Knowles Girl Claimed Marriage To Lieut Spiker
Emily Knowles told her mother that Lieut. Percy Spiker of Baltimore had married her before she sailed to America. Mrs. Knowles said there was no evidence to support the claim, while friends asserted Emily had said Spiker had married her amid a wartime romance. The case involves migration questions and a demand for explanation from Spiker, who had sent funds to Emily.
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Spiker
Robert J. Prew
Universal Service
Stalbridge
Manchester
Ingsland
Emily Knowles
America
Percy Spiker
Baltimore
Waily
Enailsed
New York
Cava
Norwich
Give Your Valentine a Ring Watch or Lavalliere
New assortments of neat designs suited for Valentine’s Day. Your girl will treasure a gift of this kind. Prices to suit every purse.
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Valentine
Lavalliere
Two Thirds of Mexico Land Held by Foreign Interests
A Mexican paper reports two thirds of Lower California and a sizable portion of Chihuahua are held by foreign interests. The figures, from the cultural bureau of development, raise questions about the 100 kilometer frontier and coastal land bans. The piece notes dramatic preparations for rehearsals in a New York Theatre as construction lagged.
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Mexico
Chihuahua
Milford Weather Sparks Local Job Talk
Milford residents consider returning home as Roch Rost and Mfg Co offers good paying positions amid harsh weather. The weather prompts discussions on employment in the hometown, highlighting local opportunities and economic sentiment.
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Rost
Mfg. Co
Notable Bridgeport Leaders and Bank Directors List
A dense roster of Bridgeport executives and bankers is presented including Nathaniel W. Bishop of Iron Ledge Quarry, Arthur W. Burritt of Burritt Co, and Edmund Wolfe of First Bridgeport Nat. Bank. Names span directors, treasurers, and presidents such as Kingsbury of Bridgeport Brass, Harbal, Rhodes, Sanford, and Warner, reflecting local corporate leadership and financial authority.
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W. R. Bassick
Baasick Co
Nathaniel W. Bishop
Iron Ledge
Conn. Nat. Bank
Arthur W. Burritt
A. W. Burritt Co
Bridgeport Savings Bank
David S. Day
Marsh, Stoddard and
Ray Brederick J. Kingsbury
Bridgeport Brass Co
Horace B. Merwoen
Bridgeport Trust Co
John G. Mowland
Howland Dry Goods Co
First Bridgeport Nat. Bank
William
KIRK
Treas
Wm. P. Kirk Co
West Side Bank
Egbert Marsh
Bridgeport Just Co
Bradford D
Palace
Ijr
Chamber of Commerce
OTN S. Pullman
Alttorney-atsaw
Frederick Rhodes
Salts Textile Mfg. Co
Chas. G. Sanford
First Bpt. Nat. Bank
Dever C. Warner
Warner Bros. Co
Secy
Fairchild Wheeler
Gand and Tip Co
Bridgeport Trust, Co
Mammoth Waves Batter Resorts Across Coast
Severe coastal storm ravages New York coast with 60 mph gale and 8 to 15 foot snow drifts. Coney Island and Rockaway Beach suffer hotel and pavilion damage as trains, ferries, and subway lines slow or halt. Bulkheads strain under high tides. several towns in New Jersey and Connecticut report massive property losses and transportation disruptions.
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New York Central
New York
Buffalo
Long Isand
Selbright
Avmvies
New Jersey
Rockaway Beach
Coney Island
Atlantic Highlands
Fwo
Pour
Atlanticath House
Taunton
Maine Steamer Maine Grounded in icy Long Island Sound
Reports say the steamship Maine ran aground in the Long Island Sound amid a north easter, with ice blocks piling up at the lead between Captain's Island and Fort Gate. Another steamer from New York to New Bedford, New Hatmustike, and the Pequannock were alongside, while officials noted few passengers remained aboard and feared further ice may hinder efforts to free the vessel. Captain Hancort's reputed skill was praised as crews awaited possible rescue or release actions in worsening weather.
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Long Teland Sound
Maine
New York
New Hatmustike
London Tin
Pequannock
New Bedford
Mass
Pra
Silialien
Hancert
Crotitir Hancort
New Eneland
Joe
New England Navigation Company
Murmber
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather Arrives in New York
New York hosts Captain Bruce Bairnsfather creator of no Bet ter Ole and famed English caricaturist. He will lecture on Ola Bul and Me sharing perspectives from England.
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Bruce Bairnsfather
England
New York
Man Marries by Proxy in England and Expands Family
London report: Walter Smith married by proxy to a widow with no children, and due to a legal gap he now has a ready made family of four. With the bride unable to attend, Smith was joined to Mrs Sarah Ann Innes and proceeded with proxy marriage for Mrs Tines, sister of the bride, Mrs Sarah Ran Tines.
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London
Walter Smith
Smith
England
Sarah Ann Innes
Youth coughs up truth in court
London report says a youth’s sneeze in court revealed a one pound note protruding from the witness pocket, identified as belonging to Finlen after the cough exposed the note during testimony.
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London
Merally
Germany Angered by Extradition Threats
A Paris Web dispatch cites a well informed observer saying Germans are ready to strike out at foreign nationals linked to alleged war criminals. The piece notes potential options including threats, halting repatriations, or military measures, with weather delaying an English Literary club meeting.
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Saint. Brice
Paris
Germany
de Baron von Lersner
Berlin
Tarsner
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