Detective Hendricks Confronts Mysterious Murder Letter
In New York, detective Minard Hendricks and Dr. Lampkin discuss a ciphered note claiming Weldon Caruthers was murdered at the Palace Hotel. Hendricks recalls a near-fatal bomb incident linked to a past foe, fearing a dangerous game.
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Hendricks
Minard Hendricks
New York City
Palace Hotel
Mrr. Weldon Caruthers
Lampkin
Nuiche
Oreo
Koia
Hilburn
Detective Hendricks Follows Horse Show Clue to Caruthers
In Boston Hendricks and Lampkin chase a suspicious note about Caruthers missing his box at the Horse Show. They compare Herald and Sun reports, visit the Palace hotel, and observe a grand party as they seek Caruthers and the letter’s author.
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Caruthers
Muraerea
Lampkin
Todany
Hendricks
Herald
Wendricks
Palace Hotel
Kola
Benton Sourder
Boston
Indian general Mejia sacrifices emperor Maximilian
Duron de Malortie recalls in Sir M Grant Duff’s Diary a story of Mejia the full blood Indian serving Maximilian. Gen Alatorre offers Mejia freedom if he spares the emperor. Mejia dismisses the proposal, and both Mejia and the emperor are killed.
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Duron de Malortie
Mexico
Maximilian
M. Grant Duff
Gen. Mejia
Gen. Alatorre
Mejia
Alatorre
Euth
That friend of amine sare be
The readable fragment mentions a friend of Amine Sarebe but provides no clear event or surrounding details to form a fuller summary.
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Amine Sare
Indemnity to Spain May Be Included in Sundry Bill
Washington lawmakers discuss paying 20 million dollars to Spain under the peace treaty. If ratified, the sum must be provided within three months, likely in the sundry civil or fortifications appropriation bills rather than a special measure. Action may be delayed until treaty ratification.
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Washington
Spain
House Committee On Appropriations
Cannon
Congress
Senate
Russian defense prep accelerates despite disarmament talk
London dispatch reports from European Russia show feverish activity at naval yards and frontline stations. War and marine ministries push defense buildup with larger October November enrollments and rapid reinforcements to the far east along the Russo Turkish frontier.
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London
Sebastopol
The
Times
Russia
Nicholas
Minnsters of War and Marine
Noted Ohio Man Col Richard C Parsons Dies at 72
Col Richard C Parsons of Cleveland dies aged 72 after a long public career. He served in the Ohio House and as speaker, was Lincoln era consul to Rio Janeiro, marshal of the Supreme Court, a U S congressman, helped harbor improvements, edited the Cleveland Herald, and at death was a bankruptcy referee.
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Cleveland, O
Richard C. Parsons
Col. Parsons
Cleveland
Ohio House of Representatives
Lincoln
Rio Janeiro
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Cleveland Herald
Parsons
Windstorm Fatal in Scott County Leaving Three Children Dead
A heavy windstorm struck the Scott county remote section on Friday. In Boles a schoolhouse collapsed killing three pupils and fatally wounding another. A child of Joseph Lawrence was fatally wounded. Several others suffered injuries.
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Little Rock
Ark
Scott County
Boles
Joe Lawrence
Frost
Rutledge
Joseph Lawrence
No Massacre Reported on Balabac Island
Arrivals from Balabac Island deny a massacre of Spaniards by Filipinos. They claim the tale is priestly propaganda to harm the Filipino cause, noting only a few Spaniards remain and those killed died in warfare.
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Hong-Kong
Balabac
Palawan
Gift of a Graduate to Princeton Library Adds Class Dept
George A Armour of the class of 77 gives 10000 to Princeton University to establish a classical department in the library and will provide 2700 annually for three years to support it. Armour arrived from Chicago four years ago. Miss Sophia Dallas, daughter of former vice president George M Dallas, dies at seventy six. In Worcester, Mrs Maria Prouty, wife of retired shoe maker William H Prouty and Iris D Prouty’s mother, dies by her own hand. Barry lamond, Iris D Prouty’s fiancé, had shot and killed him self on a prior Saturday.
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Princeton
N. J
George A. Armour
Princeton University
Armour
Chicago
Philadelphia
Sophia Dallas
George M. Dallas
United States
President Polk
Merself
Worcester
Mass
Maria Prouty
William H. Prouty
Iris D. Prouty
Barry .Amond
Real Thing Senator Tours Frontier Town
A Detroit Free Press tale recounts a frontier fundraiser where attendees cheer a staged speaker brought from Sage Brush County as the “real thing.” A committee with long hair and guns guides the show urging patrons to sit and not notice the outside critic while praising the imported politician.
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Congress
Giner
Diggins
Sagebrush County
Detroit Free Press
Elevator Moment Sparks Town Drama on Seventh Floor
A Sassafras Cross Roads resident hurries wife as a downtown elevator stalls briefly on the third floor. He plans to insure his life on the seventh floor while the wife rebukes him over delaying the ascent and the couple debates the danger and prudence.
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Sassafras Cross Roads
Eben Dilly
N. Y
Heirloom Wealth Prompts Torn Affection in Paper Moment
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows a would be suitor arguing love based on riches, while the heiress responds with calm practicality. He reveals his bank has busted and debt shadows the romance as he ends the visit abruptly after a brief discussion of a coalyard.
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Evening Papers
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Broadway Style Advertorials
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures with Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It promotes testimonials and a 75 cent price per bottle. A mini glossary defines terms with humor and announces a Chicago stop for the musical sporting life with the original cast and special train.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Dropsy treatment advertised by H H Green's Sons
An advertisement from Atlanta Gia proclaims H H Green's Sons as the greatest dropsy specialists in the world and offers free treatment through their ad. The text also includes unrelated quips and old quotes about medicine, introductions, and a city note from 1894.
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H. H. Green
Atlanta
Gia
Double Crop of Apples Sparks Farm Interest on Long Island
A Long Island farm reports an apple tree bearing two crops in the past year prompting farmers to watch the peculiarity. The ad highlights Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming it cures dyspepsia indigestion constipation and blood disorders where other remedies fail. It asserts chronic cases rarely fail and cure is possible.
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Long Island
Hostetter
Wanted a Cyclorama
A humorous exchange about requesting a grand scenic panorama. Mrs Fatpurse asks a painter to include deer bucks quail partridges pheasants cattle sheep pigs a lake and an ocean with fish for a dining room. The Great Artist confirms ability to render a vast, mixed landscape.
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Fatpurse
Boston Globe
Grain-O touted as coffee substitute for family health
Grain-O, made from pure grains, is advertised as a long-desired coffee substitute that won’t upset nerves or harm digestion. It claims to taste and look like the best coffee at a good price and to be a genuine scientific product that promotes health and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O.
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Grandma
His Motto Leads to Job at Once
A New York merchant advertised for an office boy. The first applicant answered the manager by revealing the motto on the door, which read push. The puzzled manager hired him immediately, impressed by the wit.
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New York
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dr. Hayes Prints Free 1899 Calendar for Hay Fever Sufferers
Dr. P. Harold Hayes renowned asthma and hay fever specialist issues a dainty calendar for 1899. He offers a free copy to any patient who writes and mentions this paper, highlighting his worldwide medical attention.
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P. Harold Hayes
Hayes
When True Love Quits In The Globe's Quip
A dated aphorism notes that long engagements lead to fatigue in love. The piece suggests a bride nears domestic life poorly hosted in kitchen clothes with untidy hair, causing the man’s love to fade as he contemplates their bond.
Stray Stories Banter On Shells And Eggs
Humorous exchange from Stray Stories features a quip about age of eggs contrasting with warlike scenes. The General claims steadiness amid shell bursts while the Actor hedges on reliability depending on egg age.
Burdock Medicine Advertises Gentle Liver Kidney Aid
An 19th century style advert promotes a remedy claimed to move the bowels daily for health, acts gently on liver and kidneys, and cures headaches. It lists prices of 25 and 50 cents and warns readers about lending money, noting outcomes of being in or out of town.
New Quick Cough Cure and Humorous Quote Snippet
The clipping advertises Kemp's Balsam with sample bottles and price, urging immediate use to stop coughing. It includes a witty exchange about marriage and notes Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs, plus a one minute toothache drop claim and a quip about a captured ostrich.
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Hale
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