Mysterious Murder of Ada Atkinson in Oxford
The Oxford tragedy, Ada Atkinson, a beloved young woman, was found murdered, with rumors and theories abounding. Col. Jack Templeton and Harris the detective pursue clues including a bloody handkerchief marked 6-4s-10 and a letter from the dead girl to a close friend. Lucy, the sister, is questioned but results remain unsatisfactory. A suspect remains under surveillance as investigators push for proof before naming a culprit. Local officials offer rewards totaling 5,000 dollars and plan to renew the search.
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Lazarertt, Inc
Oxford
Ada Atkinson
Famil
Jack Templeton
Col
Templeton
D ’S
Lucy
Col. Templeton
Harris
Ark
Jon
Sioners
Ex-Municipal Clerk Charged With Forgery In NYC
Inspector Byrnes announces the arrest of John B. Carroll, a former clerk in the NYC Comptroller’s office, on forgery charges linked to $15,000 in delinquent tax accounts. Carroll was taken after detectives traced discrepancies to his former bureau and tracked him from Stamford to a railroad station.
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New York City
New York
Byrnes
Comptroller’s
David E. Aiken
Department of Public Works
John B. Carroll
Carroll
Lim
Giatron
Grant
Hamilton House
Steven R. O'Connor
Reilly
Cerroll
Bonn
Allroad
Stamford
Young Carroll
Aannes Oes
Connecticut
Ely
Terrible Nassau hurricane wrecks many ships
A Nassau cyclone on Sept 8 wrecked over a hundred harbor vessels and destroyed wharf property, sponge exchange, and market after a 1 PM onset. About seventy deaths are reported, with numerous named vessels lost including Peerless, Milisa Trask, and Elizabeth. Rescue efforts extend to out islands and Nassau.
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Bahamas
New York
Alexandria
Havana
Nassau
Her Majesty
Sparrow-Hawk
Richmond
Briz Peerless
Milisa Trask
Bangor
Mary Jane
Elizabeth
Baltimore
Hester
Cornucopia
Belle of the Bay
Pioneer
Flight
Resolute
Enchantress
Chance
General Whitfield
Lady Hennessy
Trial
Speedwell
Neva
Maud
Rescue
Bell
Pride
Days
Victor
Eliza White
Prosper
Royal Exchange
Defiance
Phantom
Eva
Sun
Shamrock
Nimble
Mary Ellen
Nonsuch
Hennie
John Byron
Queen
Anna
Liberty
Carleton
Dorsett
Inagua
Charles Meech
Meech
Cameron
Elenthern
J. S. J. Higgs
W. A. Anderson
Nancy Simons
Elizabeth Colebrooke
Rosa Deveaux
Select
Grand Bahama
Whipple
Long Bay Keys
Melissa Trask
Norman’s Cay
Ship Channel Cays
Trask
Ity
Manasome
Cays
Bob
Silver Spray
Great Harbor
L. L
Damac
Boston
St. Pierre
Martinique
Burrao
N. Y
Vanderbilt
Mullen
Longpoint
John Wesley
Windmill Point
Arsenal
Grandeston
Mich
Bay State
Alpena
Typo
Asho
Amherst Island
Bois Blanc Island
The
National Colored Con Pation
Letter on reform and medical remedies cited as cure
A historical letter argues for reform and against superstition, praising education and emancipation. It discusses health, disease causes, and a cure claimed for Bright's disease using a preparation called Human Cure, detailing observations of albumin in urine and improved patient outcomes. It notes medical reception and urges professional openness to the remedy.
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Tention
Bright
Ming
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John B. Doris
Boonville
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
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Thomas Playes
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Brown & Musgrove
Cay Lobos
Wanderer
National Convention of Colored Men
Louisville
Congress of the
United States
South
Spon
Ua v
Lie’ Ota
Sw States Medical College
Gunn
Chicago Journal
Ud. Jnited
York
Kcine
Pierce
Rana Holloway & Co
Philadelphis
Arizona
Roya
G. H. Hill
Brown
Genier
Seater
H. L. Dewnann
Perry, Ga
Academia
Lyon
Wise
Chicago
Dickinson
Dickinson County
Moline
Weir
Berry Bros
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