Chinese Belle in Court Arraigns Bigamy in New York
A sensational case in Chinatown features Mrs Ah Hong Get the first Chinese woman arrested in New York on bigamy charges. Her husband Wong Hong alleges a Portland marriage and a second union at City Hall with Get. The case explores forged or reused marriage certificates and ends with promises from defense lawyer Abraham Levy that she will not be imprisoned.
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New York
Chinatown
Li Hung Chang
Ah Get
Wong Hong
Get
Hong
AH Hong
New York City
Portland
Ore
T. M. McDevitt
Mott Street
No. 17
Boston
Wong Wing
Wing
Louie Get
Lung Gee Pon
Chicago
San Francisco
Hartford
Pon
Abraham Levy
Levy
Hong-Get
China
Het
Passion poet wins damages in Nyack suit over wife’s affections
Nyack poet William R. Thompson earns 10 000 dollars in a 60 000 dollar lawsuit against George A. Blauvelt for alienating his wife's affections. The verdict comes as threats loom from Mrs Demarest who holds a chattel mortgage on Thompson's plant. He contemplates a fresh start as he awaits the press sale set for Monday.
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Nyack
N. Y
William R. Thompson
George A. Blauvelt
Rapped Clergy Criticises Their Action to Cambridge Students
Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan of Lawrence, former Congressional candidate, told Episcopal Theological School students in Cambridge that clergy must emphasize the dignity of labor and help bridge gaps between labor and capital. He warned against infidelity and urged clergy to avoid militant rhetoric, citing Lincoln and Leo XIII while urging an amicable labor capital settlement.
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Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan
Lawrence
Congress
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Babylon
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Boussuet
Lincoln
St. Paul
Kennedy Held on grand jury charge in Learoyd poisoning case
Judge Safford bound William Kennedy over for trial on the charge of attempting to poison Albert Learoyd of Danvers after a sensational investigation. Witnesses described Kennedy and Mrs. Learoyd as having intimate relations and Kennedy’s visits to Beav er Brook station and the Chelsea drug store. The testimony covered Kennedy’s movements on election week, alleged conversations about Learoyd and his wife, and Kennedy’s statements about drinking and encounters with Mrs. Learoyd.
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Salem
Safford
William Kennedy
Albert Learoyd
Danvers
Crowley
Kennedy
Learoyd
Mary Casey
Beaver Brook
Bert
Kimball
Down East
Beverly
John T. H. Baker
Fish
Edwin Southwick
Southwick
Boston
Chelsea
Chelsea Square
Naismith
James J. McVey
East Boston
Naismith’s
Frank Welsh
Lynnfield
Neal
George C. Neal
Frank Welch
Bacon
Perley
Danvers Plains
Maxine Elliot Divorced in San Francisco Court
Maxine Elliot obtained a decree of divorce from George A. McDermott of New York on cruelty grounds. She returns from Australia with Nat Goodwin's company and seeks support, alleging infidelity after Goodwin's lawyers failed to formalize their own divorce notice.
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San Francisco
Cal
Maxine Elliot
George A. McDermott
New York
Maxine Pilliot
Australia
Nat Goodwin
Goodwin
Cambridge Hugger Committed After Assaults On Women
A young man named Thomas Hannon was committed to the Norfolk House of Correction by Judge Almy of Cambridge for assaulting young women after a Tuesday night arrest on Fairmount Street. He had been fined for drunkenness, with the assault case to proceed only if the two girls appeared in court.
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Thomas Hannon
Norfolk House of Correction
Almy
Cambridge
Fairmount Street
Hamburg Strikers Backed by Allied Unions Trade Action
In Hamburg on November 25 allied labor unions representing engineers donkeymen boiler cleaners and dock workers pledged solidarity with striking dock laborers. They will provide financial aid and may strike if needed. Herdmann coal porters stopped work this morning as the Fuerst Bismarck of the Hamburg American line will be outfitted with sleeping space for workers.
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Hamburg
Herdmann
Fuerst Bismarck
Violin Gift Presented at Nelson-Beattie Club Event
At the Nelson-Beattie Club rooms 68 Bromley street last evening a pink tea featured a gift of a handsome violin and case to President Charles Nelson. James H. Beattie, vice-president, delivered the presentation. An 8 to 9 pm concert included James H. Beattie on back and wing, John Beattie as character vocalist, Charles Nelson on violin, and a piano duet by Misses Jennie Griffin and Gertie Brady.
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Nelson-Beattie Club
Bromley Street
Charles Nelson
James H. Beattie
John Beattie
Jennie Griffin
Gertie Brady
Currency 6's Redemption Call
The Treasury Department issued a call to redeem United States 6 percent bonds totaling 9.7 million dollars face value, issued to aid Pacific railroads. Bonds are due January 1 and allocated to Central Pacific, Union Pacific, Kansas Pacific, Union Pacific Central branches, Hannibal St. Joseph syndication, and Western Pacific rails.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
United States
Central Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Kansas Pacific Railway Company
Union Pacific
Eastern Division
Central Branch
Union Pacific Railway Company
Atchison & Pike’s Peak Railiroad Company
Hannibal & St. Joe
Western Pacific Railroad
Mammoth Clothing Co Sale at 91 Summer Street
The Mammoth Clothing Company stock sale at 91 Summer Street New York remains open through Wednesday night to midnight and until noon Thanksgiving at the request of out of town customers. Thousands of all wool salts overcoats and reefers remain available at $1.25 each.
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Mammoth Clothing Company of
New York
Summer Street
Explosions Hit Hotel Savoy Boiler Union
In New York a branch pipe in the Hotel Savoy on Fifth Avenue ruptured sending steam and boiling water into cellars and lobby. Three employees were slightly injured as guests fled. no fire occurred though alarms and hoses responded. The blast, at eighty five pounds pressure, stemmed from a defective pipe union, causing minor hotel damage.
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New York
Savoy
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Testimony on Kennedy and Learoyd case ends with defense absent
Witnesses questioned Kennedy about kissing Mrs Learoyd and the timing of statements. The witness said Kennedy lied at times and noted a jail caution not to reveal certain statements. McAuliffe entered during conversation. no evidence from defense after two and a half hours of testimony.
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Kennedy
Commonwealth
Opposition to communion cups sparks pamphlet battle
Henry D Hyde, a senior member of New Old South Church, campaigns against adopting individual Communion cups. He distributed a pamphlet to all members arguing that shared cups matter less than preserving a centuries old practice and warns of contamination in everyday life if cups change.
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Henry D. Hyde
New Old South Church
Mob Threatens Lynching of Jim Stone in Paducah
A Mayfield mob arrived in Paducah to lynch Jim Stone, the accused assailant of Mrs. J M R Greene. They roamed streets with rifles and axes overnight, seeking Stone as Sheriff Holland hides him nearby. The governor was asked to transfer Stone to Eddyville Penitentiary for safety.
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Paducah
Mayfield
Jim Stone
J. M. R. Greene
Stone
Eddyville Penitentiary
McKinley Receives Notables in Canton Visit
An imposing array of visitors called on Major McKinley in Canton with Monmouth county officials, a National Grange committee, and a Cleveland party led by Mr and Mrs Whitelaw Reid. Also present were General and Mrs Samuel Thomas, President Caldwell of the Lake Shore, ex Governor and Mrs Merriam, Mr and Mrs M A Hanna, and Murat Halstead.
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Canton
McKinley
Monmouth County
N. J
National Grange
Cleveland
Whitelaw Reid
Arizona
Samuel Thomas
New York
Caldwell
Lake Shore Railroad
Lake Shore Railroad, ex-Governor and Mrs. Merriam
Minnesota
M. A. Hanna
Murat Halstead
Major McKinley
Through Fire 400 Rescued at New York Tobacco Factory
Fire at a New York tobacco factory required rapid response as 400 workers were evacuated. Catholic sisters played a key role in organizing escape routes and aiding victims during the blaze.
Escape Of Middleboro Family Fire At New York Cigars Factory
A blaze at the New mark & Co six story cigar factory on Seventy third Street and Second Avenue caused a panic among about four hundred people, mostly women, with injuries limited to bruises. The fourth floor was unused for two years and the fire spread upward destroying $40,000 worth of cigars and tobacco. Building damage stood at $10,000. Fire believed suspicious and under investigation.
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New York
Seventy-third Street
Second Avenue
Newmark & Co
Two Brave Sisters Save Indian Pupils From Fire
Destructive fire near Rochelle Seminole country left sixteen dead. Sisters Freda and Kirk fought flames for two hours with blankets and saved twenty Indian pupils in a Catholic mission. Outlaws fleeing deputy marshals started the blaze. Most victims were half breed Indians.
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Guthrie
O. T
Rochelle
Freda
Kirk
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Learoyd Poson
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Utah
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Suffolk
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B.C. Dodge
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Mayfield, Ky
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Halifax
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Mich
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Pingree
Sligh
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Croom
New York Tobacco Factory
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Kozel
Bright
William Crosson
North Street
A. M. Galland
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