Immigrant links Lombroso cites in U.S. murder rise
Cesare Lombroso argues immigration fuels rising U.S. murders from 1880 to 1890 with specific annual increases and cites Chicago Tribune figures. He attributes higher crime to Italian Russian Hungarian emigrants and outlines racial factors, privilege, and perceived savage instincts as key drivers.
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New York
United States
Cesare Lombroso
Chicago Tribune
Massachusetts
England
Scotland
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Europe
South
Vivillo the Bandit to Be Pardoned in Madrid
Report says Vivillo, Spain's famed outlaw, may receive a government pardon as his book on Banditism in Spain is published from prison. The tale likens him to Robin Hood, noting his long pursuit by police and his January arrest in the Argentine Republic.
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Madrid
Spain
Vivilla
Vivillo
Robin Hood
Old England
Argentine
Mrs. Gunness Remembered in Norway as Rope Dancer
In Christiania the Belle Gunness known to Laporte Ind murder case is recalled as a girl helped by her traveling conjurer father Petters Paulsen. She performed rope dancing at fairs in Norway and invited audiences inside the tent. three sisters and a brother also joined the act. the father later retired near Trondheim and Mrs Gunness has many Norwegian relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trondhjem
Berlin women wear sailor hats with tiny American flags
Berlin boutiques report many women wearing black rib bons hats adorned with embroidered American flags. Nationalist newspapers denounce the fashion as a breach of national honor and urge a strong protest against what they call thoughtless display by German women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Cable
Alligator Hunter Traces 14-Foot Gator After Boy Vanishes
In Fenton Louisiana a search follows a boy named Harry Frye after his clothes and a torn teddy bear are found floating in the Caicasca river. Witnesses report a 14 foot alligator seen nearby and it is believed to be responsible for the disappearance.
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Harry Frye
Fenton
Caicasca
Fryes
Harry
Exposition Buildings Sell for Little in Norfolk
Norfolk special announces the sale of the Jamestown Exposition Pennsylvania and West Virginia buildings. The Pennsylvania structure fetched 3000 dollars after a 31000 dollar construction cost, while the West Virginia building sold for 2200 dollars from a 19000 dollar build.
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Norfolk
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Murder and Arson Charges Weigh in Gunness Case
Laporte county grand jury opens investigation into the Gunness farm tragedies fueling charges of murder and arson against Ray Lamphere. Witnesses include Lamphere’s alleged confidants and Gunness victims’ others as investigators track about 48300 dollars linked to the case.
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Laporte
Ind
Laporte County
Gunness Farm
R. N. Smith
Ray Lamphere
Belle Gunness
Lamphere
Helgelein
N. D. McCormick
August Z. Anders
Henry Keithlin
Fred H. Zahn
Joseph Fraser
August Barsken
Joseph Maxson
Elizabeth Smith
Grand Avenue
Elizabeth Streets
Chicago
Gunness House
Austin
Ill
Ole
Budsburg
Iowa
John C. Moe
Elbow Lake
Minn
Andrew Helgelein
Aberdeen
S. D
George Berry
Tuscola
Henry Gerhart
Iola
Wis
Four Ounces of Brain Removed from Patient
Jacob Ritz twenty two of Brooklyn leaves St Marys Hospital after surgeons remove four ounces of brain in what is described as an entirely successful operation. He is reportedly in good health and fully conscious.
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New York
Jacob Ritz
Brooklyn
St. Mary’s Hospital
Moths Targeted as Massachusetts Seeks $300000 Fight
Boston reports that within Melrose Highlands Experiment Station over 80,000 parasites have been released to combat gypsy and brown tail moths, with 20,000 more ready, as scientists urge state support for the wartime moth warfare.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Melrose Highlands
Europe
Millionaire Murder Suicide Follows Family Strife
George E. Sterry Sr a 72 year old millionaire drug importer was shot by his son George E. Sterry Jr 40 who then killed himself at the Pine Street office of Weaver Sterry Ltd The tragedy stemmed from the elder’s plan to remarry and a deranged motive evidenced by a note from the son The elder Sterry was a prominent social and religious figure and Miss Rachel Blaikie of Orange N J was named as the intended new wife
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New York
George E. Sterry
George E. Sterry, Jr
Sterry
Pine Street
Weaver & Sterry, Ltd
Manhattan Square Hotel
Rachel Blaikie
Orange
N. J
Blaikie
Charles H. Clark
Newark
The
Oranges
William Blaikie
New York Loyal Fraternity
Hetty Green
Big sum for Indiana building appropriations grows
Indiana senators secured expanded public building funding with five more items added to the omnibus bill. New allocations include Greencastle 50,000 Peru 75,000 Frankfort 15,000 Elwood 50,000 and Jeffersonville 15,000, pushing total Indiana building appropriations to 865,000 amid a liberal grant.
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Washington
Indiana
Hoosierdam
Senate
Hoosier
Greencastle
Peru
Frankfort
Elwood
Jeffersonville
Beveridge
Hemenway
Methodist Episcopal Conference Votes To Keep Amusements Paragraph
At the General Conference in Baltimore the committee on state of the church rejected the bishops’ call to excise dancing card playing and certain wording from the amusement paragraph. The panel voted nearly three to one to recommend that the paragraph remain unchanged, negating the bishops’ recommendation.
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Baltimore
A Unique Nobleman From Russia Declares Single Status
Count Arthur Spiridovitch of Russia announces he is not seeking a wife and cannot marry due to a militant religious vow. He says the vow requires him to liberate Macedonia and its 2,500,000 Christian inhabitants from Turkish rule and outrages before marriage.
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Chicago
Arthur Spiridovitch
Russia
United States
Macedonia
Fight Against Race Track Gambling Moves In Louisiana
Final plans are completed to combat horse race wagering in Louisiana. Governor Sanders opposes wagering on horse races and a bill to eliminate all gambling tied to horse racing will be introduced in the Legislature within ten days, potentially ending months of winter racing in New Orleans.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Sanders
Praying Men Barred From Jury In California Manslaughter Case
Allegan Michigan report notes jurors who practice prayer are barred from the panel trying Mrs. David Neelley of Sacramento on a manslaughter charge linked to the pneumonia death of her child, allegedly treated solely by Christian Science methods.
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Allegan, Mich
David Neelley
Sacramento
Attorney General Bingham Targets Brewing Companies
Indiana attorney general Bingham files suits in Marion County to dissolve Indianapolis Brewing, Terre Haute Brewing, Capital City, Home and American Brewing Companies for operating hundreds of saloons in defiance of charters. He seeks temporary receivers, permanent injunctions, and a trial likely before five Superior Court judges.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bingham
Marion County Superior Court
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Capital City, Home
American Brewing Companies
Superior Court
Albert Lieber
Maurice Donnelly
Christian F. H. Waterman
Home Brewing Company
Jos. C. Shaff
American Brewing Company
Charles Krauss
Capital City
State to Fix Wages In Oklahoma Bill Passed
Oklahoma House approved a Senate bill backed by union labor aimed at forcing detailed business reports to the labor commissioner who would set wages. The measure, backed by Representative Boyle, seeks wage levels based on employer profits and awaits the governor's signature.
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Guthrie
Okla
House
Senate
Boyle
Socialists Name Debs and Hanford for 1900 Ticket
Eugene Debs of Indiana and Benjamin Hanford of New York were nominated by the Socialist national convention for president and vice president. Debs led the 1894 ARU strike and served six months in jail for contempt of Federal Court. Hanford, a New York City printer, still holds a union card.
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Debs
Chicago
Eugene Debs
Indiana
Benjamin Hanford
New York
Socialist National Convention
Hanford
New York City
Giant Baby Marion Edward Cowen Awakens Local Curiousity
In Bellefontaine Ohio a Lockington baby named Marion Edward Cowen aged 6 months weighs 35 pounds. He is reported to grow into a giant and may reach 350 pounds by age five drawing local interest.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Marion Edward Cowen
Child dies after drinking found whisky near Logansport
The eight year old son of farmer William D Robinson near Logansport Indiana drank a pint of whisky found in a barn. He was found in convulsions and died shortly after.
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Logansport
Ind
William D. Robinson
Maniac Escapes Hospital Captured on City Cupola
George Gall a 40 year old epileptic maniac escaped from the city hospital observation ward and climbed to the cupola eighty five feet above ground. He fought officers and firemen for forty five minutes before Patrolman James H. Omohundro captured him single handed and lowered him to safety.
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St. Louis
George Gall
City Hospital
James H. Omohundro
Soulard Street
Gall
Omohandra
Omohandro
Thaw Shows Weakening Stand in Matteawan Hearing
Harry K Thaw appeared unsettled on the witness stand during three days of hearings before Justice Morschauser as he sought release from the Matteawan insane asylum. District Attorney Jerome’s questions left him dazed and incoherent, undermining his earlier testimony.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Insane Asylum
Morschauser
Jerome
Lovers Slain by River Pirates in Ohio River Case
The bodies of Jesse K. Hise and Miss Anna Drexel were found in the Ohio River near Pittsburg and Bridgeport. Hise was missing jewelry and cash, while Drexel’s nude body showed violence, fueling belief the pair were murdered and robbed by river pirates.
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Pittsburg
Ohio River
Bridgeport
Ohio
Anna Drexel
Hise
House Prepares to Adjourn After Quick Legislative Push
In Washington the House readies adjournment by May 23 as debate tightens. The military academy appropriation bill and the omnibus public building bills passed, leaving only the general deficiency supply bill to be addressed.
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House
Washington, D. C
Monet destroys paintings valued at about $100000 in Paris
French impressionist Claude Monet, deemed among his best works by friends and critics, destroyed with knife and paint brush several pictures in Paris worth around $100,000. The act stunned observers and raised questions about artistic standards and control.
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Paris
Claude Monet
Vendetta Murders in Odessa Cable Feud
Five are dead and three seriously wounded in a vendetta linked to a Circassian family's opposition to a love affair with an Armenian suitor in Elizabethpol. The feud follows the parents refusal to approve the romance.
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Odessa
Cable
Elizabethpol
Atlantic battleship fleet sails from Frisco on voyage
The Atlantic fleet of battleships left San Francisco harbor after 12 days of pageantry and merrymaking and sailed Monday for Puget Sound, arriving off Seattle May 22. Orders require reassembly in San Francisco Harbor by July 3, then sail July 7 to Honolulu for a week before continuing to Auckland.
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San Francisco
Puget Sound
Seattle
Honolulu
Auckland
Woman Prefers Fashion Over Wealth in Thoughtful Debate
A remark notes a woman’s stance that wealth holds little lure when she could possess an endless array of clothes and jewels. The comment highlights values over material riches.
Spurns Royal Mate In Love for Young Lady
Lisbon reports in Mundo that King Manuel shows a decided liking for the daughter of a queen's lady in waiting, threatening the planned royal match. Queen Amelie and the Duke of Oporto seek a British princess as a state alliance, but Manuel vows to wed the girl or none, prompting a possible abroad exile for the couple.
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Lisbon
the Mundo
Manuel
Amelie
Carlos
Oporto
Great Disaster in China Tidal Wave Hits Hangow
A massive Yangtze bore of twenty six feet swept the river near Hangow. The Titan steamship carried the wave downstream flooding junk sampans and huts. About 10,000 lives were lost as debris and drowning spread along the river for miles.
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Seattle
Wash
China
Yangtsekiang
Hangow
Titan
Hangon
Paris Appeal Court Orders Actress to Pay For Tights Refusal
The Seine Department Appeal Court ordered Mare. de Valcourt to pay 6,000 francs to a Café Concert manager in Les Champs Elysees for refusing to wear tights. The actress had signed a contract and appeared as agreed before quitting, arguing the costume shocked her modesty.
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Paris
Seine Department
Mare. de Valcourt
Les Champs Elysees
Purdue Tops Indiana In Rivalry Return Baseball
In Bloomington Purdue defeated Indiana 8 to 4 in the first game since the schools severed athletic relations two years ago. The contest stayed close as Indiana fought to win until the final out in the ninth inning.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Purdue
Death Ends Indiana High School Meet
Terre Haute Indiana special report: The interscholastic field meet for local high schools was canceled after the death of Lacey of Sullivan High School. He collapsed on his father's porch while preparing for the high jump and pole vault, though he was believed healthy.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Lacey
Sullivan High School
Pole Vault Record Shattered by Roy Mercer
In a dual track meet between Pennsylvania freshmen and combined school teams Roy Mercer eighteen broke the world interscholastic pole vault record clearing twelve feet one half inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Roy Mercer
George Schoolboy
C. Freeney
Chicago
Guthrie Senate Fight Ends With Bruises on Senators
Senators Morris and Roddie fought on the Oklahoma Senate floor after Roddie called Morris a liar. Roddie sustained serious head bruises, and Senator Brook who attempted to intervene was struck during the melee.
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Guthrie
Okla
Morris
Roddie
Senate
Gendtor Roddie
Brook
Publisher Lewis Is Freed in U S Mail Fraud Trial
In St Louis Missouri a jury in the United States District Court acquitted Edward G Lewis of using the mails to defraud linked to the People s United States Bank. The bank had been closed by a postal fraud order nearly three years ago after a prior mistrial.
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Lewis
St. Louis
Riner
Wyoming
United States District Court
Edward G. Lewis
People’s United States Bank
Our Lives Are the Lips of the Most High
A compact aphorism-style line reflecting a spiritual or devotional sentiment. The phrase invokes reverence and moral reflection, presenting a devotional voice without narrative details or external events.
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