Montreal barmaid testifies in sensational bathrobe case
June 9 in Montreal a woman identified as Mrs. Barber testified in the so called bathrobe case. She described alleged payments and coercion by Brosseau and a wealthy grocer as events leading to a hotel meeting and a later confrontation. Her husband allegedly offered money to secure her silence while the pair argued and Mrs. Barber claimed no prearranged plan.
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Moetreal
Garah Aeon
Baterr
Abe
Brosseau
Staton
Braaseau
Indies
Fi Streaking at 9 Yeomanry Dinner Incident
Colonel Lermitte recounts a late War event in which Mr Betts of the Yeomanry recovered field glasses dropped by a person he was pursuing. The glasses bore an inscription from Hi. J nemitte, Scotch Fusiliers. Betts later returned them to Col Lermitte after the war, noting the glasses had been lost years earlier at Taing's Nek and attached to a horse shot during action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeomanry
Caleheater
Lermitte
Betts
Nemitte
Scotch Fusiliers
Taing
Col
Daily Telegraph
Radica and Doodien Twin Link Ends in Tragedy
Radica, survivor of the conjoined twins separated earlier, dies of tuberculosis after his sister Doodien aided by the Redee dies from the same disease. The tale notes their bond, a long illness, and a final, somber home in Paria where Harnum's circus was present.
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Radica
I Dosen
Doodien
Tbe Redee
Dames Iun
Paria
Harnum’s Circus
Booth kinship linked to Lincoln assassin remains case
Globe-Democrat dispatch from Raid Oklahoma reports Junius Brutus Booth, nephew of John Wilkes Booth, identifies a body as his uncle David George. Booth died by self inflicted wounds on January 14. A letter to KL Bates of Memphis Tenn and statements from Hates and others support the identification.
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Globe-Democrat
Raid
Oklahoma
Junius Brutus Booth
Jon Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
David George
George
Booth
Jast
KL. Bates
Hates
Muat
Joseph Tefferson
Mise Clare Marrs
Fragmented note on ships and city ropes in Winniper
A garbled report mentions Conemous Jard and Doane with plant yard works at Winniper with ropes extended around the city. It notes a payment of 23d for severmenen, and references ships or sailors from Roumania traveling to America amid fears of Scabies. The coroner's jury at High Blut recommends further action regarding the late Mrs James Murra. Several unnamed figures and events are listed in a disconnected manner, including Niagara and Morcid Youngton, suggesting a chaotic local scene with travel, crime, and civic notes.
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Saasere Caine
Winniper
Tae City
Severmenen Fo
High Blut, Ame
James Murra Deat
Civil Servant Charette Shoots Himself in Ottawa Office
Ch Charret e, a Public Works Department employee in Ottawa, shot himself in a director’s chambers at Sparks and nearby streets after a failed attempt to borrow tools. Police found him with a bullet wound. he was transported from Montreal to Ottawa for treatment amid reports of family ties and financial troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ch Charette
Public Works Department
Gosggh Charct
Worie, Works Department
Ottawa
Iectord
Sparks
Charette
Otana
Montreal
Soldiers Escape Train No 5 Wreck
Soldiers on Train No 5 of the Bay of Quinte railway ditched near Enterprise after striking a spread frog, seven flat cars derailed, five horses killed, one person injured, and no passenger casualties reported. The train was en route for Camp Deseronta with HCF A on board.
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Bay of Quinte
Tweed
Deseronto
Enterprise
Gamnp
Deseronta
Roone
Major Funeral Draws Large Crowds in City Procession
A large funeral procession for J. Major moved from Murray Street to the Haailica and then to Notre Dame cemetery. Spectators lined the route as S.J.MG letters appeared on the car. The turnout was substantial with many attendees present for the interment.
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Fuera
J. Major
Murray Street
Notre Dame
S.J. MG
Mark Sin Best Man Amid Odd Wedding Farce
An odd wedding scene unfolds as Mark Sin, identified as the best man, is involved in a chaotic sequence with a minister, guests, and a frantic car ride to Ponka, while a Chinese cook named Mark Sin is unexpectedly pressed into service as best man, creating a farcical turn of events.
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W. Hewitt
Oat
Ponska
Hewitt
Calcry
Nibrock
Mark Sip
Ponoka
Mr Hewitt
Biear
Elka
Mark Sin
Missing youth Avery atcuain located after errand
A 18 year old boy Avery atcuain seen leaving home in Winnie Lee week was found by police after a daylong search. His mother traveled from Winniper to meet him and discuss home training issues.
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Avery Atcuain
Winnie Lee
Pathce
Eng Grant Forks Om Tyeeday
Maal
Aepprient
Winniper
Mother
Wearesses
Rodd
Bat
Breach trial details in Montreal extortion case
The Montreal trial of Charles A. Barber and Sarah Allison centers on alleged violence and extortion involving promises of money and cheques totaling 15 dollars. Witness Wu from D C Brumsens, a Montreal grocer, testified about a March incident where Barber and Allison urged his husband to join them, led him to a Park Avenue meeting, and tried to coerce him with wine and threats. The confrontation ended with a revolver drawn as the husband refused and fled.
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Brontesa
Mroserau
Sid
Brosseau Aca
Harber
Thurber Toade
Brosseau
Tie
Abeen Brosseau
Sun Band
Charles A. Barber
Sarah Allison
D.C
Park
Chesterneld Avenue
Bim
Ray
Mike
Chanterfield Avenue
Hosse
Man Smothered in Hay Loft Near Mariposa Hotel
May 26 Wm McFarland a 62 year old farmer from Mariposa town hip visited the area to celebrate a day then disappeared. Pose found the badly decomposed body in the Grand Union hotel barn hay loft face down among straw. Authorities believe he entered the hay to lie down and was smothered.
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Wm. McFarland
Sae
Mariposa
Sony
Pose
Grand Union Hotel
Arland
Ying
Securive
Remarkable Will Details Ottawa Funeral Plans
The funeral of the late S. J. Major will be held in Ottawa on Tuesday. The body will be taken from Yor Street residence to the Basilica for a high requiem mass at 9 o'clock. Major headed a large and prosperous firm and left a considerable estate. The will prescribes unusual ceremonies including a special chariot for the remains from house to church to cemetery. Floral tributes may be burned and the house and business will be draped in mourning. emblems stay for forty days. Wrapping paper and parcels to be blacked during that period.
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S. J. Major Akes
Ottawa
Sonekterabie
Houe Rha
Farmer’s Son Hangs Self Near Keyes Station
John Cooney, a farmer near Keyes Station on the M N W railway, discovered a young Galician worker hanging from a tree after a morning struggle with under-brushing. He died from the self inflicted hanging despite Dr. Gahan of Arden tending him. The attempted suicide is blamed on severe pain and despair.
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John Cooney
Keyes Station
Galcian
Coney
Br. Cooney
Dr. Gahan
Arden
Death Toll Rises in Yukon Mining Tragedy
The Yukon reports multiple fatalities from mining accidents. John Hennessey, a former Clallam County miner from Washington, was found frozen in an abandoned Ophir shaft near Dawabn after likely falling last autumn. Additional victims Gwen Connelly Henry Peterson and Fred Fields are linked to the period, with The Yukon Thothis Heron noted among the casualties.
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John Hennessey
Dawabn
Tce
Hennessey
Kiondike
Gwen Connelly
Henry Peterson
Fred Fields
Yukon
Joby Mennessey
Clallam County
Shattie
Ophir
Joe- Te
Miner Fatalities and Admitted Suicides in Raw Data
A coroner reported suicides and fatalities in a chaotic set of notes. Ireland native Omer Connelly suffocated in water near a mine raft incident. A Yukon incident involved thirteen violent deaths during a mining disaster. Names and details are fragmentary and unclear.
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Cain Omer Connelly
Ireland
Eas
Munker
Biralge
Suicise
Beern
News in Brief from the Canadian frontier era
Disjointed items report a 740 four shale at Moscomin and a death of Jas Harrington in Winnipee, steamer Niagara in Lake Erie, wheat shipments from Fort Willam, and multiple fires destroying stables in Edmonton. Mentions Penny danke Canada bill, missing families, rob attempts near Camsover Portage Presbyterian, Vancouver criminal cases, and Mackay's box factory workers in Norman.
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Moscomin
Jas. Harrington
Saskatoo
Niagara
Fort Willam
Edmonton
Flo
Canada
Fondary Missgerard South Tempt
Portage Presbyterian General Agzemby
Vancouves Cminatoxa
Dap
Robbery at Portage Portage la Prairie bank attempt
A bold robbery attempt targeting the Bank of Commerce in Portage la Prairie failed as a resident awakened by shots fired from a repeater. The description notes masked robbers fleeing, with investigators Detective Cox and White Mobougalai pursuing leads for the culprit.
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Bank of Commerce
Portage la Prairie
Brown
Iene
Laure
Lount
Hla
Ana Fred
Cox
Mobougali
The Rain Drop as Microcosm of Nature Mystery
A physicist notes that a single raindrop, though ordinary in size about one millimeter, hides vast unknowns. He argues rain’s origin and drop structure remain largely unexplained, and that future insights could reveal the universe’s underlying order within this common phenomenon.
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Tian
Imen
Judge tasked with plainspoken rebuke in Boston court
A disordered fragment depicts a Boston magistrate rebuking a drunken man. The judge laments the man’s decline and mocks his denial while the prisoner protests an injustice. The scene hints at public humiliation and harsh punishment in a crowded court setting.
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Boston
Local Socialites Spark Rumors At Quiet Gathering
In a fragmentary exchange, guests discuss Mr Biggleson and his wife, noting his limited popularity and the wife’s sociable nature. A tense vibe hints at underlying tensions and shifting alliances within the circle.
Tragic Servian Revolution and Royal Murder Unfolds
Reports detail a coup in Servia ending with King Alexander and Queen executed as factions clash at the palace. Premier Listenur Naltevies and ministers join the new regime while the royal guard, led by Colonel Naumovics, assisted in the palace assault. An abdication document is claimed to have been offered to the king before the royal couple were killed.
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Froma Whitev
Angihonies
Alexander Ores Tirnga
Node
Mathtosteh
Petroritels Aed Tudoeve
Paviositehere
Royal Guard
Vrince Ravageorgevite
Pevc al Lang
Asa Glam
Match
Sepan Avakumoties
Listenur Naltevies
Hrotice
Thy Kammietee
Jorvan Alaparkovic Irister
Velislav Elibovica
Ms Iiek
Banyee
Alexandee Mohen
Fotyshlie
Tjubonur iHebiokosien
Miepatches
Servia
Alexander
Talantry
Garrioning Belzeate
Mischee
Paurowicewu
Naumovien
Ceons
Laka Jas
Markoviten
Man found Guilty in Extortion Case at Chesterfield District
Report covers a trial where Barber and wife faced extortion charges. Jury returned a guilty verdict for the female prisoner while Charles A Barber’s role referenced. Police and court officials described proceedings, including witness testimony and jurors’ verdict rendered on June 14.
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Bory
Lincoln Wad
al- Musih
Garrett
Virginia
Aed
Jona St. Helen
Tate Sever
Oath
Bea Islands
Rymusder
Aallors
Taliven
America
London
USC
Morcid Youngton
Troy Park
Mm Thompson
Collin
Ted Mayhum
Iam Hole
Belleville
Samuel Kilbourne
Brockvale
Trenton
Aeuvered
McFarland
Lindsay District
Keyes
The
Portage
Dartog
Ervian
Mere Riwady
Auidiers
Ander
Ilo
Incorporated Am At
Deena
Chicago
Winnipes
WHO
Main Winnipeg
Atlas Tan Co
St. Thorss
W. Hulse
England
Yoana
Wits
Mteaeit
Beene
Fo. TV
Adiverce
Gies
Barber
Bali
Fribonee
Femaie
Court of Ruig's Bench
Nitien Harber
Mose
Lucene
Jose
Maine
North Fen
Usiliam Semsoon
Jeeors & Sums Titeemenin
Cansa Mart
Venoan Aldson
Chatham
Farher
Ontario
British Honduras
Joseph Chamberlaine
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