Royal Tragedy Details Stir Berlin Drama Reports
Faris reports claim Crown Prince Rudolf was shot in his wife’s apartments after a ball at the German embassy. The attacker is alleged to be the noble’s husband or brother with suspected involvement by financier Rurandi. The scene and motive are described as sensational in the Samoan affair era press.
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Berlin
Koappe
Iriah News
Faris
Empire
Count Hoyos
Duki Phillipe
Rudolf
Chatgau
Count Hayos
Finanewr
Rurandi
Lise Ifp
Adolf
Crown Prince Rudolf Rumors of Death Duel Theory
London reports claim Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria killed himself to avoid a duel over a liaison with a princess. The Pall Mall Gazette notes rumors of a duel theory, while Vienna and Brussels relay tales of an American duel method and a fatal pact.
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Lonnon
Pall Mall Gazette
Rudolf
Austrial
Gazette Anid
Thudolph
Longton
London
Vienna
Prince of Wales
Osborne
Prince Rudolfs
Archduchesy
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Princess Elizabeth
Archduchess
Meyerling
Lacroma
Brussels
Entan Gred
Pring
Archduke Rudolf
Joseph
Sullivan County Clerk Vanishes Amid Fraud Suspicions
Indianapolis February 2 John E Sullivan county clerk here fled after being found to have issued fraudulent warehouse receipts for large poultry and produce consignments. His losses are estimated between 30,000 and 150,000 with about 45,000 in embezzlements. His clerk and wife also implicated in various money movements.
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Indianapolis
John E. Sullivan
Canada
Sullivan
Tor O'Neu
Iit
Job
New York
Surgeon General of U S Army Retains Post for Life Tenure
Caricano Feb 2 The surgeon general of the United States Army John B Hamilton who had accepted editorship of The Journal of the American Medical Association resigned yesterday to take effect on the .......................... and states that congress enacted increases in his salary and a lifetime tenure measure while in joint session.
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Army Medical Service
Caricano
United States Army
John B. Hamilton
Journal
American Medical Association
Congress
Senate
Pago Pago coaling station sparks American protest
In Pago Pago news a National Zeitung note says the US gained right to a coaling station but failed to act within the time limit, now provoking American protest against German annexation. A North German Gazette line adds if no overtures occur, Germany will not change its stance. A Berlin Telegraph correspondent reports the German Samoa consul may be removed for overstepping instructions.
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Pago Pago
Pendleton
Germany
Serene Beri
United States Senate
Natinal Zeitung
America
Malutoa
North German
Bayard
Foreign Office
Carrison
Oillew
Accidental Inventions Sparked By Simple Mistakes
Notable discoveries arose from accidents including porcelain by an alchemist and telescope magnification by a watchmaker apprentice. Etching on plans, lithography, and whitening sugar traces emerged from everyday slips and curious experiments. A Dublin tobacconist’s fire led to snuff aroma profits and blue tinted paper appeared from a papermaker’s mishap.
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Thea
Wile
Nuremberg
Jezzetintn
Galileo
Wusichin
Lemure
Dublin
Lundy
Wil East
London
Wreck of a City Block Leaves Dozens Dead or Missing
A five story warehouse at Farnam and Eleventh collapsed in a gale, burying Max Meyer’s store and adjoining shops. Firemen rescued survivors as the death toll rose with at least seven known dead and many injured. The incident damaged Olsen, Hangen, and Dunbar properties with losses totaling thousands, insurance not covering cyclone damage.
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L. Hastings
Ses. Omana
Neb
Max Meyer
Farnam
D C Barbar
KE. Olsen
Dunbar
Olsen
Busness
Oyes
Tint Gisen
Mike Martin
Sliss Emma Oliver
Brokun
Tin Huston
John Jackson
Daniels
Hall
Safe Agency
Hengen
Olson
Charles Cesar
Dunbar's
P. Boyer
Hall's Safe
Lock Company
E. Olsen
Lombard
Rudolph Mitchell
Equitable Insurance Company
Max Mayer
Bayer
Owen
Painted Wife Sparks Sharp Exchange in overheard remark
A fragment shows a heated exchange as a character calls a woman “painted” while another defends or retorts, reflecting social tensions around appearance and propriety. The dialogue hints at a theatrical or literary scene.
A School Building Wrecked by Neb storm
A heavy Nebraska gale began at 2 am and spread to Lincoln by 9:30 am causing major damage in the west. Hastings Central School suffered near total destruction with four fatal or in curable injuries. one pupil killed, another mortally hurt, and Miss Aldrich fatally wounded. many others injured. Lincoln reports cornices blown, outbuildings toppled, and a high wind storm halting watches.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Alliance
Arapahoe
Hastings
Hastiriga
Aldrich
Lincoln Een
Collision at Sea Drowns 24 Daring British Vessels
A British steamer Nereid collided with Killian off Dungeness on a Sunday night. Twenty four people, including Captain Manson, drowned as both ships sank within minutes. Survivors were rescued in cold water and rushed to Dover hospital after being stripped and revived. A furious gale added to the disaster with further fatalities and wreckage.
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Teind
London
Manson
Lyttleton
Dungeness
Bolton & Large
Church Roof Collapse Damages Interior in Storm
A church suffered major damage when the roof collapsed during a storm, leaving the interior filled with broken timbers and stones. No injuries are reported as rescue teams assess the wreckage.
State Legislatures Quiet as Bills Draw Fire
In Springfield on February 5 the Senate opened with fifteen Republicans and two Democrats. Proposals included charging liquor license funds to counties, paying Assembly members six dollars daily for the first 100 days and two dollars thereafter, with forfeiture for unapproved absences. Citizens on the Mississippi river oppose the Chicago drainage bill. In Indianapolis the legislature lacked a quorum until afternoon. The Senate voted the anti trust bill banning trusts and price manipulation. The House approved an investigation into hospital finances to probe alleged misappropriation by John E. Sullivan.
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Jill
Senate
Assembly
Andi
Mississippi
Chicago
Indianapolis
John E. Sullivan
Montreal Gazette denounces US senate extradition treaty rejection
The Gazette condemns the United States Senate for rejecting the extradition treaty bill, accusing it of evading justice and encouraging would be murderers by undermining cross border cooperation with Great Britain and Canada. It says the move relieves the US from accountability for crime and endangers innocent lives.
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Montreal
The
Gazette
United States Senate
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Lady Mary Fleming sues ex senator for breach of promise
Mary R Fleming sues ex United States Senator John J Patterson for fifty thousand dollars alleging he promised marriage in November 1885 and postponed it until June 187, then ceased correspondence. She claims he engaged to Jane Barron and later married Mildred Frank. Montreal carnival opens with governor general speeches and electric palace lights as crowds gather.
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Mildred Frank
Waukesha, Wis
Montreal
Greet Eclor
Ica
Disastrous Burlington Fire Destroys Boot Maker’s Building
A three story brick structure in Burlington Iowa occupied by F O Adams boot and shoe maker burned destroying a large stock and valuable machinery. Loss estimated at 175000 with 115000 insured. Fire suspected to be due to spontaneous combustion.
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Burlington
Buruington
F. O Adams
Paper wrap saves life by miracle cure claim
A fragment of wrapping paper reportedly saved mer life by guiding a patient with consumption to Dr King s New Discoveries. The woman, once underweight and deemed incurable, used the sample and later a full bottle to recover weight and health. Free trial bottles offered at local drugstores for readers seeking the remedy.
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Dr. King
Iit
W. H. Cole
Clendenin
Promises of health remedies and cures offered locally
An 19th century ad-like fragment touts Electric Bitters for digestion and dyspepsia, claiming universal availability and money-back guarantee. It also promotes a salve for skin ailments and Ely Cream Balm for catarrh with testimonial snippets from Dr. R. A Schoutg and others about relief and renewed health.
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Ely
R. A Schoutg
Division St
Gran Repids
Mich
J. Dawson & Bog
M Rez
Rochester, Ind
Dexter NY Village Leader Praises Cure in Letter
A Dexter New York resident Warren Underwood praises a cure mentioned in a letter, claiming it relieved coughing after a trial and describing a Boston druggist offering trial sizes. The note hints at products and devices marketed with testimonials and fashion items like a Parisian novelty jeweled brooch.
Handsomept Lady Praises Kimp's Balsam for Cough Relief
A Moline woman extols Kimp's Balsam as a superior cough remedy that stops coughs instantly. She claims it outperforms rivals and urges readers to try a free sample bottle from any druggist. Large size 50 cents and one dollar.
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Moline
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