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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
8
Fannie Ward of Sinbad fame wed Joe Lewis a prominent money lender and South African diamond dealer known as Diamond Joe. Lewis, called Diamond Joe, is said to be worth 85 million dollars though the figure may be exaggerated.
The body of Charles R. Smith was found floating in Nahant Harbor with a rope around the neck. He disappeared from 16 Beacon Hill Avenue, Lynn, on March 6 after despondency over job prospects. Medical Examiner Pinkham believes he died by his own action, with family and relatives noting no known enemies and a prior quiet life. He belonged to the Richard W. Crown Lodge of Odd Fellows.
John M Kerr, spurned by Blanche Wilson, followed her from a New York variety theatre for three years. He went to her home and swallowed carbolic acid at her door in a suicide attempt. He survived, and authorities investigated the motive and the threats.
Dorothy Ann Askins testified in Divorce Court that her husband William Askins left after insisting she bathe. The couple, married in Maryland in 1866, faced years of separation and hardship in Wilmington as Mrs. Askins supported them until he disappeared again, with Judge Bell granting the divorce.
The Mt. Washington Colony United Order Pilgrim Fathers marked its 19th anniversary with a reception in Pilgrim Hall, South Boston, hosting Henry H. Treadwell, supreme governor. Governor Gemres E. Rundlett led the event with speakers including Treadwell and several supreme officers.
John M. Kerr drank carbolic acid in a suicide attempt at the door of his sweetheart’s room at 48 Dundee Street yesterday noon. He was taken to City Hospital where his condition was reported uncertain at a late hour last night. Kerr had been playing the piano at a
John Kerr threatened Blanche Wilson with a bottle labeled The Fatal Drops then ingested carbolic acid in the third floor hallway. Bystanders heard him call for water before collapsing. he told Blanche he was dying and was moved to City Hospital. He left two letters for Blanche and his mother.
The Church of the Covenant hosted the marriage of Miss Frances Frederica Leech daughter of Mr and Mrs John Frederick Leech now of Washington to Lester Hawthorn Monks of Boston. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs F H Monks Mr and Mrs Richard Monks and Miss Monks Mrs Percy Chase. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Brookline Massachusetts.
The bride explains she will marry in Dawson City with parental consent since her fiancé, Mr. Brown, cannot leave Alaska where he is superintendent of the A. E. Mercantile and Mining Company. She is described as a popular and accomplished young woman of the state, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Van Doren.
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