Wife of Rev Patrick H Robinson granted divorce
Judge Blodgett granted a divorce to the wife of the Rev Patrick H Robinson, former Methodist pastor in Millville, who testified he deserted her in 1891 after a 1879 marriage in Noesmeotia. She supported herself by running a boarding house on St Charles Street and cited twenty one letters from a woman named Emma as proof.
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Patrick H. Robinson
Blodgett
Robinson
Millville
Noesmeotia
St. Charles Street
Emma
Patrick
Bridget Greene
James H. Greene
Blossom
Greene
Deer Island
Thomas Marston
Brighton
Teresa
Joseph Redfearn
Ashland
Annie L
George Lee
Annie
House of Correction
Wedding of John T. Ranco and Josephine Newell in Old Town
The Four Hundred of Indian Island hosted an exclusive wedding as John T. Ranco wed Josephine Newell at St. Joseph's Church. Sockalexis served as groomsman and Miss Fly Rod as bridesmaid. guests included famed chiefs and guides. The event blended forest garb with Fifth Avenue style as dancing followed ceremonies. Cornelia Crosby noted in Boston for Maine booth leadership at a prominent food fair.
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Oldtown
Indian Island
John T. Ranco
Josephine Newell
Sockalexis
Miss Fly Rod
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Father Cleary
Fifth Avenue
Miss Fly Red
Cornelia T. Crosby
Boston
Maine
Under Her Bed Was a Burglary Suspect in Brooklyn House
A girl at 193 Jay Street in New York woke to find a large colored man under her bed. She alerted John A Ball and kept watch as a policeman arrived. A struggle followed and the intruder was subdued with a night stick.
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New York
John A. Ball
Jay Street
Tramp Wins Heiress in New Jersey Elopement
Lizzie Gordon daughter of a rich Jacksonville farmer elopes with Charlie Tavis a former tramp hired to work on the farm. They left together from Matawan after ten days of slack work and were last seen in Keyport. New Brunswick reports the girl drew 100 from a bank and had 25 given at Christmas by her parents.
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Matawan
N. J
Lizzie Gordon
Jacksonville
Charlie Tavis
Gordon
Davis
Keyport
New Brunswick
Somerville Woman Surrenders To Court In Disturbance Case
Thomas Riley and counsel Mrs Maria Sliney faced Judge Isaac Story in the Somerville Police Court. The case, filed with potential reopening for sentencing if charges renew, cites a prior six year old similar case. Neighbors testified as complainants.. Mrs Sliney, Alpine Street owner, is in poor health and doctors seek hospital care.
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Maria Sliney
Somerville
Isaac Story
Sliney
Alpine Street
Thomas Riley
Boston
Assault in Public Garden near Beacon and Charles streets
Mrs. Pratt a Chestnut street dress maker of the South End was assaulted by an unknown man in the Public Garden Saturday night about 7 o clock near the Beacon and Charles streets entrance. She was thrown to the ground her clothing torn and a passerby heard her cries as the assailant fled.
Ratcliffe Granted Bail Après Conviction in Brooklyn
E J Ratcliffe the actor recently convicted of wife beating was freed on a writ of reasonable doubt by Judge Dickey in the New York Supreme Court Brooklyn and released in 2500 bail A new warrant charging Ratcliffe with perjury was secured by the district attorney It alleges he lied on his assault trial claiming he had not been married before
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New York
E. J. Ratcliffe
Dickey
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Ratcliffe
District Attorney’s Office
Bryan family returns from Mexico with enormous sombreros
William J. Bryan and his family arrived in Lincoln from a Mexican trip. The large sombrero worn on arrival measures ten inches in brim width and is trimmed with silver and gold, drawing wide attention. William J. Bryan Jr. also has a smaller, revered sombrero everyone avoids handling. The Bryans also bring a large trunk of curiosities and tokens of friendship from Mexico.
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Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Mexico
William J. Bryan, Jr
Bryans
Bryan
American Bride Left by Titled Nobleman for Debts and Drink
A wife sues for divorce after a year and a half of neglect and poverty. The husband spent earnings on races and fashion, drank heavily, borrowed from her friends, and pawned jewelry. His father-in-law paid debts to avoid scandal, and by leaving for Chicago he avoided defense. The wife was granted a decree.
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Boston
Appleton Publishing Company
Chicago
Japan Census Shows Population Rise and Tea Trade Notes
United States Consul-General John Cowey reports Japan’s population at year start 42,708,264 with 40,635,892 common people and remainder nobles and Shizoku, up 437,644 in a year. Nagasaki Consul Abercrombie notes Formosan tea exports to the U.S. valued at 3.4 million dollars, aided by the Dingley tariff, with tea purer due to U.S. import rules. Also mentions yields projected at 16.48 to 18.9 million pounds.
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Washington
John Cowey
United States
Yokohama
State Department
Japan
Formosa
Abercrombie
Nagasaki
Traces of gold found in Kelly's Lodge rumor grows
Traces of gold were discovered early in the week in Kelly's Lodge. It is now hoped that, sooner or later, Kelly will be discovered. There is no truth in the report that Health Commissioner Babbitt intends to enter the priesthood. The story grew out of a rumor that he had been confirmed. We would like very much to have at least one thousand names on our subscription books by Feb. 1. Our contingent fund has been reduced to $7.08, and collections are very slow. William 8S. McNary is not authorized to solicit subscriptions or advertisements for this paper. Our canvassers are employed by the city, and will be identified by the City Auditor.
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John H. Lee
Parker House
City Hall
Democratic City Committee
Bert
Holden
Boston Journal
City Record
Kelly
Babbitt
William
McNary
The City Record Stays Firm in Campaign Front
The City Record proclaims a steadfast mission amid campaign heat and pledges support for the Democratic Party. On election day morning it will not publish a double-leaded leader on What Becomes of All the Pins.
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Democratic Party
Milton farmer cropps appreciated for winter squash
The note thanks John C Cobb of Milton for sending an excellent winter squash grown on his farm. It praises his expertise as a grower and contributor.
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John C
Cobb
Milton
Mr. Cobb
Lane to Publish Series on Plant Culture
Prominent businessman Hon. Jonathan A. Lane pledges soon to write a series of articles on Plant Culture. The paper urges readers to subscribe and deliver the paper to every home.
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Jonathan A. Lane
Dead Wires or the Lost Electrolosis opens next week
Tom Flood, a noted boys’ author, presents the first chapter of his new masterpiece Dead Wires or the Lost Electrolosis. The thrilling tale will begin in the paper next week and promises adventure and ingenuity.
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Tom Flood
J. Q
Power Behind the Throne Apparently Emerges in Town
Retired board member John Lee appears to back up every action and statement of John Kelcher, signaling that Lee has become the power behind the throne in local affairs.
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John Lee
John Kelcher
Lee
Tesla Reports Bright Vacuum Tubes For Night Lighting
New York reports Nicola Tesla announces a major advance in the Electrical Review. He claims perfected vacuum tubes with power to light lighthouses and enable night photography and painting to distinguish colors as in daytime. The tubes produce light as bright as noon sun, revealing every detail of objects.
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New York
Nicola Tesla
Electrical Review
Tesla
Scientist Schenk's Sex Determination Claim Questioned
Dr. Cyrus Edson, commenting from New York on the Vienna doctor Schenk's claimed method to influence birth sex, doubts the discovery and suggests it would likely fail like similar announcements. He argues the law of supply and demand would balance male and female births if true, and finds little danger in the idea.
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New York
Schenk
Vienna
Cyrus Edson
Farmer Lee and the Julep Tree in Dream of Return
A farmer named Lee rests beneath a julep tree after a battle end. Stragglers on the road threaten him as he recalls politics and the fight. Dreaming of a renewed clash, followers urge aggressive action while he longs for peace and guidance from Farmer John.
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Lee
Farmer Lee
John
Brighton
Farmer John
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the City Record
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Roosevelt
Mare Island
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