Love causes Chicago letter scandal uncovered
Chicago officers probe a long running North Side anonymous letter scandal with claims of a love affair behind the strings. Detectives seized a bundle of unsigned letters and pursue a suspected male author while Dr Fernand Henrotin accuses Mrs Fannie McIntyre of insanity as the letters’ author. Mrs McIntyre and her sister deny the charges and say a conspiracy targets her.
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Thompson
North Side
Fernand Henrotin
Chicago
Henry L. Tolman
Henrotin
Stuart
Postal Service
Fannie McIntyre
Horatio N. May
Astor Street
Mrs. May
Mrs. McIntyre
Freshmen Stage Play Amid Sophomore Interference at BU
Boston University freshmen presented the one act comedy That Rascal Pat in Jacob Sleeper Hall before about 300 students. Despite weeks of sophomore obstruction and a faculty appeal against rowdyism, the play went on with lively interruptions and cheers as the PhiloMathean members received praise from their peers for completing the performance.
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Boston University
Philomathean
Rascal Pat
Jacob Sleeper
Somerset Street
Holton
Alice Crane
Sophs
Pat MecNaggerty
Donald Ellis
Major Puffjacket
Karl Baker
Charles Livingstone
W. E. Wood
Laura
Puffjacket
Charles
Emma Fall
Nancy
Pat
Gertrude Lord
Quincy
Geraldine Mitchell
Lewis H. Maxson
Shot girl in men's clothes in Kingston
Eva Henderson, 19, was shot in the leg by a policeman while fleeing arrest. She wore men's clothing as the officer, assigned to stop a prowler terrorizing residents, pursued a suspect described as a mysterious woman in black. Henderson said she was out to frighten neighbors for fun.
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Kingston
N. Y
Eva Henderson
Molineux Divorce Complaint Alleges Cruel Treatment
A Sioux Falls dispatch reports Blanche Molineux will allege in divorce papers that during her husband Roland B. Molineux's imprisonment he hired detectives to shadow her movements. His distrust and continued watching allegedly caused her great mental suffering and cruel treatment.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Sioux Falls
Blanche Molineux
Roland B. Molineux
Molineux
Fels-Naptha Soap Promises Easy Home Cleaning
An advertisement touts Fels-Naptha soap as the easiest and most pleasant way to tackle house cleaning. It claims the product will leave homes cleaner and chores simpler for users.
Hartopp divorce hearing crowded as witnesses testify
London Dec 5 Crowded court resumes as Lady Hartopp appears in new costume and Mrs Sands attends amid sensational testimony. Trustee Charles Bland mocks questions about Earl Cowley hanging pictures and gardening for Lady Hartopp while witnesses describe Earl Cowley’s visits and the cottage gatherings as mere friendship.
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London
Hartopp
Lady Hartopp
Sands
Charles Hartopp
Charles Bland
Gadesby
Earl Cowley
Alice Atkinson
Gunston
Sir Charles
Fairfax
John Barrett Named Minister to Japan by President
Washington December 5 It is understood the President will name John Barrett of Oregon to be minister to Japan. Barrett, commissioner-general of the St. Louis exposition to Asia and Australasia, is in the Straits Settlements region and has urged large governmental exhibitions by China and Japan at the fair. He aims to influence Australasia to reconsider exhibits from its colonies.
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Sellinsgrove
Penn
Lynn Smith
Smith
St. Louis
Washington
John Barrett
Oregon
St. Louis Exposition
Asia
Australasia
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Botkin wins divorce over desertion in San Francisco
Wel come A. Botkin secured a divorce for desertion from Mrs. Cordelia Botkin in San Francisco. Mrs. Botkin was sentenced to life imprisonment for causing the deaths of Mrs. John Dunning and her Dover, Delaware sister by sending poisoned candy through the mails. A second trial was granted and will soon begin locally.
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San Francisco
Cal
A. Botkin
Cordelia Botkin
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