News Bits Stir London Berlin and Indiana
A chaotic mix of reports spans anti Jewish agitation in Berlin, a Duchess of Westminster death, murder and arson cases in Indiana and Ohio, a $25,000 fire in Duke Center, and political shifts including Gov. Foster withdrawing from the Ohio Senate race.
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China
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Portadown
Jay Gound
St. Louis
San Francisco
George Midriscch
Indiana
Switzerland
Richmond schools plan annex for colored pupils in German building
State reports show Richmond authorities choosing to add an annex to the German school to accommodate colored pupils. Other items include Great Western horse sale to a St. Louis buyer for 1000 dollars and multiple local tragedies and accidents in Indiana towns.
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Richmond
J. F., Mituss
Great Western
St. Louis
PatRick O'Connell
Terre Haute
Fort Jayne
St. Joseph
Eddie Beach
Meredith Simpson
Vincennes
Lewisville
Dave Pere
Joe Golter
Eliza M Smith will contest unfolds in Kingston hearing
Kingston N Y December 14 There was another hearing of the Eliza M Smith case before Surrogate Parker. The narrative traces her life from Gibraltar born 1793 to multiple marriages and a fortune tied up before a fatal saw mill explosion. The suit centers on unduly influenced will provisions and several tentative wills. The case resumes next week.
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Lake Shore Railroad
George L. Lawton
William Lawton
Ellen June Hamilton
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Eliza Jane Hamilton
The Danish Princess of 1469 in Scottish Strategy
The 1468 Scottish Chancellor Andrew Stuart negotiated a marriage between James III and Princess Margaret of Denmark. Christian I offered 60,000 Rhenish florins as dower but could pay only 2,000, pledging Orkney and Shetland, which were lost. France pushed for a Scandinavia Scotland alliance. Louis XI arranged Jeanne to Duke Hans, later Louis XII.
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Burdette's Observations of Altoona and the Pennsy Shops
A narrator recounts how the Pennsylvania Railroad chose a plateau east of the Alleghenies for its shops. A pioneer and his wife’s shrewd handling of the agent’s offer netted substantial profit, enabling Altoona to grow into a city of about twenty thousand with major railroad facilities and institutions.
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Alleghany Mountains
Altoona
America
Logan House
Rhode Island
Jingles and jests from a bustling page of chatter
A collage of quips and verse from an old paper page. It lampoons music loving life the chessy humor of a city crowd and snippets from several papers. The piece weaves music praise jokes and mischief into a single lively literary snapshot.
Pin Money for Wives London Letter
The San Francisco Call argues wives should have separate allowances, with strict spendings tracked like England. It contrasts English households where daughters also receive allowances and keep meticulous ledgers, to American families that adjust spending after yearly income checks to maintain similar living standards.
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London
San Francisco
England
York Town Centennial Grounds Planned For Visitors
A company pledged to provide accommodations at Yorktown Virginia for the centennial celebration has offered fifteen acres of the Moore farm and the capitulation house. The monument site lies near the river, grounds will be well laid out, and festivities may extend about a month with the cornerstone laid October 19.
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Poison rings and historic use in ancient poison devices
The London Globe describes poison rings as having two types: an execution device with hollow claws and a hidden poison container. Historical examples include Demosthenes and Hannibal reputedly using rings for suicide, Crassus’s ring breaking to reveal poison, and Heliogabalus reputedly owning a collection.
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M. Crassus
Capitoline Jupiter
Heliogabalus
Pitt and Gladstone in Peerage Rumors
Utica Observer notes Pitt accepts a peerage from George III at fifty eight, losing idol status as the Great Commoner. It compares Gladstone’s past refusal and reports rumors he may resign as Prime Minister after Parliament meets, retiring to the Lords. The report is surprising.
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Utica Observer
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Earl of Chatham
William
House of Lords
Congress Quorum Doubt For Tomorrow in Washington
Washington dispatch notes doubt about a quorum in either Congress branch by tomorrow as members delay arrival and negotiations continue in the capital. The brief highlights uncertainty over attendance and potential procedural delays in the national legislature.
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