Hypnotic Spanish-American Perez Outsmarts Town of Mier
Francisco Perez arrives in Mier Mexico and triggers strange events as diners and bar patrons display gifts and valuables that vanish from hosts. A mob debates drowning him but he confesses a mind bending power from mesmerism learned in college. He offers to return gifts and leaves with his tale of control.
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Mixa
Mexico
Francisco Perez
Mier
Rio Grande River
Perez
The Grip in Cleveland Largest Death Rate Ever Shown
In Cleveland on April 18 the city recorded 169 deaths in a single week, the highest weekly death toll in its history. The previous peak occurred ten years ago during a midsummer week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Death toll rises with grip and lung diseases leading
The report states 164 deaths were recorded with grip followed by lung diseases causing the largest share. The data highlights the impact of influenza like illnesses on mortality.
Tragic double suicide and murder aboard steamer Hitler
On the Hoboken pier the steering tragedy unfolds as Philip Ohnacker shoots Catherine Barth to prevent her leaving him, then kills himself. Both die instantly, leaving two German children and a grieving husband far away. The lovers had lived near a farm outside New York, where the woman tired of her affair sought to return home.
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New York
Hitler
Hoboken
Philip Ohnacker
Catherine Barth
Germany
Ohnacker
Qohnacker
American bark Annie Lewis collision with liner City of Berlin
A battered American bark Annie Lewis arrived in tow after a collision with the liner City of Berlin in dense fog about 263 miles east of Sandy Hook. The impact damaged the bark’s bowsprit jibboom and gear while the liner's prow tore away fittings. repairs may cost about 10000 dollars.
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New York
Annie Lewis
City of Berlin
Toman Line
Sandy Hook
Berlin
Feothing at the Mouth: New York Sheet Attacks U S Response
L'Eco d'Italia denounces Washington for defending murderers after the New Orleans slaughter. It accuses Blaine of aiding criminals and claims the American government betrays civilization, inviting foreign powers to intervene. The piece frames the incident as an insult to national rights and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Italion
L'Eco d'Italia
New Orleans
Washington
Blaine
Civilization of
America
Statesmen plan protest against Texas quarantine line
Denver July 18 Senator Teller ex Congressman Symes of Colorado and Senator Warren of Wyoming lead a group to Galveston to confront Secretary Rusk over the new Texas fever quarantine. They argue the line is unnecessary too far north and no Texas fever cases exist above 200 feet. They warn Colorado cattlemen face losses surpassing 1.5 million if the order stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Teller
Symes
Colorado
Warren
Wyoming
Galveston
Rusk
Texas
Byshim
Ted
Quay Resigns as RNC Chair in November Meeting
A Washington dispatch reports Chairman Quay of the Republican National Committee plans to resign the chairmanship at a November meeting after discussions with Dudley Clarkson and others. The dispatch cites reliable authority and notes the action follows a conference with key committee figures.
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New York
Washington
Quay
Republican National Committee
Messrs. Dudley
Clarkson
Lexington Observes 116th Battle Anniversary Exercises
LextseTos Massachusetts April 18 The exercises of the celebration of the 116th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington began this afternoon. The celebration will close Monday evening.
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LextseTos
Mass
Lexington
Troops Engage Bandits at San Augustin Estate
In Havana on April 15 a body of troops clashed with bandits at the San Augustin estate. In the ensuing action two outlaws were captured and tied.
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Havana
San Augustin Estate
Fire devastates Main Street block and nearby shops
A major fire in Little Rock destroyed Gus Binns Co. dry goods, the Grand Opera House block, and adjacent businesses including a wholesale liquor shop and a florist. Blass stock valued at 100000 with 200000 insurance compounded the losses. total estimates exceed 500000. A separate blaze at 119 Webster avenue injured a Chinese laborer and led to a theft of a seven dollar money box. A Brush estate building on Gedney Street in New York burned for about 70000.
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Little Rock
Main Street
Gus Binss & Co
Grand Opera House
Awmwettman
Florist
A. Kuuttner
Webster Avenue
Dama
New York
Brush Estate
Ois
Ieetey Street
Anner
Emperor weighs dissolution of Reichstag as Bismarck faces reballot
Geestemunde vote shows Bismarck weakens governing coalition amid Socialist gains and rural pressure. Emperor may dissolve Reichstag if Bismarck can form a Conservative National Liberal bloc, risking Freisinnik seats and a stronger Socialist presence in a new assembly.
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Bbby
Prinze
Bismarck
Freisinnkce
Reichstag
Baron von Berlepsch
Commerce
Herr Bebel
Amead
Royal Schloss
Count von Moltke
von Kaltenborn-Stadhan
von Schaeffer
Emperor of Austria vows peace to justify spending
Commentary notes the Emperor of Austria assuring that peace will be maintained to cover extra expenditure and curb the deficit. The ministerial stance emphasizes stability and fiscal restraint as wartime demands persist.
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Mentary
Austria
Gladstone Letter Ties Irish Question to Liberal Agenda
Loxpon April 18. Gladstone writes to the Mid Ox ford Liberal candidate arguing Irish question dominates politics and Ireland’s course challenges Great Britain. He claims Irish majority supports a path that erodes Liberal restraint and accuses Parliament of abridging civil rights with violent measures against peaceful Irish meetings. One decisive action by the constituencies could correct this.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ireland
Bradford Strikers After Blood Threats and Mass Meeting
The Bradford mayor received a letter claiming several men were detailed to kill him the watch committee chair and the chief constable to prove authorities cannot interfere with the public. Placards promise a mass meeting in Town Hall Square with imported workers backing strikers. Troops from Leeds have been summoned as precautions rise.
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Bradford
Watch Committee
Town Hall
Leeds
Newfoundland Delegates Meet British Officials Over Modus Vivendi
Newfoundland delegates in London seek to persuade the British government on Lord Knutsford's bill. They met at the Foreign Office with Lord Salisbury and Lord Knutsford, receiving promises to weigh the delegates' views carefully.
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Newfoundland
Lord Knutssford
Lord Knutsford
Monumental Coffin Carried Through Window to Grave
New York reports the death of Bridget Rafferty a 32 year old mother of seven who weighed 520 pounds and stood almost six feet tall. An oversized coffin 3 by 2 by 6 feet 6 inches could not pass through doors so a derrick and pulley lowered it from a top floor window to the street before burial at Holy Cross Cemetery in Flatbush.
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New York
Bridget Rafferty
Tracey
Holy Cross Cemetery
Flatbush
Dr Newton's Answer to Protestant Benedictine Letter
The Dispatch reports Father Ignatius accuses Dr Heber Newton of unbelief in the virgin birth and the bodily resurrection. Newton allegedly responded that he has no answer and questions who made Ignatius his father confessor, suggesting Ignatius attend Newton's church for discussion.
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New York
Ignatius
Heber Newton
Var Populi
Jesus
Newton
Ghost shirts and a coat of mail in Smithsonian stash
National Museum adds two Sioux ghost shirts and a chain mail coat from East Africa to its collection. Smithsonian officials describe the items as richly decorated with fetishes and signs, while recounting a Stanley era brigand capture and a debated skeleton tale from St Augustine.
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IFROM
Waasahiington
National Museum
Frank D. Lewis
Interior Department
Stanley
Africa
East
Smithsonian
St. Augustine
Tracy
Navy
Lightner
Deserters Flee Shoreham After Staircase Collapse
Washington April 18. Six landings of the Shoreham spiral stairway fell, prompting a probe into building inspection by architect Entwisle who approved the structure. The Shoreham’s owner Morton faces fallout as tenants and prominent lawmakers rush to vacate the vice president’s hotel amid renewed questions about construction and licensure.
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Washington
Morton
Shoreham
Entwisle
Hugh Pierson
New York
Pierson
Pension Office
Church of the Covenant
Eatwisle
Italy to Add Seven Ironclads and Three Cruisers
Rome reports Minister of Marine proposes a reserve squadron of seven first class ironclads and three cruisers yearly at a cost of 8,000,000 francs. The measure, if passed, would keep the entire navy on a war footing and signals major rearmament amid cabinet retrenchment limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Signor Calombo
Minister of Marine
Laborers at World’s Fair threaten strike over McArthur Brothers
About 960 workers meeting in Chicago warn of a general strike Monday if demands are not met. They accuse McArthur Brothers of failing to pay promised 176 per day for eight hours after April 1, and delaying pay or deducting discounts for those sick or unable to work.
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Chicago
McArthur Brothers
Spinners End Strike at Clark's Thread Mills
The Clark's thread mills in Newaxteg New Jersey end a strike that began December 6. The company will rehire most workers and some will be reinstated next week.
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Clark's Thread Mills
Newaxteg
N. J
Mexico to Exhibit at Chicago World's Fair
City of Mexico reports the government has appointed Leandro Fernandes as engineer to lay out grounds for exhibits at the Chicago World's Fair. Several Mexican states have signified their intention to participate.
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City of
Mexico
Leandro Fernandes
Youth Caught Rummaging at Penn Avenue Home
A 15 year old named John Kross was caught rummaging in drawers at William Ahlbecker’s residence on Penn Avenue. A young girl witnessed the incident and reported fear. the youth offered no explanation for his conduct.
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John ‘Kross
William Ahlbecker
Penn Avenue
Stelens
Treasury Officials Fear Large Pension and Bond Payments
Washington April 18. Treasury financial officers show unease over looming pension and public works payments and maturing bonds amid weak receipts. Secretary Foster explores easing the strain by circulating subsidiary silver or floating 4 1/4 percent bonds at about 2 percent, citing Windom precedent from 1881 with bank holders.
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WasuiscGtos
Treasury Department
Foster
Windom
Nine Little Millionaires at Gould Box in New York Opera
The Grand Opera House box of Jay Gould is the town's best patronized. Eleven people fill the box including five little men and four little maids with two anxious mamas nearby. The children behave with quiet poise, one eight year old in white gloves toys at the railing, while a whisper says each child may one day be a millionaire.
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Jay Gould
Grand Opera House
Gould
The Transforming Mirror in Washington Window
A mirror placed on F Street window captivates passers by as it reflects self images both directions. Women gaze at gowns and hats while a sick man pauses before the mirror, his reflection showing health and hope, then turns away as a young woman's image appears behind him.
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Washington
F Street
PADS INSIDE THE CHEEKS FOR FACIAL CONTOUR
Pall Mall Budget reports cheek pads to improve facial contour cost five guineas per pair. Made from corallite and molded with care, they are initially uncomfortable but become tolerable. Shipley Slipper of Holborn dentistry sometimes makes them. one minister found them helpful, though the dentist warns nine out of ten fail if not exact.
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Pall Mall
Shipley Slipper
Holborn
Mr. Slipper
Chicago Death Rate Rises To Eight Hundred Forty One
Cuicaso April 18 The Health Department report shows 841 deaths for the week ending noon today up from 655 last week. Acute lung diseases spiked by damp weather. The body of Simon Johnston the druggist was buried in Homewood Cemetery yesterday with services at St. Peter's Church at 2 PM conducted by Rev. Mackay.
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Cuicaso
Health Department
Simon Johnston
Homewood Cemetery
St. Peter's Church
Mackay
Balch Price Co Hats Arrive for Opening Sale
Balch Price Co Brooklyn sends a special lot of trimmed tailor made hats ladies toques and sailors to J G Bexnett Co Leading Hatters and Furriers Corner Wood Street and Fifth Avenue inviting ladies and misses to attend the Monday April 20 sale event with Balch Price items featured.
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Balch, Price & Co
Brooklyn
J. G. Bexnett & Co
Lesding Hatters and Furriers
Wood Street
Fifth Avenue
G. Pared & Co
Police Doings Record Many Cell Arrests and Suspicious Characters
Ellan Maasseam arrested for receiving stolen goods from Uriah with bail awaiting hearing. Davin Lewis Thomas Robinson jailed for drunkenness after guiding another to buy beer. John Crash sought for cruelty to family. Elras Hien held for keeping a ferocious dog after bite report. William H. Bardsley and Saree CalL accused of shoplifting. George Scott nabbed on Washington Street for stealing $13 from Frank May. Sam Baktos linked to attack on Officer Bothwell. G W Ginter arrested for starving wife and child. Thomas Turney in Hazelwood for alleged speak easy. Agent Dean sues G Miller for abusing family. Mary Reagan jailed for drunkenness. Laure Burren, 19, locked up for public improper language. H W Perkins fined for fighting on Second Avenue.
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Ellan Maasseam
Kelly
Uriah
Davin Lewis
Thomas Robinson
Elras Hien
Twenty Eighth Ward
H. Reefer
William H. Bardsley
Yman Bros
George Scott
Washington Street
Scott
Frank May
Sam Ba
Allegheny
Laure Burren
H. W. Perkins
Second Avenue
Cure for Terrible Itching Skin Healed by Cericcga Remedies
A Somerset County reader in Griggstown New Jersey describes years of torment from an itchy skin condition. After trying many doctors and medicines she found relief using Cericcga products including ResorVENT Soar and Coticukra Resolvent, reporting dramatic improvement and urging others to try them.
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New York
Remerites
Man
Li Griggstown
Somerset
XN. J
From Pillar to Post Jacksons opens grand clothing display
The corner window at Jacksons shows a broad range of home made clothing including Spring Overcoats in Cheviot Worsted Kersey and Melton. Prices $8 $10 $12 and $15. Black and Blue Cheviot Suits priced $8 $10 $12 with or without patch pockets.
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Jacksons’ Grand Clothing Establishment
Cheviot
Worsted
Kersey and
Melton
Fine Trousers and Pants Line Displayed
Very few items can be shown but the display includes Black Cheviot trousers at $3 and men's worsted striped pants priced from $250 to $350, with $4 and $5 options. Come examine the line of fine trousers and be pleased.
Jacksons Ready to Deliver Custom Garments
Jacksons announces full capacity at its custom department with a vast selection of styles. Customers are invited to leave their measurements as the shop pledges to fulfill future custom orders with confidence.
New Regulations for Bonded Canadian WasHINGTON
April 18 report from Washington outlines new regulations for bonded Canadian goods. Government officials announce compliance measures and potential impacts on trade, customs procedures, and import timelines.
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Washington
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Rowe
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TOUE
Geestemunde
Zolverein
Coftricht
NEW York Associated Press
Berwis
Prince Bismarck
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Schmalfeld
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Nol
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Hungary
Switzerlan
Belgium
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Signor
Crispi
France
Roumania
M. Varesco
Reuss
Gladstone
Bradford Strikers
Fpactal Tel
DR. Newton
Tstecial Telegram
Smithsonian Institution
Explorer Stanley
Conetts
Institution
Minnesota
Virago
Fla
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Con
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Treasury
Frige
Cuticu
Pottea bLrue and Chemical Corporation
Boston
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Fleming
Market Strest
Pittsburg
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WM. M. Bell
Mc Keesport
Wsu
Wharton
Sandusky ST
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Arn Niston
Elderring CO
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Hopper Bros
Jacksons
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