Mississippi Man linked to four households for eighteen years
Meridian Mississippi court heard F L Deason confess to maintaining four households for eighteen years with three Cockren sisters as mothers of sixteen children besides his five natural offspring. Deason received 60 days in jail on one case and three $500 fines with 60 day suspensions. the sisters drew one day each and were ordered to leave the county in 60 days.
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Meridian
Miss
F. L. Deason
Collinsville
Crickett
Dorsh
Ellen Cockren
Deason
Buckley
Public Service Commission Denies Buffalo Rochester & Eastern Rail Line
The New York State Public Service Commission second district rejects the Buffalo Rochester and Eastern Railroad company for a certificate of public convenience and necessity and a cross state steam line from Buffalo to Troy. It finds no real local freight need and estimates costs at not less than 100 million dollars.
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New York State Public Service Commmission
Second District
Buffalo, Rochester & Eastern Railroad Company
Buffalo
Troy
International Bridge
Lackawanna
Black Rock
Ontario Street
Central
Niagara River
Wickwire Steel
Sby
Will Extend Operations For Olean Electric Light Co
Olean Electric Light Company files with Albany secretary of state a certificate to extend operations to Genesee in Allegany County and to Portville and Alleghany towns and villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olean Electric Light Company
Albany
Fischer Escapes From Warren Asylum Again
Ferdinand Fischer, declared not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of his brother-in-law William Cook, escaped from the North Warren state asylum for the third time. He walked away with apparent ease after months of good conduct, prompting a 15 man search and alerts to surrounding police. Authorities doubt he plans more than roaming, and he may have funds from relatives to travel west.
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Ferdinand Fischer
North Warren
Erie
Fischer
Minnesota
Youngstown
Warren
Fisher
Board of Trustees
Warren Asylum
William Cook
Cook
Thieves Torture Victim in Indiana Grocer Robbery
Jacob Topper, 59, a grocer in Hikhart Indiana, was found bound in bed by a customer seeking milk. He had been tortured and robbed of 918 dollars by two masked men who struck him, threatened to pour kerosene on him, and burned him after he divulged the hiding place in a flour chest.
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Hikhart
Ind
Jacob Topper
Topper
Erie Orders 4,000 Cars From Rail Firms
The Erie railroad company announced contracts for 1,000 steel underframe box cars 1,000 steel coal cars 1,000 steel gondola cars and 1,000 steel hopper cars. Five hundred flat cars to be built in Erie shops with 500 more to follow. Plans include 40 locomotives and twenty more expected in-house.
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New York
Erie Railroad
Comany
Erie
Babies Found Tied Together Near Sewell Railroad
Two infants bound in one bundle were found along the West Jersey and Seashore tracks near Sewell Pitman New Jersey. A boy about four months older than a girl was discovered after being thrown from a train. Detective Curtis arrived but found no clues. Coroner Stout of Wenonah supervised the bodies.
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Pitman
N. J
West Jersey and Seashore
Sewell
Curtis
Stout
Wenonah
Shave Cats Urged by Kansas State Health Board
Topeka report says shaved cats reduce disease spread. Dr. Deacon of the Kansas State Board of Health urges shaving or, if impractical, killing cats to prevent germs from long hair.
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Topeka
Kan
State Board of Health of
Kansas
Deacon
State Board of Health
Girl's Violent Death in Runaway Near Wallace New York
Miss Mabel Dolliver, 2, was killed when a horse and wagon runaway threw her from the vehicle near Wallace as her family planned a reunion. Her mother was injured and feared to die. Survivors include several brothers and sisters and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dolliver.
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Wallace
Bath
N. Y
Mabel Dolliver
Dolliver
Miss Dolliver
George Hope
James Dolliver
Russell
Charles Brush
Ernest Maynard
Avoca
Charles Dolliver
Two Boys in New York Suburb Die in Tragic Accident
Clarence Hartwell twelve of Jasper near Hornell and Grayton Snyder twelve were playing when Hartwell asked to see his friend's father's shotgun. After examining it, Hartwell moved to place it on the floor and the weapon discharged fatally striking him in the jugular vein. Snyder was prostrated by the shock.
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Clarence Hartwell
Jasper
Hornell
Grayton Snyder
Hartwell
Snyder
Charles C. Gates to Be Married
Florence Hopwood daughter of Mr and Mrs F F Hopwood of Minneapolis will wed Charles C Gates son of John W Gates the American millionaire who died in Paris an announcement from Minneapolis.
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Florence Hopwood
F. F. Hopwood
Minneapolis
Mill City
Charles C. Gates
John W. Gates
Paris
Advertise in the Mail and Get Results
An advertising notice urges readers to place ads in the local Mail to reach a broad audience. It emphasizes quick response and measurable impact for merchants and individuals seeking visibility.
Ear trumpet for dog in Denver tale of hearing loss
Dominick the mastiff owned by U S District Attorney Thomas Ward Jr loses hearing and is fitted with an ear trumpet after a veterinary check reveals deafness. The famous city dog known for tree climbing and tricks wanes in energy before treatment.
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Denver, Corp
Dominick
United States
Thomas Ward, Jr
Senate Democrats push broader tariff revision delaying adjournment
Washington reports a stormy Democratic caucus that postponed adjournment by at least a week. Leaders agreed to vote on the cotton bill with Cummins iron and steel and Overman chemical amendments affecting the cotton manufacturing sector. The delay could extend to September 1 as talks continue with House leaders.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Democrats
Cummins
Overman
House
Wife Slays Husband Then Fatally Wounds Herself
Denver reports Mrs. Elmer Valentine shot her husband, real estate broker Harry C. Valentine, in a local hotel and then wounded herself. She allegedly whispered I’m glad after being told he was dead.
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Denver
Elmer Valentine
Harry C. Valentine
Warren man’s murder case tangled with detectives and myths
In Warren, residents discuss attorney Arird’s links to a detective and Stella Hodge as keys to freeing John M. Andrews. Sheldon of Sherman reveals Arird cited a detective and a woman who could resolve the case, while locals doubt Andrews’ guilt and warn of another alleged confession.
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Warren
Arird
John M. Andrews
C. E. Sheldon
Sherman
N. Y
Andrews
Stella Hodge
Jilted suitor commits death by own action
Jamestown reports William Anderson a furniture finisher killed himself at his home after a midnight meeting with landlady Mrs. Margaret Benn He urged her to elope with him but she refused He then bought carbolic acid from a drug store and killed himself He was a cripple with both hands lost in a railroad accident years ago
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Jamestown
William Anderson
Anderson
Margaret Benn
Morgan boards Corsair after Olympic arrival in New York
J Pierpont Morgan was the first passenger from the White Star liner Olympic to disembark at the New York pier. After handling customs questions about dutiable goods he boarded his yacht Corsair. A young religious paper representative pressed for views on the Astor Force marriage but Morgan declined.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Olympic
Southampton
Cherbourg
Queenstown
Morgan
Eloped With a Prettier Woman in Hidden Flight
Washington, Aug 17. Wealthy businessman Thomas Hallam vanished for a week. a letter to his wife says he left with a “prettier woman” and that recovery of his wealth is in trust for their 11 year old daughter Iona. He left with Ella Hamilton, a vaudeville pianist recently divorced, and mail from a Pittsburg Chicago train postmark. Mrs Hallam, prominent in society, will not pursue the matter.
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Washington
Thomas
Hallam
Ella Hamilton
Pittsburg
Chicago
Beattie murder case may delay trial due to ill witnesses
Richmond Aug 17 Beulah Binford and Paul Beattie fall ill with high fever and inability to eat postponing the Beattie Jr murder trial at Chesterfield Court House Judge J F West named to relieve Judge Watson concerns over a continuance and release steps for witnesses if needed The defense plans to challenge Paul Douglas Beattie testimony and witnesses will place him in South Richmond the night of the murder.
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Richmond
Beulah Binford
Paul Beattie
Indaw
Walter A. Wootson
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Chesterfield Court House
Fulmer Bright
Paul Seattie
Mann
J. F. West
Waverly
Judge Watson
Chesterfield Circuit Court
Henry Beattie
Beatties
Paul Douglas Beattie
Young Beattie
Commissioner Moore Probes Fulton Chain Water Draw
Albany Aug 17 Commissioner John D Moore of the state conservation commission travels to Old Forge to conduct a personal inquiry into complaints received by the division of inland waters alleging excessive water withdrawal from the Fulton Chain.
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Albany
John D. Moore
The
State Conservation Commission
Old Forge
Division of Inland Waters
Commission
Cecil Rhodes Kin Dies in Auto Crash in London
Stanley Rhodes, nephew of Cecil Rhodes, dies from injuries after an automobile accident in London. His wife, formerly Mabel Russell and a Gaiety chorus girl, is reported dead from the same accident.
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London
Stanley Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes
Mabel Russell
Orc wae master and the piano talk
A quirky dialogue notes a claim of a master hand at the piano. Egbert confirms the skill and mentions his wife, framing the scene as a personal anecdote about music and recognition.
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Orc
Bacon
Egbert
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Mississippi
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Tion
American Press Association
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Sheldon
S. v. Morgan Home
Beattie
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