CHLORAL SLAVE CHARGE IN GILL DIVORCE SUIT IN WESTFIELD
Westfield notices a divorce suit filed by Mrs. W F Gill sister of Cornelius Vanderbilt. The case centers on alleged chloral intoxication and a marriage to William Fearing Gill an actor and publisher. Gill and Edith Olive Gywnne wed in 1893 under a disputed prior arrangement and a childlike elopement.
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Westfield
Mass
W. F. Gill
Corneliuus Vanderbilt
New York
Hampden
William Fearing Gill
Edith Olive Gywnne
W. S. Rainsford
Gill
Gywnie
Mr. Gill
Boston
James Brown Potter
Edgar Allen Poe
Poe
New York Cab Company
Abram E. Gywnne
Cincinnati
Edith de Ruyter
Bride Spanked and Sent to School in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn on Aug 2, 21-year-old Edward Randall and his 14-year-old wife Violet faced separation by her mother Mrs. Mary Browne who runs a Gates avenue boarding house. Violet to boarding school in Philadelphia for two years. Randall ordered to quit smoking, live at Gates avenue, and meet strict rules. The mother denounces Pastor Darlington amid threats, vows, and family tensions.
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Brooklyn
Edward Randall
Violet Randall
Mary Browne
Gates Avenue
S. Darlington
Primitive Methodist Church
Mr. Randall
New York
Colored Girls Secede Over Chaperone Ethic Debate
In New York on August 20 a dispute within the Daughters of Veterans Society over colored ethics leads to a breakaway group. Mrs. V. C. Dempsey chairs the Relief Corps while Miss Nannie Madison leads the Daughters. After a watermelon party at Long Island City attended by the Boys' Brigade, the group split amid claims of moral oversight and social rules.
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New York
V. C. Dempsey
Nannie Madison
Daughters of Veterans’ Society
Long Island City
Daughters of Veterans
Dempsey
Woman’s Relief Corps
Labor Seeks Right to Stand at Otis Street Noon Hour
Michael Lynch of Plasterers' Union No. 10 appeals to the Boston press and officials to restore the custom allowing workers to stand for a short noon period near the Mechanics’ Exchange on Otis Street. He argues the ban harms thousands of laborers, especially small bosses and plasterers, who rely on the exchange to find work, and notes historic practice dating back to colonial days and earlier.
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Otis Street
Mechanics’ Exchange
Boston
Henry Briggs
Wilson’s Lane
Exchange Street
State and Exchange Streets
Court Sister
Hawley Street
Exchange
Old Boston
Old State House
Roxbury
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Otis
Primot
Michael Lynch
Plasterers’ Union No. 10
Bride Becomes Plaintiff in Desertion Divorce Suit
Augusta Peet is suing for separation from her husband Dr Alexander J Peet after two months of marriage. The 17 year old former Augusta Lang seeks alimony and counsel fees, guardian ad litem Joseph F Moss appointed, with summons served on Dr Peet. The plaintiff rose to fame as a living picture at Proctor's Theatre and Koster & Bial's last winter.
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Marguerite
F. 8. Church
W. T. Smedley
Sarony
Dr. Peet
Sixth Avenue
West Thirty-sixth Street
West Twentyfourth Street
Actors’ Colony
New York
Augusta Peet
Alexander J. Peet
West Twenty-fourth Street
A. H. Hummel
Howe & Hummel
Beekman
Superior Court
4-year-old Hannah Logergren and sister steal from store
Hannah Logergren aged four and her sister Annie Tubson were arrested for shoplifting in a large store. Hannah, a widow, said they had worked hard but were beaten for pay. They justified the theft claiming stores can spare less while they must live. They reside at 35 Lenox Street and had been frequent visitors without stealing until now.
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HannahLogergren
Annie Tubson
Hannah
Lenox Street
Letter Carriers Object to Spy System in Post Office
Washington Aug 20 The spy system started by First Assistant Postmaster General Jones led to many dismissals and suspensions of letter carriers. The United Carriers Union plans a Philadelphia convention to discuss charges and possible congressional investigation. Public sentiment supports inquiry as critics say inspectors sought records rather than justice.
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Washington
Jones
Congress
Union
Philadelphia
Carriers’ Union
Change in Waltham Bank Presidency
The Hon. F. M. Stone resigned after thirty eight years as president of the Waltham National Bank. Directors accepted the resignation and elected Hon. H. L. Hovey, a twenty year director, to succeed him. Hovey was a coal merchant in Waltham for many years and has been retired for over a decade.
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F. M. Stone
Waltham National Bank
H. L. Hovey
Hovey
Waltham
Beecham's Pills for Constipation Featured in Ad
An advertisement touts Beecham's pills for constipation with 16 and 25 percent concentrations and urges readers to obtain the book from their druggist. It claims annual sales exceed 6,000,000 boxes.
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Beecham
The Big Snake Comes to Boston and Rural Wedding Delights
A bustling Boston program features colorful theater notes from Bowdoin Square and Castle Square with Sutton Vane's In Sight of St Pauls set for Sept. 30, Pain's Carnival of Venice postponed by rain, rural wedding scenes in Nation at Castle Square, and a parade of vaudeville acts, new burlesques, and scenic spectacles across multiple venues. The season includes Lillian Russell chatter, The Globe Trotter at Hollis Street, Eight Bells at Boston Theatre, and a growing Grand Opera House policy boost. Old Rube the snake arrives next Saturday, insured for 6000, with Hamburg handlers aboard, as aquariums and prize acts fill itineraries across the city.
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Sutton Vane
St. Paul’s
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Vane
America
St.Louis
Calder
Bowdoin Square
Pain
Olympic Grounds
Huntington Avenue
Henry J. Pain
Louis de Lange
Loie Fuller
Boston
la Loie
le Louis
Globe Trotter
Hollis Street
Edward E. Rice
Austin & Stone’s
Museum
Messrs
Stone & Shaw
Zoological Garden
Hamburg
Decision Against the Steamers In Boston Supply Case
Judge Nelson in the United States District Court issued rulings in four cases against the steamers Philadelphia and Baltimore brought by James Baker Francis Murphy and others to recover for supplies supplied at Boston. The owners argued charterers would provide all supplies but the judge found the supplies were necessary and the plaintiffs had no knowledge of any owner charterer agreement.
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Nelson
United States District Court
Philadelphia
Baltimore
James Baker
Francis Murphy
Boston
Salvation Army Rally Tonight At Central Hall
Brigadier Brewer and staff lead a Salvation Army meeting at Central Hall 836 Washington Street with the New England Division Jubilee Band providing music This will be their last public appearance for some time after a two month New England tour The Brigadier will report on the Old Orchard camp meetings and the army's summer work.
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Brewer
The
Salvation Army
Washington Street
New England Division Jubilee Band
New England
Old Orchard
Army
Lowther Named Deputy Speaker in House of Commons
London Aug 2 Mr James W Lowther Conservative has been appointed deputy speaker and chairman of committees of the House of Commons He is by marriage a nephew of Lord Salisbury.
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London
James W. Lowther
House of Commons
Lowther
Lord Salisbury
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