Montrose Arrives Sunday as Crippen Suspect Link Grows
Montreal reports steamship Montrose sent wireless confirmation identifying Dr Crippen and Miss Le Neve as the murder suspects sought by Scotland Yard. Captain Kendall confirms direct contact, notes Crippen and Le Neve consider him an ally, and estimates Montrose near Belle Isle straits en route to Father Point, with arrival expected Sunday.
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Montreal
Cape
Brussels
John Robinson
Master Robinson
Antwerp
Capt
Kendall
Crippens
Robinsons
Wirelbes
Crippen
Canada
United States
Miss le Neve
California
Detroit
Canadian Pacific Railroad and Steamship Company
Montrose
Point Armour
Belle Isle Straits
Fame Point
Point Amour
Father Point
Puzzled Tommy Delivers Moral Question From Sunday School
A puzzled boy quotes his teacher saying good behavior earns heaven. His father asks which guardian is flying the child asks who will go to heaven, revealing a childlike misinterpretation of eternal reward amid a humorous exchange from the source.
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Tommy
Lippincott
To Encourage Talent Like Lessing Said
Short quotation urges cultivation of ability by fostering opportunity. Emphasizes creator-led growth and the idea that talent flourishes under supportive conditions and guidance.
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Lessing
Chicago Live Stock and Markets Summary
Live stock prices and receipts across Chicago East Buffalo and Omaha markets. Hogs led with strong receipts and mixed prices from $7.75 to $9.10, cattle and sheep showing varied ranges, with calves and feeders in lighter demand. Butter and dairy quotes included for regional markets.
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Chicago
Omaha
Caiile
Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Tragic Japanese lovers wed after suicide in seaside village
The Tsuxuki case reports Ono Meftsus ke, aged twenty, and Ono Oma, seventeen, who after parental rejection chose suicide. Their bodies were found chained and ashore, leading villagers to urge a posthumous marriage. Officials registered the ceremony as a legal union in death, with presents exchanged between families.
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Japan Chronicle
Tsuxuki
Shiktoka
Ono
Ono Oma
Cone
Itybert Teine
Japan
Lafcadio Hearn
Louisville Courier-Journal
Monotony in a Sierra Leone village life
A writer from the Nineteenth Century describes daily life on the Sierra Leone coast. Before sunrise shadowy figures pass through narrow alleys toward farms while women fetch water and carry kerosene for the family. Daylight brings stillness and heat with only intermittent noises and a bare economy of rice and peppers. Evenings dim as oil lamps wane, and nights offer little except distant calls and quiet. The cycle repeats daily with festivals the only exception, and there are no churches newspapers or carriage traffic.
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Protectorate
Sierra Leone
Africa
Porroh
Warming Gold Dishes at Castle Kilkenny
Castle Kilkenny, among the world's oldest inhabited houses, houses a nearly alloy-free gold plate service and a complete set of gold cups used at coronation banquets from earlier reigns to George IV. The service plates are very soft and marred easily. they are warmed and washed by dipping in hot water held with tongs tipped with chamois leather.
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Castle Kilkenny
George IV
London
A Freak of Nature Colonels Pride in Twins
Colonel Dennison has become a happy father of twins and expresses pride at every occasion. He stands with a friend on the bank steps as a young woman wheels a carriage with a pretty girl baby, noting with humor that a woman might look queer with only one child.
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Dennison
Winn
Fle
Success Magazine
What Made You Late According to a Foolish Tale
A humorous exchange from the Houston Post notes LT meeting Jinx caused a one hour delay returning home for supper. The joke hinges on LT asking Jinx about his health and Jinx giving an exhaustive, unnecessary health update.
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Jinx
Houston Post
Long Courtship Dialog Between Maud Kihel and Jack
A terse exchange shows Maud confirming engagement to Jack while Kihel doubts he can marry. The brief dialogue hints at strain in their match and unresolved commitment, reflecting social expectations on romance.
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Maud
Jack
Peston
International Good Roads Congress Draws American Delegates
Brussels hosts the second annual International Good Roads Congress with 26 nations represented. American groups include the Department of Agriculture, the Automobile Association, and the American Road Builders’ Association. Delegates study road construction and maintenance methods while the King plans a reception. President Samuel Lill notes America lags in highway building, urging state legislatures to act. Separate item mentions Rev. Sunday’s rumored Washington fruit farm purchase and a pending Everett revival.
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Brussels
America
United States Department of Agriculture
Ame Automobile Association
Antean Road Builders’ Association
Paris
Samuel Lill
American Roadbuilders’ Association
Turkey
Foley's Kidney Remedy Offered to Cure Kidney Troubles
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Kidney Remedy can cure any kidney and bladder trouble within reach of medicine. It lists Lemmons Pharmacy and McKlinney Drag Co as sources.
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Foley
Lemmons Pharmacy
Mcklhinney Drag Co
Wall Collapse Injures Two Women In Fairfield Iowa
An old building wall collapsed in Fairfield Iowa trapping Mrs. B A Burnett of Thinfy and Miss Pearl Miller of Galesburg IL under debris on the sidewalk. Workmen warned them but they could not escape. Both were taken to the Burnett home and expected to recover.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Cohn & Conway
A. Burnett
Thinv Ly
Pearl Miller
Galesburg
Burnett
Evangelist Milky Sunday to Retire for Quiet Fruit Farm Life
A Seattle report states evangelist Milky Sunday plans retirement from revival pulpit to settle on a fruit farm near Roseburg. The irrepressible Chautauqua figure has been a frequent city visitor and is stepping back to a quieter lifestyle.
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Sunday
Washington
Evangelist Sunday
Everett
Seattle
Wash
Parisian Sage Hair Remedy Claims Mixed Results
Letter reports a 25 year old bald man in Belleville Ontario with one inch of regrowth after using Parisian Sage. The Giroux Mfg Co and Lemmen's Pharmacy disclaim guaranteed hair growth while asserting the product will stop falling hair and dandruff within two weeks, offering a money back guarantee.
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Botties
Oscar Armstrong
Bellevue Horseshoe and Rolling Mill Co
Belleville
Ont
Giroux Mig. Co
Armstrong
Cardus praised as a remedy for female trouble
An advertisement-style fragment touts Cardus for women, claiming it cures backache and other female complaints. The note urges readers to trust Cardus as a specific remedy and to consult a druggist for purchase.
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Pizarro
Enka
Dorma
Fry
Cardus
Hind Bachelor Detective Barking Mystery
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local note about a bachelor found near a barking dog. The text mentions Kathe Velorett and dates not clear, with scattered phrases suggesting an investigation or identification. No clear outcome or full names are confirmed in the readable portions.
Alleged thief shot after failed rural Iowa robbery
In Grinnell Iowa Jay activity is alleged to have aided Georg Morris a 4 year old faithholder. Shockley is alleged to have fought robbing Morris and was shot down during a firefight.
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Ly Vioines
Iowa
Jay
Activy
Grinnell
Georg Morris
Shockley
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