Faithful to the Very End in Brooklyn Widow Dies Waiting
In Brooklyn at 108 Berry Street Margaret Dunn waited by her blue chair at the front window for her husband who had disappeared. After days of vigil neighbors and police found her dead from grief and malnourishment. A bank book showed $900 on deposit and a Buffalo Clergyman’s name appeared in correspondence.
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Brooklyn
Berry I Street
Margaret Dunn
Bedford Avenue
Aad
Mra Dunn
Erin
Aira
MeGi
Buffalo
Dunn
Bourners
Last Impressions of a Butler Real Estate Agent Suicide
Butler resident Charles FH Shively, a once-prosperous real estate agent, wrote notes predicting his end after losing his money. He planned to end his life with laudanum and a firearm, noting quiet acceptance and final acts before and at his home. He reportedly blew off the top of his head at the kitchen table.
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Charles FH. Shively
Timself
Shively
Six Kisses a Day His Limit in a Chicago Bungalow
A man from Springfield, Illinois, tells detectives of a quarrel over excessive affection with his wife Ora Leedom of Chicago. He says his wife is good and housekept but overly affectionate, and he fled to New York after a brief scandal. The piece notes his claim that a kiss limit of six per day would resolve the dispute.
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New York
Gald
Iowa Convent Nun Elopes With Dyes Bridegroom
An Iowa convent tale winds through a daring elopement. Sister Elizabeth, twenty six, known as Liggie Welch in Chicago, fled the institution with aid from Mr Dye and friends. The couple wed at a residence of dyes kin, amid secrecy and startled sisters.
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Ellizabeth
Felenda
Dye
Lana
Felle
Aizzabeth
Welch
Chicago
Lutter City
Murringe
Banker Shoots Italian Bandit in New York Bank Heist
A three man Black Hand gang attempted to rob Par quile Pall & Sons on Elizabeth Street. The banker and Wesmedalan Gartiere opened fire. the leader was killed, two others fled. One wounded bandit died later at St Vincent's hospital after confession attempts. Police arrested the others. the wounded suspect claimed no clear names. The case centers on a display of gold and mounting threats against the Italian quarter business.
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Parquile Pall & Sons
Elizabeth Street
New York City
Wesmedalan
Tube Gartiere
Poulo
St Vincent's Hospital
Avritelli
Tan
Poequolo Poth
Low Fey
Merment Bose
Ing
Pol Live Department
Tallin
Petro Aino
John Well
Atehin Pol
Tlinn
Michele D’angustive
Loaer
Noonan Parkway
Brooklyn
Hatinn
Atte
Patt
Ralvatore
Mr. Mati
Almitet
Gartiere
Francesco Mollatro
Giuseppe Xaplo
Anil
Rome
Wilcaheth Street
Chatham
Pati
Keilied
Dkit
Ute Soellety
Black Hand
Undone by Illegitimate Love in an Alpine Murder Tale
German war office orders fuller inquiry into death of Nathan von Goeben. Hypnotic affection for Frau von Schoenbeck leads to planned duel, murder by a swift knife edge under Christmas tree. Von Goeben describes dealings, jealousy, and escape during this court case.
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War Office
Allenate
Natan von Goeben
Ceil
Frau von Schoenbeck
von Goeben
Major von Schoenbeck
Fran von Schoenbeck
von Goehen
Fran von Schoenbeek
Nurse narrowly escapes hanging by collar in Jamaica hospital
Miss Mary Brodie, a nurse at St. Marys hospital Jamaica, nearly strangled when her collar caught in a bed springs while attending a patient recovering from appendicitis. She freed herself after minutes of struggle and later reported the incident to the head nurse.
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Mary Brodie
St. Mary's Hospital
Jamaica
Fh Poilent
Aly
Sap Blight Destroys Lu Edward Spendiave in Mexico
Lu Edward Spendiave a thioker expert from St John N 18 traveled through Guadalajara on route to Michoncan. A sap from a tree while he struck it with an ax splashed into his face blinding him as doctors say permanent eye damage will leave him unable to see again. The tree believed to be poison oak. Locals have known sap danger for many years.
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Edward Spendiave
St John, N. 18
Guadalajara
Mexico
Michoncan
Spendiave
Mberman
Spendlove
Bill Jones and the Ye Grocery Store Tale
A fragmented sketch centers on Bill Jones at a village grocery counter listening to customers and workers. He notices patterns in speech and letters while recalling a celebrated era. the text hints at a distant New York Sun moment and a vast sum, but the meaning is largely obscured.
Passing the Hat and The Leap of a Cautious Suitor
A playful scene from the Minneapolis Journal recounts a cautious young man refusing a playful marriage offer. She suggests contributing by bread, cheese, and kisses, while he balks at the food and knife microbes. He grabs his hat and cane and vanishes into the bus line.
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Minneapolis Journal
Her Kind Deed Reported By Tiny Brally at Mercy Band Meeting
In a small town near Denver a Band of Mercy meeting has children share good deeds. A girl named Emily Brally recounts a morally odd act claiming she removed a dog’s tail to help it, showing humorous innocence and misinterpretation.
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Band of Mercy
Amall
Denver
Little Brally
Ted
Emily
The Witty Widow at the Crossroads
A brief humorous exchange unfolds at a crossroads between a pretty widow and a handsome young man near a tee machine. The widow asserts she is not a miss but a widow, prompting light banter about miles and flirtation in a small town scene from the St Louis Republic.
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Louis Republic
Indelicate Birthday Party Gossip Sparks Social Speculation
A jumble of pasted quips from various papers depicts a bevy of socialites, parties, and bets. The chatter notes Mrs Flammery’s birthday celebration, Deliguttil intrigue, and the challenge of breaking into society with humor, timing, and financial success as key themes.
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Flammery
Cleveland
Preventive Measure Quip From A Doctor Cartoon
In a Philadelphia Ledger style quip a doctor dismisses fear of being buried alive with a dark joke. The Nat Fake Ke and a swan lampoon catchphrase exchange ends with a quack versus rubber movement jab from Movaton Post.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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