Bellefonte Soldier Returns After 27 Years Missing in War
Joseph Wesley Whitten, a member of Company C Eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, reappears in Pleasant Gap after 27 years. Believed dead for 26 years, he recounts capture by Confederates and 25 years in Cuban slavery under brutal conditions. He reunites with his mother, Mrs. Edward Stoner, who mourned him as dead.
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Bellefonte
Cuba
Bellerostee
Joseph Wesley Whitten
Pleasant Gap
Edward Stoner
Wesley
Battle Field
Eighth
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Andersonville
West Indies
United States
Millers Town
Perry County
Whitten
George Williams
English Society Shaken by Divorce Scandal in Liberty League Era
A London era report claims the Liberty and Property Defense League faces a social upheaval over a divorce case and prohibition debates. It notes steel rails price, American prohibition failures, and pending court actions amid royal inquiries and press interest in English high society.
Society Scandal in British Aristocracy Divorce Bid
The Hon. Henry Stapleton ninth Baron Beaumont descendant of the King of Jerusalem filed for divorce in the Lords from his wife daughter of Madame Elise the dressmaker. He notes marital strife and her alleged insanity while her substantial income aided by her own earnings is cited as insufficient recompense.
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Jerusalem
Lexpos
Henry Stapleton
Beaumont
House of Lords
Elise
Wootton Isaacsons
Lord Beaugnant
Lord Beaumont
Peron
Lori Beaumont
Open Arms for Boulanger in English Society’s Expectant Lobby
London papers debate the fate of Georges Boulanger as European society eagerly anticipates his next move. Prominent figures and exiles are mentioned while press verdicts vary from alarm to disbelief in a rumor-filled coverage of the French general’s influence.
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England
America
Pigott
Carnet Tee
Hermits in Holland Tale of Deserted Huts and Odd Ends
A dispatch from Amsterdam reports on Dutch hermits including a recluse who died in Genethal hut after fasting on bread and water. Thieves found only a lash. Count Villers has 100+ applicants for the vacant hermitage. The Limburg episode recalls a 19th century tale of two rich men and a winter death amid a broken shrine and a dog beside the corpse. A Franciscan monk now possesses the hermitage.
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Lonpox
Amsterdam
Holland
Genethal
Hermi
Count Villers
Buchy
Limburg
Exposition of American Art Set for London
An American art exhibition will open in London at Johnson and Norman’s galleries next month. The show will feature needle woven tapestries embroideries stained glass tiles plastic sculpture wrought iron Moorish fret and other works from New York associated artists. The event aims to counter English conceit about Americans and women.
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Lexpos
London
Johnson & Norman
New Bond Street
Associated Artists of
New York
Milan Sculptor Achille Bianchi Dies by Own Hand
In Rome, the famed Milan sculptor Achille Bianchi murdered himself in his studio on Monday night. He stopped ventilation, introduced charcoal fumes, and died in bed, the cause linked to unstable finances and unfortunate speculations.
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Is Ator
J Loxpox
Achille Bianchi
Milan
Rome
TOO BUSY TO KISS QUEENS CARNOT SKIPS VICTORIA
French newspapers attack President Carnot for not paying respects to Queen Victoria. He replies he is too occupied in Paris to leave for Cherbourg and kiss her hand.
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Lexpos
Carnot
Queen Victoria
Cherbourg
Paris
Death of a Duchess shocks English society and mourning begins
London April 6 Society reels from the death of the Duchess of Cambridge at 92. Queen Victoria orders mourning, postpones next drawing room, and a special royal train is sent for the queen who arrives amid visible distress. The Duchess was known for intimate musical gatherings and a reserved charm.
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Lorpon
Duchess of Cambridge
Victoria
Dhas
St. James
Chary
Duke of Cambridge
Windsor Castle
London
St. James’ Palace
Belgian King Considers Emulating Stanley in Africa
TEY CANS E 70 THE DISPATCE reports General Strachey notes Stanley's letters detail ethnographical and geographical aspects of his Congo journey. It notes vast forested regions between the Ituri River and Albert Nyanza, hints at exploitation fears, and cites potential Belgian capital interest in the Congo Free State amid recent doubts about its reputation.
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Stanley
Strachey
Royal Geographical Society
Society
Ituri River
Albert Nyanm
Catalte
Congo Free State
Africa
Pigott Letters Fetch High Prices in Market
In Loxpow on April 6 an informal market trades Pigott letters. Prices range from five to twenty five dollars depending on date. Solicitor Soames of the Times is said to own substantial quantities, though he won’t flood the market.
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Loxpow
Pigott
Soames
The
Times
Electric steam generator aims to power engines without waste
St Louis engineer Daniel W. Smith received a March 9 patent for an electric steam generator that uses electric heat to create steam which powers an engine and a dynamo. The system recycles exhaust to heat water, runs self acting and self regulating, and purportedly wastes no fuel or smoke once started.
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Dispatch
St. Louis
Daniel W. Smith
Standard Oil seals control of Cleveland gas plant
The Consolidated Gas Trust, likely the Standard Oil Company, has secured control of the Cleveland Gaslight and Coke Company plant and franchise after failed efforts. The move includes leasing land and lining up an oil pipeline from Cygnet to Cleveland, a 100 mile route through multiple counties to support gas production and other uses.
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Cleveland Gaslight and Coke
Great Harvester
Dispatch
Cleveland
Consolidated Gas Trust
Standard Oil Company
Cleveland Gaslight and Coke Company
Robe An Paren
Cygnet
Weekeee
Wood
Seneca
Gandasky
Erie
Lorain
Ouyahoga
Big Cleveland
Return of man presumed drowned last November
Eastport local says H F Wilder proprietor of the Eastport Aessenger appears alive in Pawtucket Rhode Island sending a letter to his wife. He recalls nothing after standing on the Lubec beach and awoke in a pod near Pawtucket, exhausted and weak but alive.
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Eastfoot
H. F. Wilder
Eastport Aessenger
Lubec
Rikins
Pawtucket
R. I
Steel Rails Sell For $130 A Ton In Johannesburg Market
News item notes steel rails priced at 130 dollars per ton in Johannesburg South Africa. Report mentions Pittsburgh observers and local interest in the South African field.
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Steel
Halle
Lospexs
Pittsburg
Johannesburg
Madame Diss Debar Obsessed with Spanish Student
New York watchers see Madame Diss Debar nightly attend Dockstader’s Theater to gaze at a Spanish student named Ripal. She sends him bouquets and perfumed notes, hopes to recruit him for her temple to spirits, while remaining outwardly platonic. She moves through the audience with confidence, eyes fixed on Ripal as the performance unfolds.
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Mme
Diss Debar
Madame
Romeo
Spiritu
New York
Dockstader
Kellar
Madame Diss Debar
Mr. Kellar
Senor Paul Ripal
Ripal
Legion
Mme. Diss Debar
Mr. Marsh
E. Diss Debar
Ihru
Duffy
Mademoiselle
Astarle
Mystery of Thompson Stirs Rail Mail Service
Rumors swirl over the disappearance of railway mail clerk John G. Thompson on the Columbus and Toledo line. Government secret service officials say he cannot account for several registered letters and has begun reopening his books and papers as an investigation proceeds. Thompson, linked to Western politics through a former office, faces past questionable transactions but was recently moved to railway mail service. The extent of his peculations remains unknown.
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Commans
John G. Thompson
Columbus and
Toledo
Secret Service
Ompson
National House of Representatives
Young Lo
Papapeed
Buck
Thurman
Dentist Finds Iron Ore Vein Along Maryland Coast
Dr. David Genese, a Maryland dentist and farmer from Betterton, found ore on his seven acre farm. An iron master estimated 70 percent yield. He traced a vein running 12 miles toward Galena and five miles toward Stillpond along the Chesapeake Delaware ship canal route.
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Maryland
Telege&m
THE
Dispatch
Barrons
David Genese
Betterton
Kent County
Troy
Galena
Stillpond
Xen
Chesapeak Delaware Ship Canal
Ducks Invade Kittanning as Sportsmen Fire Inout
April 6. Our sportsmen flock to the river in large numbers chasing flocks of ducks probably driven south by a storm. The scene calls out the entire armament from rifles to shotguns as hunters clash with steady popping and firing across the water, an event not seen in a decade.
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Hkirraxyine
Kittanning
Bac
Page
Botany Walk Ends in Murder Between Two Men
At 2 p.m. in April near a city in Ohio a botany excursion turned fatal when Frank Shafer of Ottawa Illinois shot a companion, M H Millspaugh of Ypsilanti Michigan, as they examined specimens. The assailant fled but was arrested later in Gerard. Police say the motive may have been robbery.
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Frank Shafer
Istroual
Fr. Scott
Kan
M. H. Millspaugh
Ypsilanti
Mich
Ottawa
Ill
Cit
Soradieistol
Gerard
Forger y, arson and abduction headline in Newark report
Special agent J. 9. Grier from Colorado arrives in Newark to escort Cowboy Herbert E. Coddington back to prison on three indictments. Alleged crimes include hotel arson, forgery of a weapon for $200, and an abduction attempt. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
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Newark
N.J
Boulangist Verdict Brings Fines Not Prison in Paris Trial
Paris judges spare Naquet Deroulede Richard and Gallean from prison, fining each $20 after Boulangist leaders faced potential two year terms and civil interdiction. General Boulang er remains abroad with talks of October elections and a courier from Paris returns with triumphal support from crowds.
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Naquet
Deroulede
Richard
Gallean
Boulanger
San Cafe Bacque
Cafe Bacque
Cae
A Mercenary Maiden in Brattleboro Probate Dispute
Miss Sorosia Alexander of Brattleboro sues the estate of her late brother E. Alexander over a 20 year old pledge. She claimed $1000 yearly support and $10000 for remaining with their parents, but probate courts disallowed the claims. A Circuit Court verdict awarded her $300. Judge Clifford presided after years of litigation across multiple courts.
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Carcaco
Clifford
Sorosia
Alexander
Brattleboro
Miss Alexander
Boston
Massachusetts
Miss I
Fae
Gore
Ing
Windom Sets Bond Purchase Prices for 4 and 4¼ Per Cents
Secretary Windom announced the government will buy 4 per cent bonds at 129 and 4 1/4 per cent bonds at 108, accepting specific issue amounts and rejecting others. He indicated these rates will guide future bond operations unless market conditions change. The total purchases to date under the April 17 circular stand at $128,914,600 with costs of $150,222,620.
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Washington
Windom
Eee
Indom
Reach North Pole Goal Aims by Leduc Route
Alphone Leduc, traveling with Lord Lonsdale, arrives in Chicago from Manitoba claiming funds and material allow a North Pole overland advance. He proposes 300 men to establish supply lines and news relay, with Boothia as base, seeking government aid and a courier link to Winnipeg before heading to New York.
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Curiaco
Alphone Leduc
Lord Lonsdale
Arctic
Chicago
Manitoba
Leduc
North Pole
Aled
Boothia
Winnipeg
New York
Boomers Plan to Burn Bridges Into Oklahoma
A reliable source reports that hundreds of boomers hidden in Oklahoma country intend to burn all Santa Fe bridges on the night of April 21 or earlier to halt trains into Oklahoma on the 22nd. Developers say claimants will pursue their stakes at any cost as arrivals to Oklahoma continue and a caravan from Lead and Comanche counties camps near Winfield awaiting movement.
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Winfield
Kan
Oklahoma
Santa Fe
Union
Lead
Comanche Counties
Washington Snowstorm Delivers Thunder and Lightning
Washington reports a heavy snowstorm and rain since early morning. Rain turned to snow around 9 o clock as a strong north wind drove flakes through a mild real vernal spell with occasional thunder and streaks of lightning near telegraph offices.
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Washington
United States Marshals Halt Eviction Efforts in Hamilton County
Des Moines April 6 The United States Marshals posse that went to Hamilton county to evict settlers has returned They report no further attempts for a few days as settlers are ready to resist and evictors are unprepared to confront force.
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Des Morers
United States Marshal's
Hamilton County
Pardon Applications to be Heard at Board Meeting
Special telegram from the dispatch outlines cases on the pardon board agenda for April 6. Names include A. M. Bowser for second degree murder in Allegheny and James H. Jacobs for first degree murder in Geary.
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Shargisnoresg
Board of Pardons
A. M. Bowser
Allegheny
James H. Jacobs
Lawmurder
George Clay Cemarelens
Geary
Jobin Wilson
Feleay
Contents guide blends news and ads in new format
The newspaper announces a three page number with a revised make up for classified ads moving to real estate and auction sections. It lists a table of contents noting telegraphic, local and sporting news in the first part and other matter in the second part, referencing political committees and treasury items.
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Dispatch
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Pennsylvania
Go Mother
Botefonte
South Africa
Boulsager
Belgium
Loxpox
Liberty and Property Defense League
Earl of Wemyss
Lord Bramwell
Baron Dimsdale
Earl Fortescue
Earl of Pembroke
Lord Penzance
League
Wales
American
Canada
Maine
Liberty and Erty Defense League
Friends of Temperance In
Iady
Courts of Justice
Bonlangust
Daily Telegraph
Monsieur Blowns
Blowitz
President Carnot
Her Majesty of
Congo
Spook
Love
Madame Diss
Thiece
Nvertheless
Broadway
Servants OF the Temple
Obie
Jamn
General Boulanger
Refuge
Paria
Brussels
Distatoch
Mengell
the Fair Courier
Hotel Mengell
Belleville
Yau
Rochefort
Boulan
Count Dillon
Henri Rochefort
Kaya
Eleesi
Senate
M. Thiebaud
Thiebaud
Feau
Lonendale
Washingiten
Republican National
Fara We Treasury
Part I
J.C
Bill Nys
Talmage
Beverly Chump
Epwakp
E. Hals
Market Review
Heer
Siam
F.a.c
Clara Beile
Everidar Science
Trieh Castle
E. L
Fannie B. Trowas
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