Insanity School Tales Spark Murder Case Probes
The New York World reports on trials where defendants feign insanity to dodge punishment. It cites the Tombs School of Infinity, professor figures, and cases like Nino, Tobin, and Rose, detailing alleged coaching in simulating madness and the ensuing legal fates.
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New York
Tombs
Ben Ali
Frenchy
Carrie Brown
Cousey
Shakespeare
Crm
Whitechapel Road
Thomas Tobin
Harry Rose
Charles L. Dana
Carlos MacDonald
Tobin
Rose
New York World
Secret School of Insanity and the Vincenzo Nino Case
Reported events describe a Neapolitan barber named Vincenzo Nino who killed his wife in 1896. After his arrest he showed signs of dementia and memory loss while lawyers linked the incident to a larger secret school. Doctors and officials examined Nino at the Tombs and used a wrist recording device to evidentially pursue the case.
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Chetwood
Robert Rafford Newton
Nino
Newton
Vicence
Wadher
Tombe
Vicenzo
Ria
Vincenzo Nino
Charles , Dane
Noted Rockefeller kin visits Emporia in light rural tale
The Emporia Gazette chronicles Frank Rockefeller visiting his nephew in Emporia. He traveled from Kansas City to Sunny Snipe farm, bought wild ducks and geese from Simon Harker for his Kiowa county ranch, then enjoyed a large supper with Mrs Rockefeller. He relaxed in shirt sleeves, chewed tobacco, and joked about wealth.
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Frank
Frank Rockefeller
Kansas
Texas
Emporia
Emporia Gazette
Rockefeller
Kansas City
Simon Harker
Kiowa County
Campaign of Joseph Hunter for Jefferson County Recorder
A Democrat named Joseph Hunter pursued a distinctive campaign in Jefferson County Ohio aiming for the Recorder position. After a wartime setback he returned with a slate and pencil and claimed success while opponents contended they had been misled.
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Joseph Hunter
Idaho
Jefferson County
Ohio
Cincionsto Euquirer
Invalid Preacher's Good Work Revives Spokane Meetings
Dr. Daniel Ghephardson, a Baptist preacher paralyzed and wheelchair bound, conducts revival meetings in Spokane Washington. He speaks to large afternoon crowds despite his disability.
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Daniel Ghephardson
Spokane
Wash
Ghephardson
Altornony and
Ayeuing
Bligited Earthly Hopes
A cryptic note hints at婁 a whimsical riddle about storks and birth, suggesting wishes and fate collide with an odd blend of superstition and playful wordplay. No clear names or events are present.
Secretary Ends Turkey Campaign After Printing Office Feat
A Navy Department anecdote recalls 1881 when Secretary Whitner ordered heavy turkey distribution to staff who helped push a report. Two thousand to six thousand birds were proposed. printing office staff and bindery workers praised the effort with requests for turkeys. The secretary then declared he had “gone out of the turkey business.”
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Saya
Eher
Navy Department
Whitner
Peters
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Tall Blackbird Tale From Atlanta’s Past
A Confederate era Atlanta tale recalls a blackbird invasion described by a former resident. The speaker recounts a mass of birds darkening the sun, a dramatic gunshot, and days of blackbird pie shaping local lore with neighbor Dock Smith claiming to have witnessed it.
Indignant Mother Feuds With Conductor Over Five Children
A New York news anecdote relayed in Philadelphia features a mother with five children boarding a crowded horse car. The conductor askes if all are hers or if others accompany them. She responds sharply that all are hers and the car is full, delivering a pointed retort about plenic.
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Philadelphia
Joseph L. Barbour
Lawyear
Hartford
Conn
New York
New York Times
Frills and Gatekeepers Delay Sulzer at War Secretary Door
Representative Sulzer of New York tried to deliver a card to the Secretary of War as messengers blocked access and claimed no meetings today. Sulzer pressed, noting his rank as minority member of the commission on military affairs. A door was opened and he was told to walk in to see the secretary.
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Root
Sulzer
Secretary of War
New York
House of Representatives
Opus
Sage
Ale
Untitled Derivation Notes Spur a Cantankerous Tale
A fragmented historical clipping cites a person named Wayne Che Byrtigg amid a quirky colonial era debate. The text references an Indian Dames episode and a tidal river scene, hinting at a clash over naming and national identity.
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Wayne Che Byrtigg
Mad
Republicas
Too Earnest in Hi Work Humorous Warning from a Washington Insider
An old colored servant of a Washington congressman deflects a whisky party, forcing restraint as the guest list and the drink threaten decorum. The anecdote links to broader ideas about self-improvement and the value of common sense over rigid doctrine. The piece also cites Stevenson on neighborly duty and Tolstoi under his wife’s care, illustrating tension between genius and practical wisdom.
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Congres
Washington
Atakin
Tolstoi
Friday the Thirteenth Luck in America Says Totten
Prof A L Totten former military mentor at Yale replies to a New Yorker about luck in the year. He argues thirteen appears in heraldry and national symbols and Friday is a favorable day with multiple thirteens counted from letters and emblems.
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America
A. L. Totten
Yale
Althey
Amertos
Auerten
I. Pluribus
Mannasseh
Israel
Aged Canadian Statesman Senator Wark Near Century Mark
Senator Wark a veteran Canadian legislator nearing his hundredth birthday likely the oldest in the world and has served New Brunswick for over sixty years while planning a light year of legislative duties.
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Wark
New Brunswick
Swedish Firm Buys Norwegian Waterfall for Industry
A Swedish company purchased the Rjukan Falls at Telemarken Norway to harness its power for industrial use. The falls, among the world's largest, are being prepared for development. Sweden previously sought portions of the falls but the government kept them for public purposes.
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Advancement
Norway
Telemarken
Thin Company
Sweden
Doan Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad From 1899
Veteran Joshua Heller of 706 Walnut Street Illinois credits Doan Kidney Pills with curing his kidney and bladder troubles after a fall in 1899. He reports pain relief, restored function, and ongoing use of the product with free medical advice and a free trial offer by Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY 60 cents per box available nationwide.
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Doan
Joshua Heller
Walnut Street
Ibana
Enya Lo
Conningham Bror
Champaign
Dean
Hell
United States
Adrean Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, Y
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