Mystery Veiled Murderess Identified After 50 Years
Chicago woman Mrs. Charlotte P. Norris reveals the identity of the so called veiled murderess Charlotte Ward. Ward was arrested in 1855 for killing Timothy Lanigan and Catherine Labee in New York and spent decades in prison. Norris recalls their Emma Willard School days and Ward's rise and fall amid wealth and scandal.
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Charlotte P. Norris
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Norris
Emma Willard
Troy
Charlotte Ward
Sir William F. Elliott
England
United States
Mr. Norris
Timothy Lanigan
Catherine Labee
Drow
Sing Sing
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Willard School
William Ward
William Elliott
William
Charlotte Ward Ward
Stoke
Henrietta Robinson
Robinson Thein
Areenie
Erie
Matteswan
Charlotte Norris and the vow to run from an English officer
Mrs. Norris recalls elder sister betrothed to a New York politician whose influence ruined Charlotte's life. The man shifted affection to Charlotte, angering her father who planned an English officer match. She threatened to flee and later did leave her husband's home in England.
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England
Child Drowns in Water Jar at Sterling
Sterling Ti May 16 Ralph Herron seven months old and child of Henry Herron drowned after falling into a jar of water in Sterling Tl. Kokomo Lad May 16 Mia Baer wife of Rev Baer of Greentown injured in collision near Vandalia line.
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Kokomo
Lad
Mia, Baer
Baer
Greentown
Marion
Buffalo Bill seeks new trial in divorce case
Attorneys for Colonel W F Cody move in Sheridan Wyoming district court for a new trial of his divorce quit. The report notes various other items from the era including labor strikes and political events.
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W. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Sheridan
Wyo
St. Petersburg
Cottage Romance Hint in Detroit Free Press
Conversation fragment shows a couple debating love and housing, mentioning a cottage and the need to earn enough to buy a larger house. Publication language mirrors early 20th century urban humor and domestic life notes.
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Detroit Free Press
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