Mayo's Wife Sues for 250000 in Breach of Promise
In New York March 31 examination in a 250000 damages suit against Virginius S Mayo of New Haven began. Wilhelmina Meyer claims she believed herself Mayo's wife for 12 years and alleges fraud in a Mormon ceremony while he hid a previous marriage. Mayo cites patents and stock holdings. his salary is 7200 and he carries 240000 life insurance with loans against policies.
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New York
Virginius St. Julian Mayo
New Haven
Wilelmina Meyer
Meyer
Mayo
Lillian May Cook
Scranton
Radio-Mechanical
Hamden
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Cold Prevention Claim
An old advertisement claims LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE can remove the cause of colds and grip when symptoms begin. The box shows E. W. GROVE'S signature and is priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Half Hours in the Library a Preview of Spring Fiction
A survey of forthcoming novels and biographical notes on authors. Tarkington’s Seventeen leads with humor and boy character William Baxter, followed by Wax Rohmer’s The Return of Fu Manchu. Frank H. Spearman’s Nan of Music Mountain launches a new Whispering Smith tale, Adam’s Garden by Nina Wilcox Putnam receives high praise, and Elizabeth Robins Pennell’s Nights Rome Venice in the Esthetic Eighties and Fighting Nineties is examined for its literary era glory.
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Booth Tarkington
Mr. Tarkington
Baxter
William
McBride
Wax Rohmer
Scribner’s
Nan
Music Mountain
Frank H. Spearman
Whispering Smith
Morgan
Morgan’s Gap
Henry de Spain
Thief River
Morgans
Lorna Doone
Adam's Garden
Nina Wilcox Putnam
J. B. Lippincott Company
New York City
Adam
Central Park
Stephenson
Rome
Venice
Paris
London
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
England
Browning
Swinburne
Tennyson
Rossetti
Morris
Meredith
Aubrey Beardsley
Henry Harland
Joseph Pennell
Beardsley
the Studio
Henley
George Moore
Bob” Stevenson
Thursday Nighters
Raphael
Valesquez
Prado
Whistler
Pennells
Lippincotts
Villa’s Bold Life Told by John Wheeler
Villa recounts his adventurous life and political battles in a personal, boastful memoir drafted by John N. Wheeler. The outlaw leader speaks in his own words, though he struggles to write his name.
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John N. Wheeler
Villa
Tumult at L Street hearing on Dorchester elevated cars
A heated public hearing on elevated trains in Dorchester erupted with shouting and fights as residents accused the railway of endangering families. Attacks on South Boston prompted protests while officials, witnesses, and a Dorchester attorney clashed over car designs, track conditions, and proposed new articulate cars. No final action was taken by the commission.
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Elevated
W. F. Hayes
Savin Hill Avenue
Dorchester
William T. Mignault
John J. Wall
Boston
Mignault
Daniel J. Chapman
William J. Holland
George J. Wall
Potter
Dorchester Avenue
Commission
South Boston
Alden Cole
Poor Must Tote Own Supplies Mayor Rules
Mayor Curley orders the overseers of the poor to end basket groceries for the needy. Aid recipients must carry their groceries from depots or use store tickets. He says the change will save about $10,000.
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Curley
Clark Griffith fires Gandil over cigarette smoking
Griffith claims he dismissed Chick Gandil for smoking while Tinker and Stallings ban cars and Herzog forbids bowling. The column jokes about Casey Dolan being barred from custard pies as a new restriction.
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Clark Griffith
Chick Gandil
Joe Tinker
George Stallings
Buck Herzog
Casey Dolan
German Navigator Schiller Captured After Privateering Plan
Ernest Schiller, a German navigator who claimed motive to raid British ships as revenge for his arrest, was escorted by armed officers from Milford to an out of state location. He described assembling a four man crew to seize a British steamer and use it as a yacht, hoping to profit from the voyage and cargo.
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Nancy
Breck
Adam
Eva Endicott
Alden Cole
Elevated
Michael J. Murray
Dorchester
H. B. Potter
Matthew C. Brush
The
Corporation
England
Schiller
Moene
Appam
Hoboken
Milford
Del
Ernest Schiller
Sandy Hook
Carroll
New York
Fire at Chelsea wooden house injures lodger Pantz
A blaze in a 212 story wooden house at 78 Second Street Chelsea last night left James Pantz unconscious in his second floor room. The Silver family reported $200 building loss but over $15,000 in stock damage. Bernard Minsky and family escaped to the street as smoke filled halls. Pantz was revived on the curb by Deputy Chief Williamson and Hoseman Anthony. The cause remains unknown.
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James Pantz
Second Street
Chelsea
Louis Silver
Bernard Minsky
Minsky
Pantz
Williamson
Albert Anthony
London Preacher at King's Chapel Sermon
The Rev. Richard Roberts D D of London conducted the noonday service at King's Chapel yesterday replacing the announced preacher the Rev. Sydney B. Snow.
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London
King’s Chapel
Richard Roberts
D. D
England
King's Chapel
Sydney B. Snow
Adamson’s Cough Bal Sam Bottle Ad
A vintage advertisement urges readers to obtain Adamson's Cough Balm from their druggist claiming it cures. The brief notice promotes a medicinal product with confident, promotional language.
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Adamson
Watch Your New Clothes
New York March 31 Purchasers of new suits are warned by the National Association of Clothiers that fading garments are beyond mill, manufacturer, or retailer control. The letter notes a coal tar dye import cessation, dwindling domestic supplies, and woolen mills refusing color guarantees for upcoming seasons.
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New York
National Association of Clothiers
United States
Radcliffe Phi Beta Kappa Elects New Members
Radcliffe Chapter Phi Beta Kappa elected ten new members yesterday. The class of 1916 selections include Ruby Smith Baker Florence Ball Marion Hedin Mary Quigley and Helen White. The class of 1917 selections include Jean Birdsall Harriet Boncey Mary Lee Anna Shaughnessy and Gladys Pelfer.
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Radcliffe
Phi Beta Kappa
Ruby Smith Baker
Florence M. Ball
Marion E. Hedin
Mary F. Quigley
Helen C. White
Jean Birdsall
Harriet C. Boncey
Mary Lee
Anna Shaughnessy
Gladys C. Pelfer
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Hayes
Tur Nation
America
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Vesey Street
Qne
Socony
Standard Oil Company
Buffalo
Albany
Standard Dilcoe NY
Pirate
Hull
Bogion
Danbury
Bridgeport
Germany
Shiller
Delaware
Frank Tunney
International Bureau
New York Police
Lewes
Pennsylvania
Radcliffe Phi Beta Kappa
Plattsburg
Herman
U.S. Army
Munson
United States Army
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