Tom L Johnson blocks three cent fare plan in Cleveland
In Cleveland, Tom L Johnson faces a political setback as a compromise ends a plan for a three cent street railway fare. The deal ties cheaper fares to a boundary zone with transfers costing extra, while granting a franchise extension. Protests rise as workers fear higher costs outside the zone and supporters deem it Johnson's reform endgame.
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Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Tam L. Johnson
Johnson
Lke
Inge Mira
Boston Courting Parlors For Spoony Couples
Boston reports a chain of courting parlors in a house for women residents to entertain their male friends. Parlors are booked in advance, with varied furnishings donated by wealthy supporters. Couples spend evenings behind drawn doors as lights go out at closing, a curious social ritual amid gossip.
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Boston
Mass
Sinners urged to attend church in bold recruitment notice
Reverend H N Quisenberry of a College affiliated baptist church promotes outreach using printers ink to lure new attendees. The sample from Our Church at Work lists targets: 100 prayer meeting newcomers next Thursday, 50 attend Johnson’s Bible class next Sunday at 9 30, and 69 new Sunday school scholars next Sunday morning, offering a royal welcome at Collemcave baptist church with liberal rewards.
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H. N. Quisenberry
Love, Baptist Church
Cow Juror Award Details In Bhapiro Case Initiated
In New York on January 16 Exhibit A outlining where Mrs Sotem Bhapiro says she was butt by a cow was formally accepted in evidence as part of the trial record. The jurors awarded her 325 dollars in damages after the cow incident was presented as key evidence in the proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sotem Bhapiro
City court verdict on damage to Nuurius cow impact
In city court Judge McCarthy and a jury reviewed a cow case. After deliberation the jury awarded 5 percent damages to Nuurius from a cow owned by Moyer and Simon Loeb. The plaintiff pursued Amo danniigees.
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McCarthy
T Moyer
Simon Loeb
The Fatal Lamp in Iroquois Fire Explained
Chicago January 18 A pioneer illustration shows the combined flood and spot lamp blamed for the Iroquois theater blaze. Authorities believe sparks from the garbens in the floodlight and the spot light unit may have ignited the curtains, with the lamps used to shade colored gels.
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Chicago
Heer
Iroquois Theater
Little Boy Discovers Grandfather Dead in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana a young boy, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bunnell, woke during the night to find his grandfather seated dead in a chair. The boy and his parents noticed strange sleep arrangements and the child grew uneasy until midnight when he descended to the study and found the grandfather awake before the fire, unable to be roused.
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Kokomo
Ind
Dan
Frank Bunnell
Duke of Norfolk Takes Bride in High Society Match
England's premier nobleman the Duke of Norfolk marries Gwendolyn Mary Maxwell Well, a woman half his age, daughter of Lord Herries. The union elevates her to near-royal social standing in London society. The bride is nine years old in the listing, tying a controversial note to the match.
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England
London
Jne
Duke of Norfolk
Wan Marrie
Gwendolfi
Mary Max- Well
Lad of
Norfolk
Uuch
Lord Herries
Shore Acres in Chicago Sparked By Long Running Stage Rivalry
Amusements section reviews Shore Acres by James A Herne and a run of vaudeville acts. The piece notes the play’s Chicago premiere, its long stage life, and the author actor left a substantial estate. James T. Galloway portrays Nathaniel Berry, a role he has played for 11 years amid fashioning summer resort notoriety.
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Chicago
Heme
New England
Ae Lad
James T. Galloway
Nathaniel Berry
Mexican consul faces complaints in Phoenix social circles
In Mexico City, Jan Uta Vargas Narvarne, consul at Phoenix, has been summoned to explain serious complaints. Allegations claim he attends Phoenix society events with a different woman each year, causing social disruption and concerns among residents.
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Mexico
Jan Uta
Vargas Narvarne
Phoenix
A. T
Society of
Prasata
Narrob Social Atpies
City Life Notes and Local Incidents in Voking GS
In Voking GS city life includes a declared wnisane and transfer to Tulietta Hospital. The Fourth Presbyterian Church declines to submit pew revision questions to the congregation. The Flower Mission Society plans to send Kate Dixon to Tulietta Hospital Monday after she and an aged brother were found starving in the old English block. A council committee assessing a proposed theater ordinance will study conditions at several halls and other amusements. Lee Miles, night watchman at To-Hianapolis cold storage, reports two men attempting to break into Barry Saw Works. they fled. T. Taggart returns from a trip and plans to depart for French Lick. The twenty-seventh annual session of the Indian Republican Editorial League begins at Claypool on Thursday. Charles H. Black in Paris describes a Christmas in France to his father. Mrs Mays aids furniture for a boxcar residence with George Herold and family. Sunday and Sunday saw record destitution cases aided by Salvation Army, which cannot cover all.
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Voking
Lee Miles
To- Hianapolis
Pennsylvanian
Barry Saw Works
T. Taggart
Ila
Tadian Republican
Aeeneki~ Linn
Claypool
Charles H. Hiack
Aiager
Paris
James S. Hlack
Mra. Mays
Mas Uhdertalon
Ceorge Herold
Ant
Satunday
Sundar
Lok
Balm promises cure for awful blood diseases and eruptions
Fragmented OCR text claims Botanta Balm stops aches and pains from various skin and blood disorders. It touts a permanent cure for conditions described as terrible and contagious, alleging restoration of health and a “rich glow” after using the product, with sensational medical claims.
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