Tragic Gas Deaths End Charity Icon Mrs Cooper
San Francisco reports the deaths of Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper and her daughter Miss Hattie Cooper by gas asphyxiation at 102 Vallejo Street. Dr. Sidney Worth notes two prior suicide attempts by Miss Cooper, with Mrs. Cooper blocking both times. The pair, famed for extensive charity work, left a notable obituary linked to Col. Ingersoll and the Ingersoll family.
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San Franccisco
Sarah =p. Cooper
United States
Hattie’ Cooper
Coopers Residence
Vallejo ‘Street
San Francisco
Miss Cooper
Sarah B. Cooper
Cazenovia
N. Y
Ingersoll
Col
Robert G. Ingersoll
Cooper
New York State
Ohio
Skilton
Brooklyn
Restitution Ordered in Fraudulent Mail Scheme Case
Federal Judge Grosseup ordered postal inspectors to act for Charles W. Braithwaite to return five dollars to 420 agents nationwide misled by a scheme that offered sixty dollars a month as pay for selling circulars. Braithwaite faced potential mercy if funds are not repaid. August and September pages in his agent book were torn out.
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Curiaco
Grosseup
Avid
United States
Charles W. Braithwaite
National Distributing Co
Braithwaite
Sunto
Prevailing Doubt Delays Action as Holidays Halt Congress
Dun and Company reports holiday delays and uncertainty about Congress push new year improvements. Industry expands payrolls but demand remains weak. speculation about Cuba and Spain eases. Clearings drop 5.2 percent. wheat and flour exports slide, cotton prices fall, iron output rises, and textile demand remains weak with rising stocks.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Bay
Cuba
Spain
London
Atlantic
Pacific
California
Superior
Duluth
Northwestern
United States
Canada
Ruined by Trusted Agents Indictment Context Report
Gurcago December 12 In explanation of the indictment in New York of Julius A Kohn a stock broker now in Europe on a charge of grand larceny brought by Solomon atbsehild Fort Wayne Ind the Chicago relatives of Kohn state he was compelled to go to Europe for his health being given money to pay debts in full paying lost money in business Pending the advancement of outstanding contracts his affairs were left in the hands of agents who instead of paying unsettled claims for which funds were provided speculated in Kohns name lost these funds and the hands of the agents are heavily involved in pay knowledge and conjecture that many owe all?
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Gurcago
New York
Julius A. Kohn
Europe
Solomon Atbsehild
Fort Wayne
Ind
Chicago
Kohn
Kxkohn
Kohh
Iiin
Mares
A Moderate Measure For Tariff Bill Is Debated
Washington officials describe a moderate tariff bill for winter passage to fund deficits while protecting home industries. The sugar schedule faces friction. agricultural duties may stay at McKinley levels. woolen protection rises. cotton steel and front schedules likely unchanged. Hearings will be systematized with public notice of the estate to be heard when full committee convenes.
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Washingcton
House
The Old Friends and Old Men Poem Reflection
A reflective London Spectator poem contrasts aging and youth. It recalls cherished old friends, the changes of time, and the shifting vigor between generations. The speaker honors enduring affection while acknowledging the aches of aging and the eventual parting from loved ones.
Eddie's Elevating Hero Wins City Hearts
Eddie Markham, in charge of a wholesale house elevator, proves careful and brave when a fall injures him while a child rides on the machine. The girl survives as Eddie is carried away, later regaining consciousness and insisting he did his best. The incident ends with praise for his steadiness and courage.
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Boston
Eddie Markham
Eddie
Bascome
Bascom
Mr. Wetherbee
Knowlton
Wetherbee
Master of the Piano and a Child’s Waltz Gift
Italian tenor Marconi visited Rubenstein who entertained his young son demanding a new waltz. The maestro improvised a charming left hand waltz while playing Nero for Marconi, astonishing all present as the child received his gift.
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Rubenstein
Papa
Nero
Matseoni
Chih
Common People and Southern Resources Booklet Review
A Louisville Louisville & Nashville Passenger Dept publication promotes Gardens Spots of the South, a hundred page booklet on soils and resources along the line through Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and Western Florida. It includes a county map and costs ten cents in silver to obtain, with extolled regional value and inquiries for semi monthly excursions South.
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Louisville & Nashville
C. P. Arnoun
Gen
Pass, Agt
Louisville
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Alifornia Fig Syrup Company
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