Holmes Arrested After Murder Accusation
Reports say Holmes was arrested near Harpers Ferry W Va after a false lead. Detectives Vermillion Barbée Equi and Harrigan located the suspect, while an inquest was planned for the murdered woman’s body. Witnesses describe a deliberate killing and note the mother’s grief and statements about the suspect’s demands for marriage.
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May Build Spanish Navy Reported Contract Details
A likely contract for two battleships and several cruisers and smaller craft is discussed, with figures suggesting total costs between 9000000 and 9000 000. William Beardmore & Co denies plans to build Spanish vessels, while the interview hints at continued naval expansion.
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William Beardmore& Co
Robbers Low Cash After $76,000 Pawn Toll Heist
A band of robbers seized valuables including diamonds and gold valued around 75,000, entering a government pawn shop in a town. A posse of forty armed officers challenged them at a railroad station, surprised the men, and attempted to disrupt the operation. The gang fled with only about 10 dollars remaining.
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Escape By Rope Of Sheets From State Insane Asylum
A chaotic escape at the State Insane Asylum involved four patients who fashioned a rope from sheets to descend to the ground. Nurses and staff were kept busy as authorities pursued the fugitives amid a distant bulldog scene.
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Fragmented OCR List of Names and Notices From Local Paper
A garbled OCR passage lists numerous individuals, likely from a local newspaper page. It includes names such as Mary Campbell, James Sarpe, Clara Cink, Rev A Be, and others, with scattered references to places, dates, and roles, presented as a jumble of fragments without coherent events or context.
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Health Office Record of Local Deaths Reported
Health office records list deaths with names ages and locations including Hobie 6, Davlon 356 Lith pone, Robert Parker 48, Millie Weaver, Garieno T, Marge Watene, and Wellner 49. Patrons and dates are jumbled. entries reference Lafayette Park, Chicago area, and various ages from 6 to 60s with multiple undated notes.
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Weston Walks 124 Miles Enduring Reception Denied
Chicago reports veteran walker Weston completes a 124 mile journey from Portland Maine to Chicago. Officials blocked entrance at the Federal building causing a delay before a crowd welcomed him at the Illinois Athletic Club. Weston aims to repeat the feat and invites a walk with a foreign challenger.
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Grace Smith Is Buried in New Rochelle
Grace B Smith, famed heir to the Bulkeley estate, died by her own hand after killing her husband Nicholas M Smith and attempting to set their home ablaze. Her burial in New Rochelle followed a subdued service attended by Samuel I Smith and Grover Cleveland of New York, with no clergy present. Only a few visitors, including two women in black and an elderly man in a fur coat, offered remarks as they viewed the coffin.
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Share for Girls Case Castledom Ahead in Philly
Ernest Peabody, held today on charges of luring Vera Atwood and Adrese from their home for robbery, faced conspiracy and false pretenses. Castleton posed as a theater agent for notable rivals, including Henry W Ivese. A church singer identified him as the man who enticed her from Philadelphia to New York, robbing her of funds. He had served a Sing Sing sentence and was arrested days ago in a cab with Atwood amid a scheme that allegedly targeted women seeking rides.
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Court May Pass On Jonah Tale in Hoffman Note Dispute
Boston November 27. Courts in Massachusetts may be asked to decide the truth of the Jonah and the whale story in a dispute involving Rev Gustavus A Hoffman of Maplewood. Hoffman refused to pay an endorsed note after alleging the college he signed with was orthodox, which he now disputes.
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Christian Bible College
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Young financier Reeves vanishes with cotton funds
Georgia farmers face loss as Reeve Reeves head of supply stores and warehouses in Griffin Vaughn Jackson Glenville Norcross disappears after selling stored cotton and fertilizer funds. Authorities say over 1 6 bales of cotton were sold and loans to banks exceed 3 000. A reward is offered for his capture.
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Actor Adolph Jackson Found Dead in Highbridge Park
Adolph Jackson, a longtime Broadway actor, was found dead in a bench at Highbridge Park with a bullet hole to the temple and a revolver beside him. The Washington Post reports he died of a self-inflicted gunshot, after a period of illness and despondency. He had lived at 468 East Ott and had worked with Thomas W. Keese and May Trwing companies, among others, on Broadway and juvenile road tours.
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New Subway Opens Under East River Linking Boroughs
A new East River tunnel linked Manhattan and Brooklyn with plans to extend to the Bronx and beyond. A test trip from Bowling Green to Borough Hall took about seven minutes as a single tube became active while others near completion. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company aims for full service by January 1 with faster crossing times in the future.
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East River
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Rescue of 42 from sinking fishing sloops at Canarsie
A fishing party from Canarsie set out on the Wilma Rhodes to sea. After their auxiliary sloop Eliza Rhodes broke down, the 42 occupants endured exposure and cold. Police sloops and the Patrol ultimately helped bring all to safety after hours of maneuvering near the Roelaway shore.
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Roel
Meeker Ox Team Journeys to Washington to Impress Congress
Ezra Meeker arrives in Washington with his famous prairie schooner drawn by two oxen to present a government project for an enduring monument. Senator Pyle and Representative Cushman of Washington will introduce him to President Roosevelt at the Executive Mansion. Meeker, 76, began his 3600 mile trek from Puyallup, retracing his 1851 Oregon Trail journey to advocate a concrete highway following the old national road from East to West.
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Schools plan to cut Christ out of books unfounded says board
New York November 27 reports say claims that Christ would be removed from long books and Christmas carols in city public schools are unfounded The board of education adopted a resolution placing itself on recon a not opposed to the observances and leaves to superintendents discretion Clergymen protested and some planned to attend the meeting but were discouraged by the board led by Robert Harrison who introduced the February resolution and took action today
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Hunters Bye in Wood Harvest Season Closes Night on Fatalities
Northern Wisconsin and Upper Midwest hunting season opens with record deaths across 1997. Thirty one hunters have died from carelessness, dismal hunting conditions, or incidents since the season began, with thirty seven wounded and more feared. Officials expect the toll to rise before week’s end as woods remain crowded with hunters.
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Sister of Ellen Terry Reveals Long Lost Half Kin
An unnamed woman claims to be the half sister of famed English actress Ellen Terry. She says she left England thirty years ago after a quarrel and has not been found despite a family search. Proof or further details remain undisclosed.
Wall Street Bulls and Bears Clash in Unstable Trade
In a volatile session traders faced rising tension as bulls and bears battled for direction. Nervous investors weighed shifting prices and sentiment amid mixed signals from key indices and corporate news.
Borough Bank Indictments Loom in Kings County Case Conspiracy
The November grand jury indicted Borough Bank of Brooklyn and Jenkins Trust Company officials. Arthur Campbell faces charges of grand larceny and forgery as trials proceed. The December jury will examine bank dealings, including loans to Williamsburg Trust and Oriental Bank deposits. Police seek arrest records and biometric data amid debates on the legality of photographing indicted suspects on bail.
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Chinese threaten revolt amid Peking syndicate power struggle
New York Now reports rising tensions in Shansi province where demonstrations target the Peking syndicate over mineral rights, alleged land seizures, and provincial autonomy. The unrest follows government action and a push for broader national governance while Empress Dowager’s health and education reforms gain attention.
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