Girl Poses as Husband in Oakland Marriage Mystery
Revelations recount a four year old marriage between Dr. Alice Bush of Oakland and a young woman who posed as Rollin K. Morgan a medical student. The husband believed himself a man due to a mind aberration while the real woman later revealed her sex. The ceremony occurred January 1 1904 and the affair centered on mistaken gender identity and platonic ties.
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San Francisco
Alice Bush
Oakland
Rollin K. Morgan
Bush
Morgan
California
Miss Morgan
New Hampshire
Appeal Filed Over Murder Conviction of Chester S. Jordan
Chester S. Jordan of Somerville filed an appeal in East Cambridge challenging a Superior Court ruling by Justices Stevens and Bell that refused a new trial in his wife’s murder case. His counsel Harvey S. Pratt and Jeremiah S. Sullivan said Jordan asserts constitutional rights were violated and may seek Supreme Court review if needed.
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Stevens
Bell
Superior Court
Chester S. Jordan
Somerville
East Cambridge
Jordan
Harveys. Pratt
Jeremiah S.S. Sullivan
Pratt
Supreme Court of the United States
Ex Galway Bishop Dies at 82 in Dublin
Former Bishop MacCormack of Galway dies in Dublin at age 82. The obituary notes his service to the church and his long tenure in western Ireland, marking a period of religious leadership and community impact.
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Galway
Dublin
Maccormack
State Ownership of Capitol Site Confirmed
The U S Supreme Court ruled Clara E and May J Sylvester had no claim to the Washington Capitol grounds. The site was donated in 1855 by Edmund Sylvester. the state’s title was upheld though his heirs challenged the donation.
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Washington
State of Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Clara E
May J. Sylvester
Edmund Sylvester
Clara
May Sylvester
Supreme Court of the
Federal Supreme Court
Taft Proclaims Thanksgiving Observance Date
President Taft issued the Thanksgiving proclamation designating November 25 for the observance. He notes the nation has enjoyed peace, abundant crops, strong industry, and steady progress, urging gratitude toward the divine source of blessings.
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Washington
Taft
Muzzey Dies at Lexington Veteran and Official
Major Loring Wood Muzzey, longtime Lexington official born 1830, died at 3 p.m. at his Massachusetts Avenue home from apoplexy. A veteran of the Seven Days’ battles and Peninsular Campaign, he served in the Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment and later held tax collector duties. He never married and lived with his brother at the family homestead. he was a member of Edwin Meade Post G A R and other groups.
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Lexington
Loring Wood Muzzey
Massachusetts Avenue
Concord
Muzzey
Major Muzzey
Twelfth
Massachusetts Regiment
Massachusetts Commandery
Order of the Loyal Legion
Boston
David Wood Muzzey
Edwin Meade Post
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