Husband Pleads For Mother as Bride Granted Desertion Divorce
The Jersey City couple married in St Pauls church. Within weeks the groom fled to his mother eight times, sobbing for care, while the bride sued for separation. Special master urged Chancery Court in Trenton to grant Eugenie Gronbaldt a divorce on grounds of desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick Gronbaldt
Jersey City
Charles B. Hughes
Chancery Court
Trenton
Gronbaldt
Eugenie
Gronbaldts
St. Paul's Church
Freddy
Freddy Gronbaldt and the power of a mother's care
A man recalls the boy Freddy Gronbaldt who once believed he could live without his mother. After wanderings and hardship he returns seeking his mother's warmth and a bowl of buckwheats on a cold day, finding solace in her apron strings.
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Freddy Gronbaldt
Freddy
Mathar
Jersey City
Eoen
Dog Discovers Blaze and Saves Five in Montclair
In Montclair New Jersey a small dog owned by Henry Druvet woke its master and alerted neighbor Arthur Shand of a fire at the Shand home. The alert allowed the Shand family to escape as firefighters arrived. The blaze started under the stairs and spread upward, damaging most rooms while one guest chamber remained unscathed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
N.J
Henry Druvet
Hawthorne Place
Arthur T. Shand
Shand
Drutlet
Druuet
Dog Hero Rags Saves Boy On Trestle Near Edwardsville
St Louis-Rags, a dog hero, kept watch as Milton Ridgeway, three, climbed a Cahokia creek trestle near Edwardsville with policeman Henry Ridgeway. The dog clamped the child and the officer leaped clear as the Continental Limited came in sight. Also reported Colorado Springs child falls 25 feet but wakes unharmed. A German army training machine now simulates cavalry movements by electricity.
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St. Louis
Rags
Edwardsville
Henry Ridgeway
Milton Ridgeway
Cahokia Creek
Continental Limited
Milton
Ridgeway
Chameleon-like Players Imitate Speech Across Roles
The article surveys actors such as Hope Latham Myrtle O Dell and Edward Sheldon noting their talent for adopting distinct dialects and personas. It highlights Latham’s seven years in a Sacred Heart convent and her knack for mimicking regional speech. It also mentions Tom Wise Elsie Janis Ethel Barrymore Rose Stahl and others who adapt to surroundings to fit roles or social circles.
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Miss Latham
Lower East Side
New York
England
Tom Wise
Senator Langdom
Mississippi
Wise
Elsie Janis
Elsie
Ethel Barrymore
Harvard University
Armphitheater
Misa Barrymore
Rose Stahl
Miss Stahl
Anna Held to quit stage for Europe and new ventures
Anna Held, wife of Flor ence Ziegfeld, sails from New York to Europe with plans to invest in a music hall near Fort George and to build a high class venue for two dollar theater seats. She says she will retire after next touring season, noting the limelight is hard on happiness and that Ziegfeld predicts next year may be her end.
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WIH
New York
Anna Held
Florence Ziegfeld
Europe
New York City
Ziegfeld
Lilly
Maud
Geatrice van Brumner
Miss Held
United States
Fort George
Billings Estate
Mr. Ziegfeld
Gossip of the Stage Preview and Plans for a Poor Man’s Theater
Joseph Hart will condense Poxy Granpa for vaudeville. Eleanor Robson ends her New York engagement soon. Harriet Burt to play lead female in De Wolf Hopper’s company next season. Cathrine Countiss touring The Boys of Company B in Grand Rapids. Hattie Williams to star in Detective Sparks a new comedy by Michael Morton. Charles Frohman to build a poor man’s theater in New York with top seats at 56 cents. He aims to offer strong plays and star talent for all audiences.
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Joseph Hart
Eleanor Robson
New York
Harriet Burt
de Wolf: Hopper
Cathrine Countiss
Heoline
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hattie Williams
Detective Sparks
Michael Morton
Charles Frohman
New York Theater To Feature Revolving Stage
The New theater in New York will have a revolving stage enabling director Mr. Winthrop Ames to present a wide range of scenes from Shakespeare and other classics. On opening, productions planned include Antony and Cleopatra The Winter's Tale The Tempest and The School for Scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Winthrop Ames
School For Scandal
Parole Request by Ex-Detective Chief Faces Board Review
Eli Hardin former Des Moines detective chief now with Santiago California police seeks parole from Iowa penitentiary before starting service. Convicted of conspiring to spirit witnesses out of state he was sentenced to ten years. Appeals have extended his liberty for three years and Soft pressure from prominent supporters is aimed at the parole board.
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Des Moines
Eli Hardin
Santiago
Cal
Iowa
Carrall
Board of Parole
Hardin
Park County District Court
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
United States
Parale
Miner Dies After Mine Incident At Coaldale
James Spevack a 30 year old mule driver died after being injured when his mule ran away and trapped him between a mine end and a prop. He died thirty hours later from peritonitis caused by a ruptured intestine. The fatal episode occurred Tuesday afternoon at Coaldale.
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Des Moines
Coaldale
James Spevack
Spevack
Man with dislocated jaw in critical condition after fall
Ira Reber, last known to be in Sioux City, wandered the streets for three days with a dislocated jaw from a fall down a hay chute. He is in critical condition at Samaritan hospital and his exact residence is not known.
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Sioux City
Ira Reber
Samaritan Hospital
Violated Injunction Sentences in Muscatine Trio
Davenport Otto Seiditz and James Dedmidy of Muscatine serve the first days of a three months sentence for violating court injunctions that barred them from engaging in the sale of intoxicating beverages.
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Davenport
Otto Seiditz
James Dedmidy
Muscatine
Elks Build New Home in Mason City Contract Let
The contract for the Elks' building went to local contractor B. L. Stratton for $15,765. The three story structure will be rick faced with Oskaloosa material and measure 44 by 112 feet.
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Elks New Home
Mason City
Elks
B. L. Stratton
Attempted death by own action in Columbus Junction
John Morrison, an elderly resident of Columbus Junction, was found unconscious in the cemetery after attempting self harm by taking morphine. He will not recover. Lightning struck an umbrella in Monroe, tearing through it as J T Worth and his wife, who had just moments earlier been visiting the undertaker, hurried home.
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Columbus Junction
John Morrison
Monroe
J. T. Worth
Ms. Worth
Tad
Masons Elect New Officers In Davenport Grand Lodge
Davenport Iowa grand lodge installs new officers including Crom Bowen as trustee for six years and appoints deputies and grand officers from Des Moines Decorah Garden City Iowa Falls Manchester Washington and more. Notable addresses by Nathan Scofield and R D Meinfeid mark the golden anniversary gathering. + The death of 11 year old Fred Nagle of Mason City after prolonged swimming at a creek is reported with cause believed to be heart failure from cold water.
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Davenport
Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge
Crom Bowen
Des Moines
Irestee
Wm. Hutchingon
Asten
H. H. Green
Decorah
H. H. Ames
Garden City
B. F. Suette
H. H. Hill
Milton
William Kane
Iowa Falls
Grand Marshall
L. A. Matthews
Manchester
Brand Tyler
A. N. Alberson
Washington
Nathan Scofield
Strawberry Point
R. D. Meinfeid
St. Charles
Grand Lodge
Mason City
Fred Nagle
John Nagle
Parenta
Cement brick and tile plant planned in Iowa Falls
Conniff Bros will build a cement brick and tile plant in East Iowa Falls this summer to boost local industrial revival. The firm, experienced in the trade, chose Iowa Falls after surveying multiple Iowa sites, citing excellent railroad facilities and abundant raw materials.
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Iowa’ Falls
Iowa Falls
Conniff Bros
Iowa
Nurses Conclude Meet in Des Moines Delegates Named
The registered nurses of Iowa elected Miss Anna Goodale of Cedar Rapids as president and Miss Abbie Tabor of Sioux City as second vice president. Other officers include Miss Letitie McNally Independence recording secretary, Miss Ida C. Nefa Waterloo corresponding secretary, Miss Floy Strayer Waterloo auditor, Miss Louisa Raffaul Dyersville delegate to the national convention, and Miss Jane Garrard Davenport as next meeting host in Des Moines.
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Dubuque
Registered Nurses of
Towa
Anna Goodale
Cedar Rapids
Abbla Tabor
Sioux City
Letitie McNally
Independence
Ida C. Nefa
Waterloo
Floy Strayer
Louisa Raffaul
Dyersville
Jane Garrard
Davenport
Des Moines
Iowa Baptist Preachers Meet Conference in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa Baptist ministers gather for a postors conference at Des Moines college on Tuesday afternoon The ministry adapted to the age is the general topic Rev J W Canley of Omaha Rev H Q Rowlands of Davenport Rev E B Jones of Cedar Falls Rev John ston Myers of Chicago Rev A M Levack of Cedar Rapids and Rev J W Clevenger of Red Oak are among out of town participants
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Iowa
Des Moines
Baptist Ministers of
Des Moines College
J. W. Canley
Omaha
H. QO. Rowlands
Davenport
E. B. Jones
Cedar Falls
Johnston Myers
Chicago
A. M. Levack
Cedar
Veterans Ready for 35th G A R Iowa Encampment
Fort Dodge prepares for the thirty fifth annual Grand Army of the Republic Iowa encampment opening Tuesday. Business district lights and street decorations were installed from Sunday dusk to Monday noon as the first delegates arrived.
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Fort Dodge
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Iowa
Found Dead on Tracks at Shenandoah
Harry Wheeler, son of T A Wheeler a Mt. Ayr liveryman, was found dead on a railroad track Tuesday morning. He was about 20 and believed to have fallen from a moving train between Council Bluffs and St Joseph, with the motive and circumstances still a mystery.
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Shenandoah
Harry Wheeler
T. A. Wheeler
Mt. Ayr
Council Bluffs
St. Joseph
Catholic Clergy to Meet in Davenport in June
Davenport hosts the diocese clerical gathering on June 21 for a nine week retreat and a quasi-synod to elect officers of the Davenport diocese. The meeting signals in-depth church governance and spiritual retreat for participating clergy.
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Davenport
Diocese of
No Trial for McNamara in Father Murder Case
Judge Clark overruled the motion for a new trial in Md. McNamara’s murder case. The jury found him guilty in the second segment, upholding the conviction for the killing of his father.
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McNamara
Northwood
Clark
Latter Day Saints Hold State Conference at Boone
The annual conference and Sunday school convention of the Latter Day Saints of this state convened in Boone on Friday and Sunday. Many prominent individuals attended the gathering.
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Latter Day Sainte
Boone
Latter Day Saints
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