Desperate Wife Caroline Wells and Her Fortune Schemes
The Deserted Husband narrates seven years of Caroline F. Wells's exploits earning fortunes from wealthy men, including $11,000 taken from him. A New York story links Wells to Woolston and a trunk of compromising letters. other sightings include a Trenton hotel keeper's wife eloping with a clubman. The husband remains devastated yet unprotected by divorce.
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Trenton
Caroline F. Wells
N. J
Pittsburg
Dispatch
New York
George F. Woolston
Sheepshead Bay
Woolston Affair Reveals Domestic Strife and Friends’ Verdicts
The report traces Woolston’s marital troubles with Mrs. Woolston, citing friends in New York who defend his character while criticizing the wife’s temperament. Morse and Rogers recall their long friendship and Woolston’s generosity, contrasting with Mrs. Woolston’s conduct and alleged infidelity.
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Woolston
New York
Frank Rogers
Morse & Rogers, Boots and Shoes
Doane Street
Mr. Woolston
Daniel P. Morse
Morse & Rogers
Wells
Mr. Morse
Builder Brewer Rue Elopes With Hotel Keeper's Wife
Tresten Boilder Eiopes With a Hotel. Keeper's Marital Partner-Both of Them Take Pretty of Money Along With Them. In Trexton New Jersey October 22 brewer Rue a builder left with Mrs. Cleary wife of hotel keeper William Cleary taking over 26000 in cash and 4400 from a local bank. The couple vanished amid police searches and private detective work.
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Trexton
N. J
Brewer Bue
Union Street
William Cleary
Rue
Snower
Elopers
Eue Hay
Tih
Ditstatee
Cleary
Cabinet discusses President's message on foreign policy and Americas ties
At the Washington Cabinet meeting, all members attended as key foreign policy issues were reviewed. The President faces pressure on Canadian and Alaskan fishery disputes and subsidies for U S vessels in Atlantic trade, while a conciliatory yet firm stance on South American relations is debated.
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Ece
Blaine
Harrison
Cies Meee Su
United States
South American
Congress
Three Americas Congress
Americas
Central America
Atm
Vera Denier M
A Very Swell Wedding in Philadelphia Highlighted by Notables
October 22 Philadelphia reports a grand wedding of Horace M. Porter son of General Horace Porter to Miss Adelaide Wattson daughter of Thomas B. Wattson. Attending were a fashionable guest list including George B. Sloan Oswego Clarence Halstead Murat Halstead’s son R P Bradford J Parke Hood Ulysses Mercur Robert Robinson. A large bridal party and a reception followed at 1815 Spruce street before an extended westward trip for the couple.
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Philadeophia
Horace M. Porter
Horace Porter
New York
Mise Adelaide Wattson
Thomas B. Wattson
Hare Ie
Ww. Vauk de
George B. Sloan
Oswego
Clarence Halstead
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati
R. P. Bradford
Dover
Del
J. Parke Hood
Ulysses Mercur
Robert Robinson
Philadelphia
McVickar
Alice Bretson
Reading
Florence Pullman
George M. Pullman
Chicago
Minnie Harris
Frances Farr
Katherine Gregg
Annie Wilson
Mr. Wattson
Spruce Street
Mrs. Porter
Clash at Polish Church in Plymouth Ends in Arrests
In Plymouth a dispute over church ownership after Rev. Father Warrigah was ousted led Bishop O Hara to attempt to take the Polish Catholic Church. Police forced entry, arresting six inmates. A scuffle injured several, including Chief of Police Melvin.
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Melvin
Incline accident halts coal cars on Ashley plane
An Ashley plane mishap near Wilrre mountain split a coal car train and a truck when the hoisting wire broke. The cars plunged to the bottom in fragments but three trapped men were rescued alive though badly injured. Two others were reported to be injured.
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Wiileessearee
Ashley
Wilrre
Woodville Ravaged by Typhoid and Diphtheria
Woodville in Fremont County endures a typhoid and diphtheria outbreak with about one third of its 800 residents ill. Ten typhoid deaths last week and nearly as many diphtheria deaths alarm the town as Dr. Busch manages around 50 cases. Business is suspended amid great public concern.
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Fremont
Woodville
Busch
Union News From Central America and Murder Verdict
The Central American Congress approves the basis for joining the states as reported by Consul General Baes in New York. In East Tow, the jury found William H. Bartholomew guilty of murder in the first degree for the death of Aston W. Dillard.
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General Congress
New York
Jacob Baes
Guetamala
Quetamala
Central American Congress
Gollge
Easttow
William H. Bartholomew
Aston W. Dillard
Knights of Labor Convention Set for Atlanta in November
General Secretary Hayes announces the international Knights of Labor convention to open November 12 in Atlanta. Delegates from the U S and abroad, hotels reserved, and Knights of Honor Hall to host sessions for ten days or more. Discussions will cover eight hour day, trusts, telegraphs, convict labor, and city contracts amid a packed Atlanta scene with prominent reformers likely in attendance.
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Atlanta
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Austria
John Burns
J. W. Hayes
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Kimball Rooms
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South Broad Street
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Law
Order
Charles H. Litehman
Dick Senyenee
George Biyer
John Devlin
Detroit
A. W. Wright
Toronto
John Costello
Pittsburg Ae J
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Henry George
Dr. McGlynn
Hure
Washington Gladden
Richmond
West Point
Georgia
Georgis
Congress
Alabama
Louisville and
Nashville
Fulton
General Assembly
Young Woman Found in Nightdress Near Naples Farm
Mrs. Jacob Reaton discovers a 20 year old woman in a nightdress on her steps in Onatona county near Naples. The figure is identified as Hattie French daughter of a local farmer. She recently displayed signs of insanity and had attempted to write novels at midnight, with manuscripts rejected.
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Brewer Rue
Union Street
North Law Law Mre
Pituburp
Cananbaicua
Jacob Reaton
Naples
Ontano County
Hattie
French
Saecees
Jury selection complete for Cronin murder trial in Chicago
In Chicago the Cronin murder case reaches the trial phase as 12 jurors are chosen after examining 1,091 men. Judge Longenecker schedules opening remarks for Thursday and defense attorney Forrest signals readiness to proceed.
Doctor in Gambling Debt Dishonors Note at Roulette
Boston October 22 Dr William Thornton defendant in a suit by a gambling house owner to recover 15800 from winnings at roulette. He turned $4000 cash into a sequence of big wins with 35x odds, totaling $10000 in one night. He later paid with a note which the doctor dishonored claiming it was given for money lost at gambling.
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Dispatch
Boston
William Thornton
H Reeb
Stabs Ph
Vanderbilt's Southern Home Revealed as Private Estate
The Vanderbilt property near Asheville North Carolina is being developed by Frederick Law Olmstead and Richard M Hunt into a grand park and residence. It will feature lakes groves meadows and other parklike elements while serving as a private home for George W Vanderbilt not a public institution.
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the Dispatch
New York
George W. Vanderbilt
Asheville
N. C
Frederick Law Olmstead
Richard M. Hunt
Archi
Vanderbilt
Tuxedo Park
Besieging Court House at Harlan Town Report
A Kentucky report claims Wilson Howard leading 100 men besieges County Judge Wilson Lewis at the Harlan Court House. Lewis allegedly holds 50 men inside the fortified building. The dispute centers on Howard’s arrest rewards offered in Kentucky and Missouri. The tonight’s confirmation suggests the tale may be exaggerated.
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Louisville
Wilson Howard
Wilson Lewis
Harlan Town
Lewis
Howard
Missouri
Yellow Jack at Key West Quarantine Resumed
Dr J L Posey reports another sporadic yellow fever case in Key West. The patient, E Ellingers, left Havana September 21 for New York by sea and arrived in Key West October 2. illness began last night in a different city area, prompting resumed quarantine regulations.
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Washrleton
J. L. Posey
Marine Hospital Service
Jacksonville
Fla
Porter
Key West
Frs
E. Ellingers
Havana
New York
Des Moines Child Tragedy In Charcoal Burner's Home
Two young children aged two and four, children of a charcoal burner named Clarke, were left alone in a burning home about 12 miles southeast of Des Moines. The mother discovered both children dead after returning to the house this morning.
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Des Moines
Clarke
Hamel
Bradlaugh Very Ill in Lowpow Report
October 22 report says Mr. Bradlaugh is very ill and thought near death. The illness is described as affecting his lungs and overall condition.
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Bradlaugh
Lowpow
Tragic Bequest Sparks Deadly Brooklyn Family Feud
In Brooklyn Miss Mary Daniels was shot six times by her brother William at their father Thomas Daniels home on Marcy Avenue. Two bullets struck but were nonfatal. William, 48, had a history of lunacy and family disputes over a will and a $4,000 fund placed for Mary and an asylum patient. William surrendered after a brief standoff, displaying indifference to Mary’s fate.
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Colorado
Woolston
Mary Daniels
Brooklyn
N. Y
Brookyry
William Daniels
Thomas Daniels
Marcy Avenue
New York City
Mary
William
Maries Peas
Vance Rom
Stewart
Marcy Avenue House
Drs. Ford
Hall
Mattea
Daniels
Gates Avenue
Filatbash Asylum
South Amerigs
Americas
Fiends in Human Form Ravage Home and Torch Lafayette
In Lafayette Alabama on October 22 five armed Black men forced Mrs. Smith from her home while her husband and children were away. They ransacked the house, set it on fire, and terrorized her by tossing her baby near knives. They fled, leaving the mother with a near lifeless child and ashes. Villains have reportedly been captured.
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Lafayette
Ala
Albert Smith
Peo
Merchants' Hotel Owner Hanged in Effigy
A staged hanging occurred at the public square last night over George W. Shirley's marriage to Miss Frame of Terre Haute just two weeks after his wife’s burial. Shirley's staff quit after breakfast, insisting they would not stay in the same house with the new wife.
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George W. Shirley
Merchants’ Hotel
Miss Frame
Terre Haute
Shirley
Distribution Plan Set for Flood Sufferers Relief Funds
Philadelphia October 22. The funds relief commission met at the Manufacturers Club to finalize distribution of flood relief land. Governors, mayors, and board members approved a tiered plan withholding payments by class and amount with set caps and offsets for prior aid. The committee will audit and begin disbursement immediately under the adopted plan.
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Philadelphia
Manufacturers’ Club
Beaver
Fitler
Hastings
Messrs
Miller
Scott
Marvin
Reeves
Ogden
Huber
Williamsport
Foresman
Mason
Johnstown
Board of Inquiry
Committee On
Messrs. Reeves
Lewistown
English nobleman Lord Hinton hunted for in Louisville
City seeks Lord Hinton the English nobleman accused of swindling. The report traces his rumored life, noting a 1849 bet in Portsmouth and a return to public notice as Earl Poulett’s heir, with details of a checkered career and a recent nine month English sentence for swindling tradesmen.
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Louisville
Lord Hinton
Debstt
Hintom
Britain
England
Earl of Poulett
Portsmouth
Betty Newman
Levies Lewian
Goughier Sfies Demas Vins Newman
James Newman
Port Sea
George Poulett
Indy
Earl Poulett
Lock
Hinton
Arson Trial Began Over Wall Painting Dispute
In Princess Anne Somerset county the trial of Miss Sarah F Hall and Levin B Hall for arson opened. The fire targeted Miles Cox property occupied by families. A painter sought to paint a wall. permission was refused and ropes supporting scaffolding were cut as Miss Hall left the scene.
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BaLtroze
Princess Anne
Somerset County
Sarah F. Hall
Levin B. Hall
Miss Hall
Miles & Cox
George W. Cox
Argos
Danish King Queen and Prince Arrive in Athens
The King and Queen of Denmark and Prince Waldemar arrived in Athens on October 22 to attend Princess Sophie of Prussia and the Crown Prince of Grenen. The streets were crowded with spectators as they toured the city, while Augusta Victoria and other royals departed Genoa, with Imperial and German contexts noted amid naval movements and weather.
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Katesor
Athens
Denmark
Waldemar
Sophie
Prussia
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Strike In Sunday School Sparks Boy Exodus
In Roor Mass on October 21 a class of boys left the Methodist Sunday School after a substitute teacher, a scab worker from Edmond White's shoe factory, took over in the regular teacher’s absence. One boy said the man’s union stance influenced his path in Christ.
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Ions Roor
Mass
Methodist Sunday School
Edmond White
Pay Speaks Out In Favor of Free Trade With Our South American Neighbors
Pay advocates free trade with South American neighbors urging lower barriers and stronger economic ties. He cites potential benefits for jobs and consumer prices while urging Congress to pursue mutual agreements.
Pan American Delegates Honor All Americas Excursionists
At Chicago a grand banquet welcomed Pan American delegates for the All Americas excursionists. Speeches by Senator Farwell and delegates urged unrestricted trade and closer railway links, with plans for a unified Atlantic coast connection and a shared currency concept.
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Curiaco
Chicago
Foraker Improves. Governor Plans Return to Public Duties
Columbus reports Governor Foraker’s condition improved tonight after illness. He states he expects to be out again soon and resume public duties, signaling a hopeful recovery and continued health outreach.
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Foraker
Columbus
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