Sisters Face Trial Over Fatal Shooting at Country Home
In Media Pa two sisters pleaded not guilty to conspiring in the shooting death of Captain J Clayton Erb a prominent National Guardsman and politician. The case centers on a domestic quarrel at Captain Erb’s home with Erb being husband to one defendant and brother-in-law to the other. High interest followed as Erb was a lieutenant to Israel W Durham Republican leader.
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Erb
Media
Gourtroom
J. Clayton Erb
National Guerdsman
Leutenant
Israel W. Durham
Keader
Pennsylva
Trial of Dalawhere County Family Shooting Rears Two Defendants
Nla focuses on the case involving Florence Erb and her sister Catherine Reinel charged with voluntary and involuntary manslaughter in the Red Gables shooting death of Captain Erb. Betsel claims self defense. Erb denies knowledge. Servants to testify as to relations and day of the shooting. Erb posted bail. Betsel jailed.
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Catherine Reinel
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Captain Erb
Red Gables
Village Green
Dalaware County
Delaware County
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Erb
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Opera House Burned at Wilkes-Barre
Fire destroyed the Grand Opera House in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania in minutes. The blaze started above the stage and engulfed the interior rapidly causing an estimated loss around 40000 dollars. The structure and contents were substantially damaged.
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Wilkes-Barre
Rec
Printers Seek Limits on Judges Power in AFL Case
Chicago union action condemns sentencing of labor leaders including Gompers. The Typographical Union urges Congress to frame a law curbing what it calls power hunger of judges. Also notes death of prominent inventor Achille Lobet Avéhambault at eighty seven.
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Chicago Typosraphical Union
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Prper
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Achille Lobet Avehambault
Kensington Enewetka
Eens
When Wouwen Love at City Opera House Tonight
A vivid drama unfolds as detective in disguise investigates a plot to murder an uncle and frame a young woman. A graphophone records the killer’s dialogue, turning the crime into courtroom proof. The production promises startling realism and striking scenes.
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Wouwen
City Opera House
Duss Roamer
Peters
Clumsy Man Misreads Woman on Train Car Scene
A passenger Bronson, amid a wrecked car scene, clumsily clings to a stylish woman, she rebukes him as he steadies himself. He apologizes, she infers he mistook her for a lamp post and demands he clarify his mistaken assumption. Chicago Recent-Herald
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Tadam
Chicago
Herali
First Passage by Steamboat Clermont From New York to Albany
In August 180 something the steamboat Clermont completed the first steam powered voyage from New York to Albany covering about 160 miles in 32 hours. The journey marked a shift from four day passages to rapid travel, with Fulton adapting an English engine after delays in obtaining a domestic one. The Clermont later received improvements for comfort and punctual service became standard in 1808, despite early public complaints about strict scheduling.
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New York
Albany
Clermont
Robert Fulton
England
Fulton
Falton
Cleared His Doubts Over a Poacher on Estate
An English gentleman hires a tall highland gamekeeper. After months without poachers he suspects him of wrongdoing. One night the owner disguises himself and tries to poach on his own land. The keeper wrests the gun, beats him, and he crawls home to recover. The story ends with lingering doubt about the keeper’s loyalty. The ad copy for stomach tablets follows, noting their supposed benefits and urging purchase.
Letter Camed Too Late Brakeman Killed by Train
George J. Meiser of Cumberland killed Christmas Day near Terra Alta West Virginia when struck beside a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train. He recently joined the railway as brakeman and awaited a letter urging him to quit railroading. He planned to run a hotel in Western Pennsylvania.
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George J. Meiser
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Terra Alta
W. Va
Cumberland
Meiser
John A. Meiser
Canonsburg
Peneryivashia
The Only Gate Way
A man insists he cannot stay longer and explains his plan to return home before his wife wakes. He describes deceiving her by delaying meals and keeping lights off to avoid waking the baby, declaring returning before dawn as the only safe course.
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Dean
Beloved and Vornee clash over money in family dispute
In a brief dialogue the Beloved One objects to Vornee for being untrustworthy and money-minded. Etera argues Vornee exchanges affection for finance while Beloved Cnie counters that his businesslike manner is proven by his actions. Kangas City Independent notes the exchange.
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Etera
Cnie
Kangas City
Not a Matter of Chance in the Vicar’s House
A fragment from London Opinion portrays a boy and a vicar debating games of chicken, accusing cheats and asserting no chance if the father permits such play within the home. The dialogue reflects street slang and moral tension in a Victorian or Edwardian social scene.
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Samael
London
Frederick Market Prices from Frederick County Farmers Exchange
Quotations furnished show grain and produce prices with ranges for red and yellow corn, white corn, shelled corn, oats, hay, and timothy. Prices list per bushel or per hundredweight, with figures amid OCR quirks indicating variability and regional market values.
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Frederick County Farmera
Exchenge
Goaazorsp Deceusse
Calamity in Italy After Massive Earthquake and Tidal Wave
Italy faced widespread devastation as Calabria, Sicily and Messina regions were struck by a powerful earthquake followed by a devastating tidal wave. Cities like Catania and Messina suffered extreme destruction with thousands killed, hundreds of boats sunk, and refugees flooding streets and churches. Rescue efforts struggled amid ruined telegraph lines and fires from gas explosions.
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Copensia
Catania
Reggio di Calabria
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Italy
Menasina
Sicily
Messina
Gpporta
Washington
Montebello
Buda
Mésgind
Faro
Ganzirri
Mesala
Pritso
Cotrome
Sante Severton
Piscopio
Albi
Catanis
Nea
Stricken Blind in Pulpit Shocks Springfield Church
Springfield Ohio December 29 Rev Wilbur L Davis was struck blind while delivering a sermon at High Street Methodist church. The cause remains unclear and doctors hold no immediate hope for recovery. In Harrisburg December 38 Henry Fulmer, longtime state arsenal attendant, collapsed and died at the Reading street station while bidding farewell to colleagues.
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Wilbur L. ¥. Davis
High Street Methodist Church
Bursting
Railroad Station
Harrisburg
Henry Fulmer
State Arsenal
Reading
Preparing for Kidney Trouble or Bladder Weakness
A vintage health ad warns readers to seek prompt medical attention for kidney or bladder issues. It lists home remedies with extracts like dandelion and comp Brun Baraaparilla, claiming they cleanse kidneys and remove toxins from blood, preventing pain and deformity. The piece emphasizes early care and choosing a good physician.
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Patel Isleogamet
Senator Dolliver Aims Rural School Aid Scheme
Senator Dolliver of Iowa, as chairman of the Senate Education and Labor Committee, plans a national program of government support to improve rural schools. He envisions linking rural schools with agricultural colleges, adding practical agriculture, centralizing to better facilities, and expanding training to produce more capable teachers and better farming. The plan would require state modernization and nationwide coordination to replace small district schools with well equipped centers.
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Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Dolliver
Iowa
Dalliver
Inda
WEAK WEARY WOMEN END DAILY WOES WITH DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS
Mrs John A. Dietrich of Baltimore reports relief from inactive kidneys and backache after trying Doan's Kidney Pills. She describes years of weakness and nervous energy, credits the remedy with banishing symptoms and improving daily function.
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John A. Dietrich
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Washington S
Baltimore
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Dietrich
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Public sale of Frederick County estate at court house door
By decree of the Circuit Court Frederick County Maryland the underland arustea will sell at Public Sale at the Court House door in Frederick City on January 14 1900 at 1 o'clock a.m. all that brick dwelling house and lot on the north side of West Street about 25 feet wide and 175 feet deep conveyed to various heirs. Purchase money due day of sale balance upon ratification with conveyancing at purchaser expense. Auction by Harvey R Lease and John Francis Smith trustee.
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Frederick
Court House
Frederick City
Frederick County
Maryland
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Susannah E. Gui
Teed
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John Francismith
Tentrec
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