Girl Married at Twelve and Now Weds a Second Time
Special to the Sas from South Norwalk Connecticut reports a case of Dretty Edna Lee who wed at age twelve to Samuel Beofard in Portchester. She later married Edwin Light and the couple’s return wedding led to legal actions as Light seeks divorce while Scofield tensionally claims his prior wife. The tangled story centers on child marriage and contested union rights with court involvement and custody concerns.
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Pornchester
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Hera
Saniel Scofield
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Favorite Prescription for Women Promises Safe, Alcohol-Free Relief
An appeal for women to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a targeted remedy for female weaknesses. Claims include alcohol-free formula, explicit ingredient listing on the bottle, and a long track record of cures, with emphasis on avoiding narcotics and harmful drugs.
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Doctor Pierce
A. V. Pierce
Baffalo
Dr. Pierce
Barthalow
Jefferson Medical College
John King
Dr Pleren
Ak Wuien
UT. Pierce
Buffalo
Hawk
The Lord Barrington Hanged In St Louis Case
Special to The Sun reports the English impostor Sir Frederick Sydenham Burgosne alias Lord Barrington, aged about 40, luring James P. McCann to a quarry, murdering him for funds, and ending with Barrington being hanged in St Louis after prior frauds and multiple imprisonments. The tale chronicles his marriages, thefts, pardons, and the dramatic midwestern crime culminating in McCann’s death.
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McCann
Barrington
Govorge
Frederick Barton
Tunbridge Wells
Eng
Lenton
Philadelphia
Imterne
Twelve Years For One Cent
Elsworth Defrance, a Nebraska youth, spent twelve years in federal prison for stealing one cent from a mail carrier near Gordon. Commuted by President McKinley after the judge’s death, his sentence was reduced to fifteen years with three years shaved for good behavior.
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Web
Elsworth Defrance
Sioux Falls
S. D
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Gordon
Neb
Hts
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New Castle Revival Ends After Final Meeting
Special to Whe Sus reports that Fenwick Reed led a revival at the Methodist church in New Castle Indiana. The revival ended today with more than 80 conversions recorded during the meetings.
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New Castle
Marshall Bill That Would Tax Denatured Alcohol
Washington and Danville report on Representative Thomas F Marshall North Dakota proposing to cut internal revenue tax on denatured alcohol to boost industry and farming. The plan aims to lower costs for fuels and products, spur distilleries and alcohol use in manufacturing while drawing opposition from Standard Oil and temperance groups. Local race dynamics in Vigo and surrounding counties add to political stakes as Holliday battles for reelection.
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MAY OPPOSE LANDIS
Charles B. Landis faces a possible challenge for renomination with O B Ratcliffe aiming for the nomination and to appear before the Tipton convention on March 1. Anti Landis groups have held secret meetings amid postoffice and appointment frustrations, stemming from limited patronage opportunities.
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Covington
Ind
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O. B. Ratcliffe
Twenty-First Judicial Circuit
Tipton
Landis
Lewis Denied New Trial in Indiana Murder Case
Special to The Sung from Noblesville reports Judge Christian overruled the motion for a new trial by Alegy Lewis, convicted in Indianapolis for murdering his wife. Lewis will be taken to prison to serve his sentence. The ruling caps the week’s legal actions in the county.
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Alegzy Lewis
Itdianapoli
China Prepares for Foreign War
Special to The Sun Berkeley Feb 27 Professor John Fryer head of oriental languages at State University reports a Chinese newspaper from Peking says government has bought one million small farms and 10 cantons from a German maker in preparation for war with foreign powers. Fryer notes unrest is greatest ever and touches many nations. empress dowager rumored to favor a compact with the mikado to drive out foreign influence.
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Lan
China
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Fight to Oust Fish and Union of Western Railroads
The piece reports a fierce railroad power struggle centering on Jay Gould era figures, with Thomas W. Lawson and Harriman allied interests challenging E. H. Fish as leader of the Illinois Central and related lines. It notes Harriman's limited shareholding, the spread of the Wilsonian Central stock among small holders, and rumors of a proposed merger and proxy warfare affecting Chicago and connecting routes to New Orleans and the South Pacific.
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Standard Oil Party
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Representatives Seek Southern Representation in House
Washington February 7. Representatives Telfer of Ohio and Crampacker of Indiana confer to push for explicit southern representation in the House. They cite disfranchisement of producers’ votes across states including Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia and others as grounds for redraw.
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Washington
Telfer
Olio
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Mixalasipp
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South Carolina
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Virginia
Failing Strength and Dr Miles Nervine Claim
An OCR fragment describes fatigue from overwork confinement or mental strain and links it to nervous system decline. It promotes Dr Miles Nervine as a remedy claiming revived sleep, headaches ease, digestive improvement, and overall recovery with a guarantee if not effective, money back.
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Miles’ Nervine
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