Morgenthau Sows Monthly Dowry Weddings in New York
Lazarus Morgenthau an 80 year old financier forms the Greater New York German Orphan Dowry Society to wed a poor girl monthly at his East Seventy Second Street home with a $100 gold dowry. Bertha Horowitz becomes first bride, wedding to Isaac Hoffman, as Morgenthau funds the ceremony and decorates a grand parlor.
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New York
Lazarus Morgenthau
East Seventy- Second Street
Greater
Bertha Horowitz
Lazarus
Isaac Hoffman
Stanton Street
Isaac
Mr.Morgenthau
Mr. Morgenthau
Temple of Humanity
Moses Montefiore
Gottheil
Pope
Martin Luther
Horace Greeley
Bismarck
Christ
Lincoln
Washington
Jerolem
Oswald Ottenorfer
B. Goachimsen
Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society
Hoffman
Rockwell Plotted Murder to Marry Victim's Wife
Frederick Rockwell, jailed for life in Williamsport after admitting he killed his comrade to marry the slain man’s wife. He plotted the fatal act and confessed to the crime prompting his conviction.
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Rockwell
Woman sues warbler for breach of promise of marriage
Miss Margaret Braken of East Sixty-first street sues Cyrus Arnone, a warber, for 5000 claiming he promised to marry her then vanished. The suit follows their introduction about a year ago and the arrest after his abandonment.
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New York
Margaret Braken
East Sixty-first Street
Cyrus Arnone
Miss Braken
Daughter Sues Mother Over Wedding Trousseau
Lizzie Els, 19, sued her mother in Brooklyn’s Ewen Street Police Court over a Bohemian custom that eldest daughters receive a wedding trousseau at marriageable age. The case centers on allegedly unlawful withholding of property.
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Bohemia
New York
Trousseau
Ewen Street
Brooklyn
Lizzie Els
Inaugural Boots Display From Lambertville Shoemaker
William J. Scott, a Lambertville shoemaker, made McKinley’s inauguration boots from American materials representing thirteen states. The maroon legs, white oak tan soles, hand-stitched seam, and white kid lining draw eyes from shoppers as Major McKinley’s portrait overlooks the display in Coryell Street. About 2000 spectators have viewed the exhibit.
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Lambertville
N. J
McKinley
William J. Scott
Scott
Coryell Street
Terial
Duke Marlborough to Field Extensive Horse Races
The Duke of Marlborough plans broad racing activity with horses trained by Marsh of Newmarket who also works for the Prince of Wales. The duchess oversees the stable and finances at Blenheim, knowing every employee and inspecting accounts daily.
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London
Duke of Marlborough
Marsh
Newmarket
Prince of Wales
Blenheim
Protect the Sabbath at Central Congregational Church meeting
The Sabbath Protective League held its annual meeting at Central Congregational Church Newbury street with the church quartet. Rev Edward W Clark led devotions and Rev Reuven Thomas urged a broad ground for differing views and said a Sabbath day is essential for church life and social progress.
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The
Sabbath Protective League
Central Congregational Church
Newbury Street
Edward W. Clark
Reuven Thomas
League
Martin D. Kneeland
Greenharge
Fall River
Beacon Hill
Massachusetts
Hamilton
First Universalist Church of
Brockton
Ingersoll Returns Home To Vandal Message On Door
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll arrived at his Madison Avenue residence in New York to find a vandal carved a fiery question on his front door. The statue filled mansion features grand vestibules, massive oak doors, and ornate ironwork reflecting his artistic tastes.
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New York
Robert G. Ingersoll
Madison Avenue
Colonel Ingersoll
Fifth Avenue
Coisioner
Milner Named Next Cape Governor Succeeds Rosemead
London announces Sir Alfred Milner former chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue will become Governor of the Cape Colony succeeding Lord Rosemead. Milner's appointment marks a major imperial transfer of colonial leadership.
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London
Sir Alfred Milner
Board of Inland Revenue
Lord Rosemead
Cape Colony
Bradley Martin Ball Highlights Elusive World of Letters
New York observers note the 1890s Bradley Martin ball drew few prominent literati or diplomats. Many guests arrived late and left early amid lavish displays while nearby streets saw bread lines and poverty, underscoring class contrast at the charity event.
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New York
Bradley Martin
Legation
United States
Army
Navy
Ogden Mills
Mills
John Jacob Astor
Colonel Astor
Elisha Dyer, Jr
Belmonts
August Belmont
Howland
Perry Belmont
O. H. P. Belmont
Belmont
Chauncey Depew
W. R. Cruger
William Co. Whitney
Whitneys
Whitney
Hobart
Bradley Martins
New Jersey
Burke Cochran
England
Ernest Iselin
Oliver Iselin
Adrian Iselin, Jr
Iselin
T. Sufferne Yvailer
John Alsop King
Robert B. Minturn
James A. Burden
Francklyn
Duncan Elliott
Trinity Church Marks 20th Anniversary with Brooks Memorial
Yesterday Trinity Church celebrated its twentieth anniversary, honoring the late Phillips Brooks as its first rector. A tablet and bust will be placed in the church, with Dr HE Winchester Donald delivering a sermon and a choir led by Horatio W Parker performing. Notables including Governor Alexander H Rice ex Governor A H Bullock and Mayor Prince attended the consecration and commemorative events.
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Trinity Church
Phillips Brooks
Massachusetts
Alexander H. Rice
A. H. Bullock
Prince
Boston
Alderman Clarke
A. P. Peabody
D. D
Rufus Ellis
George E. Ellis
A. A. Miner
James Freeman Clarke
R. Laird Collier
S. K. Lothrop
Chandler Robbins
Henry W. Foote
Rollin H. Neale
A. B. Underwood
Edward Everett Hale
Alpheus Hardy
Theodore Lyman
Bishop Paddock
Dr. Huntington
Bishop Huntington
New York
All Saints
Worcester
Arthur Brooks
Alexander Hamilton Vinton
Emmanuel Church
HE. Winchester Donald
William H. Dewart
Reuben Kidner
St. Andrew Mission
Edmund F. Silaften
Horatio W. Parker
Revered preacher denounces the Bradley Martin ball
In Brockton Rev. Rush R. Shippen of Union Church sharply denounces the Bradley Martin ball as a fashionable folly. He argues there is some merit in spending money for good causes but warns against extravagant displays that may unnecessarily excite the poor.
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Brockton
Rush R. Shippen
Union Church
Dieth
Bradley Martin
Duel to Death Near Collinsville Brings Fatal Shootings
At Crudap station on the Alabama Great Southern line near Collinsville B F Killian foreman of the section gang was shot in the shoulder by Galloway and his two sons. Killian returned fire and killed one son and fatally wounded the other. No arrests reported.
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Birmingham
Ala
Crudap
Collinsville
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
B. F. Killian
Koner
Galloway
Killian
Armenians Meet in Boston to Support Refugee Community
The Armenian Benevolent Association held its first public meeting at Old Golony Chapel in Boston with over 200 attendees though the society has 70 members. President O H Ateshian led brief addresses by M H Gulesian H Bogian and others praising refugee assimilation and nonsectarian aims. Membership costs ranged from 1 for regular to 50 for benefactors with reading room and services offered.
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The
Armenian Benevolent Association
Old Golony Chapel
Tyler Street
O. H. Ateshian
Carrie Borden
Alice Stone Blackwell
Mardiros Ignatius
Snyder
G. H. Papizian
Bennett
Central Congregational
Messrs
Ateshian
M. H. Gulesian
H. Bogigian
Boston
Kemp
New York
Borden
Blackwell
Alger Victory Over Heirs In Land Fraud Case
General Russell A. Alger won his suit in the United States Circuit Court for recission of contract and $103,000 paid for mineral lands in Franklin County Tennessee. The court ruled the sale fraudulent and void and decreed $103,000 plus interest from 1889 against the executrix of John F. Anderson's estate.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Russell A. Alger
John F. Anderson
United States
Franklin County
Clark
Lurton
Nashville
Secretary of War
Yale Professor and Mrs Thompson to sail for New York
Professor Guy Thompson of Yale University and Mrs Thompson formerly Miss Lucy Uhl will sail for New York on February 16 aboard the Trave. Ambassador and Mrs Uhl will accompany them as far as Bremen.
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Bdrlin
Guy Thompson
Yale University
Thompson
Lucy Uhl
New York
Trave
Ambassador
Sermon Attacks Waste From Bradley Martin Ball
Rev George L Perin declares the Bradley Martin ball a vivid example of sinful waste. He cites estimates from 100000 to 300000 dollars, argues it harmed the poor, and condemns the display of luxury over charitable deeds. He urges better spending choices and criticizes Mrs Martin's influence on society.
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Bradley Martin Ball
George L. Perin
Perin
New York
Bradley Martins
Quiet poker game disrupted by police raid in South End
Officers from Division 5 interrupted a quiet poker game at 1 Wilkes Street yesterday morning. About 4 AM they arrested eight players including Henry Davis George Moore John H Anderson Louis Betts Leonard Hodges William Gray Thomas Alexander and William B Green.
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South End
Division 5
Wilkes Street
Henry Davis
George Moore
John H. Anderson
Louis Betts
Leonard Hodges
William Gray
Thomas Alexander
William B. Green
Dedham Police Arrest Man on Mortgage Property Charge
Officers at Dedham street station arrested William W. Cook of 279 Shawmut Avenue on a warrant for conveying mortgaged property. The charge concerns furniture and fixtures from a restaurant at that address without permission of the mortgagee Fanny E. Rogers.
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Dedham Street
William W. Cook
Shawmut Avenue
Fanny E. Rogers
Fire at North Street Grocery Damages Building
A blaze reported at 9 15 yesterday morning from Box 18 tore through a four story brick building at 174 North Street. Luigi Silvestri ran a grocery on the street floor with multiple Italian tenants above. Fire started under the rear stairs and spread before crews contained it, causing about 2000 dollars in losses.
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North Street
Luigi Silvestri
Clergy sermon on Expediency at U M Christian Union
The Rev Edward L Clark of Central Church Boston led the public vesper at the U M Christian Union with a sermon titled Expediency. Soprano Miss Harriett Whittier and Miss Florence I King performed musical selections with fine effect during the service.
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Edward L. Clark
D. D
Central Church
Boston
U. M. Christian Union
Harriett. Whittier
Florence I. King
Corbett Delivers Temperance Lecture at People's Temple
E A Corbett author and Providence Herald of Providence R I lectured at the People's Temple on temperance using illustrated slides showing a drunkard's career. The humorous drawings gave way to somber scenes as the audience sympathized with the victim before he departed on the 6 o'clock train for Providence.
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BE. A. Corbett
Corbett
Herald of Providence
R. I
Providence
Ex-Congressman Smedley Darlington Arrested on Embezzlement Charge
Westchester Pennsylvania February 14 Ex congressman Smedley Darlington president of the Chester County Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Company was arrested at the request of depositor Mrs Mary A Burnett. He is charged with embezzling 1300 from her when the company was insolvent. Darlington held in his own recognizance for a hearing next Saturday as receivers were appointed for the firm.
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Tionesta
Forest County
Ridgway
Elk County
Pennsylvania
Highland Township
Haines
Rockwell
Gore
Westchester
Penn
Smedley Darlington
Chester County Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Company
Peecy
Mary A. Burnett
Darlington
McKinley Woman’s Resemblance Drawn By Years Together
Canton report notes a long marriage’s effect on appearance with Mrs McKinley resembling her husband in expression. Witnesses say the likeness deepens in trying times and that photographers capture this growing similarity in her face.
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