Harold Wynne and Town Topics feud shaping New York gossip
Pocket Physician Hyomei ad aside, the piece traces Harold Wynne son-in-law to Colonel Mann and his life in Town Topics. It recounts Wynne’s bitter fall, the Fang society paper, Major Plum, Jakey Trouble the divorce lawyer, and Gaunt family intrigue driven by love, honor, and scandal.
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New York
William D. Mann
Harold R. Wynne
Mann
Harold Wynne
Wynne
Chicago
Eustace Gaunt
Colonel Mann
Agnes Plum
Major Plum
The
Fang
Vynne
Gaunt
Society For the Prevention of Vice
Vynne’s prolific output for Town Topics praised
A fragment notes Vynne’s inspiringly brilliant work for Town Topics and his remarkable verbal versatility. It mentions perfect children of genius poems and various writings, ending abruptly with an incomplete sentence about Eustace Gaunt.
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Eustace Gaunt
Vynne
Earth
Loeb seeks letter amid Roosevelt article dispute
White House remains silent as Jacob Loeb asks District Attorney Jerome to show or copy a letter said to accompany corrected proofs and photographs about a Roosevelt piece. The issue centers on Colonel Mann and the publication’s handling and tone.
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Washington
White House
Deuel
Mann
Martyrdom at 50 Cents per Council Dinner
Mayor Thompson limits the New Bedford Common Council to a 50 cent dinner on a goodwill junket. Hotel managers, lunch carts, and chop suey shops will send runners to meet the train with 50 cent menus. Offers include Ah O-Fu Shan soup and duck, Foo Young Ann, cod tongues, spaghetti and more. Newsboys note Plea lley dinners would cost 60 cents with a full menu.
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Thompson
New Bedford
West End
Plealley
Disbarment Talk Hits Judge Devel in New York
In New York on January 28 Colonel Mann posts a $10,000 bail on perjury charges tied to Nor man Hapgood libel case. Joseph M. Devel, a former justice who pressed charges against Collier's that led to Town Topics methods exposure, may resign from clubs and sign as former justice if plans proceed. Devel, linked to Lotos, Republican Club, and Society of Medical Jurisprudence, faces appellate action due to his judicial status while his family worries at his West Eightieth Street home.
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Fang
Jimmy
Mann
Town Topics
Jerome
Collier
Colonel Mann
O. K
New York
Norman Hapgood
Joseph M. Devel
Collier’s
Devel
Lotos
Republican Club
Society of Medical Jurisprudence
Deuel
West Eightieth
Sunday Chamber Concerts at Chickering Hall Enrich Evening
The 18th Sunday chamber concert at Chickering Hall featured Albert Janpolski baritone B L Whelpley pianist Karl Rissland viola Carl Barth cello H Butler double bass A Brooke flute C Lenom oboe and H Lorbeer horn. The varied program included Hummel septet Chopin cello piano Op 3 SaintSaens sonata and items by Dvorak Schubert Vialinikoff Tschaikowsky plus two Russian folk songs. A capacity audience enjoyed the event. Next Sunday, the 14th, will close the second series with Harold Bauer. The third series opens Feb 1 with the Kneisel Quartet.
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Chickering Hall
Albert Janpolski
B. L. Whelpley
Karl Rissland
Carl Barth
H. Butler
A. Brooke
C. Lenom
H. Lorbeer
Hummel
Harold Bauer
Kneisel
Checks and Handsome Girl Involve Druggist Case
A girl faced a judge as the case was continued to February 3 with her mother to guard her. Faulkner was arrested on charges of larceny for $17.75 from W H Breen and $68.25 from a Boston dry goods store. His wife posted bail, he was briefly jailed, then released with a morning summons. Faulkner claimed overdrawing led to the trouble and said the Boston check was for personal purchases not a gift to the girl.
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Faulkner
W. H. Breen
Boston
Bragg
Arrest of Malden Man on a Charge of Larceny
D Walter Faulkner of Malden, once a prominent druggist, is arrested for larceny after a Charlestown young woman, Fannie E Thomas, used his name on worthless checks. The case grows from a failed business, a $100 loan from the woman’s mother, and a bank balance of 23 cents, with two checks totaling $17.75 cashed in Charlestown.
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Fannie E. Thomas
Charlestown
Malden
D. Walter Faulkner
Walker _ street
Faulkner
Pleasant Street
Chelsea Protest Over Drawbridge Opening Plans
Indignation rises in Chelsea as officials protest more frequent openings and longer periods for the Chelsea bridge drawbridge. Mayor Willard has contacted Congressman Roberts on behalf of Chelsea and nearby towns including Malden Melrose Revere and others with residents who cross the bridge forming a protest.
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Chelsea
Chelsea Bridge
Willard
Roberts
Malden
Melrose
Revere
Rheumatic Pains Fade With Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Frederick Brown of 40 Sumpter Street Sandy Hill New York shares her rheumatic history. She describes severe swelling pain and loss of appetite before starting Dr Williams Pink Pills in 1904. Within three months she was cured and returned to full work. The pills are sold by all druggists and the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Frederick Brown
Sumpter Street
Sandy Hill
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Mrs. Brown
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
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R. T. Boothereeeny
Hyomei Building
Ithaca
Jakey Trouble
Clubman
Pet
Campania
House
Yours Sincerely
Fifth Avenue
U.S.A
Major
Agnes Gaunt
W. D. Mann
Mr Wooster
M. Ellis
Wooster
Eeq
Heidelberg Eye Inst
Washington Street
Sun
Loeb
Hub Restaurateurs
Disbar Devel
Prince St
Puritan
Puritan Dental Rooms
Sabineton St
van Camp
van Camp Packing Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Cix
Aa Tang
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