Brave Women in Divorce Court Scenes Stir New York Studio
Wives and husbands told tales of domestic troubles in Justice Mason's court as Alexandra Brown seeks a divorce after a 1899 New York marriage. Ida R. Brown ran off with fiddler Illis Aladar in Budapest, while Peter Lombardo confronted Ella after a Hanover street motel visit. Emma Wagner, Mary Sturgis, Nellie Lombardo, and others offered testimony of abuse and separation.
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Justice Mason
Alexander Brown
New York
Boston
Ida R
Silver Grill
Washington Street
Illis Aladar
Brown
Aladar
Hungary
Nathan
Newton Street
Péter
Nellie Lombardo
Emma L. Wagner
Abraham L
Milton
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Lulu Perrin Tripp
Ethel A. Harwick
Mary L. Sturgeon
Mary Sturgis
James M
Fragmentary婚婚 notice of marriages and disputes
Incompletely readable clipping shows references to marriages and domestic disputes. Mentions include Carrie and Elias H in October 1589, and a pattern of fighting and requests for separation linked to drunkenness and inadequate service. Names are partially legible with uncertain surnames and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J
Carrie
Bishop
Elias H
Med
Brave New Jersey heroine ends self amputation tale
A New York hired girl, Josephine Thomas, in Mount Airy New Jersey, amputated her own toe after a spider bite appeared. She bound her ankle tightly and used a sharpened knife to remove the toe, then awaited medical help. The doctor later trimmed the edges and treated the wound.
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New York
Josephine Thomas
Mount Airy
N. J
Josephine
New York Divorce Ends Sensational Westchester Case
Mrs. Josephine Knoop, daughter of a Belvidere Hotel proprietor, won a divorce from Louis J. Knoop in White Plains. Corespondents named were Mrs. Sarah Nadel and Leo Diedrichstein, an actor and playwright. The hearing drew a large crowd as both sides testified and denials were offered.
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New York
Josephine Knoop
Belvidere
Louis J. Knoop
Justice Dykman
White Plains
Westchester County
Knoop
Sarah Nadel
Leo Diedrichstein
Brave Girl Josephine Thomas Cited For Saving Life
A fragment from a local report notes that a girl named Josephine Thomas acted bravely when danger arose, earning praise for likely saving her own life in the incident.
Two Brave Girls Halt Home Burglars in Coltonville
In Coltonville near Colby Centre on October 9 two tramp burglars bound and gagged Albert Miller in the Backus home. Mrs. Rufus Backus and her sister Miss Alice Skinner awakened, armed themselves with stove pokers, and fought off the assailants. The men fled through a window leaving a blood trail.
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Coltonville
N. Y
Rufus Backus
Colby Centre
Albert Miller
Alice Skinner
Wealthy Woman Default Case Clarified in New York
The mystery of Mrs. Mary A. B. Thus who fled Mrs. M. M. Smith’s boarding house two years ago is partly resolved. Records show Mrs. Titus, with a Lincoln National Bank account, owns 273 Washington Street Brooklyn. A relative link ties Mrs. Titus to Abbott A. Low of Pierrepont Place, Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary A. B
M. M. Smith
West Fortyninth Street
Titus
Lincoln National Bank
Washington Street
Brooklyn
Abbott A. Low
Burling Slip
Pierrepont Place
Waltham Bleachery to Run Full Time at Fifty-Eight Hours
The Waltham Bleachery and Dye Works notified workers that starting next Monday the plant will operate on full time at fifty-eight hours per week. The mill has been under short-time operation at forty hours weekly for two months and employs about 300 workers.
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Waltham Bleachery
Waltham
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