Missing Links and World News From A Busy Page
A miscellany notes missing links houses on the Sabine river, a grandchild rules Germany and a granddaughter governs Russia, a Lagos oath limits kings on intoxicants, and a Decatur union of servant girls presses wage rises. Also items on photography in electric light and a Florence Missouri wife’s drastic reform ploy.
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Miller
Linden
Wash
Victoria
Germany
Russia
Troumania
Sabine River
Orange
Texan
Haskell
Lagos
Africa
Inisburn
Ore
Ida PL Hollingsworth
Anderson
Ind
Truwney
Philadelphia
Decatur
Florence
Honor Gines
Woman's Curiosity Figures in Sealskin Recovery
A Pittsburg Gazette report says a valuable sealskin sacque stolen in Buffalo was recovered after two women at a store on Wylie and Sixth found a bulky bundle. Detective Demmel questioned Thomas Filbert, who claimed 25 cents paid for the bundle. The owner was identified as Mrs. W. W. Miller of 540 Winebiddle Avenue, who had left the fur in storage with a furrier. the furrier said the lacque was repaired and sent by express, suggesting theft from wagons.
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Thomas Filbert
Buffalo
N. Y
Pittsburg
Filbert
Wylie and
Sixth Avenues
Philp Demmel
Central
Demmel
Ceat
W. W. Miller
Winebiddle Avenue
Express
Washington
Carter
Raff
Howard House
Sarah
Kate
Alexandria
New York
Boston
Syreuse
N.Y
Kate Munday
Sallery
Kate Kriday
Chick Lena
Albany
Coxe
Sheepshead
Pinkerton
James Y. McKane
Coney Island
McKane
Bartlett
Brooklyn
TRE BOSS ALSO BEAR ADOPTS A HUMAN CHILD
Special Gordon Heights Pa Little Fritz Vorst three year old boy kidnapped six months ago found in unfamiliar circumstances his mother feared for his life. Two men including a former lover abducted him driven to a distant location where the child’s strange behavior and growls led doctors to suspect a savage foster origin before his return to his parents. The physician in charge believes the boy was raised by a she bear and cub, explaining his feral episodes and later gradual readjustment after medical care. Americans use green tea more than English prefer black tea and Formosa may supply Japan with tea.
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Gordon Heights
Fritz Vorst
Fritz
Hans Vorst
Hans
Mrs. Vorst
Stelan
Vorst
United States
Japan
Edward Bedloe
Philadelphia
Amoy
China
Formosa
Goy
Cal Fisher
Jim Boone
Old Cal
Boone
Cal
Leprosy Across World Alarm Spreads in 19th Century Text
The article notes leprosy is widespread from Europe to Asia and the Americas. It cites Norway and Sweden as heavily affected, with hundreds of victims, and mentions leper colonies in Canada, Crete, and India. A Canadian case in Tracadie is described as North America’s earliest suspected leprosy death.
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Paris
St. Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Norway
Europe
Sweden
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Ionian Islands
Crete
India
China
Japan
Haiti
Trinidad
Guiana
Venezuela
Brazil
Paraguay
Tonquin
Indo- China
Tracadie
New Brunswick
Canada
North America
Ady
Tuskegee Institute Growth Under Booker T Washington
The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute led by Booker T. Washington grew from a modest start to owning 2,400 acres of land and 37 buildings. By May 1, 1896 its property was valued near $300,000 with an income of $97,716 including $62,885 in donations. The school served 67 students and offered 25 industrial departments alongside academics.
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Hooker Washington
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Booker T. Washington
Child Injuries and First Aid Tips From Boston Traveler
A physician notes that children with bleeding injuries from scrapes or nosebleeds respond to simple first aid. Wash with cold water to assess damage, apply whitening or pipe clay to stop bleeding, press with dry lint, then plaster. For nosebleeds, keep upright, cold water wash, and squirt a little alumin water up the nostrils before calling a doctor.
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Boston
Tragedy for Mother Gaore and Crooked Mile Truths
A fragmented notice recalls a tragedy for Mother Gaore and a crooked man who vows to return home straight. The piece also notes French two cent postal cards issued for the czars Paris visit now fetch one dollar if stamped with the arrival day postmark.
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Mother Gaore
New York Press
Paris
Tragedian Barnes Tormer Reflects on Fatal Backer Loss
An Indianapolis Journal snippet records Mr. Barnes Tormer joking that his backer’s fate ended from overwork. He quips I killed the goose by pulling his golden leg, a proverb attached to a tragic incident.
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Barnes Tormer
Indianapolis Journal
Flotsam and Jetsam in a Global Snapshot
A collage of curiosities and notes from around the world. Venice’s famed gondolas give way to steam boats while tobacco spans 1,250,000 acres globally. land in Britain is held largely by the aristocracy. Moscow’s street sellers wear uniforms. asbestos found in Wyoming. Chinese coal affects California markets. a French brewery wins at Baden. a giant London cod reveals 4,872,000 eggs. Ben Reed’s Chicago path to millionaire status. Siberian gold discoveries near Okhotsk. a carpentry school to open in Highland Falls funded by Mrs. J Pierpont Morgan. Spain suns brightest in Europe. longlists of quirky factoids finish with diverse items including Pope-backed maps and palm-leaf Bibles in the British Museum.
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Venice
Great Britain
House of Lords
France
Moscow
Ferris Mountains
Carbon County
Wyoming
China
California
Pennsylvania
Baden Exhibition
London
Ben Reed
Chicago
Cripple Creek
Siberia
Sea of Okhotsk
Highland Falls
N. Y
Italy
Germany
England
Lulu
Flossie Sloppy
St Joseph
County
Mich
New York
Gainesville
Fla
Brazil
Duchess of California and Other Rogues of Washington
Washington detail on famed con artists and shoplifters of the era. Ollie Chumley known as the Duchess of California is described as pretty and social, arrested for blackmail and later escaped custody. Dora Strawbridge alias Cartwright and Kate Friday plus Mrs Harlow are profiled with crimes in forgery theft and jewel looting, culminating in multi-city pursuits and eventual confessions and sentences.
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Olive Chumley
Sergt. Moore
Albany
Harlow
Sarah I. Lewess
Kate Friday
Carter
Ralf
Baltimore
Nice
Tramps Drain Whisky Then Use Sponge From Demijohn
Two tramps in East Oakland entered a saloon and asked the keeper to fill a demijohn with whisky. They paid a dollar which the owner refused as released. With no money left they emptied the whisky back and left. Later they broke the demijohn and extracted a sponge soaked with whisky.
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East Oakland
Cal
South Carolina Income Tax Plan Reported in Sumter
Sumter, South Carolina, reportedly creates an income taxation system. City workers earning over $25 monthly owe an annual license. Earnings $26 to $40 monthly pay $5 yearly to the treasury, while those over $40 pay $10. Wage earners hire counsel to challenge the tax. A widow seeks support, highlighting conflicting priorities.
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South Carolina
Sumter
S. C
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Amelia
Mary
Arizona
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British Museum
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Galery
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Chinnaley
Maj. Dye
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Mahan
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