Disappearance and Return of Curtis Swanwick In Chicago
Curtis Swanwick, a Garfield Park Epworth league president, recounts an April kidnapping in which two men bound him and traveled by train to Council Bluffs, Ogden, Sacramento and Stockton before escaping. He lists missing $300 of rent money and says his captors spoke a foreign language and wore false beards. his brother later sent funds for his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis C. Swanwick
Epworth League
Garfield Park Church of
Chicago
Curtis Swanwick
Francisco Street
W. Gray Brown
West
Carpenter and
Randolph Streets
Mr. Brown
Lake Street
Northwestern
Council Bluffs
Town
Ogden
Utah
Sacramento
Stockton
Cal
Brown
Shots at Indian Head Stun Ship Captain’s Crew
Capt Charles Tubman of the schooner Howard Dail complains at Baltimore custom house about reckless gunfire from the United States ordnance proving ground at Indian Head on the Potomac. He says July 30 shots passed so close the dishes in the cabin pantry danced a two step, prompting Navy Department notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tubman
Howard Dail
Custom House
Baltimore
United States Ordnance Proving Ground
Indian Head
Potomac River
Tubman
Potomac
Navy Department
Typhoid Claims Pittston Murderer Windisch
George W. Windisch of Pittston a wife murderer died in the county jail from typhoid fever after a brief trial and two 30 day respites. He fled to Virginia where captured and sentenced to be hanged in June before the governor set the first Friday in September as the execution date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Windisch
Pittston
Windisch
Virginia
Barrison Sisters Attract Notoriety In Hungarian Scandal
Ethel Barrison and four sisters face renewed attention as Count Arthur Pallavicini, rejected by Ethel, shot himself after declaring his love. He left a note and a photo of Ethel, who later granted his last request. The tale rekindles past sensational stories about the Barrison family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Barrison
Buda-Pesth
Hungary
Arthur Pallavicini
Husaars
Ethel
Barrison Sisters
Napoleon's Last Appeal to Loyal Guard in Paris
In the immediate hours before his final exit, Napoleon addressed the National Guard at the Tuileries. He urged them to stand with the empress and the King of Rome, and their spontaneous cheers and tearful sincerity validated his appeal as officers rallied to support the emperor on the eve of his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centiry
Napoleon
National Guard
Paris
Tuileries
Mime, de Montesquieu
Rome
Mins
The Sins of a Night tragedy at Novelty Theatre
A London stage accident during The Sins of a Night caused actor Mr. Crozier to be fatally wounded when a staged dagger pierced his chest during the final act. Despite a doctor’s urgent call, he died minutes later as the audience applauded the dramatic fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novelty Theater
London
Crozier
Crazier
Cool Your Wriste Claims For Comfort In Heat
The piece argues wrists require cooling in warm weather to prevent fainting and heat. It notes actors and athletes rely on cold or warm water on the wrists for quick relief and suggests removing gloves and loosening sleeves to improve temperature in hot conditions.
Davis Junction Belle Sues for Breach of Promise
Miss Minnie Blough of Davis Junction Illinois sues George M Bennett for 5000 alleging breach of promise to marry. Bennett denies proposals, claiming they only played violin and piano together. Prosecution plans to argue that his singing Oh Promise Me amounted to a marriage proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Blough
Davis Junction
George M. Bennett
Bennett
W. W. Bennett
Young Bennett
Mr. Bennett
DeKoven
Murdered in New York City Scarlet Home
Betty Annie Bock was killed in her New York City home about two weeks ago. Detectives trace a key clue to Jacob Frankenstein an old lover whose deranged pursuit of Annie ended when she refused him. He reportedly threatened violence in Coney Island and was released from an asylum after planning a vendetta for years.
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Betty Annie Bock
New York City
Annie
Russia
Mt. Washington
Jacob Frankenstein
Jacob
New York
Meyers
Waverley Place
Division Street
Tacop
Essex
Mobile
Alap
Blackwell's Island
Gince
Bine
Coney Island
Bigamy Arrest Tops Jackson Ohio News
Marshal Radcliff of Jackson and John Johnson of Wellston arrested Harry Sullivan in Hameden for bigamy. Sullivan, staying with a wife of under a week at the Worthington hotel, confessed to a second marriage in Ironton. His second spouse, Miss Reeves of Jackson, collapsed unconscious and died attempts to revive her failed. Sullivan is an artist who previously lived in Cincinnati and Ironton.
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Marshal Radcliff
Jackson
Ohio
John Johnson
Wellston
Hameden
Harry Sullivan
Worthington Hotel
Sullivan
Ironton
Hhr
Vietin
Olie
Miss Reeves
Cincinnati
Leamington
Oakland
Cal
California
Chicago
Jackson Boulevard
Stuart
Uncle Sam
Infamous Kimball Captured by Inspector Stuart in Chicago
Harold C Wimball alias Toward W Cavelle alias Cecil King alias Marty Morgan and many more names is arrested by Inspector Stuart of the U S Postal Service in Chicago. He faces long imprisonment for using the mails to defraud and deceiving women across multiple states and countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Wimball
W. Cavelle
Cecil King
Marty Morgan
Stuart
Government Postal Service
Chicago
Kimball
United States
Imball
Leamington
Ont
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
California
Mexico
Crown Point
Ind
Ida L. Smith
Toledo
Joseph Neely
San Francisco
Four Work of Art offers Texas state overview in
The Iron Mountain Route publishes a 224 page descriptive and image rich volume on Texas. It includes 600 half tone illustrations and presents a commercial and industrial history. Aimed at promoting immigration, investment, tourism and health, with free mailing on request via passenger representatives or H C Townsend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Mountain
Texas
Lone Star
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
Yale Divinity Hall Student Confesses Rifle Misfire
A Yale Divinity Hall student fired a toy rifle at a lamp, hitting a professor of science. The professor traced the bullet’s path to the student’s room, but the offender confessed and the matter was dropped with the professor’s advice.
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Divinity Hall
Yale
Flag
Startford
Color and Aroma as Guides to Coffee Quality
The article argues that color and aroma are poor guides to coffee quality. It states that color mostly reflects roasting and that the finest coffees, when properly roasted, color the water little and release their flavors without strong color. The real flavors come from the essence released during brewing, not the color.
Correct Pain Proportions and Facial Measurements
Prof Boofelt discusses proper head proportion and facial spacing. The head should be one seventh of the beady, eye distance set at the leveth level, inner eye to lip division two and a quarter to two and a half inches, and a man should weigh twenty eight pounds per foot of height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boofelt
Wall's Catarrh Cure and Other Historical Health Claims
A garbled survey of health products and cures includes claims about Wall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Great Nerve Restorer priced oddly. The text notes various exports, a giant Buddhist bible weighing 1025 pounds, and local anecdotes from Philadelphia and Bohemia about strange events and remedies.
Heedless Women and the Pinkham Vegetable Compound
An advertisement warns that neglecting early symptoms like nervousness and fatigue leads to serious female illnesses. It claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures monthly ailments, inflammation, ulceration, and womb displacement, with free advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia EL Pinkhai
Lydia KE
Pinklam
Amds Kine
Lanob, Patchocue
L. I
Queen’s favorite Albemarle pippin barrels shipped from Virginia
The London Sketch reports that fifteen years ago an English traveler in Virginia discovered the Albemarle pippin. He sent six barrels annually to the queen from Windsor, chosen from a Blue Ridge grower. Apples arrive in polished barrels marked with a Union Jack and U S flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Virginia
Windsor
Blue Ridge Mountains
Preserving Milk with Borax Proportions
California borax added in the proportion of half a teaspoonful to each quart of milk keeps it sweet for several days. Scatter over the top, stir lightly, and store in a cool dark place while the milk is fresh. Proportions may be adjusted for weather and storage duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Fruit Eating Advice From a Dietetic Authority
A dietetic authority advises fruit should be eaten last to aid digestion, noting fruit benefits for the sick and well when understood, and warns that changing long standing habit of eating fruit first may cause mischief. The recommendation: let well enough alone.
Horse Moat in Paris and Horse Carcass Trade History
The report notes numerous Paris horse butcher shops dating from July 1, 1866, with consumption rising since then. It cites figures for 1895 showing about 72,000 horses eaten in Paris and more than 60,000 in other areas, reflecting a large trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Unclear Public Notice On Potent Syrup and Election Remarks
Fragmentary market note mentions a syrup remedy and safety claims for ladies. Also references California, Syria, printers near roof, and sale by druggists. Ends with a political candidate presenting views before an election and then exposing his assets.
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Ieee
Cadifornia
Syria
An Optical Peculiarity in Eye Movement
The eye, the most movable facial organ, cannot move in a fixed head when watching its reflection in a mirror. Attempting to sense eye motion causes the eye to remain fixed, unlike when focusing on the nose or other facial parts. This explains why self viewed expressions differ from others' perception.
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Ome
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Bo Melethas
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Apovles
Ayer
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Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester, Mass
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