Man in Cincinnati Offers Body for Medical Use Amid Poverty
An Englishman, William Steinbridge, 36, living at 1123 Elm Street in Cincinnati, offers to sell his body or undergo amputation to fund meals and shoes after a year of unemployment. He describes severe hardship, begging for work, charity, and a chance at medical intervention, while crowds gather to view him.
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Hepre
Cincinnati
William Steinbridge
Elm Street
Steinbridge
Elms Street
Charlotte Taylor
Chicago
Sheffield
England
America
St. Louis
Associated Charities
Charities
Brembridge
Central Avenue
Avondale
Rockdale Avenue
Brakeman Sacrifices Life Saving Child in River
In lower Alleghany John Reichart a Pittsburg and Western brakeman leaped from a moving engine to rescue six year old Johnny Lamont after he fell into the Alleghany river. Reichart and the boy drowned holding each other. Reichart leaves a widow and child.
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Lower Alleghany
John Reichart
Pittsburg and Western
Alleghany River
Johnny Lamont
Lamont
Bayard Street
Reichart
Suitor’s suicide at Louisville home of May Belle Smith
Preston Thornton, about 21, a member of a prominent southern family, shot himself at the Louisville home of his sweetheart Miss May Belle Smith, after a period of unrequited courtship. Physicians met but kept details private as Thornton lay critically wounded.
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Milton Smith
Louaisville
Preston Thornton
South
Louisville
Thornton
May Belle Smith
M. H. Smith
Young Thornton
Smith
Ray Allen Seeks Divorce From London-bound Husband
Actress Rachel Greigs, known as Ray Allen, files for divorce from Carlisle Norwood Greigs, a New York club figure and former Truth publisher. She accuses cruel treatment and neglect. he reportedly offered settlement and has since sailed to Europe.
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New York
London
Rachel Greigs
Ray Allen
Nent
Philadelphia
Casino Theater
Carlisle Norwood Greigs
Truth
The
Recorder
Payments at Hayden Freedmen Cash Payout Draws Crowds in Indian Territory
In Hayden, Indian Territory, government payments to Cherokee freedmen bring a surge of activity as 4000 residents, mostly African American, gather for checks. The scene features tents, a Midway, and local merchants who have extended credit in anticipation of the distribution, with the 800000 dollar court award central to the gathering.
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Indian Territory
Hayden
Indiana
Court of Claims
Living mummy in Paris examined by Academy of Medicine
The Academy of Medicine in Paris studies an extraordinary man named Castagna who stands about four feet tall and weighs forty three pounds. Descriptions portray a parchment skinned forehead, large round eyes, beaklike nose, visible teeth, and a frail body where bones and nerves are tightly pressed together.
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Academy of Medicine
Paris
Castagna
Avalanche wrecks part of St Bernard Hospice monastery
An avalanche demolished the left wing of the ancient St Bernard monastery in Switzerland. No lives were lost and no one seriously hurt, though the monks faced serious danger as the hospice at the high elevation on the St Bernard pass near Mont.
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St. Bernard
Switzerland
St. Bernard Pass
Mont
The Hospice of St Bernard and Alpine Travel Lore
The article details the St Bernard Hospice high in the Alps near Pointe de Dronaze, founded in 962 by Count Bernard of Menthon. It describes its monks, up to 40 resident, the Simplon connection, and the famed St Bernard dogs aiding travelers with food and wine from casks.
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Velan
Pointe de Dronaze
Penine
Alps
Europe
Bernard of
Menth
See Here Manager Teases New Office Boy
In Tit-Bits a manager roars about a four hour trip to carry a message while a new office boy replies that he tested the time by going there and back, saying he followed orders and completed the round trip.
Quote cites Swinburner on James I and Raleigh
Swinburner insults James I calling him knave fool tyrant liar and coward while praising him for slaying the black guard Raleigh who allegedly invented smoking. The remark frames Raleigh as originator of tobacco use and links it to a violent act.
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Swinburner
James I
Raleigh
Fair and Bryan Love Triangle from California Ranch Days
Mrs. Bryan recalls a long ago proposal from Senator Jim Fair when she was about 15. She chose Thomas Bryan over Fair who later sold his ranch and pursued wealth after she wed Bryan. The tale reflects early Comstock era courtship and the dynamics of indifference and affection.
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Lizzie Hardin
James G. Fair
Thomas Bryan
Comstock
Senator Fair
Jim” Fair
Lizzie
Mr. Fair
Mrs. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Insane youth slays girl in Philadelphia cellar
Frank Machemer a 19 year old confined patient cut the throat of 7 year old Mabel Kurtz in her home cellar. She died at Samaritan hospital. Machemer confessed after arrest.
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Frank Machemer
Philadelphia
Mabel Kurtz
Adolph Kurtz
Samaritan Hospital
Machemer
Norristown
Kurtz
Family Ties and a Post Office Appointment
A western town businessman complains to his congressman that his Democrat wife, once installed as postmistress with his store as office, should be replaced as he plans to become the next Republican appointee. He notes her Bryan support yet offers no charges against her, seeking backing through old friendship.
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George
Bryan
Betrayed Lover Seizes Murder Suspect Stalnaker
J L Stalnaker, sought for the 1895 murder of John V Hamilton in Georgia, has been captured in Florida and turned over to Taylor County Georgia Sheriff Riley. He admits the killing claiming self defense and fled to Florida with relatives after the act. A quarrel with a young woman led to her disclosure and his capture.
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Iff
W. J. Edwards
Columbia County
Florida
Riley
Taylor County
Georgia
John V. Hamilton
Georgia County
Stalnaker
Terry
Ex-president Barillas named in suit over breach of promise
Attorney Henry P. Dimond sues Ullian Blair for 10000 in services for drafting a 250000 breach of promise case against Gen. Barillas of Guatemala. The affair centers on gifts to Miss Blair, a former cigar store cashier, while Dimond alleges conspiracies read to deter suit by Barillas’ aide Rivas. A church panic at St Pauls Brooklyn follows a cat joining a May day procession, triggering a stampede before dismissal.
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Barillas
Guatemala
Henry P. Dimond
Uillian Blair
San Francisco
Dimond
Miss Blair
Rivas
Pausy
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Brooklyn
Father Will
Celia Ledger
Torture in the East Describes Persian and Indian Executions
The article recounts brutal capital punishments observed by EW explorers in Shiraz, Persia, including a cauldron burn and a forthright elephant execution in Gunga Hat, detailing the violence with stark, period-tinged narration.
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Persia
Bagdad
Teheran
Shat-el-Arab
Shiraz
Yaccob Khan
Widow Gilgan Reflects on John’s Disappearance
The Boston Transcript quotes widow Gilgan saying there is no perfect contentment. She recalls living with constant worry about John’s whereabouts when he was alive and continues to feel uncertainty that unsettles her even now.
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Gilgan
John
Boston Transcript
Tampering with the Mails Arrest of a Post Office Clerk
Glenn A. Trowbridge a former university student and stamping clerk at the Ann Arbor post office was arrested on mail tampering charges. Over the past year letters believed to contain money vanished and were traced to the local office. He confessed to pilfering more than $200 from letters passing through his hands.
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Malla
Glenn A. Trowbridge
Ann Arbor
Young Trowbridge
Beakes
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Suitor
New Yorker
Uncle Sam
Oklahoma
Uncl
Sam
United States
the Hospice OF
California
Sacramento
Stalnmaker
Macon
J. L. Stalnaker
Sher
Francisco Lawault
Lillian Blair
Nepaul
India
Gunga Hat
Mahout
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