Two Youthful Indiana Couples Elone and Marty
In Logansport Indiana on August 28 two boys B O Casto and Samuel Firth with two girls Daisy Johnson and Jessie Hoover aged 16 to 18 eloped Sunday night. After a clerk refused marriage licenses the mothers intervened at a hotel and the licenses were issued after tears and pleading. The Rev E L Samans married the couples and Casto’s father later paid the bill and took them home. Casto 18 wed Johnson 16 while Firth 21 wed Hoover 16.
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Logansport
Ind
B. O. Casto
Daisy Johnson
Samuel Firth
Jessie Hoover
Rev. E. L. Samans
Casto
Miss Johnson
Firth
Hoover
Widow in Philadelphia Claims 15 Million Guilders Fortune
Aug 28 report states Mrs Meta Jansen, 36, of Philadelphia, is principal heir to a fortune once 15 million guilders. The 17th century will left the funds in trust to the Holland government for an orphan school, to be divided after a century. The amount has reportedly grown to about 65 million guilders, now claimed as about 15 million dollars.
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Philadelphia
Meta Jansen
Jansen
Witthe
Caught by His Wife in Court Room Scuffle
In Providence on August 28 8 S Mason a bookkeeper was tried for assaulting his wife Elizabeth Mason after returning home late and meeting him with a young woman. Mason pleaded guilty but later changed to not guilty and was held on 300 dollars bond for trial Tuesday.
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Providence
S. Mason
Elizabeth Mason
Love Causes A Jump Marriage In Brooklyn
Eddie McGrath aged 19 and Katie McGlynn aged 18 married yesterday morning after a long chase by their families. Four years of affection began when he was 15 and she 14. After repeated denials by churches they wed at the Church of the Immaculate Conception after escaping his mother's confinement and returning to Katie's home.
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Brooklyn
Eddie McGrath
Katie McGlynn
Bedford Oge
Edward mm
Wythe Avenue
Katie
Mer. Sbaretti
United States
Boston
Timothy Brosnahan
Boston College
Holy Cross College
Worcester
St. Rose of Lima
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Sbaretti
George Forges
Augustus Dunete
Charles B. Macksey
Post
Oklahoma Divorce Void In New York Case
In New York on August 28 Magistrate Brann ruled that divorces granted in Oklahoma are not valid here. The case Chef Tisier vs Marie involved claims of lack of support and desertion, with Brann dismissing a forged decree and noting the dated documents are worthless.
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New York
Brann
Chef Tisier
Marie
Oklahoma
Tisier
Leopold
Louis Tisier
Blood Purifier Claim Promotes Ayers Sarspa Parilla
A dated advertisement asserts Ayers Sarspa Parilla purifies blood more perfectly and economically than any other remedy. It emphasizes fifty years of cures and warns against wasting time and money on alternatives.
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Ayer
Simm
Ayers
Sarsa
Parilla
Court records reveal divorce case payment plan
The defendant agreed to bind himself to pay his wife ten dollars next Monday, ten dollars the following Monday, and five dollars per week thereafter until the case was disposed of, after failing to produce the divorce in Jhne last court session.
Malpractice Case Involving Breen Family Doctors Jailed
A medical malpractice case centers on Edward Gahan M D and two assistants Edward Walsh and Mary Galligan, jailed on $5000 bail each. The missing Mary Ellen Breen, 55, sister of William Breen of Jamaica Plain, is not the patient described in the warrant. The defendant doctors face continued proceedings as the victim remains in danger and has vanished from the Breen household.
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Mary Breen
Mary Ellen Breen
William Breen
Johnson Street
Jamaica Plain
Station 4
Miss Breen
Edward Gahan
Tremont Street
Edward Walsh
Mary Galligan
Ely
Breen
Foul play suspected in missing domestic servant Annie Boland
Lynn authorities search for Annie Boland a 26 year old domestic servant who vanished after Aug 6 from a boarding house on Washington street Mrs Fara says she arrived Aug 5 and appeared unsettled claiming savings to deposit in a Boston bank Foul play suspected description notes a neat loom cloth walking dress and stylish hat.
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Lynn
Annie Boland
G. Fara
Washington Street
Boston
Miss Boland
Hetty Green to Give Land and Funds for Home for Actresses
Chicago Aug 28 Hetty Green the wealthiest woman in America announced plans to donate land on the lake shore along Chicago's south side plus a cash sum for improvements to a home for aged and infirm actresses. The exact location and total subscription are not yet disclosed.
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Chicago
America
Hetty Green
Woman caused his ruin tale strikes Rhode Island cashier
William C. Potter a 36 year old bookkeeper and cashier at Hayden & Chester was arrested in Providence R I for embezzling 800 dollars. He admits stealing 900 dollars and claims a young woman caused his disgrace. Prosecutors believe total theft may reach 2500 dollars.
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Providence
R. I
William C. Potter
Hayden & Chester
Order of Twelve convention closes with meetings today
The triennial convention of the Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor will close today. A large delegation enjoyed a trip to Downer Landing yesterday, while many active members were detained in Boston for committee meetings. The final two meetings are scheduled for forenoon and afternoon at Odd Fellows' Hall Berkeley and Tremont streets.
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Knights and Daughters of Tabor
Downer Landing
Order
Boston
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Berkeley and
Tremont Streets
Delaware Iron Co. Mills Sold to Russia for Mar at Napoleon?
All material and machinery in the tube and pipe mills of the Delaware Iron Company at Newcastle Delaware have been sold to the Russian government to be set up at Mariapole on the Sea of Azov. A large force of workers will also be sent to Russia to assemble and start the machinery.
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Philadelphia
Delaware Iron Company
Newcastle
Del
Mariapole
Sea of Azax
Russia
Barnwell Arrives with Smallpox Aboard Steamship
The Barnwell from Santiago de Cuba reaches Delaware Breakwater with its chief mate and four crew members ill with smallpox. They are landed at Lewes Quarantine Hospital while the ship is fumigated. The outbreak began at Coloa and Captain Coster died at sea. The rescued crew are now convalescent.
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Philadelphia
Barnwell
Santiago de Cuba
Delaware Breakwater
Lewes
Del
Coloa
Coster
Bernado Boys Arrested for Cottage Theft in Edgartown
George and James Bernado are arrested in Cottage City by State Officer Thomas of Dexter for stealing money and jewelry from Clara P. Morton’s cottage. recovered on their persons.
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Edgartown
Mass
George
James Bernado
Cottage City
Thomas of
Dexter
Clara P. Morton
Irish Patriot Gallagher Released From Portland Prison
Dr Thomas Gallagher the Irish patriot and American citizen freed from Portland Prison is described as aged thin and gray and is guarded by a prison officer. His destination is kept secret and he may sail on the St Paul.
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ST. Paul
Thomas Gallagher
Portland Prison
Music and Entertainment at Roslindale Church Grounds
The National Guard Full Military Band under Lawrence B. O Connor will perform The Barbecue March and The Festival March in afternoon and evening concerts. Charlie Arnold's Colored Troopers, 50 Black Americans, appear in plantation sketches with songs and dances. The Letter Carriers Glee Club also performs plus Crosby's Orchestra for dancing. Fireworks close the evening in aid of the Church of the Sacred Heart building fund.
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National Guard
Lawrence B. O'Connor
Boston
Sousa
Charlie Arnold
Letter Carriers’ Glee Club
Church of the Sacred Heart
Roslindale
John F. Cummins
Prisoner Gallagher Leaves Prison for Secret Transfer
The aged thin man with gray hair leaves the prison under guard and a physician, no talk allowed. Destination kept secret as authorities plan to guard him aboard the American liner St Paul from Southampton. Gallagher, a Greenport, New York citizen, and Whitehead were convicted of treason in 1883 after a dynamite plot in Dublin.
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St. Paul
Southampton
McBride
Greenport
N. Y
Albert George Whitehead
Whitehead
Dublin
Gibbony
Queen’s
Alleged Bram Plot Tied to Fuller Murder Trial
United States Commissioner Fiske released on bail Mate Charles Nickles of the schooner Hugh Kelly. Nickles is wanted as a witness at the Bram and Brown trial for the Fuller murder. Bram, once second mate of the White Wings, allegedly plotted to poison the captain and cabin boy and seize the ship during a Baltimore to Rio Janeiro voyage.
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United States
Fiske
Charles Nickles
Hugh Kelly
Bram
Brown
Fuller
Nickles
White Wings
Baltimore
Rio Janeiro
Two Hours of Pleasure at Mass Clothing Band Concert
Thousands enjoyed a two hour weekly concert by Tom Henry's Military Band at the Massachusetts Clothing Company last evening from 7 30 to 9 30. The torchlit Hanover and Portland streets area and a brilliantly lit building set a campaign night mood. Manager Wolf aims to deliver top talent as Friday concerts grow in popularity. The eighth concert will feature the Lynn Brass Band directed by E L Hatch next Friday.
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Massachusetts Clothing Company
Tom Henry
Hanover
Portland
Wolf
Lynn
E. L. Hatch
Liquor Dealers Seek National Wholesale Association
Cleveland Ohio August 28 The wholesale liquor dealers of the United States will hold a Cleveland convention next week starting Monday. About 100000000 in capital will be represented and delegates will attend. The event aims to organize a national wholesale liquor dealers association amid debates over whiskey production and over capacity.
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Cleveland
United States
Confidence men swindle Auburndale hotel keeper
Joseph Lee of Lee's Hotel in Auburndale was tricked out of 130 dollars in cash and a 21 dollar board bill by two men posing as Charles Lasell and W. H. Mason. Mason sent a false telegram from Boston claiming Edith drowned and urged Lasell to help. Lee paid with a bad Germania Bank check.
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Lee’s
Charles Lasell
W. H. Mason
Mason
Boston
Lasell
Edith
Thousand Isles
Canada
Counterfeit money arrest links Lynn men to raised bill
Deputy Marshal Waters arrested Levi C. King of Lynn after an attempt to pass a counterfeit note raised from two to ten dollars. A Lynn officer, Clements, first nabbed the suspect but said King supplied the note. Both men are held for the grand jury, while Secret Service officials seek the bill’s origin. The case shows a skilled penman’s work found across the United States.
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Marshal Waters
Levi C. King
Lynn
Clements
King
Grand Jury
Secret Service
United States
Sky Photos Taken From Tremont Building
Scientist Eddy used kites and a rooftop camera on the Tremont building to capture eight city pictures toward Cambridge while winds from the southeast held the line. As the sun moved, the camera aimed northeast toward Bunker Hill Monument for additional shots of that city section.
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Tremont Building
Eddy
Cambridge
Bunker Hill Monument
Park Theatre to Open Season Under New Manager
The Park Theatre launches its season Monday under Eugene Tompkins with Lawrence Mc Carty in charge. Fregoli will star in a unique production where he impersonates all characters, followed by Sunshine of Paradise Alley at Tremont with electricity highlighted. The week features many vaudeville acts, new features at Howard Atheneum, and updates on other Boston theatres.
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Eugene Tompkins
Lawrence McCarty
Fregoli
Jt&. Fl
Paradise Alley
Denman Thompson
George W. Ayer
Tremont
New York
Lothrop
Howard Atheneum
James Hoey
Haines
Pettingill
Hines
Remington
Lillian
James Kennedy
Lizzie B. Raymond
Frank O’brien
Geo. W. Ayer
Labor Day
Frecoli
Sixteen Firemen Promoted and Transfer List Issued
Sixteen promotions and numerous transfers took effect in the fire department yesterday. The roster names Hosemen, Ladder men, and Drivers promoted to lieutenants and reassigned to various engines and ladders, alongside privates moved between engines and ladders.
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Gillen
Pope
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McLean
McDonald
Enngine
Ladderman Norton
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Hoseman Richardson
Hoseman Lally
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Hoseman Gottwold
Johnson
Wall
Donahoe
Dolan
Hines
Flaherty
Smith
McCorkell
McIntosh
Leavy
John Fleming Hosts 28th Birthday in Brookline
Friends gathered at his Pond Street home in Brookline to celebrate John F Fleming's twenty eighth birthday. Guests included John A Finnerty David Scanlan James Farren and Nellie Fegan among others as the party broke up at midnight after a pleasant evening.
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John F. Fleming
Brookline
Pond Street
Fleming
John A. Finnerty
David Scanlan
James Farren
Phelps
John Watterson
Nellie Fegan
Chestnut Hill
James J. Fegan
Harold Koch
East Boston Band Featured At Salem Willows Musical Festival
The East Boston Band joins a slate of musical attractions at Salem Willows for a festival next week. They begin Tuesday and will perform in four concerts during the week. The group was chosen from several juvenile organizations as the most skilled musicians.
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East Boston
Salem Willows
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