writing routine.
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Booth Tarkington
Indiana
Tarkington
Kentucky
Saturday Evening Post
Free Blood Balm Ad Claims Cure for Blood Poison and Cancer
An old advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm (B B B) as a universal cure for blood diseases including blood poisoning and cancer. It promises to heal ulcers sores and pain by cleansing the blood and offers free trial treatment via Dr. Gillam of Atlanta with the drug sold at drug stores for one dollar. The piece notes availability in Indianapolis and a separate classified line offers ten free words under a women’s notice.
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Gillam
Mitchell St
Atlanta
Gilam
Botan
Indianapolis
Huder
Washington
United States
Fi- Americannancial
Indianapolis Gas Company
Brown
Bates House
Washington St
DR. Carter & CO
Meridian St
Ind
Manchester Martyr near death in New York
Patrick Malady, once condemned in the 1867 Manchester rescue plot, is dying in St Michael's hospital Newark. He claims innocence and recounts the hangings of Allen, Larkin, and O'Brien, with Condon later pardoned. The report also notes a Chicago church promised $1,000,000 from New Mexico and Arizona mine output, contingent on a $1,000 payment.
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New York
Patrick Malady
Manchester
St. Michael's Hospital
Newark
Malady
Richard O'Sullivan Burke
S Kelly
Deasy
London
Allen
Larkin
O’brien
Condon
United States
Chicago
People’s Church of
New Mexico
Arizona
George W. Bowman
Colorado
H. W. Thomas Sees
Boers Defeated Near Vryheid and Utrecht Retrench
An official Durban dispatch reports Boers defeated south of Vryheid in southeastern Transvaal. It notes Boers who captured about 200 British near Utrecht are retreating, with Lieut. Rundel's patrol driving them from Ukandi.
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London
Durban
Vryheid
Transvaal
Utrecht
Rundel
Ukandi
Vrrheid
Wage Increase Shocks Fall River Mills Staff
In Fall River Massachusetts on September 24 a major employer M C D Borden owner of four cotton mills posted notices of a five percent wage raise for his 3000 workers effective October 1 the unexpected announcement sparked intense community reaction and wide interest among employees and local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
M. C. D. Borden
Dogfish Menace Cod Catch Hits Boston Fishermen
Boston reported dogfish, or hornfish, feeding on bait and cod off the coast. Captains say these three to four foot predators ruined lines and even fish, cutting the cod season short while offering little commercial value beyond oil from livers.
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Boston
Joseph P. Johnson
Short fashions for street wear and winter trims
Weave gray suede and dark red dressed gloves, aggressive quills for hats, soft quills from last year gone. Collars higher than summer, long sleeves over the hand. Black feather pompons trim round hats with velvet bands. Panne velvet to create a tidy wintry look for cold months.
Soap Safety Advisory in Autumn and Winter
A historic brief cautions readers to choose pure soap during autumn and winter for skin safety. It warns against impure or gaudy soaps and notes old soaps like palm and olive are safer, while flashy French labels or colorful wrappers may mislead consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castile
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Washington Star
William Heid
Camp St
Henry J. Hu
Juburn Co
Buffalo, N
Sole
U.'s
Doan
Clolgost
National Biscuit. Company
Dr. Tomson Medical Institute
Tomson
Tomson Medical Institute
Stevenson
Church
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Danville, Ill
Danville
Dr.Feantz
Fredonia
Gregg
Business Universit
Gstatog
E. J. Heeb
N. Penn
Indiea
Marvel Co
Room
Times Bidg
Pearson’s
Washington and Alabama Streets
Vonnegut
S. Pennsylvania St
Brown’s
Ferger’s Occidenta Pharmacy
Washington and
Illinois
Ishopermedy Co
Sloan. Drug Co
Indisuspolis
Zulene
San Francisco
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