Funerals of Fire Victims Shock Boyertown
In Boyertown Pennsylvania on January 20 the community mourned 173 Rhoads Opera House disaster victims. Dozens of funerals queued in Fairview and Union cemeteries as 24 unidentified bodies were buried in a single circular trench with simple services.
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Boyertown
Fairview
Union
Dora
Rebecca Diamond
Philadelphia
Strasser
Miss Diamond
Trausers
Rose Diamond
Admits Killing Daughter in Hidden Bequest of Death
John Fetter, 73, confessed in South Bethlehem that he murdered his daughter Ella Fetter, 39, in November 1894 by placing a rope around her neck and falsely telling neighbors she had hanged herself. The confession was lodged with the district attorney. The article also notes a Baltimore church ban on singing Nearer My God to Thee and a case of death after prolonged hiccoughs.
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John Fetter
Bethlehem
Bis
Ella Fetter
Fetter
Justice Haus
Baltimore
Thomas O'Donaghue
The
Immaculate Conception - Catholic “Church
Bank Dynamited in New York Italian Bank Explosion
An explosion damaged Pasquale A. Pati & Son on Elizabeth Street and exposed about 40 000 in silver and gold in a window display. Salvatore Pati was injured by shattered glass but protected the money, which was then moved to vaults. No robbery motive confirmed amid a crowd of Italians. the bank, capitalized at 500 000, had used the window display to reassure patrons during city troubles.
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New York
Elizabeth Street
Pasquale A. Pati
Pati
Woman Kills Brady Then Shoots Self In New York Store
In Macey's eighth floor restaurant a stylish woman shot Frank Brady a newspaper advertising solicitor, then killed herself after dropping both revolvers. The killer identified as Mrs Mary Roberts Clark left a purse note claiming motive tied to Brady. Brady supported an elderly mother and faced threats after quarrels over renewed attentions.
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Frank Brady
New York
Macey's Department Store
Gentlemen’s Cafe
Mary Roberts Clark
Raymond
Brady
Baltimore Fire Kills Four Firemen in Wall Collapse
A blaze at J. Regester & Sons on Holliday and Saratoga streets spread with northeast wind. The northern wall collapsed trapping and killing four firemen and injuring many, including Fire Chief George Horton. The blaze also reached a four story rear building housing B. B. Read & Son.
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Baltimore
J. Regester & Sons
Holliday
Saratoga Streets
Saratoga Street
George Horton
B. B. Read & Son Company
Mitchell declines three thousand gift from miners at convention
Indianapolis January 22 President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers declines a 2700 gift from Montana and Wyoming miners to help improve conditions. He asks it be given to Mrs Mitchell as he weeps, amid a large miners crowd.
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Mitchell
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Montana
Wyoming
Editor Figures Lost Ten Years of Ads and Space
A village editor tallies losses from unused space and unpaid ads over ten years. He calculates $10 a column per issue and $5 weekly ads, plus unpaid notices, totaling $23,330.30. The bank shows $26.10, a net loss of $23,307.20, until a client pays $7.20 to cover 36 insertions.
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Bill
Sea
Dinkenspiel
Hausmeyer and Brown
Dewitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Offer Quick Relief
Tae promptly relieve backache and weak back, Sold by Wm M Bea n.
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Dewitt
Tae
Wm.m. Bea An
Birdsboro Portrait: John H. Deeds a 47 Year Nail Keg Cooper
John H. Deeds has toiled for 47 years at Brookes in Birdsboro as a nail keg cooper and lived in the company house 42 years. He served in the Forty sixth Regiment Band during his enlistment and returned to a held job. He helped secure the soldiers’ monument through McLean Post G A R and remains active in local history recollections. He is in good health aside from a leg lameness.
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Birdsboro
John H. Deeds
The
Brookes
Fortysixth Regiment
McLean Post
Deeds
Mothers Bread Leads Market Says Wright Brothers
Mothers Bread by R H Wright & Bro remains popular with many customers choosing it over competitors. The makers report strong sales since the product's market debut and encourage renewed trials.
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R. H. Wright & Bro
Tryit
Ely’s Cream Balm Versus Nasal Catarrh
A historical note promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a quick remedy for catarrh hay fever and cold in the head. It claims identical curative properties to the solid product and mentions a nasal spray option and a Warren Street address in New York for purchase.
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Ely
Isdase
Ely ‘Broa
Warren
New York
Mines Closed Until Monday in Pottaville Pa
Partial OCR note indicates mines in Pottaville Pennsylvania are closed until Monday following an order from Philadelphia and Reead. Further details are unclear due to damaged text and missing names or dates.
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Pottaville
The
Philadelphia & Re ’ Ead
California Dream Rail Trip Promises Pacific Attractions
Pennsylvania Railroad promotes an extended Southern California itinerary calling the fruit and flower land of the Pacific Coast a prime destination with unrivaled attractions for travelers seeking scenic rail journeys and warm climates.
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California
Pacific Coast
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