Elopement ends in tragic river death and seaside mystery
A Chicago foreman and his fiancée secretly married in St Joseph Michigan then died in the St Joseph river near a dam as onlookers urged them to escape. The couple laughed as the boat went over the dam. Separately, London barrister Douglas Panton was found dead at Mousehole near Penzance, dressed as a woman and manacled. Police suspect he changed clothes atop a cliff before leaping or falling to death. A St Joseph, Missouri architect ate 12 spoonfuls of sand to prove its safety, earning five dollars without ill effects. The piece also notes an engagement in Sioux City between Joseph Law and Mary Kingsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Lindeman
Chicago
Ella Zister
Elkhart
Ind
St. Joseph
Mich
South Bend
Lindeman
Jindeman
Penzance
John Davidson
Douglas Panton
W. P. Frith
Panton
London
Queen’s Hotel
Mousehole
Coast Guard
Philip N. Panton
Douglas
Airs
Douglas Sherrin Frith Panton
Cornwall
Mousehale
J. M. Hubbard
Hubbard
Minneapolis
Joseph Law
Sioux City
Mary Kingsley
Tillingsley
Conn
Westcott Undertaking
Lawig
Miss Kingsley
Married in a Balloon Wedding by Wireless Telegraphy
Carey Beebe and Margaret Hall wed in Seattle in a balloon ascent using a wireless telephone to answer the minister’s questions. The ceremony included bridesmaids and a ground operator, with the couple descending after the service amid cheers and kisses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey A. Beebe
Seattle
Margaret A. Hall
Lewiston
Mont
Sundstrum
Etta Priscilla Grove
Chicago
Long Beach
Of Course They Are Shad Is a Fine Thing
A fragment reflects dialogue on marriage and a character named Shad. The speaker questions whether either is worth trouble, hinting at uncertainty about commitment and happiness. No further context available.
Shipping appeals and state notices clash in Des Moines
A Des Moines report notes Freight Commissioner B G Wylie urging shippers to file excess freight charges against railroads after the Rock Island contests an Interstate Commerce Commission ruling. The piece covers the Burnham Hanna Manager case, the two year recovery window, and Rock Island’s reduced through rate. It also reports on warrants sorted back to 1840, state tax levy changes, and other civic items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rocksland Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commmission
B. G. Wylie
Greater
Interstate Commerce
Kansas City
Sioux City
Burnham- Hanna-Manager
Rock Island Railroad
Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Parton
Wurloe
Pantong
Thermans Lindeman
Wyle
J. F P. Kelley
State Department of Archives
Towa
T. Williams
Territorial Auditor of Public Acounts
Henry King
John F. Rague BI Co
Capitol
Iowa City
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Commercial’ Club
Ross
Iowa Florists
Iowa Florista
Society of Towa Florists
State Horticultural Society
Capital
van Duyn
Simpson
State Board of Agriculture
Tr Easurer
The
Fair Association
Chittick
J. B. Chittick
State Food and Dairy Department
Association
Brennan
Mary Bates
Iowa
Mary J. Bates
Mome For
Pacalysts
Crocker
John F. Riggs
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State University
John Theodore Buchholz
Trustin
Neb
Ned Buckner
Baldwin
Kan
Arthur Theodore Pilenworth
Britt
Lena Weber Greene
leMars
Ella
Louisa Gunn
Ross Ervin Gunn
Seymour
Sara Hrbek
Cedar Rapida
Hattie McCall-Roberts
Cedar Falls
Charles Arthur Smith
Town City
Oscar Theodore Nelson
Clinton
Clarence Ray Aourner
Tipton
Bertha M. Barr
P. A. DePauw College
Solon
Josiah Henry Barr
P. A. Hamline
Executive Council
A. H. Davison
Farm Telephone Inc
Hayward
Miss Garrison
Agnes Crookmiller
Woman’s Missionary Board
United Brethren Church
Benedict Home
Fort Dodge
Hattie Garrison
Reform School For Girls
Mitchellville
Milly Dodge
Algona
Benedict
Dodge
W. CG. TU
Ida Wise
Ottumwa
KE. W. Hind
Partter
Larson
Red Oak
Len Ee White
Arch McPhee
Charles T. Clamputt
Laurens
C. J. Cowman
Adel
Ollford J. Thoma
Fairnell
D. J. iTanson
Williamsburr
Ask
Bessie Hubbard
M. P. Hainer
Asl
Locust Streets
Henry van Vandervort
George Common
Pella
Stewart
Polk County
Drake
Drake University
John Bk. Griffh
Taft
Commercial Club
Taft VI
Indianapolis
Northwestern
Jamieson
J. Jamieson
Monmouth
Milwood United Presbyterian Church
Nes Moines
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