Poison Mystery Strikes Jamisons At Radnor Estate
In Radnor Pennsylvania Miss Jane Jamison and her brother George were found near death after she drank a corrosive solution. Doctors fought to save her life at Bryn Mawr hospital where she later died. Relatives and police probe the cause amid rumor and silence from family and physicians.
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Philadelphia
Jane Jamison
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Daniel
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Corune’ Neville
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Delaware County
Radnor Police
Miss Jamison
Roosevelt Robbery Case Reaches Grand Jury
At Sagamore Hill detectives have recovered much of the jewelry stolen from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. George R. Parker, a recently discharged servant, confessed to the thefts and was jailed in Minnesota to await grand jury action. The total value was just over one hundred dollars, though some pieces were highly prized by Roosevelt.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Win
George R. Parker
Miveota
Roosevelt
Mrs Vanderbilt's Bed Fire Narrowly Missed Severe Burns
Mrs William K Vanderbilt Jr escaped serious injury at a Carlsbad hotel after placing an electric heater in a bed. A short circuit fed 220 volts from the room and caused the bed to catch fire, but she fled unhurt aside from shock after cries for help drew aid. Gas meter thieves threaten lower Woodbury, N J, with near suffocation as pipes were cut. A Tipton child recovered from a bad cold after Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, with an advertisement noting its dealers.
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Carlsbad
William K Vanderbilt, Jr
Doctor claims gland extract can make giants and extend life
Philadelphia report details Dr Frank Sterley of 950 Chestnut Street who says ductless gland extracts from lower animals can make guinea pigs grow nearly threefold and may later enable ordinary boys to achieve unusual physical changes. The article notes wide medical interest and hints at potential impact on aging and disease, though statements are speculative.
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Philadelphia
Frank Sterley
Chestnut Treet
Superman
Starkey
Hitler
Barkey
Father and Son Die in Atlantic City Train Crash
A southbound electric train struck and instantly killed James Miller Sr. and his son James at McKee City station near May's Landing, Atlantic County. The station blocked the view for both travelers and the motorman. Bodies were taken to a Pleasantville undertaker. The crowded excursion train caused panic as it halted and witnesses worried about a wreck or a possible ambush.
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Atlantic City
Sept. L
James Miller
James
McKee City
May's Landing
Pleasantville
Value of Sweet Clover and Missouri Property Valuation Rise
A Farm and Fireside excerpt notes sweet clover once deemed a weed is gaining support for use as profitable stock feed due to protein content comparisons with alfalfa and clovers. The Missouri Board of Equalization sets property valuation at 41.756 billion, up 20 million, with railroads and utilities up nearly 5 million to 188.7 million.
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Beeman
Missouri
Jefferson City
State Board of Equalization
Baleks at Spiritualism Divorce Suit in St Louis
Stephen F Garlock sues for divorce after his second wife allegedly lured him to a spiritualistic seance where the spirit of his first wife advised transferring property to the second wife. He refused, and his living wife allegedly insulted him.
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St. Louis
Stephen F Gar
New U S Solicitor General Sworn in Washington
John W. Davis of West Virginia was sworn in as solicitor general of the United States. He resigns from Congress. Also noted is an advertisement for Martha Washington candy at Hi Harner's Drug Store.
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U. S
Washington
John W. Davis
West Virginia
United States
House of Representatives
Martha Washington
Hi Harner
DHUG
Woman leaps to death after husband killed in railroad incident
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania on September 1 Mrs Edward Setzer a 45 year old widow grieving her husband murdered on the railroad months earlier died by jumping 93 feet from the Broa street bridge. Onlookers including Yatroiman Kresge witnessed the fatal leap but could not intervene.
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Bethlehem
Edward Setzer
Broa Street
Yatroiman Kresge
Scared to Death by Thunder in New Jersey
An elderly New York resident, visiting Sea Knight New Jersey, died suddenly when struck by a thunderclap during a severe electrical storm along the northern coast. A series of brief dispatches from Washington and other locales notes unrelated items on ships, school dress codes, and Dr Rufus W Miller’s appointment.
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Sea Knight
McQuagh
New York
New Jersey
Blankets in Variety at Prices From 59 Cents to 9.98
Readers offered a range of blankets in white gray scarlet and plaid. Descriptions include all wood warp and fillings with single and full bed sizes. Prices start at 59c and rise through 69c 75c 98c 1.25 1.49 1.98 2.25 2.39.
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California
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the Square
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