Quick Louisville divorce after brief wedding
In Louisville on August 2, Mr Joseph Hannah and Mrs Julia Alpiger Hannah sped through marriage and now seek a fast divorce. Their four hour union, aided by a lightning car ride, led to a terse separation with Mrs Hannah filing for divorce and receiving $150 to cover expenses.
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Louisville
Joseph Hannah
Julia Alpiger Hannah
United States
Hannah
Torbit & Castleman
Clay
St. Catherine Streets
Mr. Hannah
Kentucky
Joe Hannah
Jeffersonville
Miss Alpiger
Huckleberry
Miss Cora Beckwith Plans Niagara Rapids Swim
La Porte Indiana August 26 Miss Cora Beckwith famed for bold feats vows to swim the Niagara Rapids despite warnings her daring acts have made her a noted local daredevil asserting she will conquer the fierce current and achieve a historic feat for the press and public.
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Niagara LA Porte
Ind
Cora Beckwith
Socialist Labor Party Elect Their Delegates
The Socialist Labor party held a caucus at 1165 Tremont Street last evening and elected delegates to the State convention including K. Anderson F. Hontenbrink Sr. F. Hontenbrink Jr. Kronthein Callan Sasche Kleindevist Kleindevist Monahan Bombach McPhee Loring Clough Burnham Donach Nelson Schlenter Enger Schugel Stevens Boyle Greenman Hartog Hess.
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Socialist Labor Party
Tremont Street
K. Anderson
F. Hontenbrink, Sr
IF. Hontenbrink, Jr
IF. Kronthein
Frank J. Callan
John Sasche
M. Kleindevist
G. Kleindevist
Joseph Monahan
Frank Bombach
John McPhee
Thomas A. Loring
Arthur Clough
Caleb H. Burnham
Joseph Donach
George Nelson
Grenadier Band Delights Point of Pines Visitors
The Grenadier Band attracted a large crowd at Point of Pines with a 10 piece program that delighted listeners and was partly repeated. Band members enjoyed a shore dinner and visits to amusements on the beach while many swam in the surf.
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Grenadier Band
Point of Pines
Death of Captain Charles S Seagraves at Somerville
Captain Charles S Seagraves a former Cambridge resident and prominent Middlesex G A R veteran died at his West Somerville home 37 Cherry street of heart failure late last night. He served as a Boston Custom House inspector, was married and leaves four children, two sons and two daughters. His eldest son is Charles S Seagraves owner of the Cambridge Chronicle.
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Charles S. Seagraves
Cambridge
Middlesex County
Cherry Street
West
Somerville
Boston Custom House
Cambridge Chronicle
Freestone Union Votes Aid for Bakers in Bread Label Push
Freestone Cutters' Union approved financial assistance for bakers last night. Over 800000 bread labels for whol bread have been distributed this past week, an increase of 40000 from the week before.
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Freestone Cutters’ Union
Burglary at Moir Grocery Ends With Arrest
In a midnight raid at 1733 Washington street George B Moir s store a thief fought Patrolman Langlan of Station 5 and was captured outside after a cans filled struggle. William Crowley 22 of 29 Vernon street Roxbury carried 30 dollars on arrest and had prior breaking and entering charges.
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George B. Moir
Washington Street
William Crowley
Vernon Street
Roxbury
Lang
Langlan
Crowley
Cambridge Field Day Draws Over Twenty Thousand
More than 20,000 tickets were sold by Cambridge Democratic committee for today’s field day at Charles River Park. The program starts at 2 pm with sports, 4 pm speeches by noted orators, plus music, pyrotechnics, concerts. A three mile record is anticipated with participants including Dick Grant Cambridgeport, James J. Lee Concord A A W G Tipple Providence Y M C A with a 160 yard handicap.
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Democratic City Committee of
Cambridge
Charles River Park
Dick Grant
Cambridgeport Gymnasium
James J. Lee
Concord A. A
W. G. Tipple
Providence
Auto Burst and Flames Burn Girl in Pawtucket
An automobile owned by Benjamin A. Hawkins of Saylesville exploded near Pawtucket on August 26, wounding Madge Hawkins, 7, fatally burning her while her parents and two sisters escaped unharmed. The fire started when a broken chain damaged the gas tank, allowing gasoline to ignite from a spark and engulf the wrecked car.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Benjamin A. Hawkins
Saylesville
Madge
Dalton's Name Omitted From Voting List
Adjutant-General Dalton, staying at Hotel Charlesgate, found his name missing from the local voting list and had it added to the supplementary list to vote in the upcoming election. He suspects an error. police say it was an oversight by officers collecting voters at the hotel during the municipal canvass.
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Dalton
Hotel Charlesgate
Harbor boys feared lost after yacht trip
Harbor police searched last night for four North End youths missing since they sailed from Warren bridge in a yacht owned by the King family. Michael King 16 and his year-old brother Thomas, plus two unknown boys, were not seen after afternoon departure and feared to be blown out to sea in a stiff off-shore breeze.
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North End
Warren Bridge
Michael King
Thomas
Commercial Street
King
White
Chicago
Smith
Owen
Dorchester High School
Atlantics
Wellingtons
Wellington
Nightingale’s Field
Dorchester
Neponset
Mahoney
Iteve
Rube Waddell
Rube
Roslindale
Peabody
Billy Ferris
John F. G
Franklin Field
Monadnocks
Bowdoin
Japanese War Chief Predicts Long Siege at Port Arthur
Paris dispatch notes the Japanese minister of war confides there is no hope of capturing Port Arthur by direct assault. Long operations will be needed and Field Marshal Oyama was ordered to avoid heavy losses. The plan remains concealed from the public.
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Paris
Tokio
The
Mafin
Port Arthur
Oyama
Whiting Declared Manchester Club Property
The national commission found no signing of pitcher Whiting by St Louis Nationals and declared Whiting the sole property of the Manchester club of Manchester New Hampshire after inquiry by the New England League secretary Morse.
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Cincinnati, O
J. C., Morse
National Commission
Whiting
Manchester
N. H
St. Louis Nationals
Baseball News From Dorchester and Beyond
Today's schedule features Tannehill starting for Boston with Owen or White for Chicago. A Dorchester double feature has Mahoney in the box for Dorchester against Neponset, and a Roslindale hosting Peabody clash. Postseason notes include Somerville-Pittsburg 7 to 3 with Young and Philippi.
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Tannehill
Boston
Owen
White
Chicago
Jesse Tannehill
St. Louis
Invaders
New York
Browns
Cleveland
Somerville
Pittsburg
Young
Philippi
David R
Oldfield Loses to Kiser at Detroit Auto Meet
Detroit August 26 Barney Oldfield and Earl Kiser dominated the first session of Detroit fourth annual auto meet at Grosse Point track. Kiser clocked the day’s best mile in 52 4 5 seconds, Oldfield fell behind. A thrilling 15 mile open race saw Kiser pass Oldfield late to win by several lengths in 14 51 2. Attendance reached 5000 and Newman suffered a fence collision in the five mile handicap.
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Detroit
Mich
Barney Oldfield
Earl Kiser
Grosse Point Track
Kiser
Cleveland
Oldfield
Green Dragon
Garnett
Miles
Newman
Hyde Park Board of Trade to Hear Notable Men
The Hyde Park Board of Trade will host a banquet for members at Lee's Squantum Inn on Wednesday. Notable speakers include ex-Senator Willard S. Howland, Col J. J. Whipple, ex-Mayor of Brockton, James Shaw of the Boston & Worcester Street Railway, Hon Eugene N. Foss of Sturtevant Blower Works, J. H. Fahey of the Boston Traveler, and Col I. P. Dodge of the Waltham Times, among others.
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Hyde Park Board of Trade
Lee’s Squantum Inn
Willard S. Howland
Board of Arbitration
J. J. Whipple
Brockton
James Shaw
Boston & Worcester Street Railway Company
Eugene N. Foss
The
Sturtevant Blower Works
J. H. Fahey
Boston Traveler
I. P. Dodge
Waltham Times
Sells Noted Showman Ill in Columbus Stroke
Peter Sells, famed showman, suffered a stroke in Columbus, Ohio. Initial symptoms appeared mild but soon impaired his speech and recognition of family. Doctors report his condition as critical. he is 57 years old.
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Columbus, O
Peter Sells
Higginson Spurns 2500 For City Service
A draft of 2500 dated Jan 6 1893 awaits Major Henry IL Higginson at City Hall. As one of the first rapid transit commissioners named by Mayor Matthews, he declined any compensation for his duties. It was proposed he sign the draft and donate the funds to a charity such as the Randidge excursion fund aiding the city’s poor for summer outings.
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Higginson
Henry IL. Higginson
City Hall
Matthews
Major Higginson
Randidge Excursion Fund
Winthrop Yacht Club Vaudeville Draws 500+
A crowd of over 500 attended the Winthrop Yacht Club vaudeville show last night. Performers Will Cressy and Blanch Dayne closed with the sketch The Village Lawyer from Keith's, as Clarence E. Billings, chair of the arrangements committee, indicated receipts likely total a good round sum.
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Winthrop Yacht Club
Will Cressy
Blanch Dayne
Keith’s
Clarence E. Billings
Cambridge Schoolboy Missing Report
Ernest H. Hosbranch a 16 year old Cambridge schoolboy and athlete is reported missing from 2 Village Street Cambridge. He is believed to be in New Bedford and police there have been notified.
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Cambridge
Ernest H. Hosbranch
Village Street
Hosbranch
New Bedford
Exciting chase ends with arrest of alleged peeper
A Roxbury man claimed to be the peeper is arrested after a long chase through East Somerville streets. Police say he frightened several women during 9 to 9 45 pm incidents at multiple lower-floor apartments, then leaped fences and was captured on Washington Street near the Charlestown line by Patrolman Arnold after a milelong pursuit.
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East Somerville
Roxbury
Peeper
Franklin Street
Arnold
Washington Street
Charlestown Hne
Western grain men view port facilities
A delegation of Western grain and lumber merchants and capitalists led by Chief Grain Inspector Seth Catlin of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce toured Boston harbor facilities. The group, including Charles E. Eichler of Minneapolis, expressed strong approval after visits to grain elevators, rail and steamship terminals, and the navy yard coal plant aboard the harbor towboat William Sprague assisted by Capt. Charles Dolan. Ex-Senator James Clancy and ex-Councilman Patrick J. O'Toole accompanied the visitors, underscoring interest in grain export trade.
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Seth Catlin
Minneapolis, Minn
Chamber of Commerce
Charles E. Eichler
Minneapolis
Boston
William Sprague
Charles Dolan
James Clancy
South Boston
Patrick J. O'Toole
Navy Yard
Motor Pirate in England Outpaces All Prior Road Knights
In a serialized tale set in England, the Motor Pirate uses a silent fast car to rob autoists including the narrator. Winter and Mannering discuss the thief’s notes, the car’s unknown motive power, and the potential for an electric solution as they stalk clues and vow pursuit after drafting a risky plan.
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England
Mannering
Winter
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