Marriage license town tale ends in broken wedding
Washington story from United Press describes Bessie Swank, 22, left without a husband after Ken Thomas Woodward, 19, tore up their marriage license at the bridegroom’s parents home. Swank had planned a wedding while Edward A. Woodward’s elder brother backed by his family halted the ceremony. Swank was told to stay with her parents until Woodward reaches majority.
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United Press
Washington
Bessie Swank
Ken Thomas Woodward
Edward A. Woodward
Edward
Swank
Woodward
Municipal Ball in Boston Plans Free Cake and Ice Cream
Boston marks Dorchester Day with a municipal ball to honor residents of the Dorchester district. Milwaukee's socialist administration inspires local plans for free cake and ice cream during the June 10 celebration, aiming to attract and please attendees.
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Municipal Ball
Boston
United Press
Milwaukee
Follies Fantastique for Old Philadelphia
May 24 Philadelphia society enjoyed a lavish Follies Fantastique at the Wetherill mansion on Broad Street. The party featured a French cafe, a rathsheller, and a Turkish room with rugs and young women, enlivened after conservatives left. Mary Hazelhurst and Mrs Bob Drayton acted as barmaids while others caused a stir. An Hartford report notes the Women's Christian Temperance Union plans candy controls amid fears innocent chocolates hide brandy. The same item promotes a Crawford fragrances demonstration at George B Clark & Co. A New Haven box car incident ends with two youths awaiting probation officer Canfield’s review of their connections.
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Philadelphia
Wetherill
Arthur
Walter Wheeler
Siith
Bob Drayton
Steele
Mary Hazelhurst
Captain Fights Steward Theft Charge On Shipboard Row
Captain Edward Marshall of the Jeremiah Smith testifies he treated steward Egbert Wilson as a brother. Wilson denies stealing provisions, clothing, tea and coffee valued on the ship. The city court fines Wilson $1 plus costs and sentences him to days in jail, with the captain's wage withholdings and a disputed pay balance noted.
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Edward Marshall
Jeremiah Smith
Crane Valve Co
Egbert Wilson
Wilson
Connery
Delaney
Wilder
Hampden
Newark
Yale Aviation Meet Netted About $6 000
New Haven May 24 Yale aviation meet last Friday and Saturday drew about $6,000 in receipts. Weather hindered attendance. Curtiss earned about $4,500 with Aviators Beachy and McCurdy paid roughly $1,500. Yale Aero Club officials credited press support and optimistic forecasts for a successful event.
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New Haven
Yale Aviation
Yale Aero Association
Curtiss Company
Beachy
McCurdy
Yale Aero Club
Rice
Old Clothes Man Public Nuisance Slated By Yale News
Yale News issues editorial condemning the Old Clothes Man as a public nuisance and urging students to donate finds to college authorities for charity. The piece mocks the roaming dealer trade in old clothes books and furniture. Mrs Elizabeth Smith Miller suffragist and bloomer advocate dies in Geneva at 89.
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YALE
United Press
New Haven
Old Clothes Man
Yale News
News
Geneva
N. Y
Elizabeth Smith Miller
Deserter Weds Then Goes Back Behind Prison Bars
New Haven May 24 Private Walter Birs married Miss Mary Broder in the police lockup yesterday. After the ceremony and a kiss he returned to custody to answer a desertion charge. Birs had overstayed a furlough for the wedding. In Campton Ky a mystery surrounds the lynching of four men found hanged, with only one identified as J W King, a pearl fisherman.
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United Press
New Haven
Walter Birs
Fort Slocum
United States Army
Mary Broder
Birs
Broder
Campton
F. H. Lewis
J. W. King
Kentucky River
Oregon
Poli Players stage The Man of the Hour in modern political drama
Poli's summer stock opens with a strong cast led by Jane Tyrrell and Johnny Junior. The Man of the Hour centers on Alwyn Bennett the mayor of a large city who faces grafting schemes as a crucial railroad measure nears approval. Horrigan and Phelan clash in a tale of corruption and reform with a clear moral.
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Poli's
Poli
John E. Ince
Jane Tyrrell
Johnny Junior
Tom Moore
Jos. Eggentor
Charles Schofield
Dainty
Isadore Martin
Alwyn Bennett
Horrigan
Dick Croker
Phelan
Socola
Jack Sherman
Eddie Healey
Warning to Railroad Men Promotes Foley Kidney Pills
A Bath Maine address authorizes a warning to railroad workers about kidney inflammation. A testimonial from E S Bacon cites relief after taking Foley Kidney Pills, noting regained strength, absence of dizziness, and overall improvement after years of illness. Also mentions lectures by Col Isaac Uullman and Attorney Shapiro and a Great Anniversary Sale at 1105 Main Street.
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E. S. Bacon
East St
Bath
F. B. Brill
Curtis Pharmacy
Peter
Danbury
Isaac Uullman
New Haven
Connecticut
Attorney Shapiro
Bridgeport
First Congregational Church
Madison C. Peters
New York
Gen Watson Honored by Local Militia at Armory
General Thomas L. Watson, former brigadier general of the State militia, was received with a reception by three local companies and the coast artillery band. He received a gold button for the Watson Guard Veteran association as a battalion review preceded by a salute of 11 guns. The event included speeches, a 10 years service medal to Lieut. J. H. Chase, and reflections on the Guards' history dating to 1863.
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Thomas L. Watson
State Militia
Coast Artillery
Watson Guard
Watson Guards
11Th Company
Louis J. Hermann
Watson
Leutenant
Geners
Watson Guard Veteran Association
Company K
Veterans' Association
General Watson
Hermann
Fred J. Breckbill
Frederick H. Masterson
Arthur Bennett
Harlem Lumber Yard Fire Hazard Faces 100 People
A Harlem lumber yard fire endangered about 100 residents as gasolene tanks exploded, sending flames over nearby roofs. Policeman Charles Smith conducted a daring stair by stair evacuation through 25 houses before fainting from exhaustion. Fifty hospital patients were moved due to smoke, yet no injuries were reported and losses capped around 250000 dollars.
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United Press
New York
Harlem
Charles “Aight
St. Raphael’s Hospital
Bristol Firm Wins Contracts for Airplane Motors and Gun Carrier Engine
The C G Garrigus Machine Company of Bristol reports two new contracts for aviation engines and a patent motor for gun carriers. The eight cylinder four cycle engine aims for 80 horsepower with 90 degree arrangement, shipments slated for Aero Club of America, the U S Government, and England. A second contract covers a two cycle motor with a patent rotator valve for gun carriers, also for the U S Government. Meantime President Taft returns to Washington after a New York visit and a cooling rainstorm ends the heat.
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Bristol
C. G. Garrigus Machine Company
Aero Club of America
U. S
England
Three Sisters Finish World Circling Tour in New York
Three widowed sisters from Stamford and San Francisco completed the last lap of a world circling tour. Mrs. George H. Hoyt of Stamford, Mrs. Joseph W. Vail, and Mrs. John Stillman Bliss from San Francisco traveled eighteen months and three months after starting, joined by Eva Hoyt.
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United Press
New York
George H. Hoyt
Stamford
Cat cruelty charge in Willimantic linked to humane society
Charles Stromberg was charged with cruelty to dumb animals for allegedly cutting off a cat tail. He was held on $50 bond awaiting trial before a justice of the peace June 5. The warrant was issued by the local Connecticut Humane Society agent after the operation on the cat occurred a few days earlier.
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United Press
Willimantic
Charles Stromberg
Justice of the Peace
Connecticut Humane Society
Stromberg
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