Marion’s bold vow leads to surprising vault wedding
In a small town Marion vows to marry no coward. John Knowlton agrees to prove bravery by spending night in the cemetery vault. Ernest Trevor and Larned face off in sheets and groans. Marion ultimately marries Ernest after his iron resolve falters in the vault.
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Marion Marion
John Knowlton
John
Marion
Edward Leonard
Larned
Ernest Trevor
Martin
Trevor
Ernest
Knowlton
Ernest Trevor Willy Nilly
Capitol Avenue sidewalk dispute ends with contractor authorized
A battle among the Board of Works the School Board and the contractor over cement sidewalks on Capitol Avenue from Tenth to Sixteenth Streets concluded when the board told the contractor to proceed and seek payment from the school board. The school board refused to pay for the portion in front of school property, fearing future costs would fall to neighbors, while the board warned of alternate construction.
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Board of Works
School Board
N. Capitol-ave
Capitol-ave
Sixteenth-sts
W. H. Alontt
Surrectionists Suppressed in Samar As U S Navy Reports
The Asiatic station reports in Manila April 28 Wilde 700 in surrectos 376 rifles surrendered at Catbolgan Samar April 27 no more organized bandits in arms in Samar. Sale of seats for Gen Fitzhugh Lees lecture on The United States and Cuba in peace and war Monday May 5 at English's Opera House benefits the Boys club.
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Washington
Navy’ S Department
Rodgers
Asiatic Station
Manila
Wilde
Catbolgan
Samar
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
United States
Cuba
English’s Opera House
Mistakes Happen in Large Hospitals Prompting Reform
The piece notes that in crowded eastern hospitals errors occur when ward staff misread case histories or withhold corrections. It cites a New York incident where a wrong bandage was removed due to fear of confronting physicians. Smaller wards allow better personal oversight and patient welfare.
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Indianapolis
New York
Body of Bishop Neumann Found Mummified in Vault
In Philadelphia on May 1 the body of Bishop Neumann was found in a remarkable state of preservation after exhumation for canonization inquiry. The walnut casket held dry remains, the bishop’s vestments intact, hands folded, and no odor detected. Four physicians examined the body before sealing it in a new coffin for vault storage.
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Philadelphia
Neumann
Joseph Wissel
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
Vatican
United States
Bishop Prendergast
James J. Fitzma
Devil's Advocates
A. J. Zulenbach
James C. Monihan
Alexander Gallagher
C. J. McEvoy
Father Masterson
St. Anthony’s
Father Trainier
St. Philip's
William Luecking
Redemptorist Order
Weigel
Kessner
Jung
John Stoll
Germantown Road
St. Peter's
Bel
Wedded at Point of a Revolver
Phoebe J. Hamilton filed a petition for a decree annulling a forced marriage to Oliver W. Hamilton who is confined in Cumberland jail. The bill alleges she was compelled at gunpoint to accompany him to Barton Alleheny County where they wed in September 1% and that he threatened to kill her if she revealed the circumstances.
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Cumberland
Phoebe J. Hamilton
Oliver W.hamilton
Hamilton
Barton
Allesbeny
The Old Clock Struck in Pennsylvania Death Tale
In Williamsport May 1 a dying man Gottlieb Heyler near Liberty heard his old clock strike five times after 11 years of silence. He had foreseen death two months earlier and sold his property and ceased his newspaper after 24 years. He fell ill two weeks ago and died Saturday.
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Williamsport
Gottlieb Heyler
Liberty
Mob Hangs Suspect in Brandenburg Jailyard
A posse of six men from Guston seized Ernest Bewley at the county jail in Brandenburg at 2 on Wednesday. They hanged him from a tree after forcing the jailer to surrender the Black suspect who had shot Harvey Dowell, wounding him in the leg.
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Bradenburg
Guston
Ernest Bewley
Harvey Dowell
Dowell
Can anyone be a gentleman and a Christian who uses tobacco
Rev. G Tabor Thompson urged a large Baptist congregation at Spruce Street Church that tobacco use defiles the body and invites judgment. He condemned cigarette smokers and warned of social penalties, invoking biblical phrases to argue that smokers cannot win an incorruptible crown.
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Philadelphia
G. Tabor Thompson
Spruce-st. Baptist Church
Old
New England
Oil wells rise in April with more completions and rigs
Portland Ind May 1 report shows April oil operations up from March with 232 wells completed producing 3,545 barrels and 33 dry holes. Drilling continues with 212 wells active and 98 rigs up, a fresh 24 unit boost amid rising market activity.
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Portland
Ind
Marriage Surprise Stuns Elwood Kin in Camden Wedding
Miss Clara Bozarth of Elwood wed David Ford of Batsto in Camden on April 10, surprising relatives who believed she would marry David Kendall, recently back from three years in the Philippines with the army. Kendall, a local suitor, had returned home when the ceremony occurred.
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Elwood
N. J
Clara Bozarth
David Ford
Batsto
Camden
David Kendall
Philippines
Kendall
Miss Bozarth
Mr. Kendall
Mrs. Ford
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