Priest at Harrowgate Faces Breach of Promise Suit
Philadelphia reports a breach of promise case in Lancaster involving Rev. F Elwood Raub Moravian pastor at Harrowgate. Miss Anna Marie Schaeffer sues for 15000 stating engagement begun 1890 and broken in 1891, Raub later married another woman. She cites engagement ring and letters. Raub claims engagement ended on health grounds when a Alaska mission was considered. Raub, respected by his congregation, oversaw church rebuilding and served as his own architect. He resides with his family in Frankford.
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Philadelphia
Frankford
Lancaster
Harrowte
F. Elwood Raub
Raub
Anna Marie
Schaeffer
Bethlehhem
Mise Schaeffer
Moravian’ Seminary
Harrowgate
Miss Schaeffer
Rev. Raub
Alaska
Moravian Church
Frankrd
Woman sets red pepper fire during San Francisco dance alarm
A false fire alarm rang at Foresters hall during a Ladies auxiliary dance when an unknown woman in 245% Spring St caused smoke by burning red pepper in a basin. Dancers fled as police investigate. no injuries reported, suspect vanished with her pepper.
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San Francisco
Fen
Spring St
Foresters’ Hall
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Foresters
Widow Chandious Haunts Luzy France With Fatal Charm
In Luzy near Lucenay France a woman named Chandious earns a grim nickname as the worst terror to husbands. One after another husbands kill themselves after her harsh treatment and nagging. Four men died by hanging or fire after marriage to her and a fifth also died, with the town fearing a sixth match.
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New York
France
Luzy
Lucenay
Chandious
Minturn pushes new voting machine bill in house
Marion county representative Minturn introduced another voting machine bill on Wednesday to replace the Gerber measure. The proposed bill creates a three member voting machine commission appointed by the governor to evaluate machine efficiency and allows county commissioners to purchase machines.
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Minturn
Marion County
House
Gerber
Elections Committee
Nominations In Washington Prompt Labor Commissioner Deputy Hope
In Washington on February 7 the nomination process for labor matters continues with D Wright possibly advancing, Massachusetts state figures discussed, and the prospect of appointing a deputy cited amid ongoing nominations in the capital.
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Washington
Massachusette
Labor
Agaon
Clever salting mine tale fools Boston prospectors
A veteran miner recalls a Tuolumne mineroffense where two Boston youths and their expert were duped by gold dust sealed in dynamite. The scheme yielded a $22 per ton payday until the expert learned every blast had salted ore, and the final payment vanished.
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Tuolumne
Waller
Boston
Sonora
Woodmen Goat Trial Sparks Court Drama
The suit by tailor Max Dorch seeking 410000 damages goes to trial in Kansas City Missouri. He alleges severe finger injury from riding a large wooden goat during a Midland camp initiation of the Modern Woodmen of America. The camp says he did not hold the horns and was to blame. the committee previously paid medical costs and notes limited injuries. The defense plans to show many members rode the same goat without incident.
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Max Dorch
Woodmen of
Dorch
Relief Committee
Derech
A Dreamer s Long Walk
Charles Pearson of Crawfordville suffered acute grippe and started to work his shift but grew dizzy and bought a ticket to Windfield. His family searched Windfield and Burlington without success until later news arrived confirming his disappearance.
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Washington
Charles Pearson
Crawfordaville
Ft. Madison
Windfield
Burlington
Planning for War With German Navy
Washington experts study the risk of a U S Germany conflict and outline strategic, offensive, and defensive preparations modeled after Cuban blockade lessons. Admiral Dewey chairs a high level board that reviews possible naval tactics, forces, and contingencies for a future war at sea.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Admiral Dewey
Admiralty Board of
Great Britain
Navy
Minister of Marine
United States Board
Senate
House
Far East
Russia
Italy
France
Austria
Manila Bay
Dewey
Naval Board
War College
Newport
Sampson
Cuban
Bureau of Naval Information
Captain Henry Marshall Returns to Newburyport in Surprise
In Newburyport Massachusetts Captain Henry Marshall, long presumed lost with the Magellan after the shipwreck near Boston on a voyage to Valparaiso, appears alive nine years after disappearance. His wife, who remarried believing him dead, learns the startling news as brothers and retired captains confirm sightings and a fishing life kept him afloat. The reunion promises upheaval for the family and local expectations.
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Newburyport
Mass
Henry ‘Marshall
Boston
Valparaiso
Marshall
Burlington Card Club Raid Sparks Panic and Bail Bonds
In Burlington Iowa on Prospect hill a card club gathering was raided by police. Both men and women, some church members, fled as officers arrived. Several women fainted while others berated the police. The host offered to bail the party, prompting others to fetch funds for their wives. Authorities argued over whether gambling laws applied as the crowd promised to appear in court.
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Burlington
Prospect Hill
Schaley
Iowa
Let Me Die In Jail Sings Cole Younger Inmate Plea
Minneosta residents weigh a fourth bid for parole for Cole and Jim Younger after 27 years in Stillwater. Jim says he is ready to die and has given up hope, while Cole cites love for Jim and a wish to die in prison. Coles shows dolls from Missouri friend as proof of his bleak outlook and desire to stay.
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Cole
Jim
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Stillwater State
Missouri
Iike
Anda
Dominion bids to nationalize Canada telegraph and phone
Imperial policy aims for government owned telegraph and possibly telephone systems across Canada. With surpluses of 6 to 7 million dollars for 1900 1901 and 1901 02 experts estimate total purchase costs near 20 to 25 million. Canada’s Great Northwestern and Canadian Pacific railways dominate networks while Bell Canada holds 5 million capital. The plan envisions imperial cables under British control linking oceans and girdling the globe.
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Great Britain
Globe
Canada
Great Northwestern Telegraph Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific
Great Northwestern
Bell Telephone Company of Canada
Heiress in hiding as Stetson estate battles unfold
Private detectives search Chicago for Lois Marello Nash heiress to the Stetson millions in Boston. John B. Stetson left a widow the entire estate igniting legal contention among his former wife and two sons. The widow Kate Stetson died ten days after him and left millions to Nash who later voided a transfer claiming coercion by a pistol. The brothers aim to refile litigation and Nash must be served, with investigators sweeping hotels and upscale flats to locate her.
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Chicago
Lois Marello Nash
Stetson
Boston
John B. Stetson
Kate Stoker
Miss Nash
Stetsons
Retail Grocers Adjourn After Election of Officers
The Indiana Retail Grocers association adjourned Wednesday afternoon after electing officers. Delegates then visited the state house to discuss garnishment and anti trading stamp bills before the legislature. Named participants include Elisha Winter Georgia, Charles B. Brodbeck South Bend, B. W. Skelton Fort Wayne, William H. Robson Indianapolis, and E. pe wee Terre Mee.
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Indiana Retail Grocers’ Association
State House
Elisha ‘Winter
Georgia
Charles B. Brodbeck
South Bend
B. W. Skelton
Fort Wayne
William’ H. Robson
Indianapolis
E. Pe Wee Terre Mee
Telephone Girls in Uproar Over Hair and Dress Rules
Chicago telephone operators protest Feb 1 orders forcing black attire and leg vaccinations for switchboard work. They condemn grandmother loops and corkscrew curls as unfit, arguing hair freedom and better service. spokesperson Rosalie Dean cites funerallike appearance and possible strikes.
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Rosalie Dean
Republic
Forest Service studies large Tennessee tract for practical forest methods
Washington Feb 7 The U S department of agriculture forestry division reports rising interest in scientific forestry in the south. A preliminary exam of the 84 000 acre Polk and Monroe counties Tennessee forest owned by Senator George Peabody Wetmore finds it suitable for a working plan. Additional requests for expert help come from the Okeetee club owning 60 000 acres in South Carolina and from northwestern Georgia seeking plans for 16 000 acres of shortleaf pine.
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Washington, D. C
South
Division of Forestry
United States Department of Agriculture
Polk
Monroe Counties
Tennessee
George Peabody Wetmore
Rhode Island
Okeetee Club
Beaufort
Hampton Counties
South Carolina
Overton W. Price
Savannah River
Georgia
Now's the Time to Buy Embroideries
The Washington st display windows show embroideries selling at unusually low prices continuing from January into February. Pieces with seven inches of work sell for 25 cents a yard, 19 cent pieces with deep work, 15 cent patterns, and 10 cent inserts offer strong value. buy now while funds permit for future use.
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Washington St
Factories Resume In Hartford City Strike Ended
President Simon Burns of local assembly No 300 arrived from Pittsburgh Tuesday night to settle the walkout at two American Window Glass Co plants. He ordered single strength glass production, ending the idle shutdown of about 1,000 workers. The Waton plant dispute remains unsettled.
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Hartford City
Ind
Simon Burns
Local Assembly
Pittsburg
American Window Glass Company
Waton
Kidnapper Confesses in Seattle Murder Case
A. M. Rubinette, a Seattle printer, confessed to the kidnapping and murder of the 4 year old daughter of Mrs. A. D. Colburn. Colburn had married the girl’s mother a week earlier and she found her daughter missing on returning from her wedding tour. Rubinette is described as the jilted lover of the mother.
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Seattle
Wash
A. M. Rubinette
A.D. Colburn
Colburn
Rubinette
Brakeman Wm McDonald Killed In Pacific Freight Accident
In Seattle on February 7 a heavy Northern Pacific freight descending a Weston incline became unmanageable. The train jumped a sharp curve and brakeman Wm McDonald was killed. Engineer Boyle and several crew members were fatally injured.
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Seattle
Wash
Northern Pacific
Weston
Wm. McDonald
Boyle
Paris dressmakers win suit against Mrs Carter
The Court of the King’s Bench on Wednesday ordered actress Mrs Leslie Carter to pay 310 dollars plus costs to a Paris dressmakers firm that sued over dress outcomes.
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London
Paris
Leslie Carter
Purchased by the trust new york February note
The brief OCR snippet indicates a reference to a purchase by a trust in New York with a date and historical phrasing, suggesting a financial or property transaction. no clear names or full facts are readable to expand details.
The Grip Aftermath and Dr Pierce’s Discovery
The article warns grip weakens the body with lingering debility and risk of lung disease, then touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy. It includes patient testimonials, explains digestion ties to strength, and offers a free medical adviser and books by mail.
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Pierce
M. E. Stewart
Center
Chickasaw Nation
Ind
Fierce
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Sage
Tillie Linney
Gravel Switch
Marion County
Kentucky
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Rail traffic at Union Station amid winter weather
Indianapolis travelers face delays as snow and ice slow trains from the north and west. Snow blockages delay the L. & W., Knickerbocker, and Big Four lines with engines shoveling out snow. Immigrant arrivals are fewer, the Florida Special runs Chicago to Florida daily, and station vendors report strong car service and fare demand.
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Noorth
A& Switch
Flymouth
Knickerbocker
Monon
van Galla
Indiana
Maols
Indianareais
Florida
Chicago
Louise Hepner Married to John Timm Not Actress
In Chicago on February 7 a report claimed Louise Hepner married John Timm. The woman named Hepner is not the actress but a South Side resident. the actress Hepner is married and seeking a divorce.
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Chicago
Louise Hepner
John Timm
River and Harbor Bill Faces Senate Delay
The river and harbor bill likely won’t pass this session as the Senate Commerce Committee lingers beyond two weeks with the bill stalled at page seven of nine. About 150 amendments have been offered, only three acted upon, and daily sessions continue amid growing unease among supporters who fear deliberate delaying tactics before the final report.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Senate
A Telephone Story Involving Senator Ogborn
Senator Ogborn used a long distance call from the Doxey house in Anderson. A watch was held by a friend, the bill paid, then a telephone company man demanded more money. Ogborn allegedly restrained the man, then kicked him and sent him along the street.
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Senator Ogborn
Doxey House
Anderson
Ogborn
Henry County
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