Banker Twombly Dies in Madison After Grief for Son
Hamilton McK. Twombly, noted New York banker and financier, died at Florham Madison after a long illness following the drowning death of his son H. McK. Twombly Jr. His wife, daughters Ruth and Mrs. W. A. M. Burden, and Vanderbilt kin were at his bedside. The loss sparks mourning among New York’s prominent families including W. Seward Webb and Elliot F. Shepard.
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Madison, N. J
Hamilton McK. Twombly
New York
Florham
Twombly
William H. Vanderbilt
Ruth Twombly
W. A. M. Burden
H. McK. Twombly, Jr
Big Asquam Lake
Ashland
N. Y
W. Seward Webb
Elliot F. Shepard
W. D. Sloane
Preacher Is Sued by Girl in Desertion Case
Mrs Laura Bunn Clark Davidson files affidavit with the Mayor charging her common law husband Rev Elmer E Davidson with desertion. Former pastor of First Christian Church, he wed in St Louis and later held revival meetings across Canada and the New England coast, now at Piqua CO. Requisition will be asked.
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Washington
Ind
Laura Bunn Clark-Davidson
Elmer E. Davidson
Davidson
First Christian Church
Miss Bunn Clark
Hale Clark
St. Louis
Miss Clark
Canada
New England
Piqua, CO
Heiress Marries Chauffeur in Jersey City Flight
Miss Margaret H. Leavitt, 25, heiress of Bayside Long Island worth $1,000,000, elopes to Jersey City and marries Joseph F. Smollen known as the Candy Kid. The couple heads south for their honeymoon after her parents refuse to accept him as a son-in-law.
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New York
Margaret H. Leavitt
Joseph Smollen
Bayside
Bijou
James J. Corbett
Smollen
Leavitt
Long Island
Margaret
Long Island City
South
Charles S. Meyer
Cord Meyer
Democratic State Committee
Leavitt Daughter’s Jersey City Wedding Sparks Family Fallout
Miss Margaret Leavitt and chauffeur Joseph Smollen wed in Jersey City after a distant ceremony attended by few. The Leavitt family learned of the marriage only days later amid tensions over the match and social expectations.
Trade Bretique the Germany Talks Threaten Half Billion in U S Trade
Washington reports nearly five hundred million dollars of trade at stake as the Dingley act reciprocity with Germany expires on February 7. If no understanding is reached by then the German general tariff will apply to all American imports.
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America
State Department
United States
Germany
Argentina
Canada
Russia
Washington
Knox
Caught Red Handed Claims for Poslam Pimples Remedy
The advertisement touts Poslam as a universal skin cure clearing pimples rash and blemishes overnight. It claims quick relief from itching eczema acne and other conditions with a 50 cent sample and 2 dollar jar available at major druggists and Riker-Jaynes and Houghton & Dutton. A free sample is offered by mail from Emergency Laboratories New York City.
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Riker-Jaynes Drug
Houghton & Dutton’s Drug Dept
Emergency Laboratories
West Twenty-ffth Street
New York City
Two Hurt in Skating Rink Construction Accident
John Murray of 11 Concord square died at City Hospital after a 45 foot fall during steel riveting at the skating rink on St. Botolph street. A hammer clung to his grip and struck Salvatore Medicco of 4 Lincoln street on the head causing a serious scalp wound. Medicco was taken to his home in Roxbury. Murray died at hospital.
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John Murray
Concord Square
City Hospital
Salvatore Medicco
Lincoln Street
Roxbury
St. Botolph Street
Murray
Mediceo
Anderson
Robert Anderson
Hotel Piscopo
Marble Street
Cox
Massachusetts ‘General Hospital
Thomas Cox
John Smith
Adams Avenue
Cliftondale
Jacobs
Boston
Neil
Catherine McPhee
Porter Street
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Delling
Waltham
William KE. Oelling
Louise GetVig
Weinz
Warren
Beaver Street
New York
Worchester and
Lowell
Reardon
John
Mary Reardon
Richard (. Searle
Webster Street
Church of the Assumption
Sheehan
Mary Frances
John and
Mary Sheehan
Miller Street
Dorchester
St. Peter's Church
Meeting House Hill
Smith
Norfolk House
John Bernard Smith
Souza
Mary
Eugene Souza
D. L. Souza
Border Street
St. John the Baptist’s Church
North Bennet Street
New Bedford
Tessier
Brookline
Arthur
Minnie E. Tessier
Lyons
Naples
St. Mary’s of the Assumption
Indian Town Swept Away in Arizona Flood
Washington dispatch reports the Supai village in Arizona wiped out by a 20 foot flood on January 4. The surge from melting snow swept through the canyon, destroying buildings. one death is reported and most residents were in the hills. Two months of food remain, no suffering expected.
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Washington
Supai
Ariz
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Charles E. Coe
Havasupai
Coe
Bailey surprise move to shift senate sessions to 2 pm
Senator Bailey astonished the Senate by saying he has received many comments approving his plan to begin daily sessions at 2 p m rather than noon and he proposed to call the measure up for consideration.
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Senate
Washington
Bailey
General Bell Consults Medical Specialists in Washington
Major General J Franklin Bell chief of staff War Department returned from Baltimore where he consulted medical specialists at a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Bell
Washington
J. Franklin Bell
War Department
Baltimore
Gas Plant Explosion Kills Three in Bloomington
An explosion at the Union Gas & Electric water gas plant in Bloomington Illinois wrecked parts of the building, shattered windows across the west side of the city, and caused three deaths with four serious injuries.
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Bloomington
Ill
Union Gas & Electric Company
Hood's Lotion Ad Promotes All-Weather Skin Care
An advertisement urges customers to use Hood's Lotion this winter and all year. It claims the lotion is best for all weather effects on the skin and offers pricing of 25 or 50 cents.
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The
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Earl
Geovilsts
Luby Bros
Tremont St
Houghton
Dia
Franklin Street
Coleman Bros., Contractors
Pearl and
Marginal Streets
Chelsea
Pugilist
Marion Whipple
Admiral Dewey
Flushing Country Club
Miss Lea
David J. Ingraham
Temple Place
Arizona Valley
Frederick B
William Lindquist
Alice ML Harrington
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