Child Slain On Roof In New York Mystery Unfolds
Police reveal the body of Lottie Menninger found on a tenement roof at Eleventh Avenue. The Ustrian widow Mrs Mary Oblisavo reported washing when she discovered the child, who had been missing since Monday night. Twin sister Pauline saw a man offer a banana and lead Lottie away. Investigators describe suspected abuse and murder with headlines stirring citywide concern.
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New York
Dea
Eleventh Avenue
Lottie Menninger
Lottie
Thi
Forty-fourth Street
Charles F. Menninger
New York Central
Len
Monasyaught
Lotte
Sistet
Pauline
Bea
Wody
Mary Oblisavo
Austria
Kidnapped girl returns home after four days
Ela Elis, 13, was abducted on the way home from Lotust FIM school by Freeman Slater who held her for four days in Smoke Hollow and a Sid Galloway house before her stepfather Andrew Colwell and Constable Decker rescued her and Slater was jailed in Montrot.
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Washington
Oulstead
Ela Elis
Ben
Freeman Slater
Montrot
Lotust Fim
Slater
Smoke Hollow
Sid Galloway
Wee
Scott Mellway
Andrew Colwell
Constable Decker
Free trial package for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
An advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for flatulence and indigestion linked to gas in the stomach. It claims the tablets attack gas production, aid digestion, and improve appetite, offering a free trial and guidance to obtain them through drugstores or mail from Stuart Co. in Marshall, Michigan.
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Stuart
Uwkr
al Hotte
Stuart Co
Stuart Building
Marshall
Michigan
Hard Fight Over Doctoring and Legal Threats in San Francisco
A San Francisco attorney disputes a dramatic medical case involving a patient near death and a controversial treatment. The piece details a prolonged struggle to sustain life, the role of doctors and nurses, and allegations against a prominent attorney and local business figures. The account references Fulton’s Renal Compound, a drug advertised by J Fulton Co, and cites contact details in San Francisco for further information.
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San Francisco
Dyiox
Brignrs Dimart
Pecais
Barclay Henley
Kanger
Pealte
Trerewath
Ganalder
Marios
Paysielang
Fulton
Henry Evans
Adarem
Fon J
Fulton Co
Patrick appeals again over death sentence commutation
Albert T. Patrick, the convicted murder defense lawyer, argued before the appellate division in Brooklyn for a second time this week that Gov. Higgins did not have consent to commute his death sentence. He claimed the stay by Justice O Brien lacked effect and questioned court jurisdiction. Justice Jenks dismissed the writ of habeas corpus and sent Patrick back to Sing Sing, stating no new grounds were presented for reopening the case.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
I Patrick
Supreme Court of Brooklyn
Wilso L. Me
Boneld
Gov. Higgins
Patriock
O'Brien
Court of Appeals
Patrick
Jenks
Sing Sing
Juste
Dr Parkhurst under fire from suffragists letter
A Washington letter from Bettie Lovica Whith, life member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, accuses Dr Parkhurst of sermon bias against women’s suffrage. She condemns his Thankgiving Day remarks at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church as unchristian and dismissive of suffrage labor.
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Charly
Bettie Lovica Whith
National American Woman ‘Suffrage Association
Mrs H H Rogers Narrowly Escapes Car Crash
Mrs Henry Rogers widow of a Standard Oil millionaire escaped serious injury last night when a street car struck her automobile at a crossing in New York. The car was wrecked but she remained unhurt as she returned from the opera.
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Standard Oil
New York
Dec
Henry Rogers
Tomahawk Hunt Club December meet schedule
Special to The Washington Post Fredericksburg Va December 2 The Tomahawk Hunt Club Orange County announces December meets: December 3 at Lewis Booton’s, December 9 at the kennel, December 16 at Orange, December 23 at Widlow Grove, and New Year’s Day at Chestnut Hill.
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Washington Post
Fredericksburg
Tomahawk Hunt Club
Orange County
Lewis Booton
Kennel
Orange
Assailant Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
Norfolk Va Dec 2 William Blake convicted of assaulting Mrs Jer rigan in her home at Bowers Ali Norfolk county today was sentenced to die in the electric chair by Judge Tinless after the court overruled a motion for a new trial.
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Norfolk
William Blake
Jerrigan
Bowers Ali
Norfolk County
Tinless
Battle Trial to Go to Jury Today
Greensboro North Carolina December 3. In the trial of former cashier Lee I Battle for making fake entries in the bank ledger of the insolvent First National Bank here all of today was consumed with arguments by counsel of both sides Judge Boyd will charge the jury tomorrow.
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Battle
Greensboro
N. C
Lee
Lanka
First National Bank
Boyd
Miner Rescued After Terrifying Shaft Collapse
A mine worker recounts being crushed by earth and timber as a shaft gallery caved in. He fainted twice during rescue by fellow miners who freed him after hours of sawing through debris, then carried to the infirmary for recovery lasting months. He praises the hospital staff and medical team for saving his life.
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Pein
Reyself
Gay
Elonid
Leeda
Skyscrapers Rise as Huntington Builders Plan Fourteen Story Hotel
Special to The Washington Fest reports Charleston capitalists bought two lots on Ninth Street from the Congregational Church for 9000 dollars to erect a fourteen story hotel costing about 1000 dollars per unit. They also began construction of an eleven story fireproof office building in Huntington West Virginia. Alexandria Tile Factory Chartered. Special to The Washington Post notes Alexandria charter granted for International Kinch Tile Corporation with B G Smith of Washington as president and E H Taggert as secretary treasurer. Capital 204000 maximum 100000. Objects to manufacture and deal in tiling.
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Ehmtington
W. Va
Charleston Capitallers
Ninth Street
Congregational Church
Alexandria
Washington Post
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
International Kinch Tile Corporation, Incorporated
B.G. Smith
Washington, D. C
Due Twonler
E. H. Taggert
Eres D.C
L J Haber Library Sale Brings High Autograph Prices
The L J Haber library sale realized 6021 across sessions with rare sixteenth to present day works. Charles Lerbner bought 30 for signed presidential letters from Washington to Roosevelt. Theodora Roosevelt penned a letter denouncing Tammany Hall. Religi Medici and Digby editions sold roughly 50. Burton’s Anatomy fetches 61. Helmont Diary 158. Stikeman pamphlet 10. Swan Manuscript 150. Mrs Browning manuscript Only a Curl, 14 stanzas, sold for 100.
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New York
L. J. Haber
Arthera
Charles Lerbner
Sdnx
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Theodora Roosevelt
Tamemany Hall
New York State
Thomas Browne
Keneth Digby
London
Robert Burton
Robert Helmont
Lenior
Star Chamber
Stikeman
Mark Swan
Mrs. Browning
State to compromise large suit over Camden estate
The State of West Virginia seeks 2.7 million from the estate of late Senator Johnson N. Camden in a credit court case here. Negotiations are underway to settle both this suit and a separate action by the state tax commissioner under a forfeiture clause for underreported property.
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Washington
Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia
United States
Johnson N. Camden
Crredit
Camden
Kill at Piedmont Hunt in Upperville Virginia
At Piedmont Hunt in Upperville a fox was not raised on Panther Skin Creek until the dogs reached Goose Creek near Welbourne. The finish occurred at Mimiville where the kill was made. Riders included D. Sands, Lewis Leith, F. F. Meihone, Benjamin Norman, Brooke M. Baker, H. C. Whitford of New York, Bedford Fletcher, William Fletcher, and Henry Johnaun.
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Washington Post
Upperville
Teddy
Panther Skin Creek
William Fletcher
Goose Creek
Welbourne
Mimiville
D. ©. Sands
Lewis Leith
F. F. Meihone
Benjamin Norman
Brooke M. Baker
H. C. Whitford
New York
Bedford Fletcher
Henry Johnaun
Will renews old fight over Mrs Andrews estate
Special to The Washington ea New York reports a will claimed to be in the handwriting of Mrs Constant A Andrews who died last Friday in Bloomingdale Asylum leaving all property to her husband. The document dated 19m was urged by Mr Andres counsel amid a bitter legal dispute with her sister Mrs John B Roosevelt. Andrews estate valued around 106000 but litigation costs reduced the sum to 256000. Roosevelt denied knowledge of the old will but suggested a later will exists altering the disposition.
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Washington
New York
Constant A. Andrews
Bloomingdale Asylum
Andres
Illness Delays Ramsay Upcoming Wedding in Pittsburg
Report from Pittsburg that Robert A. Ramsay associate chief of the division of inspection of the bureau of animal industry and Miss Mary Virginia Hobbs planned to marry in Pittsburg was followed by a postponement due to illness in Hobbs family. Hobbs, from New Cumberland West Virginia, remains in Pittsburg where she has been for six weeks while Ramsay travels for department duties.
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Pittsburg
Robert A. Ramsay
Grafton
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Mary
Virginia Hobbs
Pittyburg
Chicago
Hobbs
New Cumberland
W. Va
Ramsay
Alonzo D. Melvin
Dr. Ramsay
Washington
Department
Jail for spying on girls in Glen Allen case
Clarence Carter a young mulatto, was fined and jailed on a charge of making himself offensive to girls in the Glen Allen neighborhood of Henrico county. He had developed a habit of peeping through windows into rooms occupied by young women after nightfall, with residents frightened by his presence.
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Glen Allen
Washington
Richmond
Clarence Carter
Henrico County
Carter
W. C. Saunders
X Saunders
Tima
Western Maryland News Highlights Local Land Purchase and Court Action
County Clerk John B. Wagaman of Hagerstown bought Rev. Edward G. Spessard’s 36 peers farm near Punkstown for 14000. Judge Keedy granted an absolute divorce to Walter Dittendell at Hagerstown for infidelity. A touring auto stolen from Hagerstown by a Chambersburg druggist was recovered in Jonestown, Pa. Nearby fires on South Mountain burned 66 acres of timberland. locals fought flames overnight. Near-Beer licensing in Raleigh shows cities may tax up to 1000 annually. Charlotte and Hamlet enforce this rate.
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John BE. Wagaman
Hagerstown
Edward G. Spessard
Eers
Punkstown
South Mountain
Tomstown
Hunt Varens
Keedy
Walter Dittendell
Union Bridge
Harry Skinner
Chambersburg
John J. School
Joverett
Ofcer A
Washington Post
Raleigh
N. C
Supreme Court
Charlotte
Hamlet
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Crosby S Goldmedal
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