Noted world criminal Dr Hammond captured in New Orleans
The man described as one of the era’s most notorious criminals, Dr R William Hammond, was arrested in New Orleans after a long career of forgery bigamy murder and confidence schemes across Canada the United States and abroad. He had posed as various figures including doctor priest and preacher while evading authorities since 1887.
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R. William Hammond
New Orleans
Holmes and Durrant
United States
Dr. Hammond
Lachute
Montreal
Canada
M. Coulter
Boston Police
Hammond
Pythias
Yreka
Cal
Sacramento
Indian Valley
Ind
California
Macon
Pasco County
Fla
William Vickers
Indiana
Brooksville
Freecroft
Savannah
Little Brookeville
Boston
Brockway
Franklin Falls
N. H
New Hampshire
Hanscom
Cissie Colby
Can
Quebec
America
Australia
J. C. James
Melbourne
New Zealand
Honolulu
Associated Churches
England
Maria
New Haven
Conn
United States of America
Japan
Hallowell
Augusta
Boston Globe
McCue
Banman, Deitrich & Longshore
From State Office to Engine
T. J. Hennessy of St. Louis Missouri former state railroad commissioner has returned to locomotive engineering. He previously ran trains between St. Louis and Poplar Bluff, left to campaign and was elected, served a six year term, tried a small business in January, then rejoined Iron Mountain Railway and operated a train to Little Rock last week.
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T. J. Hennessy
St. Louis
Poplar Bluff
Iron Mountain
Little Rock
Ohio Boy Cured After Breakneck Neck Breakthrough
An Ohio boy was cured of a broken neck by Cleveland surgeons. It marks the first recorded case of its kind.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Reproduction of American Drama Plea by James A Herne
James A Herne argues for native American plays over imported works, praising ethical, realistic American drama. He cites Shore Acres and other plays, outlines a Maine coast scene and a family tale of land speculators, sacrifice, and moral resolution. A note: no war between L A W and Cycle Board of Trade.
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America
Shakespeare
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Lalor Sheil
Bulwer Lytton
James A. Herne
Shenandoah
Shore Acres
Fifth-avenue Theater
New York
Maine
Bar Harbor
Herne
James A. Hernee
Cycle Board of Trade
The Singular Feud Over a Sweden Bride in Humboldt
In southern Humboldt County two brothers quarreled over a matrilineal marriage plan. One, a guide armed and cautious, revealed the dispute involved his brother who had once married the Swedish girl. After a failed settlement the couple split, leading to a rifle wound and a long, tense standoff on mountain trails.
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M. C. Allen
Minneapolis Journal
Humboldt County
Brudder
Humboldt
Sweden
Man with gun and dog falls short of ferry
A fat man chased a San Francisco Oakland ferryboat along Market Street failing to catch it. He leapt toward the deck but fell into the bay. A boy saved him, refusing a 10 cent reward, saying life isn’t worth ten cents.
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San Francisco Post
Market Street
Oakland
The Wholesale Poisoners of London
The annual report by Dr. Saunders shows wholesale attempts to poison Londoners. Stockralisers sent 430 tons of diseased meat last year excluding Sundays, equating to about a ton and a half per working day.
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London
Saunders
Napoleon's grand project to unite world art collection
Napoleon aimed to assemble scattered masterpieces of painting and sculpture into a single collection. He achieved this, and for ten or twelve years the Napoleon museum in the Louvre, Paris, was the world’s wonder and admiration.
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Napoleon
Napoleon Museum
Louvre
Paris
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William Hammond
Jas. A. Herne
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