Richard Mansfield Dies at New London Home at Six A M
Richard Mansfield the famed American stage actor died at six a m Friday at Seven Oaks Ocean avenue New London Conn death due to liver disease with corroborating complications His wife brother Felix and son George Gibbs were present Funeral services set for Monday at noon at St James Episcopal Church conducted by Rev Alfred Poole Grant No address will be delivered Choir to sing Lead Kindly Light Burial in Gardner cemetery Honorary pallbearers named including Commander John Parker and Dr William Appleton
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New London
Conn
Richard Mansfield
Seven Oaks
Ocean Avenue
A. Ef @llen
Felix
George Gibbs
Scranton
England
Ampersand
Adirondacks
Mansfield
Alfred Poole Grant
St. James Episcopal Church
St. James Church
Gardner Cemetery
John Parker
Webster Jewitt
Robert Appleton
B. D. Stevens
Paul Willstach
A. C. Tyler
Roland P. Keagley
William P. Appleton
Warner Still Fights Over Clinton Estate Ruling
Clinton illinois reports Judge Cochran ruled Isabella Robinson Warner, Wes pasian Warner’s stepmother, has no negro blood and is entitled to dower and homestead in Dr John Warner’s estate. Dr Warner valued at 1.6 million dollars, widow to receive the homestead, 250000 dollars, and 10000 per year. Commissioner Warner plans to appeal to the supreme court, maintaining his stepmother’s father was a Negro.
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Clinton, Ill
Cochran
Isabella Robinson Warner
Wespasian Warner
United States Commissioner of Pensions
John Warner
Warner
Supreme Court
Clinton
Plague Death in Berkeley and Vesuvius Rumblings
San Francisco reports another plague death in Berkeley and two more suspected cases since Saturday as the city tackles rat control across 12 districts. Vesuvius shows first signs of renewed activity causing alarm among nearby villagers in the Naples area.
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Health Board
Berkeley
Bay
Vesuvius
Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
Letter Carriers Parade Honors McKinley Memory in Canton
The National Letter Carriers association paraded Canton streets for two and a half hours with bands from Brooklyn Pittsburg Chicago and St Louis and drum corps from Detroit Allegheny and nearby areas. Carriers saluted at McKinley home corner Louis avenue and North Market street as heads bared in tribute. Formal welcome occurred at the Auditorium that night. The Peoria postal clerks convention opened with about 200 delegates led by Postmaster Lynch and President Rogers.
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Canton
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Letter Carriers’ Association
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Allegheny
Louisavenue
North Market Street
McKinley
Peoria
Tunsted Postal Clerks
United States
Telegraph Operators Strike Nearing End in United States
New York reports the telegraph operators strike could end by mid next week. Losely, strike leaders expect capitulation with all demands. company managers foresee settlement as strikers tire and some men return to work. Disagreement remains on terms.
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New York
United States
Daniel L. Russell
Telegraphers’ Union
Brooks
The
Western Union
City Officials Arrested in Fremont for Violence on Laborers
Fremont city attorney C E Abbott chief of police Peterson and street commissioner Metcher were arrested Monday on warrants by Union Pacific officials for violence against laborers laying track at Union and C streets. Meanwhile in Greenwood Miss James Money Jr was shot dead and his father fatally wounded at their business by Dr Grover Kirby late Friday night.
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Neb
C. E. Abbott
Peterson
Metcher
Union Pacific
Union and
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Ben
Greenwood
Miss
James Money, Jr
James Money, Sr
Money, Miss
Grover Kirby
Paducah Building Collapse Injures Man Rescued
Paducah Kentucky building owned by American Express collapsed at 5 10 Monday afternoon. A F Ingersoll was trapped in debris and rescued after more than two hours. He was not badly injured.
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American Express Company
A. F. Ingersoll
E. R. Coffin Dies in Omaha
Omaha obituary notes the death of E. R. Coffin, titled vice of the Ss Securities. The report references Coffin's role and affiliation within local business circles.
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E. R. Coffin
Omaha
Nebe
Bi- R. Coffin
Ss Securities
Two Motormen Arrested After Deadly Interurban Crash
Charleston Illinois coroner's jury finds criminal negligence in a crash that killed 14. Motormen Ben F McClara and Charles Botts are jailed on 3000 dollar bonds. Jury blames McClara for leaving Charleston without knowing car No 14's whereabouts and Botts for disobeying control on a curve. Protest notes Central Illinois Traction underqualified staff and vague instructions on non schedule days.
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Charleston
Ben F .McClara
Charles Botts
McClara
Botts
Central Illinois Traction Company
Public Printer Stillings Praised by Loeb
Secretary Loeb issued a statement defending Public Printer Stillings amid rumors of removal. He stressed the president has no intention to replace Stillings and praised his courage efficiency and honesty in reforming the government printing office.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Stillings
Loeb
Fire destroys Courier Journal building in Louisville
A major blaze hit the Courier Journal building at Fourth and Green streets in Louisville just after midnight Thursday. Within 30 minutes the five story, half block long office block was wrecked. All employees escaped safely as the fire rapidly spread through the plant causing irreparable damage to the Courier Journal and Evening Times printing facilities. The Morning Herald plant was offered as a temporary site. The fire reportedly started at the top of an elevator shaft, likely from defective electrical insulation.
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Louisville
Courier- Journal
Fourth and
Green Streets
Courier-Journal
Levening Times
Morning Herald
Seven Killed in Chesapeake & Ohio Train Wreck
In Charleston West Virginia a Chesapeake and Ohio local train derailed a mile below Kanawha Talks Monday night. Seven people were killed and 17 injured in the crash.
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Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio
Cald MacLean Safe After Delayed News From General
Anxiety over Cald Sir Harry MacLean’s safety eased Monday when letters from MacLean arrived. He reports good health and is with Ralan Nin in the Ben layous territory. Letters from Ralaul to the British minister outline terms the bandit chief will reject, an emissary to follow.
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MacLean
Harry
Ralan Nin
Ralaul
Back Aches Relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills
James R. Keeler of Fenner St, Cazenovia, N Y, reports fifteen years of back and kidney pain eased by the first box of Doan's Kidney Pills and fully relieved after two boxes. He notes relatives and friends also benefited and recommends the product. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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James R. Keeler
Fenner Sti
Cazenovia
N. Y
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Jamie and Pebbles Toy With Baths and Politics
A humorous tale follows Jamie who mocks a long bath night by skipping facial washing until morning. Lincoln Steffens cites Pebbles as rottenness in municipal politics, recounting a train car joke where a rider asks if anyone is from Pebbles and a dry old man answers with a corkscrew request.
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Lincoln Steffens
Chicago
Why He Was Jolly A Humorous Browning Shorthand
A lighthearted exchange in Browning's Magazine depicts Kidder and Bidder joking about a marriage mix up. Kidder gloats over his own wedding misfortune, while Bidder pretends surprise as the two share cigars and comic disbelief. The tale mocks social norms with playful irony.
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Kidder
Bidder
Browning
Hidden costs of tipping drive moral decline in NYC venues
A New York restaurant manager links tipping to low staff morale and a prey mentality among workers. The report quotes a firm stance that relying on patrons for pay erodes standards, while a metaphor about Carthaginian mercenaries illustrates rigid coercion. The dialogue ends with a sardonic remark about a shrinking bathing suit.
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New York
Coffee’s Neural Toll Prompts Postum Trial
A North Dakota woman reports years of twitching and sleepless nights due to coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee she stops jerking, sleeps soundly, and feels freed from the cold night discomfort. She praises Postum as worth its weight in gold and credits the change with calm feet and limbs.
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Benson
Crawford tale of silver coin and a lost boyhood school day
A missionary bishop recalls F Marion Crawford as a boy in Concord visiting a clergyman. While passing time, Crawford tried to push a silver dollar into a missionary box top, it dropped through causing a loud crash and he fainted. The clergyman and family celebrated his “generosity” after he recovered.
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F. Marion Crawford
Gay
Cuticura Remedies Cured Child’s Eczema Then Poison Oak
A Tennessee family credits Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills with rapid relief after persistent eczema on a girl’s feet and limbs and later full healing of a boy’s hands and arms poisoned by poison oak. The letter, dated Oct 13 1905, from Mrs Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmont Walden's Ridge, Tenn. also references Jerome on Colored Evidence and a physician’s mismatched advice.
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Lizzie Vincent Thomas
Fairmont
Walden’s Ridge Tenn
Quarrel Rumor Touches Newed Family In Town
A whispered report alleges a dreadful quarrel at the Newed household with talk of the bride returning to her mother. One tale credits a dish from her cooking school recipes. a biscuit provided to local boys to finish a game after a ball disappeared under a hole in the fence.
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Neweds
Wealth Brings Worries In Old Proverb Reflection
The piece cites Goldsmith to reflect that riches invite deeper anxieties as possessions grow, noting how greater wealth accompanies new disquiet and concerns beyond simple abundance.
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Goldsmith
Headache Capsules Ad and Teething Syrup Teasers
Promotional fragments include Krause's Headache Capsules 25c from Norman Lichty Mfg. Co. Des Moines Indiana, Carlyle quote, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and teething gums, and a remark on painting as art or habit.
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Krause
Norman Lichty
Adams of Massachusetts and a letter to the judge
An 18th or 19th century anecdote recalls John Quincy Adams delaying a Massachusetts court case by sending a letter to the judge asking to continue “till Friday” for an old friend and a reference to old Tsank Walton. The tale also includes a father urging his son Jimmy to learn to sew for future marriage.
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John’ Quincy, Adams
Massacsetts
Massachusetts
Adams
Tsank Walton
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