Gypsy Ruth's pending wedding dress delays stir clan
News notes Ruth of the Gypsy colony based near New Jersey awaits a silk wedding gown delayed by weaving. Immigrants at Ellis Island discussed migration patterns to the west north and south. Astor family planning alterations to their Fifth Avenue homes reveal shared property control and large entrances.
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Citeon Bureau
New York
Ruth
New Jersey
T Ie
New York City
New Ruth
Eve
Elizabeth
Agi
Canadian Marathon Hero Sherring Details Training and Victory
Special correspondent recounts William J. Sherring winning the marathon in 2 hours 51 minutes 23 seconds at Athens. He trained without a coach, funded the trip himself, and overcame heat and dust to finish first, later receiving about $7000 in prize support and a government post in Hamilton.
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Wm. J. Sherring
Greece
Canada
Harriton Jones
Hamilton
Ontario
Jun
A. Sherring
Bine
Leon Cork
Grand Trunk
Kidnapped Freddie Muth Found After Weeklong Tragedy
Freddie Muth, the 7 year old son of Charley Muth, a Philadelphia jeweler, was found safe after a kidnapping that gripped the city. The boy was taken from Muhlenburg school by a man at pistol point and led away in a failed attempt to obtain money. He was discovered in a vacant house and reunited with his mother as a crowd gathered. The kidnapper, John Joseph Keane, a former Harlem River National Bank bookkeeper, fled with funds in 1904 but was later arrested.
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Joe Tong Lee
Canton
Andham
New York University
Lee
School of Applied Sciences
George Augustis "Sandham
Anna M. Sandham
Hissirace
Giihese
Washington Irving
George Irving
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Irving
Irving
Amen
Columbia College
College Vince
Park Place
Canal Street
Roland P. Molineux
Feneral
Kuttroff, Piekhardt & Co
United States Board of Appraisers
Molineux
Motineux
F. W. Devoe
C. T. Raynolds Company
New York
Sowae
Hamilton
Toronto
Comtutter
Customs Department
Philadelphia
Freddie Muth
Charley Muth
Freddie
Muhlenburg School
Fred
Iittle
Charley
Charile Rows
Preddig
Charle Roos
Laitle Frediie
Reepevicide
Fiacem
Hank
Ant
Peat Oita
John Joseph Keanke
Muhlenburg
Jalen
J. Kean
Harlem River National Bank
Charley Ross
Mo Bank
Dr W F Carver Exhibition Promises Daring Feats
The notice promotes Dr W F Carver and a marvel show featuring Five Famous Diving Horses and the Girl in Red riding Cupid. It highlights the 40 foot dives by Silver King and a Flying Automobile stunt, with a $100 prize offered to any lady who rides Silver King. Excursion trains and special round trip rates are advertised along with a reminder of the date.
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Girl In
Red
Cupid
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Aurora
John Jacob
William Waldorf
Astor Horse
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Railroad Avenue
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Sherring
Athletic Club of Hamilton
Athens
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Prince George of
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Philippines
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Concord
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Mcintosh Hardware Company
Hoy
Pnheuser-Busey
Anheuser-Busch Brewing
Ass'n
St. Louis
U.S.A
Lord Fauntleroy
Carver
Traction Park
Fair Grounds
Colorado
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Charter Oak Steel
Borradaile & CO
Gold Avenue
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Highland Jersey Dairy
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Southwestern Electric and Construction Company
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