Poison in candy ties woman to deadly scheme
Special to The Washington Post Philadelphia November reports arsenic found in the stomachs of Mrs Bridget Carey s children Cecila and Patrick as authorities race exhumations. An insurance agent, Eugene Hardaman, connected to the policies, says beneficiaries were not named. The inquiry notes arsenic may have been added after candy manufacture. Police link rat poison purchase to Mrs Carey at distant drug stores.
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Philadelphia
Washington Post
Bridget Carey
Eugene Hardaman
Jermon
Carey
Cecilia
Patrick Cook
Hampton Street
Marshall
University of Pennsylvania
Mery
Annie
Mra Caray
Mis Ciey
Eighteenth Streat
Net
Hamilton
Nelson
Sir Mra Carey
Germany
Washington Peat
Hamburg
Globe Buffalo Courier and Other Paper Mentions
A compact listing notes various newspapers including Globe Buffalo, Courier, Chicago Record Herald, Philadelphia Paulie Ledger, Pittsburg Dispatch, Providence Journal, Podnester Herald, St Louis Republic, Syracuse Post-Standard, Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Cincinnati Exquirer. The entry catalogs the titles as part of a cross-paper reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
Post On Globe
Buffalo Courier
Chicago Record Herald
Philadelphia
Paulie Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Podnester Herald
ST Louis Republic
Syracuse Post-Standard
Paul Pioneeer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cincinnati
Exquirer
Funeral Directors and Embalmers Advertised in City Notices
Multiple obituaries and funeral homes listed with services, locations, and telephone numbers. Firms include W R Speare, J W Lee, George P Zarhorst, Harvey's Sons, John M Mitchell's Son, and George A. P Lopez. Includes addresses on F Street Northwest, Penn Avenue, East Capitol Street, Fourteenth Street NW, and related contact numbers.
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W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
J. William Lee
George P. Zarhorst
East Capliosnt
R. F. Harvey
Fourteenth ST
John M. Mitchell
Canada as Ambassador to Washington Proposed by Daily Mail
The Daily Mail urges appointing a Canadian as Ambassador to Washington to strengthen imperial ties. It cites past diplomatic errors and argues Canada’s frontier length and weaker power justify collaboration with Britain, calling for expanded Canadian partnership in imperial policy.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Washington
Mortimer Durand
Canada
Ashburton
Maine
Oregon
Great Britain
United States
Alaska
Disease Augments Famine in Volga Provinces
Nov. 30 St. Petersburg report says grafting allegations in grain relief contracts slow purchases and shipments. Disappearance of grain buyer Lidval halts new contracts, worsening famine relief. Princess E Lyoff and Orbetiant report scurvy outbreak in Kholifak, Saratov, as sickness follows hunger across Volga I provinces.
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St. Petersburg
Gurko
Volga I
Lidval
Princess E, Lyoff and
Orbetiant
Zemstvo Bureau For Famine Relief
Moscow
Kholfak
Saratov
Austrian MPs Clash During Electoral Reform Debate
In Vienna the Lower House erupted as Czech Radicals protested a defeated amendment. They disrupted the Presidential tribune, tore papers, and scattered debris. Czech Herr Fresi and German Herr Albrecht fought, followed by a later clash with Czech Herr Klofac. the session paused before resuming.
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Vienna
Herr Fresi
Herr Albrecht
Albrecht
Herr Klofac
Sir Thomas Lipton Sees Prosperity Versus England
Special Cable Dispatch reports Sir Thomas Lipton amazed by US prosperity and mass appeals for subscriptions for the poor and unemployed in England. He notes Americans seek labor at many prices while American towns boast unmatched prosperity. He plans to contribute a weekly article on America's prosperity.
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England
London
Sir Thomas Lipton
United States
America
Sir Thomas
Imposters Implicate Emperor In 1848 Veteran Ruse
Budapest dispatch reports bold swindlers disguised as war veterans approached Emperor Francis Joseph in the Hofburg garden. They told a pitiful tale and moved him to send 1,200 kronen to their supposed distress, later revealed as young men with false gray beards who scaled the wall to beg money. Paris deputies debate salaries. Madrid cabinet shakeup. Hamburg probes American meat imports.
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Francis
Washington Post
Budapest
Francis Joseph
Hofburg
Is Majesty
WREGK Dueto Blunder: Officials Investigate Rail Crash
Virginia police and Southern Railway detectives search for Mian Black signalman C D Mattoux after a collision near Sawyers that killed President Samuel Spencer and other notable men from New York and Baltimore. Block sheets indicate miscommunication allowed simultaneous trains No 37 and No 33 through Rangoon and Lawyers stations. Wounded steady recovery noted. funerals planned for Spencer and Gen Philip Schuyler.
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Lynchburg
Sawyers
Samuel Spencer
New York
Baltimore
C. D. Mattoux
Rangoon
Mattoux
Sandy Level
Pittsylvania
Southern
Southern Railway
Virginia
Licensed to Marry Pittsburg Couples in Patchy Notices
A garbled sequence lists multiple marriage intentions with ages and cities such as Willam J Maxton aged 2 and Margaret D Roth aged 22 of Pittsburg Pa, Ray H Murrey 25 of San Francisco California with Isabelle Dillon 18, and others including Frank S Harsean Jr 24 of Newark N J with Katherine Crobs 36 of Winchester Va. Rev names appear interspersed.
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Winchester
G. Celvert Carter
Francisco Ramirez
Ethel Hemplay
Wallace Madelitte Frederick
Tyler
Coomtance C Adee
Roland Cotton Shrith
Oscar Feyno
Eldore Wallace
Charles Johnson Bennie Gatrick
Mary Blsir
Todien Head
Mad
Deaths in Health Office Record Reported to November 30
Health Office records list numerous deaths with ages and last-known addresses including Ann E B Henderson of Mt Pleasant, Gertrude A McSweeney on Bladensburg Road, Susan aged 51, Richard N Harding 66, Hugh A Henry born 1911, Annie Bicore in Washington Asylum Hospital, Carrie Wallace of Nat Homeopathic Hospital, Lillian Watkins at 3815 Lindencourt NE, Walter Parria at 13 61st St NW, and other individuals across noted institutions and streets. The list includes ages from a few weeks to 81 years and residences across the city.
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Ann EB. Henderson
Mt. Pleasant
Gertrude A. McSweeney
Bladensburg Road
Wate Barrett
Gavl
Susan
Richard N Harding
Hugh A. Henry
Annie Bicore
Weohington Asylum
Carrie Wallace
Nat Homeopathic
Lillian Watkins
Lindencourt
Walter Parria
St. Aw
Eatele Crumpton
Datetow
Elizabeth Davis
Emile Mahalen
Grotown Univ. Hosp
Yra Jomac Mahon
At. Nw
Gumle Duckett
Pst Aw
Thomas G Henney
Exergency Hospital
Fearn
Virginia Moore
Henry Smith
Robert E Blackwell
Jamon B Adams
Alley
Rebeccs
Buird
Mary A Minor
Dumberton Ave
Yra
Elien L. Goldeborough
Vincent GC. Talaver
St Ne
Montis
Charles R. Vernon
Wendell F. Betts
Emerson St Ne
Hichard Gatland
Roxk Nw
Mary McGraw
H and
Sd Ats
McCarren Will Fight Hearing on Hearst Support
Senator Patrick H. McCarren, leader of Kings County Democracy, returned from a Western trip as a State Democratic committee hearing on charges of failing to back the State Head for the latest election looms. He said he would appear if summoned, deny buckling to trials, and claim rights to think and express his views.
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New York
Patrick H. McCarren
Kings County Democracy
State Democratic Committee
Comrales
Hewater McCarren
State Committee
Democratic Organization
Kings County
Hearst
Buffalo
New Head for Southern Railway Likely Morgan Choice
Wall Street debates Samuel Spencer’s successor after his tram wreck death near Lynchburg. Morgan interests favor W. W. Finley or Col. Andrews as likely picks, with candidates from within the Southern system preferred for continuity and knowledge of the lines. Spencer’s far reaching board roles echo Morgan influence in railroad affairs.
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New York
Wall Street
Samuel Spencer
Lynchburg
Morgan
Lkely
Charles 83. Mellen
New Haven
Hartford
George F. Baer
Reading
Howard Dilcott
Northern Pacific
Southern Railway
Spencer
H. B. Spencer
W. W. Finley
Col
Amy Drews
St. Paul
Erie Roads
Morgan Road
Baprauent & Morgan
Rockefellers
Mr. Spencer
Sir Edward J Reed Dead Naval Designer Former Chief Constructor
Sir Edward J Reed former chief constructor of the British navy is dead in London at age sixty. Born 1830 in Sheerness Kent he earned fame for ironclad designs and vessel plans that shortened building times. He held naval posts, researched mercantile marine machinery, and served on engineering councils. Pursuit of turret ships led to controversy after the Daphne accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward J. Reed
Edward James Reed
K. C B
RRS
BP, &c
Europe
Sheerness
Kent
Portsmouth
Admiralty
Great Britain
Cowper Coles
Clyde
Mercantile Marine
Cardit
Institute of Naval Architects
Institute of Civil Engieers
Chicago
Otto Young
Lake Geneva
Wic
Just a Good American by Ike the Rest
A humorous reflection on American identity and heritage from a reader adopting a playful misquotation of patriotic ancestry. The speaker asserts personal gratitude and pride in being American, emphasizing practical contributions over ancestral lineage in building the country.
Funeral plan for Southern Railway president Spencer
Southern Railway orders a five minute halt of all trains at 2 p m tomorrow to honor Samuel Spencer late president. Funeral services set for St John s Church Washington D C at 2 p m Eastern time. Col A B Andrews issues the directive with pallbearers to be drawn from the railway staff.
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W. S. Andrews
Danville
Inadlatendane EB. H. Coapman
Kenney
Gupt. Andrews
Washington
Spencer
E. A. Merrill
A. W. Terrel
Merrill
City Hospital
Benjamin Boswell
Toledo
Ohio
Moon
Baltimore
Charles D. Fisher
Francia T. Redwood
Southern Railway
New York
Noah
Philip Schuyler
W. Pierce Hemiston
H. B. Holling
Gen. Schuyler
Ardsley
N. Y
St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church
Invington
Noy
N. C
Samuel Spencer
Col
A. B. Andrews
The
St. John’s Church
Washington, D. C
St. Jonas
Railroad
Southern
Uncertain election talks and a burglar tale amid wreck aftermath
The article outlines internal discussions on a road company leadership change with names like Vice President Alexander B. Andrews and J Pierpont Morgan cited. It also reports a widow seeking her husband Ben Butler’s body from a wreck and recounts a German army private’s account of a failed message delivery, plus a suburban burglar alarm joke involving a man named Mr. Wilson and a row of home security pranks.
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Alexander B. Andrews
J. Pierpont Morwan
Ben Butler
Dulin
The
Southern
Baltimore and Ohio
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Mary Latimer
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Mahala W. Dre
Charles and
Mueliar
Poly
W Scott
Annie M. Smith
Vate. Storch
B. Storch
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Undertakers
Comley Bros
Wis
C. Shaffer
London Mail
Qne
T ‘O
Durand
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Romanones
Madrid
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Senor
Quiroga de Holslesteros
Interior
Wregk
Mattoax
Hangoon
Jf Mattoux
Jacksonville
Health Office Record
M’carren
West
State
Democratic Committee
Col. Andrews
J.P. Morgan
Sir Edward J. Reed
Charles Francia Wyman
New England
Cambridge
Mass
Mr.Wells
St Louis
Bunker Hill
Louis
Andy
Hans
Patrick
Pedro
Joe
Samuel
Tam
Ike
Gol. A. B Andrews
Houthorm Railway
Balelyn
D. C
J. M. Culp
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile
Ala
W. J. Murphy
New Orleans
Texas Pacific
Raiway
Clncinnati
Maj
J. ¥. Hannan
Central Railway of Georgia
Macon
A. R. Lawton
Savannah
J. Pierpont Morgan
George & Howdoin
Georges F. Baker
New York and Long Branch Railroad
Jolepn Bryan
Richmond
Robert M Galloway
Samuel M. Inman
Atlanta
Adrian Iselin, Jr
Charles Banfer
Edmond D Randolph
James T. Woodward
Harris C. Fehnestock
Charles Steele
Joby
Cadwalader
Augunus D. Juilard
J. 8. Bagsett
J. Turner Atterbury
Gen
John @Ill
Roswell Willer
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway
F. D. Underwood
Erle
San
Henry B. Spencer
Eixth
Vivian Spencer
James D. Leyng
Massachusetts Avenue House
Francis T. Redwood
Mattox
Heve
Taylor
Bust
Tench T. Goldsborough
Young Goldaborough
K Street
James
Urse
Ticket
Young Goldsborough
Hal
Bearskin
Severin
Érge
Trakhan
Seventh and K Streets
Loggins
Fesa
Lavingaton Wright
Set
J. Rath
Mr. Wilson
FBI
Post
Spital
Washington Sunday Post
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