The Malleys and the murder of Jennie Cramer Morz
A sensational New Haven murder case centers on James and Walter Malley, socialites linked to Jennie Cramer. Arsenic found in Jennie’s remains. Prosecution argues the couple lured and killed her, while defense cites self harm. Blanche Douglass figures as an alleged accomplice. A mysterious, devoted admirer watches from the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Haven “Bloods
Jennie Cramer
Morz
Malley Boys
New Haven
Savin Rock
Malleys
James
Walter
Neath
Sheffield School of Science
Blancie Douglass
New York
Douglass
Jennie
Edward Malloy
Blanche Douglass
Walter Malley
Ghous Douglass
James Malley
Walter Mailey
Democles
Cabinet hopes for Agriculture rank in new department debate
From Washington correspondents the piece surveys efforts to elevate the Department of Agriculture to a first class executive department with a cabinet head. It discusses Schurz opposition, possible reorganization involving land offices, and the president's possible role in cabinet invitations. It also critiques Speaker Keifer and Robeson era navy spending, then shifts to lunar atmosphere theories and a historical note on a supposed artificial fortification observed on the moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasamerox
D. C
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Bureau of Agriculture
le Duc
Schurz
Public Service
Interior Department
General Land Office
Bureau of Geological Surveys
Railroad Bureau
Commissioner of Agriculture
Keifer
House
New York Chamber of Commerce
Republic
Washington
Jefferson
Adamses
Jackson
Robeson
Shipherd
Dorsey
Ben Butler
Bob Ingersoll
Halcyon
Hayes
Navy Department
Navy
Moon Atmosphere Sparks Habitability Debate, Astronomers Say
Dispatches from Asia and Africa report the lunar eclipse of the 17th observed successfully. Spectroscopic findings suggest a moon atmosphere, renewing questions about potential life there while noting the moon’s fixed orientation and rapid orbital motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Africa
Elopement scandal rocks Frewsburg high life
From the Bradford Era Frewsburg reports a sensational elopement involving Thomas Halliday and Mrs Irene Persell. Details show Halliday, owner of a thriving Frewsburg dry goods and grocery store with partner Fisk, eloped with Persell after a troubled marriage. they traveled via Meadville and Lakewood with aid from Parker Miller, leaving behind two notes of departure. The incident unsettles a town previously seen as respectable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frewsburg
Jamestown
Thomas Haliday
Irene Persell
Lyman Meyers
Charles W. Persell
Persell
DeForest Weld
Ele
Bradford
Geo. A. Fisher & Co
Buffalo
Youngsville
Haliday
Parker Miller
Greenback Labor Convention Chooses Ticket in Harrisburg
The State Greenback and Labor Convention met in Harrisburg with about ninety delegates. E. E. Cotton was elected chairman, and nominees included Thomas A. Armstrong for governor J W Powderly for lieutenant governor J Lowrie De Woody for secretary of internal affairs J Adam Cake for supreme judge Robert E K Torslinson for congressman at large F B Heath re elected state central committee chair. The platform urged government issue of currency, state control of transportation and land, eight hour work day, tariff revision, and pensions for soldiers. The piece notes the ticket may be strategic and uncertain in purpose while praising some nominees and criticizing party leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenback and Labor Convention
Harrisburg
E. E. Cotton
Allegheny County
Thomas A. Armstrong
Philadelphia
J. W. Powderly
Scranton
J. Lowrie de Woody
Venango
J. Adam Cake
Northumberland
Robert EK. Torslinson
Berks
Heath of
Corry
State Central Committee
Witeress
National Greenback-Labor Party of Pennsylvania
Chicaco
Eloping Couple Linked to Firm Fraud and Local Fallout
A note from Nexi to Mrs. Jones reveals an elopement plan with about $8000 taken, Haliday & Co crooked accounts prompt detectives and potential legal action. Haliday’s wife and father arrive. Mrs. Tall day mourns. Parker Miller faces strong local backlash as authorities weigh charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Jones
Nexi
Haliday
Fisk
Haliday & Co
Frewsburg
Tallday
Persell
Jamestown
Buffalo
Parker Miller
Stalwart Decline Shakes Convention In 19th Century Vote
Thomas M. Marshall of Pillsbury declines the congressman at large nomination from the stalwart convention. Independents may nominate him in Philadelphia on the 24th. Report notes the stalwart machine breaking apart and compares the Republican party to a divided house that cannot stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hion
Thos. M. Marshall
Pillsbury
Philadelphia
Progress Chronicle of Invention and Communication
A sweeping overview traces progress from early printing to modern telegraph and telephone, imagining future devices that defeat distance. It celebrates Edison era inventions, the phonograph, electric networks, and the expanding reach of science across astronomy, chemistry, physiology, and geography, with the newspaper leading the march of progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic
Calcutta
San Francisco
Edison
Neptune
Earth
Union Square
Legionaries of Science
A Sleepy Tale of Elixir Fame Through Time
A playful notice recalls Downs Elixir rising to fame about fifty years ago and still regarded as a leading crush remedy. Baxter’s Bitters, for stomach ailments, is mentioned as a comparable product, though newer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rip van Winkle
Free of Charge Trial Bottle of Dr King's New Discovery
All persons with coughs colds asthma bronchitis loss of voice or throat and lung affection are invited to call at A W Merck's drug store and obtain a trial bottle of Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption free of charge to prove its merits and compare with the one dollar bottle. Call early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Merck
Dr. King
Also Mentioned on This Page
Father Secchi
Professor Drew
Great Herschel
Gruithuigen
Prince Metternich
Schwabe
Schmidt
Tis
Beer and
Mahler
Berlin
Beer
Philadelphia Sunday Times
Wich
Warren
Chaututaqua Couties
Thomas Halliday
Mes
Persall
the Greenbackers
West
Sehuylkill
Ciyaige
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!