Williams appeals Rhode Island contempt ruling to U S Supreme Court
George F Williams a Massachusetts lawyer and ex political leader has appealed to the U S Supreme Court from a Rhode Island Supreme Court order. He was to purge contempt by turning over $5000 from the estate of the late Mrs Amy F Starkweather to the administrator Joseph Starkweather but instead filed a writ of error challenging the Rhode Island ruling as unconstitutional.
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Providience
R. I
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the United States
Williams
Supreme Court of
Rhode Island
Amy F. Starkweather
Joseph ©. Starkweather
Rhode Island Court
Change in Woman's Life in Graniteville Vermont
A Granitevllle reader touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a life saver during the Change of Life claiming it restored health and strength. The letter praises its cures for inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains and nervous prostration and urges others to consider the remedy.
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Graniteville, Vt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cyhas. Barclay
R.F.D
Graniteville
Curious Features in News of Day Two Husbands In Happy Home
In Wichita Kansas Mrs. W A Wilson once Mrs A W Luce seeks harmony by keeping both former husband and current spouse under one roof. Luce approved a divorce to wed Wilson but a flawed second marriage caused a redo. The trio then shared a home here.
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Wichita Kan
W. A. Wilson
A. W. Luce
Mr. Wilson
Hour Glass Warns Long Talkers in Congress
Washington January 18 A new desk adornment for Speaker Cannon a double barrel hour glass times five minutes of debate to curb lengthy speeches The white sand runs clearly from a distance signaling when the five minute limit nears to help lawmakers pause before the gavel ends their remarks
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Washington
Freak Wind Takes Baby Hat and Rat at Shenandoah Station
A freak wind storm at a Shenandoah County rail station lifted a mother's hat, swept her baby from her arms, and rolled it along the platform. A rat blew toward the woman as onlookers held the train for assistance to recover hat, baby, hair, and the rodent.
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Harrisonville
Shenandoah County
Southern Railroad
Cat in Steeple Joins Church Choir
Grace Episcopal Church in Jamaica freed a half starved cat that had lived in the spire above the church. The feline chorister sang from Saturday until yesterday, outshining the boy soloist in reaching high notes. A veterinary at the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals lowered the cat with a 40 foot ladder and two firemen.
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New York
Grace Episcopal Church
Jamaica
Rural Ohio school kept open with no pupils present
In Wellston Ohio Miss Ellen Browne teaches district No 1 Brown township for six weeks five days a week with no pupils attending. Parents protested but the school board refused removal. The teachers continues to open and close the school and collect salary despite zero enrollment each day.
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Wellston
Eilen Browne
Brown Township
Fist Fight Bubbles Up in 60-Foot Well Duel
John Minton and Nelson Foster argued while laying a wall in a 60-foot well and fought at the bottom. Two bystanders watched. a spectator used pot hooks on the rope to pull Foster to the surface. As Foster climbed out, Minton threw his shoe and tobacco struck Foster in the face.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
John Minton
Nelson Foster
Foster
Minton
Joy at welcome home believed to kill man in Ohio
Sharon Pennsylvania reports a man, Simneon Rommell, 70, died in Leetonia Ohio after a homecoming from a 12 year separation from his wife. Police and friends say the cause was likely sheer joy from the long reunion. Rommell and his wife had before lived in Middlesex.
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Sharon
Simneon Rommell
Leetonia
O. Rommell
Middlesex
Miss Helman Sings Sylvia as Mumps Visitor Hits Costumes
In Lisbon Ohio Miss Mary Helman sang the lead in Sylvia despite having mumps. The matinee provoked titters as the audience reacted to the illness while the evening performance sold out with a standing room only crowd.
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OPERA
Lisbon
Mary Helman
Sylvia
Wife Divorces Boston Actor in Court
Mrs Edith B Hentz wife of former Castle Square Theatre actor William H Evarts was granted a divorce by Judge Bell. She testified to a twelve year marriage in Des Moines and said she found evidence of her husband’s infidelity in letters and through her investigations.
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Edith B. Hentz
Castle Square
William H. Evarts
Bell
Hentz
Des Moines
Waterman Dies After Long Illness at 49
Herbert A Waterman a Cambridge resident and brother in law of Mayor Brooks died at his home on Avon Street Cambridge yesterday morning from heart trouble at age 49. He worked as a compositor on the Boston Transcript for 26 years and left due to ill health six months ago. He was a past chancellor of St Omer Lodge Knights of Pythias and is survived by his wife his mother one brother and four sisters.
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Herbert A. Waterman
Brooks
Cambridge
Avon Street
Mr. Waterman
Boston Transcript
St. Omer Lodge
K. of P
Eight Year Old Worcester Desperado Held by Police
Worcester January 18. Alex Zakowski an eight year old delinquent was locked up after raiding a confectionery while a crowd watched. He later tore at store awnings bending ropes and cursed at passersby until his parents fetched him.
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Worcester
Alex Zakowski
Main
Matthews
Alex
Gas Explosion Suit Settled
New York a settlement reached in the first suit to reach the State Supreme Court over the illuminating gas explosion in New York Central yards on December 19. The case settled for $1050. John Moran, a minor, suffered cuts and bruises and his father sought approval to compromise noting difficulty proving negligence.
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New York
New York Central Railroad Company
State Supreme Court
John Moran
Butte Mine Fire Under Control Butte Mont
In Butte Montana on January 18 high ore mine fire danger eased three water streams fought fire. Workers resumed in the North Butte mine and repairs planned for the Bell and Diamond. Smelters are receiving ore.
State officials and succession in attorney general change
Secretary of State William M. Olin, Treasurer Elmer A. Stevens, State Auditor Henry Turner, and Attorney General James M. Swift succeed Malone as attorney general.
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William M. Olin
Elmer A. Stevens
Henry Turner
James M. Swift
Malone
Elusive slimness touted in old remedy article
An old column mocks modern dieting and patent remedies for weight loss. It promotes a home remedy of Marmola Cascara Aromatic and peppermint water as a fast, harmless solution, claiming quick fat loss and fairer complexion while warning against hard exercise and strict diets.
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