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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1904
Page
7
A fortune rumor surfaces as the bride questions claims of a $51,000,000 value. Lauer counters with mentioning a $150,000 inheritance from the bride's uncle, while denying prior disclosure. The exchange hints at a rumor and a disputed wealth stake in their marriage.
NEW YORK Sept. 2 A day after their marriage in Binghamton Mr. and Mrs. George F. Lauer quarrelled in their Hotel Kensington suite over hidden fortunes. He learned she had been arrested for grand larceny and she learned his wealth had vanished. A stranger from Binghamton delivered a damning dispatch revealing the true positions of both spouses. The husband exclaimed that he had married a rumor as the wife was left blushing.
New York reports Harriet Barnes a 23 year old woman living in Central Park for three weeks in hardship to stay warm. She was arraigned in Yorkville Court charged with disorderly conduct but sent to Bellevue Hospital for care and later support.
In New York on September 2 Alexander Abrams 59 forced a conflict at his daughter Alice Abrams wedding in Inwood near Far Rockaway. He demanded Zernico marry his sister Clara 19 to grant permission for the ceremony. After a tense standoff Zernico consented to the marriage but objected to marrying at the same time as his own wedding. A written contract followed before the ceremony proceeded.
Mary Walsh of Camden was jailed on 200 bail after sitting on Harry Carle's lap. Carle, 110 pounds, survived and pressed assault and battery charges. Justice Barr referred the case to a jury to decide if the act constitutes assault.
The Motor Pirate robs autoists in England as Sutgrove seeks Inspector Forrest’s aid. The narrator vows to capture the masked thief, courts Evie Maitland, and recruits luck and a fast Mercedes to outrun the rider. Pursuit begins with plans to explore the district and secure a high speed vehicle for the chase.
English delegates to the International Electrical Congress in St Louis dined at the Vendome with French German and Italian colleagues after arriving aboard the Republic. Governor John L Bates and city officials welcomed the group before they toured Edison Electric Illuminating plant Harvard Tech and the Harvard Union lunching at 1 30 and departing for New York.
Three hundred students at Ohio Normal University Ada signed a petition asking trustees to deny J. P. Kuntz, a Black man, admission. They refused to attend classes in protest, and some have left the school.
In Ansonia two young men Archie McElroy and Michael Sweeney were fined 17.50 each in city court for kissing Miss Anna Weden on the cheek after a late chat near Clifton Avenue. A crowd watched as Sweeney restrained Miss Weden while McElroy kissed her before she went home.
Boston hello girls report having to endure crude flirting from men over the wires in Cincinnati where 50 operators were fired for flirting. They describe waves of unwanted invitations and suggest many men are older, persistent, and crude while some want only talk, not contact.
A Philippine reservation tale from St Louis reports Visayan maids adopting corsets inflicting fatigue and illness. An American influence promoted the straight front, but repeated use weakened their work at the loom and led to medical advice blaming the corsets.
New York authorities note the state law taking effect today ends payments to former wives where the ex husbands have remarried. The change affects thousands of divorcees currently living with their second spouses and paying alimony.
In a fortnight Inspector Forrest gains familiarity as the elusive Motor Pirate vanishes from sight. The narrator notes delays securing a preferred car and mentions an upcoming Lake Winnipesaukee excursion by Boston and Maine on September 10, including a steamer sail and round trip for two dollars from Boston.
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