Frederick E Carlton called a modern Bluebeard in police files
A Brooklyn jail prisoner, Frederick E Carlton, faces multiple charges including murder, grand larceny, bigamy, blackmail, and insurance swindling. Detectives link him to numerous alleged crimes across states and cities through a pattern of poisoning tea and manipulating women, with ongoing chemical tests on a suspected tetanus death.
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Brooklyn
New York
Gaborian
Poe
Conan Doyle
Frederick E. Carlton
Raymond Street
James E. McCandlass
Louisiana
Polk County
Mary Gorman Carlton
Sands Street
States of
Union
Carlton
H. B. J. Schaub
Manhattan
G. A. Goldsmith
Stamford
Conn
St. Clair Hotel
Park Row
Eleanor van Deventer
Charles P. O’connor
Health Department
Washington
Jennie Smyth Carlton
John E. McCandless
Nebraska
Fred Carlton
Yankton, S. C
Rose Cerier
St. Louis
Carl Marvin
Xtta Kingrey
Gordon
Ala
Eduardo J. Martinez
Alabama
de Martinez
Maine
Millie Peterson
Jersey City
Marie Breslin
Vandeventer
Anthony Comstock
Marie Brossman
Chicago
Carl Horton
No. 155
Washington Street
McCandless
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Helen Murray
John E. Candless
Jennie Andrews
South Dakota
Lucia Mitchell
Kettering
Kingrey
Peterson
Navy
Bondsman
Red
Cross
Fred
Brooklyn Police
Bluebeard
Baronet's Son Earns Living Building Sidewalks in Kansas City
The 26 year old heir to Sir Myles Cave Browne Cave lives at 4300 East Twenty Fifth Street with partner Andrew Allison. He earns 7200 dollars yearly plus a 40000 dollar fortune and the Stretton Hall estate in Leicestershire. Their dispute with the father is long running though the title is undisputed. He plans to sell the estate and reinvest in a Missouri farm when in possession.
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Kansas City
Grenelle Cave Browne Cave
Stretton Hall
Leicestershire
The
Star
East Twenty-fifth Street
Andrew Allison
Cave
Myles Cave Browne-Cave
Henry C. Solomon
Sir Myles Cave Browne- Cave
Missouri
Chanler Aims to Lead Tammany Organization in New York
William Astor Chanler, noted politician and society figure, seeks control of Tammany Hall with opponent Joseph F. Prendergast who succeeded Barrow Martin as leader after a 25 year rule. Chanler touts fame and wealth, including a Madison Avenue town house and Great Neck country home, while Prendergast is described as a wholesome young man with a $3000 salary and no real estate.
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McCandess
James Martinez
Covington
Carlton
Martinez
Lulu Kettering
Rochester
N. Y
Eduardo de Roderiguez
New York City
William Astor Chanler
New York
Tammany
Joseph F. Prendergast
Barney
Martin
New York Tammany Organization
Chanler
Minnie Ashley
Madison Avenue
Great Neck
L. IL
Joe’’ Prendergast
Curious Wedding Cake Fountain Pen Delight
A Philadelphia baker created an unusual wedding cake shaped as a large fountain pen for a journalist bride. A secret compartment released red wine when pressed, allowing guests to drink to the bride’s health as they enjoyed the edible cake.
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Philadelphia
Potato Pen Wipers In London Hotel
A London hotel uses a bushel of potatoes yearly as pen wipers on table writing rooms. It is claimed that a potato wiper is the best preservative for a pen.
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London
Dad's Queen of Girls
A sentimental verse from the Houston Post celebrates a father's devotion to his daughter. The poem depicts a girl with pink feet and gold curls as his cherished queen, asking that she come to his lap when weary, for comfort and protection throughout life.
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Alway
Dad
The
Houston Post
The Given Name and the Independence Bell
A poem reflecting on names as a heavenly treasure and memory, linking familial bonds to faith and liberty. It invokes James Whitcomb Riley in Reader's Magazine with calls to Independence Bell, memory, and peace. The piece weaves devotion, patriotism, and longing for a homeland beyond earthly life.
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Christ
Mary
Julia
Harris May
Congregationalist
Jubilee
Bethlehem
James Whitcomb Riley
Reader Magazine
Tomsk to Omsk rail line sparks Russian pride
A jumble of verse and prose items notes a new rail line from Tomsk to Omsk with patriotic zest. It contrasts Russian resolve, worker strife, and political tension while interleaving poems by Ybarra, Macnaghton, and Trumbull about faith, youth, and Mary mother imagery.
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Russia
Jericho
Tomsk
Omsk
Thomas R. Ybarra
N. Y
Simple Hospitality Echoes From Kind Hosts
A brief verse from Jessie Storrs Ferris in Good Housekeeping praises humble meals and warm hospitality. The cloth is spotless on the narrow board, and the homely fare reflects housewives' care. The cordial invitation to have more emphasizes gracious domestic virtue.
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Jessie Storrs Ferris
Living And Peachy Life In A Dreamlike Stream
A playful verse excerpt from the Atlanta Constitution extols simple joys of life and summer offerings with vivid images of ripe watermelons peaches and carefree fishing. The nostalgic mood invites readers to savor seasonal pleasures and outdoor leisure.
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Atlanta Constitution
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Eleanor van DE Venter
Frederick LE
Gorman
Grenelle Cave
England
Tammany Lead
Poesy
Earth
Hugh Macnaghton
the Enchantress
S. E. Kiser
Record-Herald
Judas
Calvary
Rose Trumbell
McClure
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