The Fall River Mystery of Lizzie Borden
History’s mysteries recount the Borden case with details of Andrew and Louisa Borden’s 1892 murders. Lizzie Borden faced trial, was acquitted amid unresolved questions of entry and bloody clothes, leaving two crimes and a chilling police puzzle.
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Hough
Andrew J. Borden
Fall River
Mass
Andrew Borden
Bridget Sullivan
Lizzie Borden
Mr. Borden
Bridget
Mrs. Borden
Lizzie
Miss Borden
Bow Tie Demands Drive Henderson to Daily Fashion
A New York Sun note describes Henderson correcting his routine to fit his fiancée's demand for bow ties. Each morning he arrives in a four in hand, then departs at five in a borrowed bow tie linked in the cloakroom by a colleague, as he endures the unsteady fashion policing of love.
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Henderson
The
New York Sun
Women of Other Lands Spark Global Comparisons
The article surveys women worldwide, noting illiteracy in Siam, mothers teaching Samoa children to swim, Madagas car silk culture among the poor, Moro nurses in 1918 Philippines, Javanese pearl divers from age thirteen, Persian men’s laughter seen as effeminate, Hareem film censorship, Italian women smoking habits, and the London lord mayor delivering about 1000 speeches in a year.
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London
Statistical Notes From The Era Of Busy Data
The piece cites broad figures on words, mines, silk workers, world population, and death rates. It notes a 60 pound bushel standard for wheat, 70 pounds for corn on the cob with state variations, and ends with a local laundry advert and package drop at Proteau's.
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Union
Indiana
Mississippi
Ohio
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MM. J. McGinty
Milwaukee Tank Works
Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Telephone
Wakefield
Standard Oil Company
Frederickson Garage
Hanson Brothers
Standard Oil
Wakefield, Mich
Borden
Siam
Samoa
Madagascar
Philippine General Hospital
Persia
Bagdad Sheiks
Italy
ENE
Mrs. Standley
A. P. Olson
Michigan
United States
Bessemer Laundry
Proteau’s
A. Ringsmuth
Advocate Office
Pesnva
Studebaker Light
Brudebaker
South Bend
Gedan
Uapenpeeneeerie
W. B
N. P
H. P
R. Cloon
Thes 18 A Btudebaker Veal
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