Special Train Carries Fallen Generals to Final Resting Places
A special train carried the remains of Major General Henry W Lawton Major John A Logan Jr and Surgeon L Armstrong from San Francisco to their final homes. Caskets were borne by twelve non commissioned officers on flag draped caissons as mourning families rode in carriages. The cortege fired minute guns from Myron and greeted by half mast flags before arriving at the Oakland Mole. The train heads to Chicago Monday with Logan bound for Youngstown Ohio Lawton to Fort Wayne Indianapolis then Washington.
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Cal
Henry W. Lawton
John A. Logan
L. Armstrong
Third Infantry
Lawton
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Washington
Gypsy Queen Eadie Evans Dies at 106 in New Jersey
Mourning sweeps the Evans gypsy camp near Elizabeth New Jersey as Queen Eadie Evans dies at age 106. Her son Edward, 57, is heir to a sizable estate in Brooklyn and Long Island. Funeral plans will decide succession in coming days.
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New York
Newark
Elizabeth
WN. J
Eadie Evans
Wyans
Edward
Brookyn
Long Island
Man Ordered to Split Wood After Divorce Case
Chicago, Feb 2 Justice Kersten heard Agnes Gary sue Martin Gary for breach of divorce terms. Agnes said she asked him to help in the back yard. he refused, then became angry and caused a scene. He claimed divorce freed him from wood splitting and was fined for rude language.
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Chicago
Kersten
Agnes Gary
Martin Gary
Martin
Gary
Loftus to debut with Castle Square in Mascot revival
Cissie Loftus will debut as Bettina in a revival of Mascot with the Castle Square opera company on February 19 at the American Theatre. She will still appear as Viola in Twelfth Night at the Fifth Avenue Theatre under Mme. Modjeska's auspices.
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New York
Cissie Loftus
Castle Square Opera Company
Bettia
Audran
Miss Loftus
Viola
Mme. Modjeska
Fih Avenue Theatre
Actress Hints at Return to Comic Opera Next Season
A performer weighs a comeback next autumn if health permits. She may return to starring roles in comic opera if her condition improves sufficiently by then.
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Della Fox
Unclear fragmentary wedding notice in early New York paper
Fragmentary OCR item mentions a wedding involving a daughter of a Hartford family and a Fall River mill owner. Several names and places are garbled, with references to Mrs Orange New Jersey and Edith Curtis. Details remain unreadable due to text corruption.
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New York
Hartford
Flora Allen Appeals Widow Claim in Allen Case
Flora Allen appeals a Suffolk County Probate Court decree that Harriet Allen was the legal wife and widow of the late E. G. Allen. Her counsel Mr Choate has filed the appeal in the New York Supreme Court.
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Flora Allen
E. G. Allen
New York
Love Outweighs Country in Danville Bar Fight
In Danville Illinois Frank Specht a German with an English wife and William Shoemaker an Englishman with a German wife argued over the Boer war. Specht was stabbed three times with a pitchfork and may die. Shoemaker was badly beaten and scratched. Mrs Shoemaker was scratched and hair torn out. Mrs Specht was badly bruised and scratched. Police found Specht unconscious and bleeding as the women fought over their husbands.
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Danville
Ill
Frank Specht
William Shoemaker
Specht
Dean's ointment promises relief for delicate skin
A brief ad claims Dean's ointment cures eczema and other skin diseases without harm to sensitive skin. Available at any drug store for 50 cents.
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Dean
Mrs. Potter Palmer Seeks Paris Exposition Honor
Mrs. Potter Palmer has campaigned to be one of twelve honorary commissioners to the Paris exposition. Paris officials reportedly oppose a woman as an official, though they would welcome her in another role. Palmer remains determined to attend with official standing.
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Washington
Potter Palmer
Mrs. Palmer
Widow Marries Five Husbands in Eighteen Months
A Glamorganshire widow married five men in eighteen months. Each husband quickly died after taking part in farm work. The tale, from London, recounts her perseverance and the grim run of ill fortune, ending with the widow maintaining the farm herself.
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London
Glamorganshire
Countess recounts escape from private asylum in Brooklyn church talk
Countess Adeline Schimmelmann described her forced confinement in a private asylum used for distressed women. She testified that her brother lured her there to curb her missionary work and assert control over her life in Berlin. She endured a dirty cell, accusations, and harassment before friends freed her after five weeks.
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New York
Adeline Schimmelmann
Hanson Place Baptist Church
Brooklyn
Berlin
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