New England W C T U Concludes Sessions at Hampton Beach
The New England Interstate Institute of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union closes two days of sessions at the Casino in Hampton Beach New Hampshire. Highlights include talks on school savings banks by Clara Brown and Isabel Stickney, with Eva K. Foster praising the press. Remarks on foreigners, Sunday school work, temperance and labor, and a keynote by Rev. J H Robbins linking Vermont New Hampshire and Maine on the license system.
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Hampton Beach
N. H
New England
Interstate Institute of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Casino
Clara Brown
Manchester
Isabel Stickney
Maine
Eva K. Foster
Boston
Ww. c. T. U. Press
R. J. Trego
Cleveland
Rem Rodger Thompson
Franklin
New Hampshire Sunday School Association
Katherine L. Stevenson
J. H. Robbins
Concord
United
Vermont
New Hampshire
Wynne Not Recalled As London Society Shuns Him
Washington reports Robert J. Wynne American consul-general in London will not be recalled despite social breaches. Rumors say he was disliked by Reid associates as embassy staff avoided his speech at a Red Cross luncheon. Wynne not invited to Windsor garden party. Vespasian Warner denies succession talk.
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London Society
Wynne
Washington
Robert J. Wynne
London
Robert Bacon
Ambassador Reid
Society of American Women
Red Cross
Windsor
Vespasian Warner
Eloping pair wed in Florida and return to Andalusia
Burnett Prestwood a 17-year-old public school student and Miss Mamie White 20, a Sheffield family member, eloped to Florida Alabama and married there then returned to Andalusia.
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Andalusia
Ala
Florida
Mamie White
Burnett Prestwood
Sheffield
Voice loss shocks 81 year old in Warsaw
Mrs. William Hatfield 81 in Warsaw awakens with sudden throat sensation and loses speech. A physician diagnoses paralysis of her vocal cords.
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Warsaw
Ind
William Hatfield
Meyer claims wife Lena’s divorce status amid scandal
Jacob R. Meyer says Lena Meyer is 66 and flirtatious while suing for divorce. He alleges she married a man 44 years earlier and has never been divorced from that marriage and also from a second union in 1883. He disputes her marital history as part of the case.
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New York
Jacob R. Meyer
Lena
Mrs. Huldah Chandler Declines Divorce Request
In Norwalk Ohio on July 12 Mrs Huldah E Chandler states she prefers to live with husband Lewis C Chandler a wealthy farmer who urged her to sue for divorce and even offered money if she did so despite his demand she be adjudged insane and sent to an asylum.
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Beachmont
Fort Banks
Eunice A. Hartshorn
Summer Street
B. F. Hartshorn
B. A. Andrews
Hase
Hartshorn
Eva Stimson
Norwalk, CO
Lewis C. Chandler
Huldah E. Chandler
Woman Seeks License for Son Believing He Should Marry
A Kansas City woman went to the recorder's office to obtain a marriage license for her son hoping it would prompt him to marry. She admitted she feared he might never wed and pressed for the license, but officials said he must apply himself.
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Kansas City
Kans
Recorder’s Office
Gerry trunks from abroad arrive in Newport for inspection
Mr and Mrs Elbridge T Gerry landed in Newport Rhode Island with 20 sealed trunks from abroad to be inspected by local customs officials rather than hurried New York inspectors. The trunks were brought to the Gerry residence and opened for inspection.
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Newport
R. I
New York
Elbridge T. Gerry
Gerry
Lover Clings to Hope as Girl Fights Poison Habit
In Pittsburg on July 12, Della Grove, 18, attempted suicide by morphine, believing her sweetheart Harry La Fountaine loved another. La Fountaine stayed at her bedside, insisting his love remains, as medical care attempts to save her.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Harry la Fountaine
Della Grove
la Fountaine
New War Rules Discussed at The Hague
On July 12 the French proposal requiring a declaration of war before hostilities was discussed by sub-committees. American British and Japanese delegates supported the idea, while General Horace Porter noted the U S Congress holds the declaration power. Colonel Tinge urged defining what constitutes war amid European incursions on China.
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The
Hague
Horace Porter
Congress
United States
Tinge
China
King Edward Honors Irish Exhibition Visit
The Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, relays a message from King Edward praising Ireland’s people for their loyalty during his Dublin visit. The monarch commends the grounds and buildings of the Irish exhibition and the display of native industries, hoping the event aids local crafts and industry.
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Dublin
Earl of Aberdeen
Ireland
Edward
Reed’s Name Missing From Somerville Poll List
Nathan H. Reed, a principal Somerville assessor and prominent property owner, is omitted from the city voting poll list. To be added for next fall he must bring two men to City Hall to swear he was in Somerville on the first day of May. The slip appears accidental and unexplained.
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Somerville
Nathan H. Reed
Reed
City Hall
Love Advice From Mildred Champagne
An advice column letter from Flora asks if a home-loving 23 year old suitor is faithful or merely “frollying.” Mildred Champagne replies that the man’s absence with friends strains the home-loving image but cautions patience and sympathy to restore trust.
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Miss Champagne
Boston Daily Post
Mev
Flora
Three Generations Born in Record Time for Captain Ryan
Louisville July 12 Captain J E Ryan of Jeffersonville Ind becomes a proud grandfather for the third time in just over three hours as his three sons become fathers in rapid succession. The event marks an extraordinary family milestone.
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Louisville
J. E. Ryan
Jeffersonville
Ind
Gibson demands 500000 to permit divorce in Chicago
Preston Gibson, husband of the late Henry Field's daughter, storms quiet divorce plans by issuing an ultimatum. He reportedly will oppose the decree and seek custody of his three year old child unless Mrs. Gibson settles half a million dollars.
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Chicago
Preston Gibson
Henry Field
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