Italian Marriage Plot in Goshen Ends With Police Interventions
A Goshen shoemaker Joseph Piro offered $600 for 13 year old Ella Collander, aiming to marry her. Police intervened in New York before a pending union, returning Ella to Goshen. Piro resumes work hammering shoes while seeking a new, larger wife, and Ella plans more schooling.
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Joseph Piro
Goshen
N. Y
Ella Collander
Piro
Michael Collander
Collander
Bila
Ella
Cupid
Mammon
New York
Elbridge T. Gerry
Ela
Sapristi
Jealous Rivals Suspected in Park Place Murder
In Mahoney City Pennsylvania a groom to be John Shanosky age 27 was shot and fatally wounded during a wedding celebration at John Carowitz’s home. A large crowd gathered as jealousy over a possible rival suitor was rumored. No arrests have been made.
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John Shanosky
Apollo in Rags Faces Georgia Vagrancy Charge
Charles Johnson a gaunt, unshaven man in dirty rags appeared before Judge H. W. Baldwin in Madison Georgia and pleaded guilty to vagrancy. The judge imposed a nominal fine or five months in the chain gang after Johnson admitted to being from Fulton county and defended his behavior as unclear. He stated he did not recall the house incident tied to the accusation despite acknowledging profane language used while seeking food.
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Georgia
Charles Johnson
H. W. Baldwin
Madison
Fulton County
Fortune for Peace Contingent Will in New York Lawyer Case
Noted eccentric lawyer Ira Shafer of New York files a codicil to his will promising to give his wife and daughter city property valued at $100000 if she refrains from seeking a divorce. The Shafer household has long been in discord with reports of a dramatic past and visiting figures.
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Ira Shafer
New York
Silver as Benchmark Pillar for Global Trade Collapse
The article argues that demonetization of silver harmed farmers in gold-standard nations while Japan, China and Mexico advance on a silver basis. It calls for full remonetization of silver to restore prices, reduce middlemen, and boost agriculture, with governments lowering freight costs and supporting producer-consumer contact.
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China
Japan
Mexico
Farmers’ Club
England
Lord Winchilsea
Claude Hamilton
London
India
Senate Free Coinage Blockades Finance Reform
The piece argues free coinage senators block needed monetary legislation, delaying House bond and tariff bills. It criticizes Bradstreet's gold stance and Morgan Rothschild influence, urging restoration of an honest monetary system to aid farmers and producers facing high costs and taxes. It notes a test vote will reveal whether free coinage can control the Senate.
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Senate
Finance Committee
House
Bradstreet
Wall Street
Bradstreet’s
Morgan-Rothschild Syndicate
United States
Studius
Dear vs. Cheap Money in Monetary Debate
A essay argues that the push for sound money can hurt producers and debtors. It explains how a rising dollar benefits moneyed centers while harming those who depend on wages or production. The piece links gold standard demonetization to long running distress in monetary policy debates.
I Am an American and The Monroe Doctrine Policy
A Cleveland Plain Dealer letter argues true Americanism lies in asserting independence from England over monetary policy. It cites the Monroe doctrine, calls for coinage reform to end gold control, criticizes bond syndicates, and recalls the prior bimetallic era as proof of financial sovereignty.
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Cleveland
England
Schleheimer
Stetson
Perry Prentiss
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Luminous Ink Paper Shines In The Dark In Turin
A Turin paper is printed with ink that glows in darkness enabling reading without artificial light. The luminous ink illuminates text for easier nighttime perusal.
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Turin
Dingley Overheard Pondering Profits In A Cable Car Joke
In Washington, Dingley of Maine laments the dull state of business while John Allen boasts a mock 20 percent gain from six cable car tickets selling at a quarter. Allen reveals the satire, but Dingley insists profits generally just cover costs.
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Dingley
Maine
John Allen
Allen
Washington Post
Why a Negro's Hair Curls
A St Louis Republic piece argues hair curl and nasal form arise from tropical adaptation. It claims curls deflect sun rays protecting the brain and notes skin color linked to outdoor work and climate, extending to animals and plants from tropics to polar regions.
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St. Louis Republic
Africa
Polar
One Armed New Zealand Tennis Champion
The New Zealand women’s tennis champion is Miss Hilda Maule Hitchings, one armed with her left arm. She grips the racquet with three fingers and the ball between a finger and thumb for a swift low service. She is also noted for dexterity with needlework.
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New Zealand
Hilda Maule Hitchings
Strike Shop Planned by San Francisco Cigarmakers
San Francisco cigarmakers plan a strike shop where workers ordered on strike will be put to work at regular wages in any factory in the city instead of idling and receiving strike allowances from the union.
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Cigarmakers
San Francisco
Silk Hat Production Demand in United Kingdom
A report notes 12 million silk hats are manufactured annually in the United Kingdom with total value around £4 million. The piece outlines industry scale and economic impact of hatmaking.
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Fagland
United Kingdom
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Apollo
Paul Schwartz
Midland
Mich
Shafer
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