Doctor Porter Keeps Booth’s Remains Hidden in Family Plot
Bridgeport Connecticut physician Dr George L Porter the only living member of the party that handled John Wilkes Booths body states the remains are secure in a Baltimore area family burial plot He served as surgeon at Washington from 1861 to 1867 and later practiced in Bridgeport with a notable medical career He has been linked to expert testimony in major murder cases including Crofts in New England states.
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John Wilkes Booth
Lingsoln
Potomac River
Baltimore
Assassia
George L. Porter
Bridgeport
Conn
Potter
Tortugas
Porter
Ely
Maron Ha
Concord
N. MH
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Geo. L. Porth
Medicaale
G. A. TL
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Masgale
Witn
Charles B. Croas
New England
The Oyster's Age Aboard the Tide
The age of an oyster is read from the hinge lines as each line marks a year. Four years marks voting age and market trips, yet many oysters live beyond that, some reaching thirty or more. The piece notes long-lived oysters are rare and often eaten young.
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Mn Oyaten
Wealth and Invention Patents and Monopolies
A Cassler's Magazine essay notes the American patent system spurs invention and supports national industrial supremacy. It argues inventions and manufactures rise together with labor and capital sharing in wealth from improved machinery, citing views by W. R. Alger.
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Cassler's
Countess of Warwick’s Diverse Ventures and Charities
The Countess of Warwick acts as a leading organizer in business and philanthropy. She runs a needlework shop aiding a model lodging house, founded a hostel for English girls in horticulture and farming, and established journals and schools. She supports charities, runs schemes on Warwick estates, and oversees Warwick Minutes Limited while praised as a society leader and artist.
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Warwick
Essex
Earl of Warwick
Warwick Castle
Posit Street
Countess of Warwick
Reading
Woman's Agricultural Times
Andonré and Technical School
Hasex
England
Remarkable pardon tale of Edward Cautley forgery suspect
Edward Cautley, once a prison escapee and forger, rose to prominence in Philadelphia's business world while living under an alias. Upon learning his mother was dying, he surrendered to Michigan City authorities at the governor's request, received a pardon, and was allowed to visit his mother before a parole granted.
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Trdlana
Ruedas
Ontalde
Mana
Cees
Phiadelphia
Indiana
Edward Cautley
Tens Atrance
State Insane Hospital
Logans
Bart
Mac
Michigan City
Cautley
Philadelphia
Huglodda
Hauwa
Treasny
Tig Anancial
Campany
Matthews
Mount
Coutley
Logansport
Edward Cartley
Governor Mount
State House
Parola
Effect of Machinery on Bank Check Perforation
The New York Evening Telegram lists three industries as examples of savings from replacing hand labor with machines. Forty years ago one man spent 750 hours to perforate 150000 bank checks earning 160 dollars. Now machinery handles the same work with six workers in nine hours and fifteen minutes. They earn about double the hourly wage, yet labor cost drops to 3 dollars from 150.
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New York Evening Telegram
Codfish Dinners Highlight Newport Society Diversions
Newport society guests host codfishing parties as luncheon diversions. The feature of the event notes the fish often fails to bite, prompting hopes for alternative luncheon plans amid fashionable amusements.
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Newport
Walked to Her Own Funeral in Bangor Maine
Misheard death notice causes panic as Miss Addie Paul of Manger Missouri, recovering from a winter injury, is believed dead in Bangor. A Camden trip to be with her sister preceded a misreported Bangor telegram that her remains would be buried there. Upon arrival at the church she appeared alive, prompting shock among attendees.
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Countess of Warwick
Baylend
Warwick
Fora
Wales
Hasearat
Tranby Croft
Tovldent
Manger
Maine
Addie Paul
Mangor
Camden
Bangor
Paul
Edward
Mies Paul
Miss Paul
Bwitt Kick for Shoplifters in New York Stores
New York stores test a back door approach to shoplifting. when loot is less than $25, prosecutors see petty larceny but detectives seize the items and eject the thief with a playful kick. The warning aims to deter repeat offenses.
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New York
Chicago Tribune
Senator Corbett in Trouble for Damages Suit
Ex United States Senator Henry Corbett batt, Portland banker and former senator, is sued by B B Peterson of Montana for 100000 alleging he alienated Peterson's wife, causing a divorce. The couple wed in Helena in 1884 and separated after Corbett met Mrs Peterson in August 1899. Corbett, aged 73, denies the charges.
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United States
Henry Corebatt
Portland
Ofe
First Natonal Bank
B. Peterson
Hutte
Mont
Peterson
Helena
Corbett
Hurricane Washes Humming Birds From St Vincent
The 1898 West Indies hurricane led to the disappearance of a small bronze-green humming bird species from St Vincent. Larger humming birds survived the storm and remain seen on the island, but the crest‑erecting bronze-green variety that was once common is now gone.
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West India Islands
St Vincent
St. Vincent
Odd Payment at Tenant's Death in Salop
In Brug Salop England a peculiar death payment persists when a tenant dies involving the best beast a side of bacon a young cock a whole piece of cloth and a small barrel of ale reflecting old customary duties retained in the parish economy.
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Brug
Salop
England
England's Future Queen in Sweet Gracious Light
The Marquise de Fontenoy surveys the Princess of Wales as the future queen, praising her charm and benevolent manner. She notes youthful appearance, disciplined routines, and a calm, principled social presence that outshines rivals while avoiding scandal or overt political cleverness.
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England
Wales
Marquise de Fontenoy
Mays
Artlet
Menag
Austria
Haven of Rest sect attracts followers in Fulton County Indiana
A new religious movement called the Haven of Rest gathers in Fulton County Indiana led by Rev Samuel Plante a former Evangelical Association member who now preaches from a base of dissatisfaction with other denominations. The group has no fixed church and meets in various fields with Plante drawing crowds through strong oratory while aiming to convert others.
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Fulton County
Indiana
Feld
Samuel Plante
Evangelical Association
Noble County
Statue of Liberty Struck Twice by Lightning on July Fourth
Lightning hit the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island twice during the Fourth of July storm. The upraised arm and forehead were struck as workers inspected the statue and found no damage due to its lightning rod system. The same storm set Bayonne oil works ablaze.
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Liberty Island
New York Harbor
Standard Oil Company
Bayonne
The Peddler's Handle and the Fashionable Maiden
A fashion note describes how fashionable maids use bandanas to bundle daily purchases. Morning shopping items such as books sewing fruit candy gloves and more are tied into bold handkerchief bundles, a popular trend in eastern styled colors enlivening shop displays.
Parla Woman Recalled in Old Fashioned Marketane
A reader notes that the Parla woman of a century ago marketed with a bright kerchief for carrying vegetables, suggesting the current matinee fad is a revival of a very old fashion.
Condensed Milk Trade Shapes Chilean Milk Market
The article notes Chile imports about 620000 pounds of condensed milk annually, mainly from Great Britain and Germany. England ships labeled Hinglish and Germany Swiss, packed in cans. A Leipzig consul cites the nations’ merchant fleets giving them price and access advantages, predicting Chile will buy more of American iron, machinery, and textiles when a merchant marine develops.
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Chul Protory
Great Britain
Germany
England
Warner
Leipzig
United States
Chill
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J. W. Booth
T George K. Porter
Connecticut East
That Mayoied
Ie Momalus
Lincoln
W. BR. Alger
the Countess of Warwick
Havana
Senorita Silvia Alfonso
China
Baron M. Schwartzenstein
Baroness Schwartzenstein
Baron Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Baron Kelteler
Pekin
Frankfort-on- the Main
Maude
Carl von Brockilort le Vinson
Cornelius Roosevelt
Senator Corbett
Princess of Wales
Frederick
Tary
George IV
Eer Tee Gee
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