Lost in New York Case Echoes Ruth Wheeler Tragedy
Esther Maude Mearson, sixteen, vanished while seeking work in New York City. Police exhaustively searched the city with no trace found. The case mirrors the Ruth Wheeler murder and disappearance, raising concerns about dangers of private residences and postcard job solicitations. Esther’s family and neighbors recall her plans to find an advancement opportunity and keep busy.
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New York
Esther Maude Moar Fon
Ruth Wheeler
Albert Walter
Daly
Esther Meniken
Ruth
Esther
Lyon Mearson
Lyon
New York Law School
Joseph Mearson
East One Hundred and Twenty-third Street
Hebrew Technical Institute
Goodby
J. P. Kennedy
Armala
Police
Queen Mary to Hire Only British Cooks in Kitchen
Reports from London claim Queen Mary will replace the longtime French chef M Monager with a British talent to lead the royal kitchen. The monarch reportedly insists on native suppliers and culinary traditions, signaling a shift in royal preferences.
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Tondon
M. Monager
Royal Kitchen
Mary
Paint Kills Three Cows at Scenery Hill Farm
A diet of paint fatally sickened three registered Jorney cows on Scenery Hill farm in Washington Virginia and a fourth cow is expected to die. The cows ate the paint and became confused running about the field and attempting to gore each other.
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Washington
Scenery Bill Farm
Record price for rare forks hits 165 an ounce in London
London reports a record price of 165 per ounce paid by Mr. Amor for a rare collection of two pronged forks. The prose includes names such as Lord Tweed and references to Wilk Mary and Queva in the description of the artifacts.
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London
Amor
Lord Tweed
Wilk and
Mary
Queva
Roosevelt Greeted by Oklahoma Marshal Abernathy
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in New York after Africa and Europe trips and is warmly greeted by Jack Abernathy of Oklahoma in a sombrero. The famed wolf killer, now U S marshal of Oklahoma, introduces his two sons who rode from Oklahoma to meet the former president.
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Roosevelt
New York
York
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Europe
Jack” Abernathy
Oklahoma
Jack
Abernathy
Marshal Abernathy
American Matron Wins Cairo Ball Crowd In Baby Parade
Mrs Hugh Ronald French, formerly Ida Wynne, wowed Cairo garrison at an English ball by arriving in a baby carriage dressed as a infant. Guests hailed her as the belle of the masquerade while her husband, cousin to General Sir John French, heads to India.
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Paris
Hugh Ronald French
Cairo
Misa Ida Wynne
Wynne
London
Egypt
French
Ong
Hugh
Rue de la Paix
Thig Ball
Sir John French
South Afrca
India
Comet search leads to strange bug tale in Camden
Mrs. George Derham of 1885 Broadway Camden reports a tiny kissing bug incident after spotting a bug near her face during a comet search. Days later swelling and irritation appeared near her left eye. Her husband removed a small insect with tongs. Dr G R Kikig diagnosed a kissing bug ordeal.
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Kinsing
Philadelphia
George Derham
Broadway
Camden
G. RB. Kikig
Doan’s Kidney Pills and Cuticura Remedies Featured
An old newspaper fragment highlights Doan’s Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble with a testimonial by T A Ireland of Colfax Washington. It also includes an anecdotal Cuticura eczema remedy story from Mrs A J Cochran Philadelphia and a light musing about prioritizing baseball over business.
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Ireland
Doan
Doan's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. J
A. J. Cochran
Columbia Ave
Philadelphia
White House to Get Lightning Rods This Summer
The White House will be fitted with lightning rods on all parts of the building except the law offices. Col Spencer Golby, U.S. superintendent of public grounds and buildings, persuaded Taft to approve the plan with an estimated cost of 500 to 600 dollars. The North American notes the joke session about marriage and old bachelors amid the article’s雑 commentary.
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White House
Jupiter's Beli
Col
Spencer. Golby
United States
Taft
Philadelphia
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United
Sostea
Pinto Wilr
Defiance Starch Co
Omaha, Nebraska
Pierce
Baberas
Everydealer
Standard Oil CO
Cadwell, & Cammen
Fewileen
Jone
Bettaaier
Keeley Institute
Wot Springs
Arkansas
Ciel Westhoms
Screete
Ieee Thompson
Wemahine NO
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