Two Railroad Men Drowned Near Cumberland Md Mystery Suspected
Angus McIntosh general foreman and James Griffin foreman for Woods Bros. on the Wabash extension were drowned in the Potomac near Pawpaw Maryland. They had just cashed payroll checks and authorities stopped payment on the Cumberland bank checks amid foul play speculation. Both men were prominent, well known in railroad construction circles.
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Cumberland
Mad
Angus McIntosh
James Griffin
New York state
Potomac
Pawpaw
Mclntosh
Griffin
Woods Bros
Wabash
George Woods
Cumberland bank
McIntosh
New York
Woman’s private illness aid offered by Mrs Pinkham
A long appeal urges women with weakness to seek confidential help from Lydia E. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. It promises women discuss health concerns with women readers and stresses free advice from years of experience.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Wealthy heiress watched by private detective in Atlantic City case
In Atlantic City a private detective hired to guard 13 year old Emma Miller reveals a tale tied to wealth and fear of kidnapping. Emma’s grandmother, the late Emma Harris of Philadelphia, left an estimated 800000 dollars to the girl. The Harris heirs Miller and Rapson reportedly feared loss of fortune and tensions rose after Harris’s death.
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Atlantic
lo, N. J
Stanley Ludwick
Philadelphia
Ludwick
Emma Miller
Rhode Island avenue
Atantic City
Mary Miller
Emma
Emma C. Harris
Phiadelphia
North Broad street
arts
John Rapson
Blue Bell
Henry Miller
peaceful concord
anamel
Trearow
Harris
hetle forma
Midelity Trust companys
Miller
Rapson
shin
Tittie Braman
George Pater
newbs
Hair Returns After Baldness with Herpicide Trial
Frederick Manuell of Maryland block Butte Montana bought a bottle of Newbro’s Herpicide on April 6 1898 and after 20 days reports hair regrowth all over his head. By July 7 he states his hair is thick and luxuriant. The ad claims the product destroys dandruff and the germ causing baldness, stops falling hair, and starts new growth. Sample offered by The Herpicide Co Detroit Mich through agent J A Williamson.
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Newbro
Frederick
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
J. A. Williamson
Japan waives indemnity in Sakhalin compromise
Baron Komura to submit a new base for compromise to Mr Witte. Tokyo signals willingness to waive indemnity and submit pricing for northern Sakhalin to a mixed commission, paving way for a possible peace. Witte resists, fearing public and imperial backlash, while financial figures like Frank Vanderlip visit to gauge Russia’s finances.
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Baron Komura
Sakhalin
Portamouth
N. HH
Tokio
Japan
Witte
Nicholas
Meyer
St. Petersburg
nde
Nicholas Mer Witte
Russia
Peterhof
ig om
Linoviteh br elven
St Peters
Frank A Vanderlip
City National Bank of
New York
John Howard
Mr Witte
Vanderup
ete Ts
City National Bank
Tohio
Tapan
Roof Garden of a Great New York Hotel
The roof garden plans describe a revived New York project adding a grand, palatial space to a major hotel. The design includes a 3000 seat venue with extensive decorative features and a total estimated cost of five million dollars.
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NEW YORK
Man and Wife Die Simultaneously Across Miles
A New York story reports Mrs June Johnson and Allan Johnson of Little Rock Ark dying almost at the same moment. Mrs Johnson, a magazine contributor under Helen Dixie Johnson, was drowned at Coney Island while a telegram arrived at 1 p.m. confirming her husband’s death. The note details a series of sports results, a miners strike development, and assorted regional notices.
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New York
June Johnson
Allan Johnson
Little Rock
Ark
National Exchange Bank
Coney Island
Jie
Mra
Peconie Sinks In Fierce Gale Off Florida Coast
The steamer Peconie of Philadelphia bound for New Orleans foundered after a massive wave off Florida. Twenty of its 22 crew drowned. two survivors, Italian and Spaniard, reached Amelia Island after steering a lifeboat through stormy seas. The vessel carried coal and went down in under 100 minutes.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
orew
Philadelphia
New Orleane
watc
Amelia Island
Left Children Back Case Shrouded in Mystery
Albany Aug 29 Evidence on Mr and Mrs John W Rogers who left their hotel with two young boys is accumulating but their whereabouts remain a mystery as police pursue theories they may still be in Albany. Letters found suggest care for the children and the older boy Rex showed affection for his mother.
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Albany
John W. Rogers
Ten Eyck
Rogers
New York
Campania
Europe
Edwin H. Low
Rex
Albany orphas
St. Margaret's
Washington
Trogers
Congressional Correspondence Club
Charleall. Coleman
Quigg, Bostick & Coleman
Consolidated National Bank of New York
polles
Department Store Fire at Penn Traffic in Johnstown
Aug. 29 Johnstown Pennsylvania fire destroys the Penn Traffic Company department store and stock in a loss pegged at 500000 with insurance nearly covering it. Firemen report minor injuries while shielding Crystal hotel and adjacent buildings from spread.
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Penn Traffic Company
Johnstown
Losa
Crystal
Penn Traffic
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