Hypnotic Impersonator Mme B Delights Brooklyn Readers
The article details Mme B a hypnotic impostor from Frankfort born 1872 who in trance impersonates others including J Bruce Ismay of the Titanic inquiry. Witnesses note her exact voice and gestures and a nurse confirms a Mrs X impersonation in Paris. She later settled in a cottage near Brooklyn caring for two children.
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J. Bruce Ismay
White Star Line
Ismay
Mme. B
Mr. Ismay
Paris
Mrs. X
Mra. X
Brooklyn
Amazing feats of MME i professor quack enbos wonder woman
A garbled OCR item describes a supposed Wonder Woman performance by a Figure called MME i and a professor quack enbos. It references Roosevelt and Africa, a China republic, and trance visions of unknown patients. The fragment lacks coherent facts or dates.
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Mme. i
Professor Quackenbos
Wonder Woman
Prophecy Woman Predicts Balkan War and Roosevelt Defeat
Mme. B a German matron with unaided diagnoses in trance astonishes Dr John D Quackenbos of New York. The psychic claims to foresee a major Balkan war and Roosevelt losing the upcoming race while China becomes a republic within five years. The doctor emphasizes her work as serious science not mere trickery.
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Balmore
Ted Roosevelt
Africa
China Non
Republic
Europe
Balkans
John D. Quackenbos
New York
Wonder Woman
Mme. B
Quackenbos
Theodore Roosevelt
China
Dr. Quackenbos
Diag
Buffalo Coats for Troops Aim to Reissue War Gear
Brigadier General Aleshire reports on buffalo overcoats for troops. Coats from 30 year old hides remain serviceable, with about 4000 coats left. He proposes more sales from the stock and continued issue in Alaska, noting low original price versus rising buffalo hide costs.
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Aleshire
Alaska
Sherman Will Leaves All To Wife Carrie B Sherman
James Sherman estate probate filing outlines a single clause bequeathing the entire $600 000 to his wife Mrs Carrie B Sherman. The 1887 will written on foolscap by Sherman names Myron van Aitken and H D Pitcher as witnesses. Executor notes suggest the estate exceeds $10 000 in value.
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James 8. Sherman
Carrie B. Sher
Sherman
Myron van Aitken
H. D. Pitcher
Taft Content With White House Invitations
President and Mrs. Taft plan to invite President Elect and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson to the White House after learning when it suits them best. The invitation may come during Wilson’s visit to Staunton Virginia for a jubilee and Christmas week. The White House social season opens December 12 with a cabinet dinner and includes five receptions and four dinners. The army and navy reception is set for February 4.
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Taft
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Wilson
Staunton
Mra. Taft
Army
Navy
Astor to Increase Wages on Ferncliff Estate
Vincent Astor ordered a wage increase for Ferncliffe estate employees to take effect January first. Over 1,000 workers in all trades will benefit. He also announced a pension system after two months of study by experts.
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Rhinebeck
N. Y
Vincent Astor
Astor
Ferncliffe
100000 Will Strike Garment Workers in New York
A strike threat looms in New York as leaders say 100,000 workers may quit. After five days of balloting by the United Garment Workers, more than 36,000 voters favored a strike and a committee will set a start date.
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United Garment Workers of New York
New York
United Garment Workers of America
Jewelers Murder Shocks Chicago During Christmas Shopping
Joseph H. Logue a diamond merchant in the McVicker's theater building was found murdered in his office during noon. The body showed a bullet wound to the back of the head and hands tied behind. Stephen Ourza, a shop boy, discovered the scene as Christmas shoppers filled State Street nearby. Police think the killer escaped into the crowd.
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Chicago
Joseph H. Logue
McVicker's Theater
Stephen Ourza
Richmond ‘Street
State Street
Widow Harriet Burnham Goes on Trial for Husband's Murder
Chicago reports Mrs Harriet M Burnham on trial before Judge Kersten for the June 10 murder of her husband Herbert E Burnham at 2785 Whipple street. The defense pleads not guilty as Assistant State's Attorney John Fleming seeks conviction on circumstantial evidence implying spousal motive and alleged influence.
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Chicago
Harriet M. Burnham
Herbert E. Burnham
Kersten
Inham
Whipple Street
John Fleming
Burnham
Monument Unveiled for Illinois Soldiers at Andersonville
In the presence of Governor Deneen and a large company of Illinois veterans a monument to Illinois soldiers buried at Andersonville was unveiled. Deneen and Captain J. J. Ryan of the U S Army spoke and accepted the shaft on behalf of the government.
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Andersonville
Deneen
Illinois
J. J. Ryan
U.S. A
Department of the Gulf
Wreck Near Mansfield Claims Four Lives
Decatur reports a car crash near Mansfield killing Glen Blues and Floyd Wright. Ray Lindsey and Ralph Blue, both of Mahomet, fatally injured. Floyd Davis of Mahomet escaped injury.
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Decatur
Mammy dies during funeral in Conyers Georgia
A former enslaved mammy known as Aunt Maria Harper collapsed and died at a funeral in Conyers while cradling a grandchild of J. O. Bohannon, the deceased planter. The death occurred as services were underway for Bohannon.
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Mammy
Conyers
Dee
Maria” Harper
J. O. Bohannon
Treasury rules herring mislabeling as fish import scam
Assistant Secretary Curtis settles a long running question by ruling that anchovies bristling sardines sprats pilchards and alewives are not herring. These fish face 30 percent ad valorem duty for small packages and three-fourths of a cent per pound in casks. The decision takes effect in thirty days.
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Curtis
Treasury Department
United States
RAIL HEADS GIVE BAIL FOR MONOPOLY CHARGE
Charles Mellen president of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad and E J Chamberlin president of the Grand Trunk railway of Canada pleaded not guilty to Sherman law violation and posted 10000 bail each. They were given January 6 to change pleas. The federal grand jury will resume its investigation January 7.
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New York
Charles 8 Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
E. J. Chamberlin
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Hough
Grand Trunk
Alfred W. Smithers
Grand Trunk Board of Directors
Messrs. Mellen
Chamberlin
Guiler
Smithers
Federal Grand Jury
English flyer Edward Petre killed in gale flight
Edward Petre a well known English airman was killed near Redcar while flying from Brooklands to Edinburgh. His monoplane was torn by a heavy gale and crashed. The motor fell on him killing him instantly. He had previously escaped death near Aldershot on October 24.
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London
England
Edward Petre
Redcar
Brooklands Aerodome
Edinburgh
Petre
Aldershot
Bannister Proposes State Farm For Epileptics In Iowa
Des Moines reports Dr. Murdoch Bannister of the state board favors spending 200000 dollars for an epilepsy colony rather than a new penal institution. He cites about four thousand epileptics in Iowa with six hundred already under state care and argues a dedicated facility would benefit patients and reduce conflicts with the insane.
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Des Moines
State Board ‘of Control
Murdoch Bannister
State Board
Iowa
Heavy Snow Sweeps Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle
Snow fell steadily across northeastern Oklahoma with Muskogee at two inches by daybreak. The Panhandle of Texas reported four to seven inches, while Abilene Texas continued to see falling snow.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Panhandle
Texas
Abilene
Tex
Lawrence Phipps Jr to Wed in Council Bluffs
Lawrence C. Phipps Jr of Denver son of a Pittsburgh steel magnate will marry Miss Gladys Hart of Council Bluffs at Mrs. Charles Test Stewart's home on Saturday afternoon December 28. The couple will depart for Egypt after the ceremony.
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Lawrence Phipps, Jr
Council Bluffs
Lawrence C. Phipps, Jr
Denver
Pittsburg
Gladys Hart
Charles Test Stewart
Ludwig Declines To Be King Of Bavaria
Prince Ludwig the new prince regent of Bavaria vetoes moves to place him on the throne. He says he seeks loyalty to govern the inheritance bequeathed by his father and will not accept the kingship.
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Ludwig
Munich
Bavaria
Acquittal of Mme Bloch Provokes French Press Reaction
Paris readers react to the acquittal of Mme Bloch Monday in the killing of Mrs Minnie Bridgman of Milwaukee Wisconsin. American residents in Paris are cited as being supported by much of the French press in calling the verdict a menace to society.
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Mme. Bloch
Paris
Minnie Bridgman
Milwaukee
Wis
Mrs Payne Whitney Improves After Illness
Mrs Payne Whitney, who had been dangerously ill since the birth and death of her child, was pronounced out of danger in New York on December 26.
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Payne Whitney
New York
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J.B Dayton
West Chester, Iowa
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Equitable Life OF
Owa
GEO
Graham Theatre
Hudson Theatre
Edna Marshall
George Broadhurst
Man of the Hour
Washington Loan and Trust CO
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D. A. Boyer
W. A. Cook
J. M. Bratten
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Iowa Gas & Electric Comp’y
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