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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1901
Page
2
George Hunt, widower, marries Lizzie Stickney, the daughter of his first wife’s family, after his dying wife urged the match. The unlikely reunion unites two respected Newburyport households as son George E. Stickney plans to assume the family name.
In Newburyport on Sunday afternoon George W. Hunt, a popular shoeman, and his former wife Mrs. Lizzie H. Stickney reconciled after a 26 year estrangement. Their son, George E. Hunt, born during their brief first marriage, was part of the restored union as Hunt had earlier remarried twice following the separation.
In Wichita Kansas saloon keepers prepare for Carrie Nation by stationing lookout men at doors and adding defenses. Barrooms display devices and traps while bouncers, a chained bulldog, and a coiled lariat hint at precautionary measures amid the expected raid.
Bangor reports that reform momentum in Maine slows as saloonkeepers gain ground. A legislative plan to resubmit the prohibitory amendment seeks a license or local option law, aiming to let the people decide.
Lincoln Lodge 7387 I C F MA Chelsea held a masquerade ball in Lincoln Hall last evening. The march was led by Floor Director John Tatten and Mrs. Tatten, followed by B Benson and Miss Emma McGarthy, with 150 couples in attendance.
Ira F. Legrow, alleged defaulting deputy tax collector of Somerville, remains confined in a Cambridge jail for lack of 1500 bonds. The note hints at recent health concerns in Guam and a broad epidemic of grip and typhoid linked to non potable water sources.
The article recalls a late episode as Mrs. Nation, a temperance crusader, is jailed again amid mobs. It describes her supernatural protection claims, her train station escape, and remarks on her strong will, height, and commanding presence born of years of reform work.
A description notes a suspect with hair small and very black eyes and a strong arm who, after a recent raid in Wichita, raised her arm and proclaimed it the right arm of God.
Mrs Charles Brigham continued her anti liquor campaign in Marlboro on February 4 despite heavy snow. She toured Main Street saloons, pasted quotes like Wine is a mocker on doors, questioned barkeeps about card playing and drunken patrons, cited scripture to deter temptation, and reported kind receptions from proprietors.
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