sensational trial of damage claims in york hotel case
New York December 27 One of the era's most sensational lawsuits opens as H Frank Drugan sues his cousin Mrs Emily F Dunphy for 100000 damages over an alleged assault at the Hotel Ansonia. He accuses her of infatuation leading to humiliation, loss of vocation, and injuring his reputation amid details of midnight suppers and visits while he pursued Jesuit studies. Dunphy denies all charges and cites his letters and erratic behavior as evidence.
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New York
H. Frank Drugan
Emily F. Dunphy
Dragan
Jesuit Brotherhood
John J. Dunphy
Yonkers
Drugan
St Francis Navier College
Ansonia
Emily Barnett
Baltimore
Ordy
Ofter
Woodstock College
Xavier College
Jdaintiff
Broadway
Dr Shoop Cough Cure Promises Safe Help for Coughs
A vintage ad copy touts Dr Shoop's Cough Cure as a safe remedy for tickling coughs in babies. It claims the cure uses a resinous plant from a green mountains shrub, calms coughs, heals bronchial membranes, and contains no opium or harsh chemicals.
Things That Went Wrong in a Sealskin Overcoat Case
A Minneapolis man bought a $160 sealskin overcoat and within a day a deep winter set in with 20 below zero temperatures. Also, Englewood resident Luther Pankey moved to rural land to pursue a simpler life, building a barn and farm, yet two years later reports claim outcomes matched his hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Leonidas McFadden
Minneapolis
Luther 3
Pankey
Englewood
Farth- Mount
Cleaning Widows and Whisky-Polished Windows
John S. Cox of the Tennessee Senate recalls a servant named Caesar who jokes he uses his whiskey to polish windows. Caesar explains he drinks the whiskey and blows his breath against the panes to clean them, a tale told with humor and regional speech.
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John S. Cox
Tennessee
Senate
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Cox
Marie John
Caesar
Nike
Dangerous Deadlock Remedy Ad by W. J. Smith & Bro
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a quick remedy for dangerous deadlock or intestinal stoppage. It promises guaranteed satisfaction with a money back option and lists W J Smith Bro H R Palmer Song drug stores offering the 25 cent product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. J.smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Song Drug Stores
Sporting News of the Sports Sporting News of the Sports
A collage of sports notes covers manager changes and bouts, with Kitty Bransfield named Milwaukee manager, Big Squires knocked out, and boxing plots in Hot Springs. Others mention Patsy Flaherty sought by Penn State College, Tim Flood discussed as St Paul manager, Ty Cobb taking a sports desk job, and fights expected in Boston and Chelsea amid a shifting baseball and boxing scene.
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Kitty” Bransfield
Milwaukee
Big Squires
Hot Springs
al Kuufaam
Marvin Hart
Pennsylvania State College
Patsy Flaherty
Tim Flood
Conway
Toronto
St. Paul
Ty Cobb
Atlanta Journal
Boston Soc
Chelsea
Mobile Elit
Senate
Union Baseball League
Joe Cantillon
Washington
Joseph
McFadden
Tommy Murphy
Nelson
Jimmy
Barrett
Beaton Americans
Jim
Remarkable cure tale from Winterton man by Electric Bitters
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York recounts doctors allergy misdiagnoses heart disease kidney trouble blood poison stomach and liver issues before his wife advised Electric Bitters. He credits one bottle with restoring his health, while a claim that the remedy cures blood poison and stomach liver kidney complaints is attributed to W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons druggists.
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Abraham Brown
Winterton
N. Y
W. J. Smith &Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup Ad Claims Gentle Relief
An early advertisement touts Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a new laxative that stimulates but does not irritate. It promises to be the best laxative with a guarantee or money back and notes it is sold by all druggists.
National conventions and party clashes across states
The piece outlines contested delegate calls in Arizona, New Mexico, and other states for the Republican convention and hints at potential vice presidential selections. It notes Democratic party maneuvers for Denver, including women delegates and Cleveland’s possible at large seat, plus Tennessee’s Carmack Patterson feud and Indiana’s early Fairbanks push.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Warren Garst
Iowa
Cummins
Brooklyn
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York State
Chicago
Denver
Grover Cleveland
New Jersey
Robert da
Augustus Thomas
Progressive Democratic League
League
New York
William J. Bryan
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
James T. Floyd
Missouri
Democratic Congressional Committee
Bailey
Texas
Central Democratic Club
Austin
Indiana
Fairbanks
Matthew R. Denver
Congress
Ohio
Eneral Denver
Kansas Territory
Carmack
Patterson
Tennessee
Panther the machine shop of the fleet on voyage
The Panther aboard the battle fleet is the key repair hub with 100 skilled machinists and a complete shop. It carries lathes, a planer, punching and bending equipment, a 250 pound steam hammer, forges, a compressed air system, a rotary brass melting furnace, an oil furnace, and a wireless telegraph outfit to support all ships during the voyage.
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Panther
New York
Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy Mailed Free On Request
Trial catarrh treatments are mailed free on request by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. The tests prove the great value of this scientific prescription, known to druggists everywhere as Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy, sold by H R Palmer Sons and DeWitts Little Early Risers pills are sold by all.
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Shoop
Racine
Wis
Bear Killed After Bear Attacks Pigpen Litter
The incident at Widow Arminda Milligan’s Eureka Sullivan county home involved a hungry bear raiding ten suckling pigs. The mother pig fought the bear while the widow defended her pen with a pitchfork, ultimately killing the bear after it joined the sow in the melee.
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Port Jervis
New York World
Arminda Milligan
Eureka
Sullivan County
Milligan
Pain Balm Relief Promises Sleep For Rheumatism Sufferers
Sufferers from rheumatism report prompt relief from using Chamberlains Pain Balm. The advertisement promises easier sleep and rest, and lists Athens Georgia outlets H. R. Palmer & Sons W. J. Smith & Bro L. P. Canning E. C. McEvoy Orr Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
L. P. Canning
E. C. McEvoy Orr Drug Co
Athens
Masonic and Odd Fellows Listings for Athens Area Lodges
Local fraternal notices list Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons Athens Lodge 790 BPOE Odd Fellows Geo Palmer secretary, Soquee Tribe IORM, Glenn Lodge I.O.O.F. meet weekly at 8 pm in various city quarters with invitations to qualified members.
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Mt. Vernon
A. M
Mount Vernon Lodge
Masonic Hall
Max Joseph
Clayton Street
H.R. Palmer
W. M
A.b.harper
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
J. T. Trussell
H. P. G. E. Stone
Athens Lodge
Lodge Quarters
Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
E. Brancroft
Geo. H. Palmer
Glenn Lodge
Carlton Building
Jackson Street
Odd Fellows
G. A. Boone
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Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Sporting News OF the Sports
Spring Valley
Bill Papke
Hugo Kelly
Billy Meyer
Vladivostok
New York Sun
Ipay
Tortada
Feet
Pacific
N. Irman
Prince Baritinsky
Baron Sacken
Askold
Manila
Tropics
DeWitt
E.C. Dewitt & CO
E. P. Taylor
J.T. Anderson
Geqrcia
Macon
Madison
Gorgia
H. R. McLean
D. & Nolan
Aree
St. Elmo Lodge
K. of P
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Clayton and
Wall Streets
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