Philadelphia's Sensation In Poison Case Unfolds
Philadelphia investigators detail George Hussey a black herbal doctor linked to dozens of arsenic poisonings and up to 34 supposed murders. He and Catherine Danze were jailed on suspicion in a case that may reveal a citywide network of victims and counterfeit death certificates.
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Philadelphia
George Hussey
Catherine Danze
Hossey
Catherine Dansee
Avin
Bureau of Health
Hosstyy
George Hossey
Sipssey
Su Acain
Don
Illiam G. Danze
Tanalysis
Danze
Gressing
Congress of Mothers Conference Sets May Detroit Dates
The National Congress of Mothers will meet in Detroit Michigan from May 5 to 8. The board of management is entrusted with management for three years to allow more conferences lectures and discussions. The group aims to secure cooperation of home and school which has been implemented in hundreds of schools on plans from the congress.
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New York
National Congress of Mothers
Detroit
Mich
Congress
California Fig Syrup Co
Dr Ames Starts Back to Face Indictments
Former Minneapolis mayor Adelbert A Ames leaves Boston with his wife and Sheriffs Dreger and Doane for the west to confront bribery indictments and declare his innocence. He tells friends not to worry and that he will prove he is not as black as painted.
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Boston
Dreger
Minneapolis
Doane
Manchester
N.el
Adelbert A. Ames
West
Tyner to resign after 40 years in postal service
Washington reports former congressman and postmaster general James Noble Tyner will hand in his resignation to President Roosevelt within days. A related turf scandal has prompted a broad postal investigation, with possible clerical involvement. Tyner’s resignation predates the allegations and cites health as a factor.
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Washington
James Noble Tyner
Congress
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Tyner
T. C. Campbell
Cincinnati
Harrison J. Barrett
Gen. Tyner
Barrett
Christiancy
Promoter Wright Arrested After Ocean Liner Arrival
Whitaker Wright promoter of London & Globe Finance arrested on arrival of French liner La Lorraine. Held at Tombs then Ludlow Street jail without bail awaiting hearing. Wright sought by London police for falsifying accounts and faces extradition to England. He claims innocence and notes prior mining ventures and nobility connections.
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New York
Whitaker Wright
London & Globe Finance Corporation, Limited
Great Britain
London
United States
Alexander
Ludlow Street
Wright
England
British Columbia
Philadelphia
Lord Dufferin
Canada
Floods Strike Mississippi River Towns and New Orleans
The flood worsens from Caruthersville to Baton Rouge as the levees face a potential 40 foot stage. Memphis reports 38.5 feet with skiff travel and halted streetcar service. Refugees, stock, and trains bring in relief while engineers fight to hold the Hollybush levee. New Orleans assesses 19.3 feet with improving signs as repairs and worker enlistment continue. Cincinnati notes Ohio River flood stages easing after recent rises.
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Memphis
Tenn
Caruthersville
Baton Rouge
Emery
Weather Bureau
Fourth
Market Streets
Hollybush
Here
St. Francis Levee
Ami
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio Valley
Pittsburg
Indiana
Waterbury Railway Wins Broad Injunction Against Striking Unions
Judge Elmer in Waterbury granted a sweeping temporary injunction against the trolley unions and sympathizers. The order bars boycotts and any acts to impede the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company, with penalties of 10000 dollars and a 25000 dollar attachment for damages on defendants’ property.
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Waterbury, Conn
Elmer
Superior Court
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Winterbury
Connecticut Railway & Lighting Company
Panama canal wartime plan spurs Latin American trade outreach
Mexico City reports strong interest in the Panama canal and predicts U S work to begin after treaty ratification, expected completion within five years. President Diaz may launch a Vera Cruz to Havana line linking Mexico, Cuba, and Central America with Colombia Ecuador and Chile, reaching 30 million Latin Americans.
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Mexico City
Panama Canal
United States
Mexico
Diaz
Vera Cruz
Progresso
Havana
Port Limon
Colon
Savanilla
The Presidents Western Tour Plans
President plans a two month western trip starting April 1 from Washington. He will rest and shoot in Yellowstone Park, travel through Wisconsin cities Milwaukee La Crosse Madison and other states, then attend the Louisiana Purchase exposition dedication in St Louis. The journey continues to California Yosemite Nevada Utah with stops at Ogden and Salt Lake before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Yellowstone Park
Park
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Madison
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Colorado
California
Yosemite Valley
Nevada
Utah
Ogden
Salt Lake
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedy For Health Return
Adelaide Perant of New York City writes of ovarian troubles and severe pains eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says the medicine cured her and urges young women to try it while offering $5000 for proof of authenticity.
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F. Wright
Oelwein
Iowa
Lydia BE. Pinkham
New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
Adelaide Perant
St. Ann’s Ave
New York City
Price inquiry leads to engagement plan in May
In a dialogue from Stray Stories a couple discusses dressing a future marriage with negotiations. She asks about pin money and the groom-to-be offers to face any trial to wed in May, even as they barter weekly allowances.
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Mamma
Ping
Not a Success Ascum Chafing Dish Party Quip
A playful jab from the Philadelphia Press about a chafing dish party joke. It notes the gathering ended with humor and lingering hunger, quoting a quip about the chafing dish not chafing as much as the guests.
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Seaton
Philadelphia Press
Wouldn't Be Nice Spell Lesson Heard at Yonker School
A mother and child exchange in Yonkers as the child proclaims plans to become a writer, arguing about spelling while a school report is discussed. The dialogue reflects parental guidance and a young aspiring writer's determination.
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Bessie
Mamma
Yonker
Statesman
Isolated Buttes Inspire Miss Gushton-Oh
A Baltimore American snippet notes Miss Gushton-Oh admiring isolated mountains that stand gloomily and grandly apart, with a Guide remark that they are buttes.
Farming in the Southwest and Related Advertisements
An advertisement listing subscription offers for a new farming paper with features for profitable fields, a sample copy request, and the book Texas a 144 page guide. It promotes travel on The Overland Limited Chicago to the Coast and cites Beecher and Mrs Wiggs quotes alongside dye products.
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Texas
Lone Star State
Katy
Wainwright Ridg
St. Louis, Mo
Missing Missionaries Dinner Recounts Racial Jest in Boston
A Boston clergyman who trains Southern ministers for missionary work invited them to dine. They waited in his reception room, but none arrived. His maid Mary quips that they have spent the evening turning blackface minstrelsy from the door, highlighting a racial joke incident reported in the Times.
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Boston
Mary
He Means it. New Berlin Man Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills
Frank Newton of New Berlin Illinois reports dramatic health improvement after two years of back pains weakness and loss of appetite. He began taking two Dodd's Kidney Pills three times daily and soon felt better saying I am a different man and Dodd's Kidney Pills did it all.
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New Berlin
Frank Newton
Dodd
Newton
Patent Medicine Claims in Early 1900s Mother Gray Ads
An 19th to early 20th century clippings promote various patent medicines for children and coughs. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders claim to cure fevers constipation worms and stomach issues. Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar is touted for whooping cough. Pike's Toothache Drops promise relief in one minute.
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Gray
Mother Gray
Cailaren
New York
Allen
le Roy
Hale
Pike
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Offtclala
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Union Pacific & North-Western Line
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Chicago & North-Western
Missouri River
Beecher
Putnam Fadelesa
Desmalus
Chicago Daily News
Ram’s Horn
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Mian
Jameson
Ae Esir
Alfirnia
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