Bank of England to disgorge $100 million in gold to American heirs
London May 23. The Bank of England may be forced to deliver 100 million dollars in gold to 200 heirs scattered across America, over 100 in Philadelphia, descendants of James Wood a Glou cester banker who died in 1836. A heirs committee meeting will be held at Broad and Columbia avenues with George W. Wright chairing and Anna M. Scott treasurer. One heir will travel to London to claim the fortune.
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London
Bank of England
America
Philadelphia
James Wood
Glouester
England
Burlington, N. J
Shield
Delaware River
Broad and
Columbia Ave
George W. Wright
Bristol
Elizabeth Wood Lawrence
Hulmeville
Anna M. Scott
Trenton
Wood
Mother and Daughter Take Nun vows in Illinois convent
In Springfield Illinois on January 13 a mother Honora King and her daughter Catherine King joined the Ursuline order taking vows that sever them from the outside world. The ceremony occurred as Sister Monica died nearby and Catherine had long desired nunhood within the same convent lineage.
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Springfield
Honora King
Ursuline Convent
Monica
Beraphine
Catherine
Illinois
Ursuline Order
Kidney trouble warning and Kennedy remedy claim
A dubious health ad warns that back pain signals kidney disease and urine changes warn of danger. It cites F C Wilcox of Hartford and promotes Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as a cure for kidneys liver bladder and other ailments, selling 50 cent and one dollar bottles and offering a trial by mail.
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F.C. Wilcox
New Britain Ave
Hartford
Conn
David Kennedy
David
Kennedy. Corporation
Rondout
Mother and daughter enter religious life together
They pass through postulancy and novitiate side by side. On January 13 they lay aside the white veil and don the black veil, marking their professed sister status for life.
Human Tannery Runs in Chicago
Chicago reports a tanning operation turning human skins into shoes and silver-mounted pocketbooks. The plant on Elston Avenue is said to process around five hundred skins yearly. Supt. Schroeder notes medical students and other institutions reportedly leave skins for tanning.
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Chicago
Elston-ave
Schroeder
Bush Medical College
College of Physicians
Surgeons
Indianapolis ministers weigh Adam and Eve as allegory or fact
Reverend Virgil Tevis of Fletcher Place M E church says Methodists vary on whether the Genesis fall is allegorical or factual. All agree there was a first man and woman, and evil entered the world through temptation by the devil. The aim is to remove evil, not solve the temptation question.
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Sion
Virgil Tevis
Fletcher Place M. E. Church
Methodist Church
Farmer Thomas Young Arrested in Logan Township Dispute
In Altoona May 2 a local farmer, Thomas Young of Logan Township, reports that his crops were trampled and fences broken. Police action followed as authorities investigate property damage and trespass claims stemming from a dispute with local Baptist community members and neighboring landholders.
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Altoona
Thomas Young
Logan
Township
Devery Hires A Coachman To Blitz Rockaway Beach
New York May 23 Big Chief Devery hires John O'Brien as coachman to quell social chatter at Rockaway Beach. The discreet servant arrives in Devery livery and inspects horses as plans for grand drives spark gossip about possible changes to accommodate his waistline.
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New York
Devery
Rockaway Beach
Long Island
John O’brien
O’brien
Akrobats’ dog bite leaves performer in paralysis
New York May 3 Frank Erotto a member of the Erotto family acrobats appearing in a Harlem theater lies in a trance at J Hood Wright hospital after a dachshund bite. Doctors say the wound reopening may have triggered nerve shock causing temporary paralysis as he rested from a feat where he balanced heads and feet among brothers before the incident.
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New York
Frank Erotto
Erotto
Harlem
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Screons
Prospector Francis Blake Returns After 18 Years
Sharon, Pa, May 23. Francis Blake, who left for the west to prospect for gold 18 years ago, returns and finds his wife, now Mrs Orson Johnson, remarried. He seeks reconciliation but she sues for divorce from her present husband. The tale ends with an affectionate meeting as civil action proceeds.
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Sharon
Francis Blake
West
Blake
Orson Johnson
Lawrence ‘County
Johnson
Elephants Elude Search as Auction Suit Settled
In Wilkes Barre a Brown attachment sought one of 19 elephants from Forepaugh and Sells circus for a billboard rental claim by Joseph Knight. Constables failed to locate elephants, instead seizing a trick horse to town. Circus paid $25 to settle the suit.
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Wilkesbarre
Alderman Brown
Forepaugh & Sells
Joseph Knight
Camden Officer Faces Tragedy at Home
Camden officer George Nowrey, brother of Mayor Now Trey, found his wife dead at 7 am after returning from duty at 5 am. The child alerted him that "Mamma is sick, upstairs." Cause of death listed as heart disease.
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Camden
N. J
George Nowrey
Now Trey
Nowrey
White Ribbon Remedy Sold Secretly Across Tea and Water
A wartime era style snippet recounts White Ribbon Remedy claimed to cure or destroy appetites for alcoholic drinks whether user is an imbiber social drinker or drunkard. Promoted as secretly given in water tea or coffee without patient knowledge. Endorsed by W C T U members and testimonials from Mrs Moore Ventura California and Mrs M A Cowan praising cures and urging trial with package details and contact.
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Moore
Woman's ‘Christian Temperance. Union
Ventura
California
M. A. Cowan
Woman's Christian ‘Temperance. Union
Divorces Follow Card Playing in New Brunswick
In New Brunswick on May 23 the Rev D N Strafford of Pitman Methodist Episcopal Church announces in a sermon that card playing is a necessary social skill for the era. He warns that gambling tempts in high society and leads to divorce when either spouse plays cards. He claims home games are acceptable while criticizing trust and marriage implications for card players.
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New Brunswick
D. N. Strafford
Pitman Methodist Episcopal Church
New York
Bail Set For Son In Harlem Court Dispute
In Harlem, John Walsh, 80, complained about his son George, 30, claiming he stays drunk and refuses work. Magistrate Flammer set $500 bail for good behavior for six months. The father thanked the court as he left.
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New York
John Walsh
George
Harlem
Flammer
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