Prophet of New Thought Cult in Court Case Debunked
In Chicago a self described prophet Dr. Herbert R. Bumpass testified about a radical New Thought cult led by Mrs. Cora Mickle Hoffer and editor Wilma Minor. He claimed wages included “love embraces” with Minor and her sister wife, while Minor and her husband disputed the pact and defended their institute at 10642 Orleans Street.
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Chicago
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Kellermann Marries Manager James Sullivan in Secret
Annette Kellermann the Australian swimmer and vaudeville star wed her longtime business manager James R. Sullivan. The couple secured a city hall license and married by a justice of the peace with witnesses from Kellermann’s company, keeping the ceremony hidden from the public.
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Danbury, Conn
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Miss Kellermann
Boston
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Poor Working Girl Weds Millionaire Kin of Carnegie
Willian Carnegie eldest son of Mrs. Thomas Morrison Carnegie wed Ada A. Bell in Pittsburg at Squire John J. Sweeney's office. The couple left for a flat on Palo Alto Street. The Carnegie family knew nothing of the marriage and called it no romance.
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Thomas Morrison Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Ada A. Bell
John J. Sweeney
Eighth Street
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Jimmie Sweeney
Perfumed Money Catches Robber In Chicago
In Chicago the University of Chicago Press building thief William Mahler, 17, was caught after a private detective scented the money with lavender perfume. Mahler, who had been robbing the safe for months, surrendered two $10 bills when confronted at noon.
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Chicago
William Matier
University of Chicago
Mahler
Judge Rules Against Alimony Contract Between Married Partners
Chicago, November. Municipal Judge Sebath held that any contract by which a married man agrees to support a married woman other than his wife is void. He dismissed Mrs. May Williams Charter’s suit seeking $2,400 in monthly installments from Chauncey Foster. The ruling noted immorality taints the consideration, and Foster denied the contract, while Charter’s divorce awarded alimony of $2,400.
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Chicago
Sebath
May Williams Charter
Chauncey
Foster
Charter
Oldest Woman in State Takes First Auto Ride
Mrs. Melin da P. Kyle 114 of Warren, likely the state’s oldest woman, enjoyed her first car ride in Cleveland on a visit to granddaughter Mrs. Heinstein. The excursion included a tour of the shopping district and a moving stairway trip, leaving her as refreshed as at start. Her sister recently died in Cincinnati at 100.
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Cleveland
Melinda P. Kyle
Warren
Heinstein
Kyle
Plymouth Rock
Massachusetts
Cincinnati
Ohio River Improvement Push Seeks 12 Million Boost
War Department’s engineering bureau urged Congress to double the annual Ohio river funding to about 12.99 million for 1913 14, with 5 million in rivers and harbors and 7 million in sundry civil. The plan covers 13 locks and dams plus operations at multiple sites, aiming to finish 28 of 54 dams within twelve years.
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Doctor Risiner to face charges in wife murder case
Dr Harry Risinger a Chicago dentist and millionaire will return to Chicago to consult his lawyer about the Lake County grand jury probe into his wife Mrs Risinger's death at Round Lake in September. Investigators say gossip fueled the development while Risinger visits his parents in Michigan with their child.
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Chicago
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Round Lake
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Cedar Springs
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Peace Sunday designated by American Peace Society
Announcement from the American Peace Society designates December 1 as Peace Sunday. Churches and Sunday schools nationwide will emphasize war barbarities and the push toward a world court and international peace on that day.
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American Peace Society
Raid by Chicago Police Chief Promises Citywide Clean Sweep
Chicago police under Chief McWeeny launch a citywide crusade to arrest hundreds of suspects with criminal records and other shady characters. Detectives O Connor Kagan Monahan and O Keefe target saloons stores and resorts to seize holdups murders and pickpockets as dawn patrols continue.
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Commercial Tribune
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Final Effort 10 Save Bribers From the Pen
The last fight of Senators Isaac Huffmann and L R Andrews to avoid penitentiary terms will be heard next Thursday as they seek leave to file petitions in error from the circuit court. Huffman faces three years and Andrews nine months. New attorneys join Andrews and Huffman for the arguments. Dr. George B. Nye, a bribe taker who testified against Senator Cetone, will face the grand jury in January, potentially triggering indictments of lobbyists and corporate officials.
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Columbus
Isaac BE. Huffmann
L. R. Andrews
Supreme Court
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Belcher and Conner
George B. Nye
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Informer Bridgey Webber Leaves for Cuba with Wife
Bridgey Webber, one of Becker case informers, sailed to Cuba with his wife amid fears of gangland retaliation. He whispered at the pier asking if any Zelig gang members were seen nearby and said he did not know how long he would be gone.
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Archbishops Election Sends Blessings From Rome
The pope cables congratulations to Archbishop Nouel of Santo Domingo on his election as president of the Dominican Republic. His holiness hopes the archbishop’s presidency strengthens Dominican Holy See ties and he may be made a cardinal after his term ends.
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Nouel
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Holy See
Famous Unitarian Deaths in New York
Rev. Dr. Robert Collyer famed American clergyman and author dies at his New York home after a paralytic stroke. Born in Yorkshire on December 8 1828 he moved to the United States and became a Methodist preacher before joining Unitarianism. He founded Unity church in Chicago in 1860 and led Church of the Messiah from 1879.
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Church of the Messiah
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England
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Armistice Near as Peace Talks Bear on Adrianople
Constantinople reports an armistice will be signed this afternoon between Turkish and Bulgarian delegates for all Turkey in Europe. Albania proclaims a neutral provisional government led by Ismail Kemal Bay, while Servia and Austria dispute Adriatic port rights and future borders.
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