Maythical Soldier's Body Swindle Exposed In Newark Case
A fraudulent scheme traced to Helen Gould's name centered on an alleged Marine lieutenant Douglass and Esra Davis plotting a fake burial for a supposed Sgt Olden. They targeted undertaker Richard M. Pearce, collecting car fares and funeral costs while deceiving a grieving widow at 2 Central Avenue, Newark. Police arrested a man named Doujians in Market Street as the case unfolded.
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Helen Gould
Newark
N. 3
Richard M. Pearce
Orance Avenue
United States Marine Corps
Santiago
Altholgh
Pennsylvania
Tiny
Doujians
Market Street
M We
Esra Davis
Douglass
Marine Comm
Texas
Leutenant
Davis
Salvation Army
Jay Hight
Enant Olden
Tamlette
Ued
New York
Strand
Fim
Gay Yosterday
Pearce
Ueutenant
Central Avenue
Orange Street
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An excerpt touts Golden Medical Discovery as the best medicine for various ailments claiming to restore appetite, digestion, blood purification, and bodily strength, with references to supposed physical restoration and strength.
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Bo Rimeelf
Mysterious Shipment Delays as Bodies Expected at Market Street
A police informant reports two bodies arriving by Gui0 train from the south to Market Street station. An undertaker awaits the coffins and death papers while officials try to locate the widow of Olsen and a donor who sent $2,000 for funeral expenses. No further bodies or witnesses have been identified at given addresses.
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Market Street
Douginess
Mien Gould
Olsen
Mies Gould
Winsted Girls Exit for Los Angeles Matrimonial Schemes
In Winsted Connecticut two women Miss Burns and Mrs Ida Newbro boarded the same train to Los Angeles after answering matrimonial ads. Miss Burns quit her mill job after sending $0 to a Los Angeles man and planned to marry him. Mrs Newbro, who married a man named Dean then divorced, traveled east with $300 offered as a marriage condition and faced no recourse for recovered funds. Both women, previously strangers to many locals, left for California on the same train.
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Sue Anna Thur
Los Angeles
Ida Newtro
Cal
Merg
Anenkis
Null
Tee
Spot
California
Mise Burns
Winsted
Dean
Mor- Fen
Emeey
Newhro
Crawford theater presents two Uncle Tom's Cabin shows
Forest company offers two Uncle Tom's Cabin performances at Crawford theater at popular prices. Teletinee for school children starts at 3 30. Mile Cameron and concert company headline next Tuesday with a varied program. Prices 73 50 and 25 cents. The Devil's Auction plays Friday and Coon Hollow scheduled for matinee and night Saturday.
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Crawford Theater
The
Forest Company
Mile. Cameron
Grien
Daisy Kerr King
His
Hiskins
Pittsburs
Cheetra
Perbert Kerr
Hammerstein
Olympia
New York City
Coon Hollow
A. mi
Robinson Leaves Hotel Bill Trouble In New York
Horace Robinson, president of the Robinson Counter Check Co, ran up a 51.23 percent bill at the Waldorf Astoria New York. He pledged household furnishings as security. John Norcross of Chicago filed a bill of seizure for the goods. Robinson resigned as company president last December and sailed with his wife to England after two years in the role.
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Chicago
Horace Robinson
Robinson Counter Check Company
Waldorf- Astoria
New York
John Norcross
Robinson
Robinson Company
England
The
Representative’s New York sojourn facts emerge at Waldorf
The text notes a representative who spent substantial time in New York and at the Waldorf registering there monthly. He allowed hotel bills to run month to month and secured small loans. The Chicago company suspects these loans were paid from travel funds and the 31,200 may cover expenses for him and his wife before a failure, with no attachable property in this country.
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New York
Waldorf
Tir
Chicasa Company
Shrer
Robinson
London
Soldiers Left Behind In Malta Train Port Sheridan Report
Washington reports from the Malta consul show all men sailors and soldiers aboard the train port Sheridan were left behind. The war department instructs holding the men until the transport Filet arrives, but cable messages indicate possible detachment earlier, risking deserter status or absence without leave for those unaffected by the Malta stop.
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Washington
Malta
State Department
Port Sheridan
War Department
AE Malis
Gibraltar
Lkely
United Fletes
Etelus
W H Young Named Superintendent at Atchison Orphans Home
Atchison Globe reports W H Young elected superintendent of the soldiers' orphans' home in Atchison by the state board of charities. A Tennessee-born veteran, he served in the Tenth Missouri and lost an arm on duty. He lived in Wyandotte county thirty-two years and preached as an evangelist in several towns. The piece notes his legislative help for the home and his long public service. Also included are testimonials for Mystic Cure and a note about New Gypsy Queen Baking Powder.
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Atchison Globe
W. H . Young
W. H.H. Young
Soldiers’ Orphans' Home
Atchison
State Board of Charities
Br. Young
Missouri
Union Pacific
Lawrence
Ruckan
Pap Young
Wyandotte County
Pomeroy
Lancaster
Huron
Shannon
Effingham
Monrovia
Parnell
Pardee
Potter
Orphans’ Home
Democracy Day in Topeka Sparks National Political Plans
The Kansas Democratic state central committee hosts a March 30 banquet in Library Hall to honor Thomas Jefferson’s birthday. Speakers include Bryan Towne Jones and Stone, with plans for 1500 attendees, rail fare incentives, and preparations by Frank Thomas and aides. Delegations from Missouri and Oklahoma expected amid national campaign chatter for 1900.
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Democratic State Central Committee
State of
Kansas
Thomas Jefferson
Uryan
Stone
Missouri
St. Louis
Hannibal
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Sedalia
Oklahoma
Topeka
Uus City
State Central Committee
Frank §. Thomas
State House
Democratic State Central
Thomas
Shawnee County
Bill to Give Governor Control of New York Pollos
New York march 18 another plan to reform the police would remove control from Tammany and place a state constabulary under the governor The proposal abandons a single head and instead seeks to establish a statuary constabulary in being considered This reform effort aims to rework the police authority in the state
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New York
Tammanys
Dea
Albany bill would create state constabulary in cities
A New York report notes Roosevelt endorses a bill establishing a state constabulary in first and second class cities. If enacted, the governor appoints a partisan board to run police operations, reducing Tammany influence and promising a crackdown on Tenderloin dives and police laxity.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Teddy
Tammany
Tnto
War on the Mississippi Arrives with River Packet Plans
Clinton and Ta report a new river travel boom on the Mississippi with local packet lines forming connections from Dubuque to Quincy. Two boats will ply each leg between Dubuque Clinton Davenport and onward, allowing short city stops. Diamond Jo adds through runs St Louis to St Paul and ports Sidney between Quincy and Davenport as ice clears and boats may run within ten days.
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Clinton
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Quincy
Davenport
Burlington
Diamond Jo Inc
St. Louis
St Paul
Diamond
Werekree Excursion to Santa Fe Route Details
An excursion departs Tuesday March 21 offering round trip packages to Arkansas Arizona Indian Territory Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma Montana Texas Oregon Washington and Idaho at a single fare plus 2.00 for the round trip. Stop.
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Werekree
Santa Fe
Arkansas
Arizona
Indian Territory
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Montana
Texas
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Free distribution of Deans Kidney Pills ad at Rowley Snows
An advertisement invites the public to a free distribution of Deans Kidney Pills addressing kidney disease. Readers are directed to visit Rowley and Snow, druggists at the southeast corner of Sixth and Kiabas avenue, on Monday March 20 after a specified time.
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Dean
Rowley & Snow's
Sixth
Ki Bas Avenue
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