Murderer Hunt Focuses on Rural Carrier Killing
Sheriff James F. Howhard of Somerset and state police pursue clues in the murder and robbery of Rural Carrier Brown who was shot and robbed of 575 dollars. Bloodhounds led to Charlie F. Awley’s home in Farnodsville where a blood-stained revolver and clothes were found. Mause, missing, had been associated with the residence.
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Ehbetbon
Sherif
James F. Howhard
Somerset
St John
Mause
Grace Awtuy
Pleaing Americans Prived Their Herds Into Arizona
Washington report says large herds of Americans driven into Sonora Arizona border. It notes secrecy, a Treasury agreement allowing erection of United States facilities, and missing or captured Mormon Edward Haypor with looting signs. Consular dispatches cite violence near El Tigre with three injured and one killed.
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Washington, D. C
Nogales
Haymoors
Slaymoor
Agua ‘Reta
An Alo Ean
Consistor
el Tigre
Man seeks wife via railroad tickets in adrift romance tale
Richard J. Shaw of Groeannwide, New York, advertised for a wife and sent round trip railroad tickets to applicants as a lure. He planned to show Oceanside by carriage, but the ploy backfired as respondents wanted only a ride. Shaw, once a bayman, built a fortune inventing a corn cure.
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New York
Richard J. Shaw
Groeannwide
Wilardt Shaw
Menin
Oceanside
Shaw
New Witness in Gibson Case Reveals Gorund Lake Event
A new witness in the Horton W. Gibson murder case claims to know details around the Countess Hosn Menschik Sunlha deaths and a Greenwood Lake incident. Tom Garrison says Gibson lurched in a boat while the countess stood, then rowed away as the companion rebuked him, and he did not reveal further.
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New York
Charece
Horton W. Gibson
Goshen
N. J
Hosn Menschik Sunlha
Gibson
Count Szabo
William Schumann
Tom Garrinom
Chulde
Szaleo
Greenwood Lake
Moore
Range County
Hogers
Amy
Garrison
Boy injured by steel firecrackers in Hoboken incident
Ten year old Frank Cassinly of Jersey City found four steel firecrackers in a rubbish pile near the Hoboken viaduct. One exploded when he probed it with a nail, blasting buckshot into his face and leaving him blinded. Police and detectives investigate how the bombs ended up in the rubbish.
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Frank Cassinly
Paterson Plank Road
Jersey City
Hoboken
Vard
Frank
Tale of Mustache Ends in Jail Cell
A chaotic New York special reports a dramatic turn where Catherine Plantier surfaces in a tale of vengeance. The fragment hints at ruse and retribution ending behind prison walls with sharp, jaded mood.
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New York
Catherine Plantier
Revenge of the mustached wife in New York tale
A New York tale recounts Mme Plantier seeking revenge after a 25 year marriage began in Lyons. She trails Louis Plantier from Paris to London and New York, learning he became a janitor and pursuing a divorce suit filed by Samuel Zuckerman Jr. The court awarded her nothing tangible as "Revenge is sweet" is urged by the narrator.
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Louis
Marie Macamilere
Ludlow Street
Lyons
Louvis Plantier
Paris
Marie Macanidiere
Marie
Tom
London
Mme Plantier
West Nineteenth Street
Lews
West Cheer Hundred
Samuel Zuckerman, Jr
Diveres
Supreme Court
Mme
Pittsburg orderly marries three brides in brief span
John Middleton, 23, an orderly at Allerhany General Hospital, admitted marrying three women in two weeks. One bride, Gertrude Van Horn aged 14, attended him at the hospital and a confrontation with other women ensued before police involvement. Middleton said he could not help himself.
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Pittsburg
John Middleton
Allerhany General Hospital
John
Gertrude van Horn
Middleton
Gertrude
Corcoran’s Turkey Trot Tale From Virginia Piedmont
Brewer Corcoran recalls an invitation to hunt wild turkeys in Virginia. He describes treacherous woods, a cautious plan with a bodyguard and turkey dogs, and a modest bronze turkey as the apparent result, highlighting the hunt’s comical misjudgments and humility.
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Corcoran
Virginia Piedmont
Boston Woman Swims Delaware With Tied Hands
Katherine Wallace a twenty year old Boston girl swam across the Delaware River with hands and feet bound. She completed the feat despite tiring periods as onlookers estimated five thousand spectators at the pier. Her brother Jack Wallace and Frank Vicky accompanied her.
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Philadelphia
Katherine Wallace
Boston
Delaware
Jack Wallace
Frank Vicky
Mexican Rebel Raid on Mormon Colony Reported
Special from Douglas Arizona details Salazar's rebel force raiding the Mormon colony Thursday. Edward Hanimore, an American, was killed and found partly devoured by hogs. Rebels sacked ranches and burned numerous homes.
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Douglas, Ariz
Salazar
Edward Hanimore
Treacherous Liberty Gunmen in Rosenthal Murder Case
New York reports arraignment of Jacob Norowicz alias Gyp the Blood and Louis Rosenzweig alias Lefty Louie on murder indictments in the Rosenthal case. Plea postponed to September 5. both held without bail. Wives and a witness held on 2500 each. Crowds mobbed outside as detectives pursued the men. Letters tied to Glendale hideout and potential Becker connections expand the probe as authorities seek who financed the gunmen.
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New York
Tarry Norowicz
Gyp the Blood
Louis Rosenzweig
Alies
Lefty Louie
Goffin
Us Criminal Branch
Supreme Court
Kerman Rosenthal
Afrs
Horowicz
Hosenzweic
Funmen
Samuel Aeraemer
Justice Gorrscourt
Glendale
Gyp
Lefty
Louie
Herman Rosenthal
Frank Moss
Dougherty
Morris Goldstone
Astor Will Probate With Infant Heir Approved by Guardian
New York special report states Surrogate Mowler admitted to probate Colonel John Jacob Astor's will for the infant heir born August 16. Egerton I Winthrop Jr reported no valid objection to probating the will for the child, but cautioned the infant's rights in distribution are not adjudicated here. The guardian plans to prepare to care for the ward as needed.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Madeleine Force Aster
Egerton I. Winthrop, Jr
Winthrop
Astor
Coney Carnival Parade Highlight Fire Adds Spark
A Mardi Gras at Coney Island features lively attractions and a fire adds dramatic flair to the carnival parade. Spectators enjoy procession floats and festive entertainment as the event continues.
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New York
Coney Island
Fire extinguished during festive parade chaos on Guy Surf Avenue
A Tuesday float parade on Guy Surf Avenue turned chaotic when a fire broke out on float No. %. A pedestrian yelled and toppled the craft as police and mounted officer Daly intervened. A fire extinguisher mishap drenched many uniforms and gowns while 200000 spectators watched.
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Guy Surf Avenue
David Daly
Daly
Consistency Quoted By Philosopher And Senator
In a Washington Star snapshot the ready-made philosopher declares that consistency is a jewel. Senator Sorghum counters that for a man in his position wearing jewelry is not good form.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Woman fatally wounded in Sands Point snipe incident
Mrs. Martha Layman was shot in the neck while walking with her husband and child near Sands Point. Louise French fired from a canoe guiding two other women and a man, an accident the judge deemed not criminal. Mrs. Layman’s condition was critical at Mineola Hospital. the trio was arraigned and paroled to a lawyer’s custody.
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New York
Martha Layman
Frederick Layman
New Rochelly
Sands Point
Port Washington
L. C
Louise French
Edna Millington
Bedford Avenue
Mount Vernon
Charles Jaiser
Manhattan
C. W. Sloane
Hiram Eaton
Eaton
Eperking
Maton
Sloane
Jaiser
Mrs. Layman
Danville declines to aid in Paylor arrest
Danville Virginia officials will not provide financial help to apprehend City Treasurer W S Paylor. The Aldermen rejected Governor Mann's proposal that the city the state and the bonding company each offer a reward. The case stems from Paylor's July disappearance leaving city books balanced but state books in deficit over nine thousand dollars. The matter moves to the Common Council for a final stance.
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Danville
W. S. Paylor
Board of Aldermen
Mann
Commonwealth
Thomas Hamlin
Spectacle at Auburn Prison as James Williams Is Executed
Auburn N Y special report describes the electrocution of James Williams a negro murderer at Auburn prison. The condemned man raved in the chair insisting not to be killed and warning about women while a Catholic priest offered comfort. The execution reportedly took one minute forty seconds with 1800 volts.
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Auburn
N. Y
James Williams
Williams
Jesus
Salt and Gypsum Deposits in Virginia Belt
Salt and gypsum deposits stretch twenty miles northeast from Plasterco Virginia through Washington and Smyth counties, marking a region of notable historic interest with substantial mineral potential.
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Virginia
Plasterco
Washington and
Smyth Counties
Chicago's 60,000 Dollar Salaries Revealed in 1900s List
A Chicago examination shows many executives earning 60 000 or more annually in railroads banking and manufacturing. Notables include Darius Miller president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Albert J Barting Charles H Markham John G Shedd Cyrus McCormick J Ogden Armour and George M Reynolds among others with reported 30 000 to 75 000 salaries. The article notes Miller earns his pay through long hours and intense work pace.
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Chicago
Jones J. Hill
Examiner
Darius Miller
Burlington Railroad
Will
Empire
Northwest
Albert J. Barting
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Puget Sound
PP. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka Ana Santa Fe
Chifo
Burlington and Quincey
Charles H. Markham
Dlinels Central
J. A. Mudge
Rock Island Line
Fhe Winehell
Trisco
John G. Shedd
Continental National
First National Bank of New York
Aassistant
the Treasury
Kross
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Marshall Field & Co
Berling
Miller
Burlington
Freischt House
Derelicts and curiosities aboard the Rottenfels voyage
A Calcutta bound steamer docked with oddities including a balloon fish covered in spikes and an on board pet canary replace by a stuffed specimen. Also aboard was a barking dog cat and a pigeon sized bird with black spots and red comb observed by local fishermen.
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Boston
Calcutta
Buena
Cape
Not so, brother a gentleman does not keep his seat
A quoted piece notes a contemporary view that a gentleman avoids discomfort while in a car but also does not remain seated long. the Boston transcript humorously contrasts the idea of politeness with brisk movement and social expectation.
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Boston
Sidna Allen Glad Chase 15 Over Roanoke Dispatch
Special from Cincinnati details the passing of Sidna Allen and the Allen gang. Sidna, once hailed as a desperado, claims innocence and pride, describing wealth and family, while recounting a feud sparked by whiskey and a sheriff’s vow to wipe out the gang. Wesley Edwards corroborates parts of the escape tale.
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Sidna Allen Glad Chase
Roanoke
Cincinnati
Bakiwin Dletectives
Allen
Sidna Allen
Woman Proposals Stir Debate In Public Hearing And Columns
A mixed transcript shows a judge hearing on a man named Hasselmanier with mental illness and plans to form a new party after reading public documents. Separately, readers answer a question on whether women should propose, revealing diverse opinions and anecdotes about courtship and gender roles.
Ticklish woman foils Kansas City purse snatchers
Mrs Frances Justine Tuesday night escaped a robbery on her way home when ticklish laughter kept her purse hidden. Two armed men demanded money but found no loot as she explained the purse hid in her chest. Laughter and a startled scream drove the assailants away before police arrived.
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Kansas City
Frances Justine
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