Wood Rattled Heads Trial as Cross Examination Lapses
Witnesses in the Blevins murder case clash over handwriting evidence. Detective Samuel Wood, accused of collusion with rival Perkins, falters under cross examination, while Prof. W. W. McClelland testifies that Perkins likely wrote the anonymous letters.
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Portersville
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St. Louis
Gallagher
Letter-Examining Expert Analyzes Handwriting Evidence
A handwriting witness discusses letter shapes and spacing in the Dickey Douds and Portersville Brown letters. He argues features suggest a female author in one case, with dictation-style spacing, and notes variations in w, e, and Greek e across samples. The testimony aims to show none of the disputed letters were written by the defendant.
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Portersville
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Dispatch
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Winternitz
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Wallace
Commonwealth
Stoneboro Excursion Details From Pennsylvania Lines
The Central Presbyterian church hosts an excursion to Stoneboro Pennsylvania on Thursday June 20 under the Ladies Aid Society. Adults 70 cents children 50 cents for round trip with special trains Mahoningtown 8 15 a m New Castle Union 8 30 a m city time. Finest boating and bathing invitation extended to members of other churches.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Stoneboro
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mahoningtown
New Castle Union Station
Helpful for Newsboys Ensure Correct Paper Delivery
If a newsboy fails to leave The News, notify the office at once. Other local papers may be left at homes of subscribers. Insist on receiving the paper you want. If noncompliance continues, send the boy’s name to the office and delivery will be by regular carrier. The News Co.
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Notable Academic Moves and Education Rate Shifts
In 1879 only four British boroughs paid over a shilling in the pound for education rates, but now more than 40 do. Prof John Bascom of Williams College retires from age and is a Williams alumnus from the class of 1849. He led the University of Wisconsin before joining Williams in 1881 and authored several religious philosophical and economic works. Henry Stephen Redfield of Cornell Law School resigns to join Columbia College of Law after Amherst graduation and prior legal practice in Elmira New York. Dr Eric Littmann of Oldenburg Germany is invited to Princeton to teach Semitic languages and manage the Garrett collection, ranked as instructor and library staff. he is among Europe’s few Abyssinian scholars.
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Law School
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College of Law
Columbia University
Amherst
Cornell
Elmira
N.Y
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Oldenburg
Germany
Princeton University
Garrett
Dr. Littmann
Europe
Limelight notes on theatre figures and honors
In London Beerbohm Tree says he uses profits from Shakespeare to cover losses on popular plays. Sir Henry Irving earns an honorary M A from Dublin University and holds degrees from four institutions. Jean Coqulin, son of the great actor, shows early promise as dramatist with a Paris success of Quo Vadis. Sarah Bernhardt partners with her niece in a London military shop project viewed as relaxation.
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London
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Dublin University
Jean Coqulin
Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Proverbial Wry Wit Sparks Roundtable Ironies
A collection of witty exchanges contrasts aphorisms on success and virtue with blunt humor. Chicago Daily News cites a line about proving a winner after success, while Leslie’s Weekly features Primus and Secundus debating moral guile with children and self defense.
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Secundus
Leslie’s Weekly
Fond Recollections in a Married Couple’s Banter
A fragment from a weekly feature recalls a couple’s playful quarrel about gifts and past generosity. The exchange contrasts pre marital candy gifts with later memories, hinting at enduring affection beneath humor.
Reciprocity Rent Talk Turns Into Harsh Exchange
An old Boston Globe cartoon caption contrasts landlord and artist in a witless exchange about rent. A fragment advises floor cleaning with limited water to prevent wood swelling and microbe growth. A health ad promotes Chambers stomach and liver tablets priced at 26 cents with sample offers at Hutton’s Pharmacy.
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