Experts Swear to Douds Guilt in Handwriting Trial
The commonwealth presses its case against Perry Douds alleging four anonymous letters were his handwriting. Handwriting expert Prof. Aschman testified to strong similarities with the letters and admitted writings, while defense objections and further disputed samples sparked ongoing debate into next week.
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Commonwealth
Perry Douds
Aschman
Pittsburg College of Pharmacy
Douds
Martin
C. H. Akens
Akens
Pennsylvania
C. HF. aAkens
Henry Muth
Wallace
Muth
Pittaburgh College of Mharmiey
Mr. Aiken
Brown
Dickey
R. K. Aiken
Charles Walker
Henry M. Robinson
Dr. Stillings
Commonwealth and Defense
John Brown
Chief of Police
Madison Avenue
Portersville
Postmaster Brown
Gilmore
Waddington
Charles Matthews
Judde Wallace
Leters
German Syrup praised by Dr A Boschee for cough cures
The advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as a proven medicine for coughs and long-standing lung troubles. It claims two million bottles sold annually since 1868 and asserts three doses relieve ordinary coughs. Sold at Watton's Pharmacy corner Pittsburg and Main.
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Boschee
United States
Green
Watton’s
Pittsburg
Main Streets
Engagement Broken Off In Publisher Dispatch
New York June 13 Actress Hdna Wallace Topper ends engagement to John N Gallatine. Announcement by Mrs Hopper cites opposition from Mrs Gallatine and Mrs Hoppers mother as reason for the breakup.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
New York
Hdna Wallace Topper
John N. Gallatine
Hopper
Dyspepsia Cure Promises Aid for Digestion
An advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests all foods without stomach aid, enabling rest and restoration of natural functions. It lists Paisley Pharmacy and other drug stores as sellers.
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Thutton Pharmacy
Fred
Hyde
Seventh Word
Central Drug Store
Long Avenue
Prevented Rescue Attempt at Williamsburg Jail
County authorities moved to stop an alleged rescue plot at the Williamsburg Kentucky jail. Jailer Bennett ordered guards after a warning from Judge Rose the two Shotwells were told they would be shot if an attempt began. Corbin was warned to alert plotters to desist.
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Williamsburg
John
Charles Shotwell
London
Rose
Bennett
Corbin
Information filed against Carlon Sebina for assault charge
An information was issued against Carlon Sebina before Alderman Potter. He faces assault with intent to kill and surety of the peace, brought by Nicola Zingaro. Sebina, jailed after being arrested near Girard for eloping with the plaintiff's wife, is described as dangerous. A hearing on the charge is scheduled.
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Alt
Aiken
Jefer
Theif
Carlon Sebina
Potter
Nicola Zingaro
Sebina
Girard, C
Zingaro
Mrs McKinley May Be Taken to the Seashore
Report from Atlantic City indicates an agent seeks a Chelsea cottage to bring Mrs McKinley there when her condition allows. The White House bulletin notes continued improvement in Mrs McKinley’s health as Abner McKinley and family visit Washington each summer.
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Atlantic City
WN. J
McKinley
Chelsea
Tax on Transvaal Gold Mines to Fund War Costs
London reports a decision to levy 250 million dollars on Transvaal gold mines to pay half the South African war expenses. The move, expected to be announced soon, may alarm Kaffir stockholders but is popular with the general public who blame gold mines for the war.
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London
Transvaal
No New Scarlet Fever Case Reported at Anderson Home
Health Officer Vanea was notified Thursday of no new scarlet fever cases at the Anderson residence on Allen Street. The patient, seven year old Caroline Anderson, remains the household name and the house is under quarantine.
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Vanea
Anderson Home
Allen Street
Caroline Anderson
Hints of Literary Fame and Library Riches
A collection of anecdotes notes James Whitcomb Riley waited two decades for manuscript acceptance. Queen Victoria's private library held 120000 volumes. figures compare Iowa and Minnesota populations in 1900 to the U.S. population at Washington's 1787 presidency. Robert Carr pursued teaching and journalism before founding the Idler with Jerome K Jerome in 1892. Trenry Savage Lander is described as short and frail yet enduring, famed for Tibetan travel. Zola once refused 100000 for three books, recalling his Paris starvation period of eighteen months in rags.
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Queen Victoria
Iowa
Minnesota
Washington
Robert Carr
Canada
Idler Company
Jerome K. Jerome
Trenry Savage Lander
M. Zola
Paris
Virtues of Great Men in Historic Biographies
A list of notable figures across history illustrating cheerfulness integrity patience and fortitude energy and hardihood. It cites Goldsmith Ben Jonson Sidney Smith Palmerston Lincoln and many others including Diogenes Newton Wilberforce Nelson and Lee.
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Ben Jonson
Sidney Smith
Lord Palmerston
Abraham Lincoln
Diogenes
Newton
Burle
Arnold
Scott
Sir T. Moore
W Chambers
Howard
Handel
Loyola Horner
Bergh
Emmett
Thierry
Canning
Wilberforce
Stonewall Jackson
Columbus
Hampden
Dante
Raleigh
Trench
Wossyth
Sir R. Peel
Tocqueville
Watt
Bougher
J. Hunter
Audubon
Layard
Addison
Harvey
Henry Wilson
C. Lorraine
Flaxman
West
Pugin
Hardihood
Napoleon
Peter the Great
Saladin
Murat
Sheridan Blaine
Ney
Boulton
Richelieu
Juarez
John Brown
Wellington
Very Slow Traveling
A humorous exchange aboard slow trains as a passenger asks why stops are made and the conductor replies with a hot box joke about a tramp building a fire under it. The quip captures late 19th or early 20th century urban humor about rail travel delays.
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Jasper-Why and Jumpuppe Bond on Clean Slates
A brief dialogue notes Bond rocks as lucky and explains that Jumpuppe’s friends deserted him before success, allowing him to start anew with a clean slate according to N. Y. Life.
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Jasper
N. Y
Simple gowns cost less to make than elaborate ones
The remark notes that a merely simple gown costs less to produce than an intricate design. It adds that while simpler garments may be cheaper to create, they do not necessarily cost less to purchase.
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Welt
Puck
Hrhd of day sighted in the east by Yonkers farmer
A city man asks where the horizon first appeared. the farmer, an elderly Yonkers resident, answers it lies in the east. The brief exchange notes a plain observation from a local source.
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Hrhd
n—Yonkers Stantesimans
Brooklyn Waitress Copper for Your Thoughts
Dialogue between Brooklyn waitress and cook with playful slang about copper and thoughts in a street scene. The exchange hints at lighthearted urban humor and local dialect without additional context or events.
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Brooklyn
Population and Industry Facts From the United Kingdom
A digest of late nineteenth century statistics notes 1116 British artillery guns, sober counties Wiltshire Hunts Cambridge and Suffolk, London overcrowding with 900000 in rooms, religious marriage numbers, gold ore production, foreign residents by nationality, 1891 census island counts, cabbage acreage growth, population distribution by nation, weekly average consumption of bread meat butter sugar and potatoes, age structure, and pension cost projections.
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Hunts
Cambridge
Suffolk
England
London
Isle of Wight
United Kingdom
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Stamps and Postal Developments Across Nations
Reports from a federal stamp factory note 1560 pounds of gum spread on stamps each weekday and a Swiss design competition with over 500 entries. A Washington dealer shows a 30 cent 1868 with grill sold for 150 dollars. Paris adds five postal vans, and US letters to Europe often carry two cent stamps despite a five cent rate.
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Federal Stamp Factory
Post Office Department
Washington
Paris
United States
Europe
Seat En Gaged Charm Sparks City Laughs
In Harlem humor, a man asks if a seat is engaged and a woman replies she is. The brief exchange captures playful social etiquette in daily life.
A Product of Rye Dialogue From Philadelphia Press
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press presents Col. Tankes recalling his first whisky experience. He notes a wry face at first, then states it grew on him, with a playful exchange about the rye face.
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Col. ‘Tankes
Philadelphia Press
Has Constant Practice Patience
Tatrice praised as a fine conversationalist. She is noted as a leading member of the Brookly Whist club in Yonkers Statesman.
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Tatrice
Brookly Whist Club
Yonkers Statesman
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