Carnegie, Prisoner in Garden, Tells of Door Lock Incident
May 30 report from New York recalls Andrew Carnegie leaving on the Oceanic while recounting a garden lockout. A curious boy refused to help, mistaking him for a stranger, prompting Carnegie to offer a flower as reward. He also praised President Wilson over Mexico and recalled Pittsburgh library visitors in white dresses.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Oceanic
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegie
Wilson
Pittsburg
Death of Little Nell links to Dickens fade away
London reports the death of Mrs. Tice claimed as the original of Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop. The article notes Dickens characters and settings persist only in memory as living models fade, with references to Micawber Skimpole Gamp and shifting London landmarks. It also mentions Mr Carnegie’s family and plans for a Skibo Castle vacation.
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London
Bleak House
Fountain Court
Ruth
Tom
Dickens
Doughty Street
Devonshire Terrace
Tavistock Square
Bloomsbury
Scrooge
Tiny Tim
Tice
Mr. Micawber
Carnegie
Margaret
Skibo Castle
Final Farewell to Her Child Prepares for Execution
Mrs Ferola faces execution in a public case as she steps toward her final farewell to her child. The article notes she will die Monday, July 6, marking a historic and somber moment in the courtroom saga.
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New
Bis
Adelaide Ferola
Sing Sing
Husband Blames Hotel For Marital Troubles In Death Case
Mrs Adelaide Ferola faces execution by electric chair on July 6 for the murder of Carmelo Canastrael. Her husband John Lewis Philips, a former Army captain, alleges she is a constant drinker and smoker and accuses her of infidelities with his secretary and others. He recounts alleged affairs and his own attempts to support the family as the case unfolds in New York courts.
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New York
John Lewis Philips
United States Army
Adalyn
Carmelo Canastrael
Ferola
M. Philips
Fulton Street
Miss N
Philips
Alice Bethel
Marie
Glynn
Madeline Ferola
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Death OF
Little Nell
Wena
Rafal
Yuille’s Bakery
Government Street
All the Pleasures
Roof Garden
Diehl
Mobile Electric Supply CO
North Water ST
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