Molineux in Court Opens Death Trial in New York
The trial of Roland B. Molineux for the death of Mrs. Kate J. Adams began with jury selection. Prosecutor Osborne outlined motive and method, detailing cyanide poison, handwriting clues, and alleged links to Henry C. Barnet and Harry Cornish, while defense counsel objected to some evidentiary references.
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New York
Roland B. Molineux
Kate J. Adams
Alexander McLane Hamilton
Molineux
Bartow S. Weeks
Osborne
Mrs. Adams
Mr. Osborne
Henry C. Barnet
Adams
Weeks
Barnet
Justice Williams
Supreme Court
Goff
Harry Cornish
Recorder Goff
Mr. Weeks
Dropped Dead and a Doctor’s Remedy Endorsed
A Protestant minister Rev. C L Mundell recounts heart trouble from 1898 and claims recovery after using Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. He asserts constipation and biliousness were cured and urges others to seek the treatment in Pinegrove Ohio. The piece emphasizes heart disease’s danger to all and credits the medicines with restoring health.
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C. L. Mundell
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Pinegrove
Ohio
Prisoner at the bar linked to New York cases and aliases
Roland B. Molineux faces strong accusations as details unfold about a man mailing letters from the New York Central post office and renting a Broadway box. Testimony slated from Dr. Hitchcock and Drs. Saver Palmer Enright Weston Coffin and others to establish the death of Mrs. Adams and related illness events at the Knickerbocker Athletic club.
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Harpster
Roland B. Molineux
Smeer
Edward F. Hitchcock
Adams
Saver
Palmer
Enright
Hitchcock
Weston
Harry Cornish
Cornish
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Patrick Finnernan
Harry C. King
Miller Fugitive From Franklin Syndicate Traced to Canada
New York reports William F Miller who vanished November 23 after Franklin syndicate fraud exposure has been tracked to a Canadian town. Detectives from Brooklyn and New York lawyers Green shields Greenshields House & Grossman pursue Miller as Canadian firms arrange defense. Investigators McGuinness and Captain Reynolds press the hunt across Canada and Boston.
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New_York
William F. Miller
Brooklyn
Franklin Syndicate
Canada
Dominion
Miller
Greenshields & Greenshields
Robert Ammon
House & Grossman
New York
Ammon
Montreal
Greenshields
Manhattan
Grand Trunk
C. G. Glass
Postoffice
McGuinness
Capt. Reynolds
Brooklyn Detective Bureau
Reynolds
Boston
Erne O'Brien Bout Ends In Draw At Coney Island
Frank Erne of Buffalo and Jack O'Brien of New York fought 25 rounds at 138 pounds at the Coney Island Sporting Club. George Siler ruled the bout a draw. O'Brien pressed hard, Erne fought cleaner and more scientific. O'Brien scored three knockdowns while Erne sustained heavy body punishment. The crowd was modest as both men remained in good shape.
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New York
Frank Erne
Buffalo
Jack O'Brien
Coney Island Sporting Club
George Siler
Chicago
O'Brien
Erne
O’brien
Harper Brothers' Failure in New York Dissolution Plan
Justice Gilder sleeve appointed Francis C. Cantine as receiver to take proofs of claims in the Harper and Brothers publishers dissolution proceeding. The State Trust company became temporary receiver of the assets, with G B M Harvey continuing as agent trustee, part of a prearranged reorganization plan.
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Harper Brothers
New York
Justice Gildersleeve
Supreme Court
Francis C. Cantine
Corporation of
Harper and Hrothers, Publishers
Cantine
State Trust Company
Gildersleeve
G. B. M. Harvey
No indictment found in Bowman manslaughter case
Providence December 4 no indictment was returned by the grand jury against James R Bowman of Garrington in a manslaughter case. A gun fired during a night theft by an Italian man led to Bogman killing him, the incident prompting a Courier advertisement nudge.
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Providence
R. I
Pristoelerand
James R. Bowman
Garrington
You Can Not Cure Dyspepsia Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes a germ theory treatment for dyspepsia claiming to cure the disease by killing stomach germs. It asserts separate symptom treatment, guarantees a refund if ineffective, and offers mail order with 59 cent price from The R. T. Booth Company, Ithaca, New York.
Adelbert Hay Assigned Consul At Pretoria
Washington December 4 The state department announces Adelbert S Hay of New Hampshire has been appointed consul at Pretoria South African Republic with Dec 2 1899 as the appointment date He will not depart for his post until next week and his position displaces another official on leave of absence at the same post London December 4 A Cape Town dispatch reports the transport is badly damaged with its bow gone and twenty horses saved out of 350 The loss includes war material and hospital equipment and uncertainty remains over the fate of six field guns aboard the vessel
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Washington
Adelbert Hay
Pretoria
State Department
Mr. Hay
Adelbert S. Hay
New Hampshire
United States
Petovka
South African Republic
London
Cape Town
Methuen Vanguard May Have Reached Kimberley
London dispatch reports a Guards officer cable stating In Kimberley which may mean Gen Me ave vanguard entered Kimberley. The note implies possible advance into the city as December reports surface in The Evening News.
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Methuen
London
the Evening News
Kimberley
Meave
Kimberey
Canadians Arrive to Enthusiastic Cape Town Reception
Canadian troops for service in South Africa landed in Cape Town on Thursday November 20 and were welcomed with continuous cheers and a hearty reception marking a strong start to their deployment.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Scandal in London Ties Lord Mayor to Promoter
Justice Wright closed the inquiry into the London company affair with Lord Mayor Newton, noting the investigation aimed to allow officials to pursue further action. He said Newton resisted Mendel's bid to seize 28000 pounds, while warning that the articles of association themselves were a scandal and could threaten public safety by expanding promoter powers.
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London
Newton
Justice Wright
Mendel
Franco American Treaty Protest in French Senate
In Paris on December 4 the French Senate heard M. Fresneau protest signing the Franco American convention of July 24 without informed input from chambers of commerce and agricultural associations. He urged postponement for observations. M. Millerand promised to share the treaty text with those bodies. Fresneau pressed for further discussion, but the Senate refused.
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Paris
Senate
M. Fresneau
Chambers of Commerce and Agricultural Associations
M. Millerand
A Sure Cure for Croup by Chamberlains Cough Remedy
The article extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a sure cure for croup after the first hoarseness and rough cough appear. It claims twenty five years of constant use without failure and notes it is used in thousands of homes and sold by all druggists.
Tagudin Taken as Americans Enter Santa Cruz
An Associated Press dispatch from Santa Cruz province reports General Young with Third cavalry and Major Peyton March’s 33rd Infantry arrived at Santa Cruz after 600 insurgents evacuated Tagudin. Residents welcomed them, band proceeds, and American troops faced limited food and worn horses. Aguinaldo’s refugee army reportedly moved east into the mountains, while prisoners were said to be moved from Benguet to Lepanto. Captain Rumboild’s detachment routed seventy insurgents near Porac engaging the signal corps.
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Manila
Associated Press
Santa Cruz
Nocos
The
Courier
Sam Fabian
Young
Third Cavalry
Peyton March
33Rd Infantry
Hamacpacan
Province of Union
Tagudin
Tino
Sovervae
Etion
Jen. Young
Gen. Young
Aguinaldo
Oregon
Samar
Callao
Vigan
Lieut
Gilmore
Benguet
Lepanto
United States
Rumboild
52Nd Infantry
Signal Corps
Porac
Florida Blanca
Welborn C. Wood
Urdaneta
Orani River
Congress Considers Retired General to Enter Legislature
The text suggests appointing a general as a major general and retiring him to allow him to serve in the legislative branch, similar to an arrangement in Gen. Sickles case. It discusses potential solutions to a problem by creating a retired officer who can continue in government.
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Congress
Legislative Branch
Sickles
Andrade in San Juan
Exiled Venezuelan ex-president Ignacio Andrade and his wife have stayed in San Juan for three weeks and plan to remain indefinitely. He blames his overthrow on a cabinet treachery and Castro’s forces, saying internal fractures have Venezuela on the verge of anarchy.
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Associated Press
San Juan
P. R
Ignacio Andrade
Venezuela
Andrade
Cipriano Castro
Castro
Jos. Hernandes
la Mocha
Spanish Befriended Him and Gave Him Clothes
Manila dispatch reports the Spanish transport Alavo and gunboats Villalobos and Quiros with civilians arrived. German governor of Yap Ponape and Novord islands occupied by 15 men each. natives considered danger to garrisons. Spaniards may offer gunboats for sale to the United States. Bonquet arrives with a note from Lieut Gilmore to his sister. Washington casualty list notes several deaths from dysentery, gunshot, typhoid, and chronic diarrhoea among infantry.
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Manila
Alavo
Villalobos
Quiros
Caroline Islands
Jaguar
Yap
Novord
Reipan
Ponape
United States
Senor Bonquet
Lieut Gilmore
Major Price
Will Wheeler Return to Congress In Unconfirmed Report
Washington December 4 officials at the war department say they know nothing of General Joe Wheeler planning to return to Washington to resume his seat in Congress. He has not applied for leave, and if he returns he must resign either his army commission or his seat due to forfeiture under recent House precedent.
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Washington
Joe Wheeler
Congress
War Department
Department
Otis
Boundary talks in Rome on Eritrea and Sudan frontiers
The December conference in Rome between Marquis Visconti Venosta, Commissioner Martini, Sir Philip Currie, and James Rennell Rodd focused solely on delimiting Eritrea and Sudan frontiers and related border arrangements. Emperor William of Germany was not consulted, and reports of an offensive alliance were deemed untrue.
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Rome
Marquis Visconti Vnosta
Martini
Philip W. Currie
James Rennel Rodd
Egypt
Menelik
Abyssinia
Erythroa
Soudan
Italy
Erythrea
Rodd
Associated Press
William
Germany
Choate Denies Knowledge of Chamberlain Speech
London December 4 The Associated Press reports that U S ambassador Joseph H Choate was unaware of Chamberlains Lecester No 30 speech and ignorant a Colonial Secretary speech was given the same day Choate rejects any intention to confirm the remarks and says he only repeated prior U S friendly sentiments He notes his own speech included No entangling alliances as a watchword of the United States
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London
Associated Press
Joseph H. Choate
U. S
Joseph Chamberlain
Lecester No
Choate
United States
Chamberlain
Severe storm hits ships and tariffs debates in Australis
Unusually cold weather and heavy gales report from New Zealand as the ship Pleiades rests high and dry after ashoreing on the coast. The steamer Hesketh and Wapowicka also ashore at Greymouth Bar. A tariff conference in Melbourne drafts a schedule for Parliament to shape Federation customs rules and shift free-rate sentiment among manufacturers and others.
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Vancouver
B C
New Zealand
Pleiades
Hesketh
Greymouth Bar
Melbourne
Australia
Federation
Drowned and shipwrecked crews rescued in Vancouver Island voyage
Victoria reports the Queen City bringing two emaciated parties saved from shipwrecks. Capt Aremas and 10 men from the Libertadfoundered off Cape Cook near Vancouver Island. Capt J L Warren, W S Shirk and daughter Mabel Shirk rescued with eight crew from the Hera after it burned off the island coast.
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Victoria
B. C
Queen City
Vancouver Island
Aremas
Libertad
Cape Cook
J. L. Warren
W. Shirk
Seattle
Mabel Shirk
Hera
King of Tonga to Visit Chicago for X ray Operation
Chicago, Dec 4. The King of Tonga, 25, heir to a throne 10,000 miles away, is due in Chicago this week from Australia for an X ray operation. Royal physician Dr Donald McLennan wired X ray photographer W C Fuchs that the king would visit his studio for treatment and preparations are under way to receive royalty. The Tonga monarch succeeded to the throne six years ago after the death of his grandfather King George Toubou.
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Chicago
Til
Tonga
Australia
W. C. Fuchs
Donald McLennan
George
Fuchs
King of
Tonge
George Toubou
Chicago Doctor Claims Tuberculin Cures Consumption
Chicago physician Dr A R Jenkins announces a tuberculin serum that will cure consumption and reveal tuberculosis earlier than standard tests. He trained under Prof Koch, noting Koch lymph as a more effective alternative when used correctly.
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Chicago
A. R. Jenkins
Jenkins
Prof
Koch
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