Rapid Transit Wedding Sparks Edwardsville Rumor
A quick marriage on a St. Louis & Belleville Traction car joined Leonard Shannon, a Collinsville to Edwardsville conductor, and Miss Lucy McLeer, hotelkeeper’s daughter. After signaling the license, they rode to the courthouse for the ceremony then set off again toward Collinsville with the car ready to resume service.
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Edwardsville
Leonard Shannon
St. Louis & Belleville Traction Company
Collinsville
Lucy McLeer
Admiral Schley
Washington
Len” Shannon
John Bauer
Miss McLeer
Shannon
West Point urged to rebuild academy facilities
The board of visitors report for West Point calls for a complete rebuild of the academy. It notes century old, overcrowded barracks with poor ventilation and inadequate living conditions. The report claims hazing is eradicated and highlights cadet athletics as improving compared with nonparticipants.
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Board of Visitors
West Point
County
West Point Military Academy
Annapolis
Ragtime Immoral Sermon Denounces Syncopation in St Louis
In a St Louis sermon on The Mortality of Music Rev Robert A Hollan attacked ragtime as obscene and degrading calling it animal in man and linked to the cakewalk He contrasted it with Theodore Thomas era music praised as soulful and joyful a staple of local discourse amid 1920s cultural tensions. A separate zoo note reports a two headed snake found at New York Zoo Park with Curator Ditmars noting its rarity and potential value despite feeding difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George's Episcopal Church
St. Louis
Robert A. Hollan
Theodore Thomas
Oe Midway
New York Zoo
Browk
Ditmars
Ditmara
Frye Ship Subsidy Bill Proposes Purely American Ocean Mail System
Senator Frye introduces a radical ship subsidy bill to the senate aiming to end reliance on British French and German cruisers for ocean mail. It sets a uniform subsidy of 1 cent per gross ton per 100 nautical miles with a 0.25 cent bonus for five years, mandates American crew and training, and requires vessels to serve defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frye
Senate
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Cure claims by H. L. Tucker promise miracles
An old advertisement proclaims a cure for stomach and liver troubles including constipation and a sickly condition. It asserts miraculous relief for a deadly attack and mentions H. L. Tucker as the proprietor offering these remedies.
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H. L. Tucker
Reduced Round Trip Fare to Kansas City in December
Reduced rates offer a Kansas City round trip for Dec 9 to Dec 10 with return good through Dec 11. Fare is $2.90 for the round trip. Agent E C Vamp Ervoort signs the notice.
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Kansas City
E. C. Vamp
Ervoort
Ag’t
Virginia Items Nods To Local Happenings And Rumors
A Virginia item notes Mrs. Capt. Nickells is very ill, Elder Walton leads a protracted church meeting, and W. W. Park nears his destination house. The reading circle forms Friday at J. W. McFadden’s, a Christmas tree and supper plans unfold at local churches, and rural mail boxes are planned for Crook’s school. Several residents travel or plan changes, with Hackett fighting erysipelas and Washington Park improving after sleeping in a chair.
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Capt. Nickells
Walton
Christian Church
W.W. Park
Misa Rachel
Rye
J. W. McFadden
M. Eb
Crook
Ned Maloney
C. W. Hensley
J. H. Park
Oscar Hensley
Kansas City
Clay Hensley
Virginian
Gus Rape
Kannas
B. F. Jenkins
Hackett
Washington Park
A Million Voices Heil Homer Hall of West Point
A severe cold settled on Homer Hall of West Point causing a stubborn cough. Physicians said consumption but Dr King’s New Discovery cured him completely. it is guaranteed to stop coughing and chest troubles. 50c and 1.00 per bottle, free samples at H L Tucker drug store. Also for sale a five room dusting hangs near square water crater. Missouri ads requested.
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Homer Hall
Weat Point
Dr. King
H. L. Tucker
Kentucky Mountaineer in Complicity Plot Linked to Goebel Assassination
In Corbin Kentucky Betty Howard, leader of a mountain feud, is accused of complicity in the Goebel assassination. A rescue attempt failed as Sheriff Broughton, Conductor Dooley, and Engineer Langan thwarted Howard’s supporters. Howard was delivered safely to Frankfort after a tense night on the Louisville and Nashville line.
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Broughton
Howard
Middlesboro
Dooley
Langan
U. S
Howard Young Rice
John
Hiram
Henry
Pineville
Slusher
Smith
Frankfort
Local Items From Passaic and Nearby Areas
Fletcher Ruddle went to Oklahoma to oversee lands. John Oden builds a new barn. Hogs were killed by Geo Walls J B Rice and others last week. Wm Findley moved with his family to Idaho for mining. J Lockard heard from his son Emery about two lost horses after moving to Kansas. Mrs J N Sharp and daughters visited Appleton City to see her mother. Mr Kline near the Mounds plans millet threshing next week. Plowing is nearly done in the locality. H W Jenkins is collecting taxes and will be in Passaic every Friday. Mrs Frank Lee visited Archie to see her parents. Passaic hosts an old time Christmas tree with Santa Claus and invites all. T L Harris and family near Altona spent Sunday at Mia. Amelia Johns and J N Sharp report a lost gray horse recently. E.
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Fletcher Ruddle
Oklahoma
John Oden
Geo. Walls
J.B. Rice
Wm. Findley
Idaho
J. Lockard
Emery
Kansas
J.N. Sharp
Appleton City
T. L. Harris
Owen
Altona
Mia
Amelia Johns
Glassware Lamps Sale Next Saturday In Butler
A bold shop notice promises cash only or produce trades for all December Saturdays. The seller vows aggressive discounts and urges Butler residents to attend to avoid losing money.
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Butler
Fragments on Fire and Cold Causes in Text
A fragment discusses a fire in dry grass and weeds and compares it to an inflammation of the throat caused by a cold. The text hints at dangers of neglecting early action and the need to address both fire and throat illness promptly.
Reading aloud not to shield children from juveniles
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggins argues in The Outlook against sheltering youths from literature and religion. She warns a 12-year-old wrongly labeled as juvenile delinquent may lose access to great works and fail to grasp enduring truths, ceding culture and imagination.
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Kate Douglas Wiggins
Red Cross Knight, Con Juixote
Hector
Ajax
Dante
Goethe
Milton
Dyspepsia Cure Ad and Cadet Resigns From Army Academy
An old advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for dyspepsia and appetite loss. The Missourian reports a Dade County Cadet who earned a U S Military Academy appointment but was badly injured in football and has resigned, now at home in Wood Missouri.
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Dade County
D. A. DeArmond
U. S. Military Academy
Weat Point
Wood Missourian. A
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Academy
Ela Abiasombe
W. F. Duvalll
H. E. Perervan
J. B. Duvacn
Freedom
Europe
Virginia
Rae
Aounts
Wanrep
Kentucky
Mountaineer
Gov
Goebel Durwit
Friends of
Clark Wix
J. Everingham
E. D. Kipp
John W. Choate
H. M. Gailey, W. F. Duvall
J. J. McKee
A. L. McBride, E. A. Bennett
W. B. Tyler
Lowney
Aea
Gough & Hess
Williams Bros
Dac. Trn
Hood
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