Ministers Refuse Divorced Groom in Greenwich Nuptials
Charles Burrell and Miss Eunice Burnett traveled to Greenwich to wed after a divorce appeared on their license. Greenwich ministers declined to marry a divorced man, prompting a court letter and a private ceremony in the Lenox house parlor, then the couple departed for New York on a late train.
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Greenwich
Conn
Charles
Burrell
Eunice H. Burnett
New York
Charles D. Burnes
W. H. Scofield
Methodist Church
Judge Burnes
Bees Hold Up a Telephone Line in Glen Ridge
In Glen Ridge New Jersey bees swarmed and occupied cable boxes on several poles delaying telephone service. Linemen John Marquet and Bilis Jones tried to clear the boxes with a sulphur pot but were stung and forced to retreat as a large honey bee colony defended its home.
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Glen Ridge
WN. J
New York and New Jersey Telephone Company
John Marquet
Bilis Jones
Marquet
Dones
Woman killed by electric shock in Croton store
Mrs J D Gerson, 56, died in her husband's Croton New York shop after a pan of cherries touched an arc lamp switch. An arc light current mixed with the incandescent. the woman, reaching to steady the lamp, rested the pan against a rail and received the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croton
WN. Y
J. D. Gerson
Loaded Revolver Plaything Ends Young Brother’s Life
Albany reports 7-year-old James Monahan fatally shot his 6-year-old brother Thomas with a loaded 38 caliber revolver found on a mantel shelf. The gun fired at close range between the eyes, lodging in the brain base. Thomas died after hospital transfer. father Martin Monahan is a famed oarsman who and his brother once won double rowing titles for Mutual rowing club.
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Albany
James Monahan
Thomas
James
Martin Monahan
The
Mutual Rowing Club
St Marys Academy Hosts Free Open Art Exhibit
The St Marys academy on B Maryland street opens a free public art exhibit through Friday evening. Oils water colors pen and ink sketches and extensive china work showcase student skill. Notable contributors include Mrs D B Sullivan Mrs H E Thomas Miss Katie Gels Miss Marguerite Minor and silver medals awarded to Miss Alma Colsson and Miss Leone Best.
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St. Mary’s Academy
B. Maryland St
D. B. Sullivan
H. E. Thomas
Katie Gels
Marguerite Minor
Alma Colsson
Daisy Nonamacher
Ida Ross
Elizabeth Stolz
F. C. Savage
Mary Hornaday
Adrian Gravedigger Clanton Dies at 72 after 56 000 Burials
William Clanton longtime Adrian gravedigger dies at 72. Born into slavery in 1830 in Louisiana he educated at Carey academy Ohio with notable classmates. He aided abolition efforts before moving to Michigan and spent 35 years in Adrian digging graves and witnessing 56 000 burials.
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Adrian, Mich
William Clanton
Adrian
Clanton
Louisiana
Bill
Carey Academy
Ohio
Benjamin Harrison
Murat Halstead
Ed Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Michigan
Tiny New York baby weighs only a thumbful of life
New York reports a micro newborn at 110 Eldridge Street the smallest baby in the city. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Israel Weissbeerst the infant weighed one and three quarter pounds at birth and measured ten inches from crown to heel. The family of eight includes six older children all born weighing eight to ten pounds. The baby is cared for at home and responds to nourishment and warmth.
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New York
Eldridge St
Israel Weissbeerst
Weisshoersts
Postmasters Appointed in Indiana and Washington
Indiana postmasters for Wednesday were named as Geo Harris Gas City William J Hamilton Linton and Charles H Euester North Judson. Washington report notes the appointments were issued June 2.
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Washington
Indiana
Geo
Harris
Gas City
Wm. J. Hamilton
Linton
Charles H. Euester
North Judson
Breunig backs buying agent for Indianapolis purchases
City controller George Breunig urged Indianapolis to hire a purchasing agent saying it would pay for itself through quicker buys and fewer last minute purchases. He noted current bidding is influenced by favoritism and bid juggling. Mayor Bookwalter questioned adding a new public office but acknowledged possible savings.
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George Breunig
Indianapolis
Breunig
Bookwalter
Mrs Elizabeth Titcomb Cherry Dies After Turbulent Adoption Affair
Elizabeth Titcomb Cherry of Fredonia died after a troubling dispute over her adopted daughter Florence Gow 11 whom she had housed since 1923 The affair involved the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children the Buffalo orphan asylum and legal advice from Justice Drake The pressure and separation from her son precipitated a cerebral apoplexy and death
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Elizabeth K. Titcomb Cherry
Fredonia
Florence
Charles L. Webster
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
A Great Big Family on Long Island
Oscar Darling a civil engineer promoter and investor from Amityville becomes father for the twenty sixth time. His second wife age nineteen at marriage has given birth to eleven children and his first wife bore sixteen. He has twelve boys and fourteen girls all living except five, making his family the largest on Long Island and likely the state.
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Babylon
L. I
Oscar Darling
Amityville
Long Island
Alma-Bromo Salt Trial Bottle Offer From Alma Springs Ad
Pleasing mineral remedy Alma-Bromo Salt from Alma Michigan advertised for constipation stomach liver kidney and nervous diseases. Claims speedy permanent relief and improved complexion. Sold in druggists for 50 cents a bottle with free trial via postal card to The Michigan Drug Co Detroit Michigan.
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Alma
Mich
Michigan Drug Co
Detroit
Otto
Bishop Remedy Co
San Francisco
Cal
Slore Drug.co
Weat
Washington St
Indianapolis
Lad
Dizzy mix of local lore and comic vignettes from city life
A column recalls December or era notes, including a quip about President Roosevelt, a health board smallpox probe, electric car keys, and students mimicking a streetcar whistle. Observations shift to a camp meeting farce and a reporter who crashes the proceedings, plus a Purdue ball tale of delays, a lost suitcase, and a lucky arrival.
Notice to Property Owners on Painting Services
Notice promoting Indianapolis Paint and Color Company offering pure paint and reliable painters for durable work at 240 to 248 Massachusetts Avenue.
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Indianapolis Paint and Color Company
Massachusetts
Protect Your Dead Okey Burial Vault Co Ad
Advertisement for the Okey Burial Vault Company listing addresses at 200 Law King Henry Karstadt successor to the Brill Dyeing and Cleaning Co 228 Massachusetts Avenue 115 N Ili st includes a grave vault service contact point in a historical newspaper snippet
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Protect
Okey Burial Vault Co
Law King
Henry Karstadt
Brill Dyeing and Cleaning Co
Mass.ave
N. Ili.st
Yoncas man slays guest at christening party in Mahanoy City
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania Frank Yoncas shoots guest Andrew Stombreas during a christening celebration. Yoncas fires five shots with a 38 caliber revolver, mortally wounding Stombreas before police arrest the killer on the porch.
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Mahanoy City
Andrew Stombreas
Frank Yoncas
Yoncas
Rudolph
Congress Adopts Sundry Civil Bill and Naval Dispute
In Washington on June 26 the House met with Chaplain Couden praying for King Edward's recovery. Sundry civil bill approved carrying about 60 million dollars. Conference on army appropriation resolves most differences. two questions remain over garrison buildings and barracks funds. Naval bill dispute centers on building a battleship or cruiser and five submarine torpedo boats. House rejects Senate five Holland submarines, sending the matter back to conference.
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Washington
Couden
Edward
House
Senate
Hull
Foss
Committee On
Naval Affairs
Fess
Bulding
Navy
Extinct volcanoes blamed for landforms near Taberg
Geologist P J Loveland of Taberg argues Oneida county hosts extinct craters visible on Mack and Kulp farm in Stone Hopper district. He describes three kettle like craters 100 to 200 feet deep, with a dry or pond filled upper pool and no inlet or outlet. He cites ancient water spouts depositing stone mud and sand, creating nearby sand plains and inland seas, noting absence of lava or scoria implying hot water or steam origins.
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Utica
N. Y
P. J. Loveland
Taberg
Oneida County
Messrs. Mack and Kulp
Stone Hopper District
Nightmare Fear Ends in Tragic Death of Teen
Mary Hendrickson 16 of 411 Cumberland Street New York dies after waking in fright from a recurring nightmare. Parents say she slept in their room then suddenly stood on the bed in a trance and cried out about an imagined injury to her foot before dying minutes later.
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New York
Mary Hendrickson
Cumberland St
Runaway Daughter in Elks Carnival Exhibit Unearthed
In Pa Lizzie Kramer, 17, reportedly in incorrigible case, was found at the Elks carnival tied and painted as Sappho the wild woman. Her father contractor Jacob Kramer had her and Richard Wehninger arrested after spectators watched a pit show with chained restraints and live meat teased.
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Reading
Jacob Kramer
Lizzie
Richard Wehninger
Sappho
Kramer
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Vitality
Loss of vitality is early sign of life loss with reduced appetite and strength. Hood's Sarsaparilla is described as the greatest vitalizer that acts on all organs and builds up the whole system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Continuous Loose Leaf Ledgers With Self-Locking Extension Back
Advertisement listing stationery items and supplier names including WM. B. BURFORD Indianapolis Razors and Barber Supplies and J. E. Bodine & Co. 37 E. Ohio detailing ledger products and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. B. Burford
Indianapolis, Inc
J. E. Bodine & Co
Ohio
Cures Weak Men Free Offers Home Treatment
An advertisement by Dr. Knapp Medical Co promotes a free receipt and home treatment for sexual weakness. It claims improved vitality and enlargement, cites testimonials, and guarantees confidential, plain mailed correspondence to 109 Hull Bldg Detroit Michigan.
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Dr. Knapp Medical Co
Hull Bidg
Detroit
Mich
Daily Mail
Sirs
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