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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
20
Denver, June 16. Mrs Alva Roberts a young Denver woman trained pink eyed white rats to lucrative vaudeville engagements but failed to manage her husband Charles F E Roberts her business manager and stage partner. She testified in county court that he had an ungovernable temper and she sought a divorce.
St Louis June 16 Miss Ida Damon of St Louis, recent winner of a $10,000 prize for moving pictures, married J Arthur Painter a railway mail clerk of Chicago. Damon had answered all 1742 letters, narrowed to ten or twelve, chose Painters writing style, exchanged photographs, and announced their engagement after visits.
Marked show improvement across classes at the twelfth Hogestown Horse and Cattle Show as judges, led by E. S. Bayard and a team from State College, awarded prizes after afternoon riding and driving contests. Winners ranged from three year olds to work horses, with numerous firsts in heavy and light classes and a strong showing by Shorthorn and Aberdeen Angus cattle judged by Bayard and Cornell’s H. H. Wing.
Helen Fagan aged 10 of Mechanicsburg will obtain 8000 dollars from the United States government as payment for the steamer William Henry. The vessel, sunk by her grandfather Captain Samuel Houston in the Arkansas River during the Civil War to block Confederate cargo to Fort Smith Arkansas. The original claim was 14000 dollars, reduced to 8000 by the Court of Claims in Washington.
Anton Skrivan of St Louis admitted making a deep gash on his son John a 12 to prevent him from playing marbles The cut measured three quarters of an inch long Police Chief Willmann arrested him Prosecuting and disciplinary actions noted The boy attended barber school and did chores chores were cited as reason for the act
Indianapolis June 16 The first juvenile court sentence under the lazy husband law was imposed by Judge Lahr in the George Bailey case. Bailey charged with child neglect showed unwillingness to work and support his 5 week old baby whom he had not seen until court. He will be an employee of the county for six months, working on county roads with $6 a week paid to his wife.
Clarksville Tennessee, June 16. Robert Finker and Miss Effie Powers eloped from Hailey's Mills Kentucky to Clarksville. They arrived during a Knights Templar ball in the courthouse with a court clerk and a witness. A Templar clergy man performed the ceremony in the ballroom and a collection followed for a wedding present.
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