After Many Years Two Lovers Reunited In Marriage
In Chaco Tih on July 1 181, Maggie McVickers married Arthur Morton after a twenty year separation caused by a lost mail letter. Morton had waited since 1872 while Hartley later became Mrs McVickers, then learned of the forgotten letter through the Dead Letter Office. The couple revived their romance and wed in a long awaited union.
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Chaco
Tih
Milwaukee Road
Maggie McVickers
Rovester
Minn
Arthur Morton
Hartley
Morton
Mortom
Minnesota
Miss Hartley
Milwaukee
Chicago
Bho
John McVickers
McVickers
Mr. McVickers
Mr. Morton
Mra. McVickers
Gang defrauds farmer near Larmer Missouri for 9500
A gang of confidence men drugged and swindled Steven Trive a wealthy farmer near Larmer Missouri on a Friday afternoon stealing 9500 and an alfin g team and buggy. They visited him persuaded him to draw 9000 from the bank to buy adjoining land.
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Comer Larmer, Mo
Steven Trive
Robbery and assault during a Confederate highway encounter
The narrative details four men forcing a gambler to play, binding him with a cloth and chloroform, then robbing him after meeting two suspects in a carriage. The two in the carriage, named as Dr. Starke and Judge Hays of St. Louis, allegedly coerced the victim, warning of death if he spoke. A long‑held war grievance was cited as motive.
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Dr. Starke
Judge Hays
St. Louis
Fire in a vessel at sea on the Montevidean
A fire aboard the Montevidean en route from London to Sweden was fought for hours with lines of hose and men lowered into the hold. The blaze, likely from jute bales, was extinguished by water after three hours with no injuries to crew. No passengers were aboard on this voyage. A separate cable reports the death of Miss Elizabeth S. Newton aboard the steamship Sande on June 24, shocking Pittsfield society.
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Sweden
London
Cape Bay
Inter
Montevidery
PrererieLy
Southampton
England
Elizabeth
Newton
Europe
Sande
W. W. Newton
Pinefield
Pittsfield
Birthday Party Delight at Beckner Home in Johnson City
Yesterday afternoon Johnson City hosted a birthday party for Master Folsom and his younger sister. The gathering drew many of the town’s bright and pretty children who left with smiling faces and fond memories of a joyful event.
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J. J. Beckner
Johnson City
Master Folsom
Tragic Brooklyn Death Ties to Mrs Comstock Past
The article recounts a fatal confrontation between Darwin J. Mese role and Theodore Larbig over Mrs. Comstock, once Dovey Forney, a Washington belle. It traces her marriages, lavish lifestyle, divorce, and alleged dissipation leading to police raids and relocation to Providence. It also notes Indian Behring Sea sealing, forecasting destitution for Siwashea hunters if cessation ends winter work.
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Proyivener
BRL
Brooklyn
Theodore Larbig
Darwin J. Meserole
Mrs. Comstock
Dovey Forney
Washington
Walter J. Comstock
Rhode Island
Andrew J. Comstock
Davey Forney
D. Carpenter Forney
The
Washington Chronicle
Mr. Comstock
Park Avenue
New York
Providence
Ottawa
Ont
Indian ‘Department
British Columbia
Behring Sea
Horrible Death by Cow Attack Near Attaxce Ont
Telegraph report from Attaxce Ontario recalls the fatal injury to Mrs Sherman Clark, wife of a farmer, when a cow charged after a barking dog. While feeding cow and calf in a field, the cow gored and tossed her, causing deadly injuries.
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Attaxce
Sherman Clark
Here
Clirk
Tragic Cow Attack Ends in Fatal Injuries to Mrs Clark
A cow fatally maimed Mrs Clark by goring and injuring her abdomen before she could be saved. Witness Mr Clark saw the event but could not intervene as surgeons arrived too late. Mrs Clark, about 40, leaves a family.
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Mr. Clark
Mra. Clark
School Building Plans Approved and Sites Chosen
The committee on school buildings reports final site selections for two new schools in Johnson City. One will cost 7000 dollars at Roan and Pine, serving eastern districts, while the other 10000 dollars for Carnegie and northern parts at New and Myrtle, with brick walls and stone foundations. Construction will start soon and aims to be ready before fall.
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Roan
Pine
Carnegie
New
Myrtle
Johnson ‘City
Tthat
Our City Should Protect Itself
A Citizen’s plea urges residents to defend the town’s moral and commercial fabric by supporting reputable newspapers and opposing outlets that advertise saloons. The letter warns a corrupt paper harms the city and calls for collective action to preserve the community’s high standing and welfare.
Water Works Dome Signals City Progress
Johnson City celebrates the opening of a complete water system by the Watauga Water Company. Four miles of main piping and thirteen miles of branches bring clear springs to the city, turning water on June 27 ahead of July 1 deadline amid injunction battles. The system enables fire protection, supports new steel plant and hotels, and marks rapid growth as residents anticipate a population surge to twenty five thousand.
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Johnson City
Watauga Water Company
Paucey
Buffalo Mountain
Carnegie
Electric Light
Carnegie Iron Furnace
Comer
A. E. Boardman
Frank Evans
Board of Aldermen
Boardman
Johneon City
Wantaga Water Company
Mortala
March of Progress
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Curtix
Telegeagh
Comet
Bauriorr
Mary Magdalen Powell
Baltimore Savings Bank
Jacob Powell
Orphans Court
Young Powell
State Court of Appeals
Washington Society
the Gun Club
Gun Club
Wile Lame
Hugh Kirkpatrick
Sam Boring
Denton
Hart
Jobe
W. Kirkpatrick
Gox
Cox
Devton
Harr
Williams
Boring
H. Kirkpatrick
Jube
Jas. (. Bates
Jas. C. Bates
Sarah F. Bacon
Jonesboro
W. H. Osborne
Keebler
R. L. Couch
Johnson City Institute
M. BE. Church
South
Cargille
Baker
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