Runaway New York arrest linked to Staffeldt case
A self described Leon Graham, 17, of 689 Graham Avenue Brooklyn, was arrested in Elmhurst after attacking five year old Marle Luck, daughter of John Luck of Corona. Authorities suspect he may be the companion of Henry Becker in the Amelia Staffeldt murder case. Graham denied involvement in Staffeldt’s death, and police recovered hair similar to the victim’s among his possessions.
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New York
Leon Graham
Graham Avenue
Brooklyn
Amelia Staffeldt
Elmhurst
Henry Becker
Graham
Marle* Luck
John Luck
Corona
Ron
Mr. Luck
Bruns
Luck
Staffeldt
Amelia Staffeldt Swan
Bell
Dr.Townsend
Staten Island
Brodkigh
Forecast for Cosmecticst new setting Friday
A brief forecast notes a Friday sighting event with higher temperatures ahead. Details are limited in readable text but indicate a warming trend and possible cosmetic market note tied to an event.
Open Door Policy Prompts British Journalists Visit Berlin
Forty British reporters arrived from Bremen and were welcomed by Prince Hatsfeldt von Trachenberg in Berlin. At Potsdam they toured the garrison and lunched at the new palace, while Herr Muehlberg defended Germany’s naval program as open and peaceful. He cited open emigration data and urged collaboration with Britain on global open markets. He argued Germany seeks no territorial expansion, only open doors for trade and civilization.
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Berlin
Bremen
Hatsfeldt von Trachenberg
Potsdam
Herr Muehlberg
Germany
Muehlberg
Europe
Asia
Africa
England
Gettysburg clash and North Carolina unit at day’s end
A fragmentary wartime account recalls the July 1 1863 fighting at Gettysburg. It highlights the Twenty-sixth North Carolina’s attack on McPherson’s woods, heavy losses to Cooper’s Pennsylvania battery, the Iron Brigade and Rowley’s Pennsylvanians opposing Carolinians, and the unit’s grim roll call after a day of brutal combat, including Pickett’s charge and Hancock’s corps.
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Cashtown
Lee
Twenty-sixth Regiment
Gettysburg
Heth
Buford
Reynolds
Willoughby Creek
Pettigrew
Brocken
North Carolina
Pittigrew
McPherson
Sol Meredith
Iron Brigade
Rowley
Cooper
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Roll
Tuttle
Twenty-sixth
Pickett
Deyth
Hancock
Corpa
The Grand Army Recessional and War Debate Fragment
A fragmented poem reflecting on the Grand Army's recessional and the toll of war, with lines describing marching soldiers, faded vigor, and memory. It also includes a stray historical note about Mexico City reporting a border tension and brewing troops, mentioning Quetzalcoatl and Ocon in a garbled border town report.
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Codemala
City OF
Mexico
el Diethe de la Tarde
Bonier
Guiteres
Soponite
Ocon
Old Foes at Gettysburg Return of Armistead Sword
Survivors of Pickett’s division and the Philadelphia brigade met last September at Gettysburg. The four Pennsylvanian regiments and Armistead’s men recalled the famed charge as the sword once in Armistead’s grasp was returned to the old foes. The event stirred reminiscences of Armistead’s career from West Point through Mexican and Civil War service.
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George E. Pickett
Philadelphian
Lewis Addison Armistead
Cushing
Altough
General Armistead
Armistead
United States Army
Weath Point
Jubal A. Early
Chapultepec
Pickett
Cemetery Hill
Jon
Philadelphia
No White Men Ryan of Cincinnati Tells Story
John J. Ryan a Cincinnati theatrical manager, recounts saving his wife and daughter from the Dakota wreck off Shira ban near Yokohama aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. He details rescue efforts, Japanese villagers, and the ship’s disastrous final moments and aftermath. He wore a Panama hat and fur overcoat on arrival. Also notes Cannon's progress talk at Guilford College and Flora Wolf dispute over Lord Beresford's will.
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New York
Japan
John J. Ryan
Cincinnati
Franke
Nojima
Ryan
France
Monument to Lawton Dedicated in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis General Henry W Lawton is honored with a statue unveiling attended by President Roosevelt and escorted by military units. Frances Lawton unveiled the monument as James Whitcomb Riley read The Home Voyage, with Rev D R Lucas and Gov Hanly speaking. The president planned a Lansing stop for a Michigan Agricultural College address.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Roosevelt
Henry W. Lawton
Philippine Islands
A. R
D. R. Lucas
Hanly
Frances Lawton
Lawton
United States Infantry
America
James Whitcomb Riley
Fairbanks
Lansing
Mich
Michigan Agricultural College
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North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
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Washington
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Hartford
Conn
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Ithaca
Armory Hall
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Grand Army
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Waterbery
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