Tragic double crimes in Philadelphia shock city
Two separate murders unfold in Philadelphia with one victim dead at the scene and another gravely wounded. Annie Casner, 27, of 2410 Adams Street, slain by her lover Robert Brown, 22, with a butcher knife. Louiza Hazel, 16, wife of Matthew Hazel, throat cut by her husband at 3827 Lancaster Avenue, left fighting for life at Presbyterian Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Annie Casaner
Adama Street
George W. Cassner, Jr
Robert Brown
Brown
Apat
St. Mary’s Hospital
Cassiter
Lourna Hazel
Abe Fa
Presbyterian Hospital
Lancaster Avenue
Modterrifereal Hospital
Matthew Hazel
Earthquake Misunderstood as Coal Bin Collapse in Lewistown
In Lewistown Pennsylvania on June 26 a family fled their home after a coal bin burst spilling six tons of coal. The disturbance was mistaken for an earthquake as a loud rumbling shook the house and furniture fell from mantels.
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Lewistown
Rhoaden
Tragedy in Ida Grove: Mother Drowns Four Children
In Ida Grove Iowa on June 26 a temporarily insane Mrs August P Johnson drowned her four children aged one to six in the cistern of the farmhouse south of town. The husband worked away when the act occurred. She attempted suicide but was rescued by neighbors.
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A. S. Hellar
Camden
Hazel
Baltimore
Hellar
Presbyterian Hospital
Bertha
Bertha Hellar
Ida Grove
August
P. Johnson
Ince Field
Miner Entombed in Hazleton Shaft Near Jeddo and Ebervale
A miner identified only by a number is entombed in the workings of G. B. Markle & Co. between Jeddo and Ebervale, Hazleton. Three others narrowly escaped a squeeze. The trapped miner can communicate with rescuers, and responders expect to reach him soon.
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Hazleton
G. B. Markle & Co
Jeddo
Ebervale
Looting of Tecently Abandoned Hospital Alarms Homestead
Health officials in Homestead report looting at the recently abandoned municipal hospital in nearby Pittsburg. They fear a smallpox outbreak may follow due to stolen coty and furniture and possible foreign perpetrators.
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Pittsburg
Homestead
Combination Cottage Brick Veneer Residence Plan
The design features a two story brick veneer and frame combination home with basement. The first floor includes a living room with three exposures a bay window fireplace a dining room a fully equipped kitchen and pantry. Upstairs hold four bedrooms and one bathroom. Estimated cost 8500 dollars. Henry VI
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Henry VI
Sherman Nearing Recovery From Illness
Republican vice presidential candidate James G. Sherman shows rapid improvement in Cleveland after illness. Dr Carter reports near recovery with no need for immediate operation. Sherman slept well, pulse 80, respiration 28, while Mrs Sherman stays at his side amid care and prescriptions for gall stones arriving from well wishers.
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Redtrary
Cleveland
James
Sherman
Lockjaw Case in Newark Woman Defies Wound Myth
Mrs. John Hudson of 108 New York Avenue Newark is in critical condition from tetanus with no detectable entry wound. Doctor Blyle dismisses arthritis as unlikely to cause lockjaw and notes prolonged illness.
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Newark
N. J
John Hudson
New York Avenue
Odeon
Herman Bleyl
Cain
Death from tetanus in Woabington child
In Woabington Pa on June 26 Roland Noble aged three died after tetanus from a leg injury. He had been running barefoot when a light cut occurred and led to severe infection and fatal agony.
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Bey
Woabington
Roland Noble
Betsy Ross House Claimed Not Linked to Flag Design
William J. Campbell reports to Philadelphia historic sites committee that Betsy Ross had no interview with George Washington nor role in designing the flag. The Betsy Ross house will receive no recognition or mention in founders day events.
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Philadelphia
William J. Campbell
Historita Aites Committee
Campbel
Betsy Rove
Betsy Ross
George Washington
Bolt Strikes Car in Albany Wreck Hurts Driver
A lightning bolt hit an automobile near Albany on June 26, shocking Wilfrid Palin Jr. at the wheel. The bolt shattered the windshield frame and arced across the dashboard, benumbing and burning his hand while the car’s steering gear took the impact.
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Bolt
Hughes’ Motor
Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Wilfrid Palin, Jr
Patent Fire Escape Kills Inventor
Springfield June 26 Fred Engel died after plunging from a patent automatic fire escape he was demonstrating before fire department officials. The device uses a cable and weight mechanism claimed to unwind automatically.
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Springfield
Fred
Engel
Pastor Targets Gossipers In Little Falls Sermon
Rev. Henry Maclleavy, former Brooklyn pastor now in Little Falls Minnesota, announced plans to curb gossip by publishing a monthly record of scandal. He called gossip harming good names and compared it to crime, organizing readings to expose the whispers and names involved.
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Minteter
Henry Mackrary
Brooklyn
A Little Falls
Little Falla
Hk Cald
Prises
Mr. Maclleavy
Menu of Cakes and Pies at Boarding House
A historic notice describes a boarding house menu updated to reflect a daily cake and pie schedule. It lists items such as apple cake jelly squares mince cake loaf perch ribon plum cake apricot cake and greengage cake chocolate squares across the week.
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Tke
Irish immigrant Lawrence becomes American citizen after baseball ties
Edward Wilhelm Lawrence, Irish native naturalized in Norristown after proving knowledge of American institutions and baseball history to the court. He has lived in the area for decades and embraced the test questions amid Lagues explanations and local civic ties. A strange side note mentions a new Italian liner offering a dental survey at sea aboard the Principe di Udine.
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Naturalization Court
Norristown
Edward Wilhelm Lawrence
Gevers Aftairs
Lawrence
Chase
Genoa
Naples
New York
Zoo
Europe
Prnnelpe Bas Aio & Gymnasium
Café'n Children
Piny Foom
Chinese School Proposal in San Francisco Aims for 50 000 Relief Fund
A plan to build a unique Chinese education center in San Francisco is moving forward despite delays. The project seeks 50 000 dollars from a 160 000 dollar relief allocation for the Chinese colony after the April fire.
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Gunes
San Francisco
United States
The Grandest Question and Night Sky Reflections
A dialogue fragment quotes Victor Hugo on what is grandest in the universe and in nature. It contrasts a storm at Ron with unclouded starry skies and mid high heavens, then elevates the soul of man as a spectacular climax of dramatic truth.
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Victor Hugo
Ron
Mad Religious Mania Sparks Wife Rules Debate
A fragment hints at religious extremists mocked for polygamy and fanatic fervor. The remarks single out Mormons as an example of believers pushing for multiple wives, framed as irrational by critics.
Cleveland Die Poor Friends Say He Left Small Estate
Thomas Taggart visits Princeton and discusses Bryan Kern ticket prospects while asserting Grover Cleveland left a small estate. A national committee meeting is set for July 4 to determine delegate seating amid few filed credentials from several districts including Red York and Ohio.
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Dane
Contry
Grover Chocard
Cleveland
Ruzzart
Ray Bryan
Kem
Taggart
Panver
Cole
Thomas Taggart
National Democratic Committee
Bryan
John W. Kern
Indiana
Taggart Haa
National Committee
Hve Born
Nunber
Woodson
Vonterta
Bixtl
Red York
Ohio
Digtilet
Columbia
Roosevelt Frustrated By Theodore Jr Employment Talk
President Roosevelt denounces reports that his son Theodore Jr will seek work in United States Steel mines in the Lakg Superior region during summer. The White House insists the president’s friendship with the company does not guarantee special treatment for his son.
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Oyster Bay
M. YY
Alant Roosevelt
Heyve
Theodore, Jr
United States Steel Corporation
Young Theodore
John ©. Greenway
Wien
Roosevelt
Hackenschmidt Alive and Well After Knee Operation
Ex-champion wrestler George Hackenschmidt, reported alive and well, has recovered from knee surgery. He was seen at the Kaiser hotel where he has stayed for a week and said the procedure was entirely successful and his condition excellent.
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Hackenschmidt
Alx la Chapelle
George Hackenschmidt
Whoag
Kaiser Hotel
Man's Stomach Reversed In Mercy Hospital Operation
Wilkes Barre Pa June 26 An operation on Frank Smalsky twenty three years old at Mercy hospital here revealed his stomach is turned end to end with the vermiform appendix and gall bladder on the left side instead of the right He is recovering.
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Wilkes-Barre
Frank Smalsky
Mercy Hospital
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