Alabama Railroader Seeks Governor Jelks Aid on Telegraph Marriage
A North Alabama telegraph operator to be married to a Georgia woman asks Governor Jelks for guidance on a telegraph wedding. The governor’s aide replies that the governor has no jurisdiction in Cupid's court and suggests consulting a probate judge or a lawyer, extending best wishes.
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Alabama
Jelks
Montgomery
Ala
North Alabama
Georgia
Southern Railway
Cupid's Court
Tampa cigar industry rebounds with more workers
Vicente Guerra, president of the Manufacturers' association, asserts Tampa has more cigarmakers at work now than before the strike. He says demand remains strong and factories need about 2,000 additional workers to meet shipments and fill orders.
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Tampa
Fla
Vicente Guerra
Manufacturers’ Association
Cuba-American Manufacturing Company
Mr. Guerre
Femans
Steamer Norve Catches Fire En Route to Bocas
Mobile dispatch reports the Norve steamship en route from Mobile to Bocas del Toro caught fire at sea Sunday December 29 due to an explosion caused by gasoline on board. The vessel reached Havans burning with cargo valued at 1829 dollars, plus 500 dollars in gold coins for Camors-McConnell at Bocas. Cargo included a gasoline engine and drums of gasoline. the crew of 17 all survived except the cook who was killed. The cargo was partly insured.
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Mobile
Norve
Bocas del Toro
Havans
Colombia
Camors-McConnell Company
Bocas
Says Husband Hypnotized Her Eloped With Him
Jacob Goldberg of New Haven alleges his daughter Sara, 17, was hypnotized by her husband, Charles D Locker of Hartford, who she secretly married after working as a dry goods store clerk. Letters from Locker prompted Goldberg to plan arrest to stop further coercion. Also noted Tampa Bay hotel aims for early season opening due to heavy travel.
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Mia Will
New Haven
Conn
Jacob Goldberg
Charles D. Locker
Hartford
Sara
Locker
Migs Goldberg
Portchester
Misa Goldberg
Goldberg
From Loom to Altar in Knoxville Wedding Story
A Knoxville wedding links a Texas coal oil magnate and a factory worker in a modern romance. D A Sedy maker, director of Golden Red Oil of Port Arthur, marries Marguerite McDonald, 34, once widowed, after meeting in Memphis years ago. He is 34, rich, and a Woodmen of the World commander. The bride previously supported herself in a factory.
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King
Texas
Knoxville
Tenn
D. A. Sedymaker
Port Arthur
Tex
Marguerite McDonald
J. H. Richards
McGeuee Avenue
Memphis
Golden Red Old Company
Jefferson County
Boiler explosion wrecks Catholic Institute in Duluth
In Duluth Minnesota a boiler in the Sacred Heart Institute basement exploded during prayers injuring none seriously and causing several thousand dollars in damage. Investigators suspect tampering as a valve was found closed. Fragments shattered every window. fire stopped by prompt department response. The institute serves about 200 students, many of whom were away.
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Duluth
Minn
Sacred Heart Institute
James McGolick
Castro's Open Letter Defends Policy and Aims
Washington dispatch describes President Jas tro of Venezuela releasing an open letter defending his liberal policy and outlining his aspirations. He laments opposition, cites the need for united Fatherland support, and urges journalists to air charges without fear, aiming to justify his political aims under the republican system.
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Washington
Jastro
Venezuela
Castro
Long Hair and Corsets: Peculiar Swindler Portrait
Milwaukee dispatch reports Frank Rause, arrested in Randolph on charges of attempting to swindle Chicago and eastern firms out of 5000 dollars worth of jewelry by shipping under a merchant’s name. He posed as a woman, has golden hair, wears corsets, and wore men’s clothes at arrest. An entire woman's outfit was found in his room.
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Milwaukee
Frank Rause
Randolph
Wis
Chicago
Saluda Editor Faces Threats Over Slur Retraction
In Saluda South Carolina the Sentinel editor H S Cunningham faced a volatile crowd after printing a controversial editorial accusing local women of gossip. A town meeting demanded a published retraction with names of alleged liars, which Cunningham refused, citing safety concerns for his family and a torn publication schedule. The town remains split and tensions rise as legal advice is sought.
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Saluda
Har
Saiuda
Cunningham
the Sentinel
J. W. Pitts
Edward Turner
J. B. Coleman
Winsor prize to Georgian for Georgia and State Rights study
The American Historical Association awarded the Justin Winsor prize for a monograph on Georgia and State Rights to Hete Ulrich Bonnell Phillips. Phillips, born in Milledgeville and educated at the University of Georgia, is recognized as a rising historian. Also noted is the appointment of W. H. Brown of Philadelphia as general manager of the Rapid Transit Lines in Chattanooga.
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Winsor
Washington
Hete Ulrich Bonnell Phillips
American Histori- Teal Association
Justin Winsor
Georgia
Phillips
Milledgeville
University of Georgia
Chattanooga
Health for 10 Cents Candy Cathartic Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic claiming health benefits such as a lively liver pure blood clean skin and bright eyes. The copy asserts genuine tablets available at druggists for 10 cents and warns against bulk sales.
Roosevelt Criticized by Webster Davis on Presidency
Webster Davis, former assistant secretary of the interior, predicts Roosevelt will be renominated and defeated. He rails at Roosevelt for the round robin affair, attacks his judgment, and says Republican defeat awaits him, while noting Roosevelt may escort a Democrat to take oath to the next president. Also includes an unrelated medical ad for Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
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Kansas City
Roosevelt
Webster Davis
McKinley
Admiral Dewey
Miles
Washington
Long
Republic
Republicana
Chester A. Arthur
Hat Floats, Mail, Then Marriage in Holiday Tale
Harry Reynolds left Louisville for home at Christmas. A gust blew his hat away near English Indiana, but the next day a package arrived containing his hat a card from Mary Thorne and a note. After telephone chatter and a letter Reynolds wed Thorne the following day. Sedalia reports Emma Hayden and B A Ashbrook wed after a playful egg note in Holton Van. The notice ends with an ad for Pyny Baleum cough remedy.
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Harry Reynold
Mary Thorne
St. Louisville
Harry Reynolds
Louisville
English
Ind
Migg
Reynolds
Misa
Sedalia
Emma Hayden
Holton
Van
B. A. Ashbrook
Kansas City
Armour Packing Company
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Nashville
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London
John Birrell
St. Andrews University
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Catholic Institute
Duluth,Minn
Eighth Avenue Theater
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Here
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White
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Dublin
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Nye
Putnam Co
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Perry Davin
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Leo’ Toweuuinu
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Allen H. Talmage
Washington St
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Syracuse
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J. Z. Naquim
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