Chameleon Girl Forgives Exiled Sister in Mourning
In York a wealthy banker Gio v Morosini lies dead as his daughter Giulia the chameleon girl forgives her exiled sister Vittoria who wed the coachman Ernest Huels Schilling in 1884. Vittoria may share in the estate while Amelia remains a mystery under strict family control.
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York
Giovanni P. Morosini
Giulia Morosini
Charmeleon Gir
Vittoria Morosini
Ernest Huels
Rutland
Amelia
Society Woman Renounces the World Becomes Nun
New York society figure Violet Buel, once Mrs. George Merriam Hyde, has taken vows as Sister Mary of the Tabernacle at Corpus Christi monastery in Hunter's Point. She did penance and joined the Dominican order after a life of social prominence and painting.
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NEW York Society
Corpus Christi
Hunter's Point
L. Ble
George Merriam Hyde
Oliver Prince Buel
Mary of
Thomas F. Ryan
Hyde
Violet Buel
Georgetown University
Miss Buel
James T. Hyde
Chicago Theological Seminary
Academy
Society of American Artists
Mr. Hyde
Ice King Morse Wins Back Old Power On Wall Street
Charles W. Morse, toppled by bank collapses, again gains influence over the money market. He recoups control of his National Bank of North America via a return to leadership and a $500,000 bond, after settling bank claims and buying back securities from the receiver.
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Morse
ALL Street
Charles W. Morse
National Bank of North America
Central Bank
C. W. Morse
Nassau Street
Murray
P Morse
Wall Street
Fate
Elsie Vanderbilt to Wed Again Says Report
Reported after Elsie French Vanderbilt asks for a final divorce from Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt that Willing Spencer son of J Thompson Spencer vice president of the Pennsylvania railroad is the accepted suitor and may announce engagement soon. Spencer a Philadelphia lawyer has been in close contact since last June while Mrs Vanderbilt studied abroad with her mother. He traveled to London and Paris with them as escort and remained in touch by wireless during the trip.
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Spencer
London
France
Rich Pittsburgh Women Caught by Blue Book Tax Bluff
Reported scheme shows assessors using the blue book to extract thousands of dollars in stocks bonds and mortgages from affluent Pittsburgh women who had long avoided declaring possessions. Thousands of letters prompted many to reveal maiden names and holdings to place on tax rolls.
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Pittsburg
John Smith
William Jones
James Green
Mmes. Smith
Jones
Pennsylvania Railroad
State of
Pennsylvania
Talks His Way to Freedom in Montclair Hoboken Style Orator
John Huffledinger faced vagrancy charges in Montclair New Jersey after a ten minute rapid talk. Sergeant McGarry dismissed the case noting Huffledinger’s talent as a campaign orator and his plans to leave town. Huffledinger traced tramp life from medieval times and cited Napoleon as a famed precursor of the roaming class.
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Montclair
N. J
Sergt. McGarry
John Huffledinger
Sergt
McGarry
Huffledinger
Chronic Eloping Costly for Philadelphia Man
Harry Green swore out a warrant for Samuel Shore after his wife Goldie eloped with Shore again. Green says Goldie has wandered with Shore for years, absconding with about $800 of family funds and jewelry on the latest trip. He plans to hustle more money to prevent further elopements and possible divorces.
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Philadelphia
Goldie
Harry Green
Carey
Samuel Shore
Green
Russia
Shore
Montreal
Hartford
Conn
Thief sought after 6000-Pound City Girder Theft
Alton police hunt for a strong thief who disappeared with a 35 foot long iron girder weighing 6000 pounds from the Vandalia road bridge project. The city began construction and planned to use the girder but it vanished during preparation to move it.
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Alton
Ihe City
Vandalia Road
Rubber Cultivation Expands in Ceylon Driven by Auto Trade
Para rubber farming in Ceylon surges as acreage climbs toward 10 000 by 1908 with 120 slated to bear this year. Exports rise from 35 tons in 1904 to 397.2 tons in 1907 and 113.16 tons by May 11 1908, as rubber prices stay around 84 to 96 cents per pound and labor remains inexpensive.
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Washington
Ceylon
Government Botanic Gardens
Heneratzoda
London
Antwerp
New York
Brazil
Congo
Shrub Saves Woman's Life in Gorge Crash Near San Anselmo
Mrs L Freeman and her husband were descending White's hill when their car in which three men rode ran out of control. It plowed into a second auto, crumpled, and tumbled toward a deep gorge. A shrub brushed her as she slithered toward the rocks, saving her from certain death. Her husband crawled to her side and lifted her to safety.
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San Francisco
Mrs. L. Freeman
Freeman
Life-Savers Find Big Whale Near Sea Isle
Atlantic City reporters say government life savers from Tatham station near Sea Isle responded to a call about a capsized launch. They found a dead whale about 60 feet long drifting toward shore, likely struck by a vessel. Fishermen attempt to tow the carcass ashore for several hundred dollars.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Tatham Station
Sea Isle
Formerly Interne Hospital State Uni versity of Iowa
Informal note lists a former interne at a state university hospital, with contact lines for House 462 Black and Office 268 Black in Atlanta.
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Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
Black
Atlsotia
Wills drawn and probated in Atlantic region
Wills drawn and probated with reports for administrators and guardians in their appointments. Probate practice, a specialty, with general law and trust transactions in Atlantic jurisdictions.
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Atlantic
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