The Strange death by own action in Cincinnati
A well dressed young man buys a revolver at Bode's hardware in Cincinnati, loads it, and shoots himself. Identified as Robert Moore, son of a contractor from Mount healthy, the incident shocks his fiancee Miss Emma Massman and his aging parents. Motive remains unclear as notes from a woman signed Belle surface.
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Cincinnati
Bode
Robert M
Fay
Robert Moore
Emma Massman
Mount
Grand Hotel
Belle
Moore
Dangerous Crook Jimmy Moore Escapes Across Cities
A sensational alert profiles Jimmy Moore alias John Morgan as a 29 year old feared criminal active in Chicago St Louis Marion Kenton and other locales. He has led multiple robberies including a 4000 heist with Wat Jones and a 2200 bank theft with Doc Ryan. He bears J A initials on his left arm and claims San Francisco as residence. He is described as medium height and slim build with dark blue eyes and brown hair.
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Jimmy Moore
John Morgan
America
Jimmy
Moore
Wat Jones
Chicago
St. Louis
Charlie Kenney
Cincinnati
Kenney
Uet
Marion, G
Ryan
Kenton
Murphy
J. A
San Francisco
Not the Lawyerto Baby Shocks Vienna Court Verdict
A Vienna court convicts Ernestine Meyer von Also-Russbach of two years in prison and stripping her title for buying a baby to fake paternity, after a Hamburg actress wed a rich lawyer and he died childless. Relatives contested the widow’s claim to the fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton-Eva Mann
Vienna
Ernestine Meyer von Also-Russbach
Hamburg
Nancy
A Dog's Wardrobe
Mme Patti hosts a dog celebrity named Prince Ricci a Chihuahua famed for elegance in a hotel parlor filled with newspaper men. Patti unveils a wardrobe of tiny hats blankets and a satin lined dressing case for the pet brushing its teeth daily to maintain good health amid admiring chatter.
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Mme
Patti
Prince Ricci
Chihuahua
Ricci
Queen of Song
Prince Riccis
New York Advertiser
Orangs Reintroduced in London Zoo Exhibit
The London Zoo has added two orangs to the lone gibbon occupying Sally’s old cage. One orang shows a cough and the other seems unwell, sparking worry they may not survive. Anthropoid apes are hard to keep healthy in captivity, with Sally’s decade of life among the longer-known spans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zoological Gardens
Sally
George
Zoological Society
London Daily News
Died from Pressure of Money on a Train Belt
A poor third class passenger traveling Paris to Turin collapsed near Turin and died. He wore a belt with 30,000 francs in gold and had rouleaux of gold under his armpits, but no ID was found. The incident is reported by the London Figaro.
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Paris
Turin
London
Remarkable Indiana Ghost Haunts Small Town
In Nappaner Indiana residents report a ghost seen over two months causing mischief. Sightings say a man shaped apparition approached a boy, stole a saw, and vanished. Other claims include triple harness on one horse, tying three horses by their tails, stacking farm tools, and scattering meat in a barn.
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Indiana
Nappaner
Ind
Philadelphia Ledger
Dog That Steals in Sa Jem Mass Frightens Storeowners
A Massachusetts grocery thief turns out to be a trained setter dog. The animal loiters outside the store then enters to grab items such as an orange and an ear of corn before returning home with the loot. No harm or bruising reported. no arrest warrant yet sworn.
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Sa Jem
Mass
Boston
Rival of Mr. Finnegan Found in Calais Patient’s Dash for Doctor
A Calais resident, seriously ill for ten days, believed he was dying Sunday night and sent for his doctor. After two hours with no arrival he rose, dressed, and went to fetch the physician himself, a feat likened to the tale of Tim Finnegan at his wake.
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Mr. Finnegan
Calais
Tim Finnegan
Kennebec Journal
Fewer Traveling Men Move Promised by Missouri Valley Firms
The Atchison Globe reports 211 large Missouri Valley jobbing houses plan to cut traveling salesmen. The association will set limits on how many men each firm may employ and regulate territory coverage. The move aims to streamline sales forces across the region.
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Misouri Valley
Atchison Globe
Sheridan road proves intelligent effort can improve highways
The Sheridan Road from Chicago to Waukegan showcases how a rural road system can boost land values and create a 37 mile continuous paved route. Organized since 1883 by Chicago and Evanston men, it uses varied materials, costs about 1.50 per foot, and has transformed suburbs with electric lights, water, and sewerage.
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Chicago
Waukegan
Wis
United States
Illinois
Highland Park
Lake Shore
Sheridan
Evanston
University
Sheridan Road Association
Fort Sheridan
Keokuk
Racine
Milwaukee
Association
Calgary
Sheridan Road
United
World Event Promises Mixed National Benefit
A fifty year old city hosts a global gathering while debating if the Restorative Nervice by Dr. Franklin Miles offers greater national relief from nervous ailments. The ad touts a trial bottle and book on nervous and heart diseases with testimonials, available free at Morris & Mullen. Also noted is a seven foot yak-like creature seen in Nova Scotia woods.
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Franklin Miles
Morris & Mullen
Mystery Explained and Shade of Health Claims
A scan of notices cites sensational claims about eloping girls and alleged remedies. It references Dr Franklin Wiles praising Restorative Nervine, Miles Heart Cure promotions, a $24 billion charitable appropriation, and a horse treatment, all in dubious ad style. Also notes a Warren Pa druggist and a baby in Truckee California with two eye colors.
One cure for drunkenness by Golden Specific
Drunkenness cure advertised as Br Haines Golden Specific can be added to tea or coffee without the drinker knowing. It claims speedy permanent relief for all drinkers, with no harmful effects and guaranteed cures. Mail order circulars from Golden Specific Co Cincinnati. Also ads for seafood, books, and apparel. Experiments claim audible speech range in open air.
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Br. Haines
Golden Specific Co
Race Street
Cincinnati
Ayer
William H. Quartly
Mintaton
Australia
RRS & Molle
Castoria in a Family Life Rhyme
A brief poem notes Castoria as a constant in family moments from infancy to motherhood. It then adds a humorous aside about cats dying at 13,000 feet despite nine lives, and contrasts dogs and men on high elevations. The piece uses playful language to link medicine, life stages, and humor about animals and humans.
Rheumatism Cure and Carpet Workshop Ad Notice
A fragmented mixture announces a quick rheumatism cure, carpet weaving services with striped and hit or miss carpets, and various local ads. It lists druggists, a bookery, hair parlors, a pharmacy, and binding services in Warren with prices and contact hints for several businesses.
Display of Human Bones in a Roman Monastery
A vivid account describes the Capiriccini church basement in Rome as a ghastly tomb. Four thousand monks lie buried in earth patches, with bones reused to decorate walls and ceilings. The place, labeled with each brother’s name and death, charges a franc admission.
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Rome
Sava
Jerusalem
The Magistrate’s Short Way with stubborn ticket men
English novelist James Payn noted for real life chronicles cites a cantankerous case on the Southwestern line. A rich man with a season ticket refuses to show it, stares ahead, and defies a ticket collector until a passenger reveals the son relation. Magistrate fines him twenty shillings or ten days.
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James Payn
Joyful boy turned to tragedy in New York living room
Herman Schlosser Jr. once bright in New York City entered his fifteenth year in 1890. Awake to burglars, he warned his father as shots fired through a door panel. Epileptic fits followed, sending him to Ward's Island asylum. Released hopeful parents found him violently delusional again, fate uncertain.
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Herman Schlosser, Jr
New York City
Schlosser
Herman scHlossen
John
Herman
Island
The Lunatic at Bay in Bushwick Creek Rescue
Brookyln police hauled a crazed man named John Johnson from Bushwick Creek at dawn. He paddled a spar and jeered spectators while logs drifted underfoot, ruining the officers’ uniforms as they closed in. Authorities know little of his past.
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Johnson
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Monson
R. J. Lyford
Wicharles Hill Wells
vaGut
Wells
H. Wells
Monte Carlo
Mr. Wells
Cele Harbor
Nova Scotia
Franklin Wiles
Morris & Mullen’s
Miles
Hlincis
Ioage
Ware
L. G. Neves & Co
Warren
Truckee
Cal
Siegfried’s
Siegfried & Co
Gregory
Castoria
L. G. Noyes & Co
Glade Township
Lenger
Pottstown
Epirotic
Lancaster
Berks
Chester Counties
Horton
Water St
Dixson
Srearrrmep & Co
Brooklyn
John Johnson
Bushwick Creek
T. J. Macmurray
Ripley
Ohia
Ayers
C. N. Nichols
Baptist Church
Tisbury
WATS
Price
Greenland
Elouk
Wabban
Horten
Pitchar’s Gastorla
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