Swell Wedding in Newport
Reginald Q. Vanderbilt and Misa Kathleen Neilson wed at high noon in Newport Rhode Island on a Tuesday ceremony conducted by Father W. B. Meenan. Guests from New York arrived by special train while gifts topped by diamonds and pearls from prominent families highlighted the lavish event.
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Newport
R. I
Reginald Q. Vanderbilt
Misa Kathleen Neil
W. B. Meenan
St. Mary's Catholic Church
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr
Mims
Clarence H. Mackay
EB. T. Gerry
Vanderbilt
Cleveland to preside meeting in New York for Booker T Washington institute
Former President Cleveland will preside at a Madison Square Garden meeting in New York on April 14 in support of Booker T. Washington's institute and will address the audience on the negro question. He will be hosted in the city by Andrew Carnegie during his stay.
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New York
Cleveland
Madison Square Garden
Booker T. Washington
Institute
Andrew Carnegie
Theo
Edds
Naval
Buston
How Alice Followed Instructions to Postum
A mother plagued by sleeplessness and nervousness from coffee discovers Postum. The narrator notes the error of not boiling long enough and how proper preparation yields a delicious drink. A coffee party shows Postum replacing coffee, pleasing the guests and proving the product's effectiveness.
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Mother
Condh
Twan
Seeema
Chicago May Buy Car Lines
Chicago moves toward municipal ownership as Illinois senate passes the Act enabling city control of street railways. With Mayor Harrigan and the public backing, the plan aims for city ownership and operation within five years pending House passage and governor's signature. Supporters claim it could spur broader state ownership of coal lands and utility lines.
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Chicago
Alucker
Ilinois State Senate
Harrigan
The Power of Divorce
In Putnam county Ohio the Featheringill family faced divorce after over 20 years of marriage. The mother obtained a divorce, the youngest daughter married, and the parents each remarried, with the father planning to settle near his former wife’s home. The eldest daughter is expected to marry soon, while the daughters continue visiting both families.
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Columbus Grove
Lincoln Featheringill
Putnam County
Jesse Lamb
Featheringll
Stephen Evans
Featheringil
Grace Kauffman
Featheringill
Births Deaths and Marriages in Local Ledger
Births list several new babies with parents names and addresses including H H Jr and Agnes Hanna, Louis and Ida Gordon, Frei ard May Hamilton, William and May Anderson. Deaths record Nathan Morris Frank Maas Denis McCabe Fred Robison Anna Mann Eliza Hines Christopher Striggo Benjamin McCullough Lilian Reed with ages and causes like suffocation pneumonia tuberculosis fever mitral insufficiency tubercu losis apoplexy. Marriages note Don Carr Bridget McGinley John C Dallom Ellen Baker Amos Cobb Mary Stewart Charles Funkhouser Carrie May building permits list several applicants with addresses and project types including porch repairs barn and other renovations.
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Fred and
Jennie Lohman
Bradshaw
Agnes Hanna
Louis
Ida Gordon
Davidson
Frei Ard May Hamilton
Buchanan St
William and
May Anderson
Nathan Morris
Alabama-st
Frank Maas
Denis McCabe
N. Orientel St
Fred Robison
Holborn-st
Anna Mann
Central-ave
Eliza H. Hines
Senate-ave
Christopher Striggo
Benjamin McCullough
New Jersey St
Lilian B. Reed
W. North At
Don Carr
Bridget McGinley
John C. Dallom
Ellen 8. Baker
Wm. E. White
Emma M. Renier
Amos Cobb
Mary Stewart
Charles Funkhouser
Carrie May
Old gun as scapegoat in Indianapolis city wake up chaos
Readers recount a Monday morning in Indianapolis near arsenal grounds where the huge gun’s dawn blast spoiled alarm clocks and caused widespread tardiness. Neighbors laughed at a man who mis-set his 6 am alarm to 22, triggering a comical midnight wakefulness.
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Charley
Browing
of Arsenal Grounds
Turaday Worning
Woodruff Place
Arsenal
Indianapolis
Woodruff
Dermanst
F. Michtfan St
Singing mouse rumor terrifies Hart City home
Hartford City Indiana April 1 Ira Nerly drilling contractor cherishes odd claim of a ringing mouse. He cages one specimen said to differ from known mice having a long tail and six inch body. He reports nightly singing like a bird whenever the cage is disturbed and hopes to trap more in his home.
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Hartford City
Ind
Ira Nerly
Neely
Frost on the Moon Theory Backed by Harvard Astronomer
Harvard astronomer Prof. Pickering reported during a recent eclipse he observed what he described as hoar frost on the moon. He will publish his results in a few days, discussing implications for his theory.
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Cambridge
Mass
Pickering
Harvard
Foolish for the Poor to Have Children
New York April 14 Hugh D Pente lectured at Lyric hall on President Roosevelt and race saying the ideal working person should marry and have children only if bringing them into a desirable world The speaker warned that marriage and child bearing by the poor is a crime against the race and that as people become more intelligent they have fewer children He argued it is foolish for workers to marry or have children under current conditions and that each new child is a new slave to the system
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New York
Hugh D. Pentecost
Lyric Hall
Roosevelt
Woman repays long ago subscription to Wesley chapel
A woman who joined a 50 year old subscription to cover Wesley chapel expenses has returned the original ten dollars plus five dollars interest. She writes she can die happily now that the pledge to Meridian street church is fulfilled.
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Wesley Chapel
Meridian St. M. E. Church
Meridian St. Church
Angora goat meat packing venture to form in Kansas City
Kansas City announces a new Angora goat meat packing company with Texas and Chicago directors, chartered in Texas. Plans include killing Angora wethers for meat, creating a fresh mutton trade, exporting goat venison, tanning hides, robes, and producing condensed Angora milk and cheese amid a broader meat and byproducts industry.
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Kansas City
Texas
Chicago
Angora Lactic Food and Packing Company
Lapland
Indteal
Little Dog Vindicates Master in Cincinnati Tragedy
A shrunken brick and tan dog crawled to the Chariton flat door after a couple named Betty and a child were found suffocated. The animal’s return links the partial tragedy to the husband, suggesting he caused only his own death. The dog’s near suffocation and recovery became a key detail in the case.
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Cincinnati
Chariton
Betty
Tennessee
Janior T
Tate
Rare Old Piano At Princeton Indiana Seventy Years Old
A.W. Lagaw, a Princeton music dealer, reports possession of a mahogany piano likely over 100 years old. The instrument cost about 800 originally, took eight years to season the wood, and wood alone would now fetch roughly 150. It features inlaid woodwork, poor overall condition, a six octave keyboard, and measures 30 by 12 inches with worn ivory keys.
Dr Shoop Rheumatic Cure Offers Free Trial Guarantee
Doctor touts Dr Shoop s Rheumatic Cure claiming a lengthy research history and a German chemical discovery that cures rheumatism completely. He promises a six bottle course for 6 50 with a full refund if unsuccessful and asserts no samples exist, urging readers to mail for a book and order.
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Germany
Irina
Dr. Shoop
Indianapolis proof sparks railroad claim investigation
In Indianapolis a claim is urged for scrutiny of asserted theories. Mr H A Washbury, 105 Spann Avenue, Big Four engineer, reports back pain and kidney weakness alleviated by Dean's Kidney Pills after a course at Henry J. Huder's drug store. The US distributor Foster Milburn Co advertises the remedy nationwide.
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H. A. Washbury
Lves
Spann Avenue
Big Four Railroad
Dean
Henry J. Huder
Wale
Foater-Milburn’ Co
Buffalo
Aolats Fe
United States
A Mother's Sacrifice Shocks Through Hidden Life
A San Francisco Examiner retells how Mrs. Lu Gallagher, a scavenger and widow, funded her daughter’s education at Wesleyan while concealing a secret first marriage to a gambling den son. A Boston banker forced her to sign away a $5,000 bequest, a truth revealed by her California attorney after her death.
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San Francisco Examiner
Mra Lue
Gallagher
Eastern University
Boston
Mass
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Thin J
Mohair Fabrics Offered In Various Colors And Weights
An advertisement lists English Mohair products including plain cream Mohair and Siethan in high demand but scarce. Prices shown per yard or by stitch, with ranges from $1.00 to $4.43 per unit, detailing pure white, cream color, striped, and pink or light blue versions for dresses, waists, and garments.
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Royal Marine
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Ste
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