Death by own action Club of Bridgeport chronicled
Bridgeport lore recalls a long chain of suicides tied to a so called death by own action Club. From 1884 to 1904, figures connected to Kenzies, Leavenworth, Maby, Beers, Wagner and others met grim fates amid saloons and bohemian revelry, with many deaths attributed to self harm and a note of scandal for the town.
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Bridgeport
George B. Wagner
New York
Kenzie’s
Main Street
Kenzie’s Place
George Leavenworth
Paris
William Michele
Prince” Stevens
Marion Manola
William Wo. Maby
Scar Romulus Beers
Mahy
Bridsseport
Alexander Heatherton
Gustav Wolf
Warners
Suicide Club
George Wagner
Leavenworth
Lake
Baum
Beers
Ceas
Eisterhagen
John Kenzie
William H. Maby
Maby
Wendall Baum
Wendalll Baum
Charles Paul
Paul
Winter & Co
Roger Mack
Danbury
Zepp
Heisterhagen
Gold Street
Michigan
Merton House
Wagner
Chicago Chronicle
The Man Who Designs Ties and His Free Lance Trade
In the east end a solitary professional necktie designer works as a free lancer shaping new tying styles. He operates outside directories, selling ideas to scarf manufacturers who seek novel shapes to imitate premium patterns while reducing material costs for the middle class.
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East End
Legislation Cannot Replace Love in Law Debate
In a recent public debate, lawmakers argued that statutes cannot substitute for human affection and moral responsibility. Advocates urged balancing rights with duties while cautioning against legislating authentic emotion.
Young Rockefeller Chooses Frugal Safe Purchase
A tale claims John D. Rockefeller Jr demonstrated thrift by first considering a $250 safe for his wife’s jewelry, then inspecting cheaper options. After comparisons and questions, he ultimately arranged delivery terms and kept the chosen safe at the firm while arranging transport.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Young Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Fair young girl sets skating or swimming lessons option
A girl declines Mr Puffect for summer swimming lessons stating she has agreed to learn from twenty five young men in sequence. She offers him two chances: be first to teach her skating this winter or first to teach swimming next summer.
Wedding Dinner by the Wheel In A French Hotel
A cyclist touring Paris to Chartres joins a wedding banquet by mistake in a Chartres hotel. He befriends the bride’s sister in law and is invited to dine, sharing twenty courses and courting a widow who promises to play Liszt. The next day he travels with them toward Dreux, ends with a piano performance and a sudden, hasty departure after waking to find his own napkin and wheel left behind.
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Prosper
M. Bennot
Bidochard
M. Bidochard
Franz Liszt
Mme. Bennot
Dreux
Dreaux Mine
Ferret
Mme. Berief
Spirit helps open safe of inventor amid religious conflict
The safe of Colonel J Eldridge Smith, filled with his papers, was opened after a spiritualist medium, S Clark Swett, claimed divine guidance from spirit guides including an Indian girl. Mrs Smith, a devout Christian, prayed daily for the opening while Swett described a trance led sequence that unlocked the lock.
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Treasury Department
J. Eldridge Smith
Mrs. Smith
Colonel Smith
S. Clark Swett
By Name Ye Shall Know
Overheard on a hotel piazza the exchange about Ethel Cunninghams age based on her name. Mrs B notes name trends reveal age hints, suggesting age thirty for a grandmother with a fiddle name as a clue. The dialogue cites the New York Times.
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Piazza
Ethel Cunningham
Mrs. B
Ethel
Mrs. A
Ethels
Udes
Ediths
Helens
Gladdyses
Dorothies
Mario
Elizabethy
Margar
New York Times
Spotkins Accused of Card Trickster Work
An astonished friend questions Spotkins playing cards and the victim explains he does not play cards but uses a different skill. The Chicago News notes the exchange with a resigned admission that Spotkins “works” them in some manner.
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Spotkins
Chicago News
Many May Have Drowned in Colorado Train Wreck
News from Pueblo Colorado reports the Missouri Pacific River No 11 wrecked through a bridge at Pinon after heavy rain. Six known dead include Conductor J D Smith Engineer Hindman and Brakeman J J Turner. Three unidentified women’s bodies were found downstream as rumors of thirty to fifty killed circulated.
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Pueblo
Colo
Missouri Pacific River No. 11
Pinon
J. D. Smith
Hindman
Frakeman
J. J. Turner
Fountain River
Missouri Pacific Flyer
Rio Grande
Denver
Pinon Railroad
Panama Wants a Flag and National Identity
Panama, after securing $10 million for internal improvements, announces a national flag design contest with a $200 prize. Joseph W. J. Lee reports to the State Department that Panama seeks an original, tasteful flag design to symbolize independence.
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Washington
Republic of
Panama
de Ceat
Sove
Joseph W. J. Lee
United States Legation
State Department
Parker Resigns as Judge Chief of Court of Appeals
Parker resigns as chief judge of the Court of Appeals, filed with the Secretary of State Friday. The move allows orders for a fall election to fill the fourteen year term, instead of a gubernatorial appointment for one year if delayed until after August 10.
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Albany
Parker
Court of Appeals
Secretary of State
Gowns From Asbestos Fiber Promised in New Jersey
Orange New Jersey reports a local resident has developed a process to convert asbestos fiber into a silklike cloth. The cloth would be fire resistant and methproof, offering a domestic alternative to silk not made in France.
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Orange
N. J
France
United States
Funston Gets New Assignment Shifting Grant to Lakes
War Department reshuffles commands. General Funston to lead Department of the East then moves to Chicago relieving General Grant of the Lakes command. Grant reassigned to the Department of the East with headquarters on Governors Island.
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General Funston
Grant
Washington
Department of the East
War Department
Chicago
General Grant
Department of the Lakes
Department of the Fast
Governors Island
Fire Devastates Black Bear Idaho. Dozens Homeless
A large wildfire in Black Bear Idaho destroyed nearly $100,000 in property leaving scores homeless. Only about a dozen small cottages on each side of the town survived. The blaze began after dynamite was used to demolish several houses, authorities say.
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Wallace
Idaho
Black Bear
Anti-Tobacco Bill Passes Commons Heads to Senate
Ottawa reports the anti tobacco bill has passed the Commons and proceeds to the Senate. The measure targets American tobacco interests with exclusive contracts that suppress Canadian industry.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Commons
Senate
Passes the 600 000 Mark in Attendance
St. Louis special reports a new weekly attendance high with 601 411 spectators surpassing six hundred thousand for the first time. Cumulative attendance now stands at 6 258 988.
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St. Louis
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Conn
Opera
Missouri Pacific
Colorado
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