Court hears Edward St John and wife in separate custody case
In a Supreme Court proceeding before Justice McAdam, Edward St John sues Margaret St John over accusations of inhuman conduct and seeks custody of their two children. The wife demands $1200 annual support and custody of the younger child, while St John offers about $596. St John’s income is about $2500 with two houses valued at $15,000. The court allows a $250 counsel fee for Mrs St John pending trial.
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York
Supreme Court
McAdam
Edward St. John
Margaret
West
New ‘Brighton
St. John
Muother
Frank I. Abbott
Berwyn
Cook County
Illinois
C. B. Q. Railway
McMahon
Mrs. St. John
Funeral for a Cat in Narberth Honors Local Hero Old Mat
Narberth Pa March 4 Rarely has a funeral been so strange as that for Old Mat a well known and old respected citizen though a cat He earned respect by purring kindness and courage owner George L Brimley recalls Mat once fought burglars for Brimley's store The community planned an elaborate funeral with a silk lined casket a silk cloak pallbearers John Carter and Harry M Humes and a stone grave marker the next day
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Narberth
Jehb
George L. Brimley
Brimley
John Carter
Harry M. Humes
Denunciation of Euchre Parties by Rev Strichler
Rev Frederick Strichler of the Methodist church condemns progressive euchre games and dancing at local gatherings in Babylon Depot New York. He urges church members to attend services and questions inviting prayers at such events amid board members hosting a euchre party.
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Babylon Depot
Frederick Strichler
Methodist Church
Pastor Strichler
Strichler
Child dies in Westminster Avenue fire blaze
The fragment notes a fire on Westminster Avenue where a young child died after clothing caught fire. Annie Handmill, aged six, is named in a distressing incident, with references to emergency response and an eventual death in a university hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phia
Martha
Brothers to serve in Congress from North Carolina
William Walton Kitchin of district 5 will be joined by his brother Claude Kitchin of district 2 in the next House. Claude, from Scotland Neck, will be among the first Democrats to represent the district since the Civil War, replacing George Henry White the current colored representative. Both brothers are lawyers with large practices. their father once served in Congress.
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North Carolina
Claude
Washington
William Walton Kitchin
William
Roxboro
Claude Kitchin
Scotland Neck
N. C
Geo. Henry White
White
Congress
Kitchin
William Kitchin
White Buffalo visits Winnebago in Wisconsin
White Buffalo of Chicago arrives at White Chief Winnebago camps near White River Falls Wisconsin. He is welcomed warmly after rumors of his death by smallpox. He leads 25 braves to the Chicago Sportsmen's exposition, while rival Tom Thunder disappears from the village amid threats.
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Black River Falls
Wis
White Buffalo
Chicago
Ill
Tom Tnunder
Tongueless Man Talks In Ohio Canal Area
John Witzerman, a German stone cutter from Cleveland, had his tongue removed last December for cancer at a hospital. Despite this, he can speak and eat without choking, his esophagus enlarged to compensate for the missing tongue.
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Canal
Dover
John Witzerman
Witzerman
Cleveland
Pittsburg Mayors Face Ouster Over New Charter Fight
Pittsburg and Allegheny city leaders brace for a charter dispute. Controller Lewis vows to block Mayor Diel’s warrants until a supreme court decision. Mayor Wyman d refutes removal, predicts state court ruling. Murphy retains police, signaling a likely clash.
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Lewis
Pittsburg
Diel
Supreme Court
Wyman
Allegheny
Murphy
Prolific Maryland family marks large reunion
Prolific Henrietta Dunn of Kent Island hosted a family reunion for her two sisters Eliza Brown of Baltimore and Margaret Weeks of Kent Island. Dunn has 25 children, Brown 11, Weeks 21, totaling 57 offspring with 51 present across the three households.
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Centerville
Henrietta, Dunn
Kent Island
Eliza Brown
Baltimore
Margaret Weeks
Henrietta Dunn
Candle guessing contest ends at Roll's Furniture
The candle guessing contest at Wm. H. Rolls & Sons 203 Fast Washington St. closed Feb 22 with winners announced. Mrs M Toomey won first prize Jardin siere pedestal valued 360 for a Jan 1 guess of 2016 hours and 1y minutes. C M Spicer won second prize a Japanese vase valued 30 for a near Miss Toomey guess.
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Wm. H. Roll’s
Washington St
C. M. Spicer
Flackville
Vassar Girl Claims First View of New Star in Perseus
Miss Ida Watson, a Vassar astronomy student, says she saw the new star in Perseus before Dr. T. D. Anderson of Edinburgh. The college released a detailed statement supporting Watson's independent discovery claim and denying collusion.
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College
Miss Watson
Anderson
Vassar
Agol
Poughkeepsie
Fighting Ghost Roams Orange Farm Onion Loft
In Middletown New Jersey a ghost in a Polish onion growing village terrifies residents by tossing sacks of onions from a loft. A.J. Plummer of Pearl Street New York leased the house to store onions. sacks topple and fall as the ghost reportedly dumps onions on his head.
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Middletown
N. J
Orange Farm
Orange County
A. J. Plummer
Pearl St
New York
Mr. Plummer
Needle in Her Side at Mount Carmel Incident
Miss Agnes Horan, a prominent Mount Carmel resident, felt a needle in her left side while at church. She sought relief as doctors probed for the steel fragment, which eluded detection and caused her prolonged pain and confinement at home. The needle's origin remains unexplained and authorities fear possible injury to a vital organ.
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Mount Carmel
Agnes Horan
Hanlon
Vitriol Attack Lands Policeman Injured in Jealous Outburst
New York March 2 A jilted woman threw vitriol in the face of William Hardick a 21 year old Oak Street station officer He is likely to lose his right eye The assailant fled and has not been seen since Hardick recently married in Albany after paying attention to a Henry Street woman local roundsman Shattuck found him and took him to the station house
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New York
William Hardick
Oak-st
Albany
Hardick
Henry-st
Shattuck
Mystery of Banished Babe Heir Revealed in Brooklyn Bride
The long hidden parentage story ends as Julia Isabel Duigan, raised as Bowne's ward in Connecticut, is revealed as the daughter and heiress of William Bowne. Her marriage to Dr Morris Hazard Smith links her to a large estate once guarded by vow. The discoverer notes Bowne pledged secrecy on the fated origin of the child.
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New York
Julia Isabel Smith
Morris Hazard Smith
McDonough St
Brooklyn
William Bowne
Flushing
R. I
Elizabeth Rogers
James T. Duigan
Browning Beach Farm
Quaker Hill
Conn
William A. Coit
Bowne
Julia Isabel Duigan
St. James’ Church
New London
Connecticut
Hamilton Girl Slugs Hugger With Hymn Book
A Hamilton girl confronted a man who assaulted her in broad daylight near a Hebrew church. The hugger grabbed her as she walked Hunter Street, aiming for a kiss, and the woman answered with a heavy blow to his nose using a hymn book. The incident occurred in the West-end, highlighting street harassment.
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Hamilton
Ont
Jack
Hunter St
Hebrew Church
Fragmented assault account on Hunter Street collision
A young woman pursued a suspect up Hunter Street after a confrontation. The assailant caused injury to a male bystander, damaging his nasal area and spraying blood on both youths and nearby clothing as the pursuer slipped when her skirt caught on her clothing.
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Hunter St
X Raymond Image Helps Local Postmaster Campaign
A. Bradford, Civil War veteran from Haywards California, sent a shaped X ray of his shattered right leg to President McKinley to aid his bid for postmaster. The package includes a petition signed by numerous supporters as part of his campaign appeal.
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Haywards
Cal
A. Bradford
McKinley
Fort Donelson
Wild dogs raid Alton poultry and pantries daily
A band of wild dogs has destroyed chickens geese and other fowl in Alton Illinois. They would enter houses seize meat bread and other eatables. Officers Young and Parker shot five dogs near the northwestern district but failed to stop the raids. The dogs are believed to kennel in a cave along the bluffs and raid daily for provender.
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Alton, Ill
Volbracht
James Young
Green Parker
Fishing With Saws in Wilkesbarre Ice
Drought forces Central Railroad of New Jersey to haul water for boilers and tanks. Stink Pond is frozen to the bottom and catfish within can be hacked out with an axe and saw. Fishermen report catches of fish frozen solid that allegedly revive after thawing in fresh water.
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Wilkesbarre
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Contractor Arthur Light Treks to Virginia With Family
Arthur C. Light, a local contractor, travels to Virginia to visit his father and takes along his two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Light
Virginia
Sander Goose Over Century Lives Under Chadron Owner
Chadron O March 4 William Brigham owns a Sander goose over 100 years old that remains lively today. He leads a large flock of youngsters around his farm yard with pride.
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Chadron
William Brigham
Mr. Brigham
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Two Women
Yh Collision Church
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Hymn Book
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