Swell Wedding for Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Szechenyi
Special to The Sun reports Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Szechenyi plan a December 4 wedding in New York. The 400 social set anticipates grand dressmaking, florists, and lavish entertainments at Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt's mansion as preparations accelerate before the ceremony.
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Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Szechenyi
Newport
R. I
Cholly
Gladys
Szechenyi
Hungary
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Five Men Sentenced In Murder Conspiracy Case
Five men charged in the Patrick county murder of Ann Hall saw verdicts and sentences in a federal court in Lynchburg on October 15 Peachy Barker pled guilty and drew six years George Booth and George Martin pled guilty to conspiracy to murder and each received one year Grover Beamer received six years and Will Baker was sentenced to an unspecified term
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Lynchburg
Ann Hall
Patrick County
Peachy Barker
George Booth
George Martin
Grover Beamer
Will Baker
Grief and a bullet in Portlands death shot in Chesterton
Valparaiso Ind Oct 15 Mrs L J Stout of Portland Ind committed suicide during a visit to a sister in Chesterton by shooting herself in the head. Despondent over the death of a daughter the tragedy blanketed the county with sorrow.
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J. Stout
Portland
Ind
Chesterton
Piles Cured in 14 Days With Pazo Ointment
Promises a guaranteed cure for itching pain bleeding or protruding piles within 14 days or money back. Advertises Pazo Ointment with bold guarantee and refund offer.
Child Slaves Need Sympathy of All
An Augusta dispatch profiles the Loray mill strike in Gastonia North Carolina detailing a 12 hour workday for children under 12 and young girls with no rest, no school, and no unions. It argues Congress and labor unions must aid exploited cotton mill children amid isolation and poverty.
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Augusta
Gastonia
N. C
Loray
Tennessee
Carolinas
Child labor cries for federal action amid mill abuses
A discussion led by Roth, president of the Sibley Manufacturing Co., urges federal legislation to standardize child labor rules as Georgia and other states tighten limits. He notes 60,000 children in the South work under harsh conditions, with pay and hours left unclear until payday.
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South
Roth
Sibley Manufacturing Company
Georgia
South Carolina
Gusta
Immigration Association
Easy-Going Laborers and Mill Hours Debate
A mill owner laments long hours and argues workers, especially boys, are inefficient and often idle. He cites 50 percent labor utilization, many holidays, and the difficulty of replacing doffing boys with men. He worries new child labor laws will force shifts in staffing.
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Washington
Georgia
Bullet Frightens Negro in North Western Ave Neighborhood
Four shots fired in rapid succession near 1701 North western ave caused excitement as Wilson Hayes, a Black man, staggered into a saloon claiming he had been shot. Mary Dolphus, also Black, was alleged to have fired the shots and fled to 1328 Fayette. she was charged with shooting within city limits while Hayes faced assault and battery. Detective Jake Kurtz reassured Hayes he was not seriously injured.
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Wilson Hayes
Mary Dolphus
Northwestern Ave
Hayes
Jake Kurtz
Fayettest
What if an earthquake shook New York City
A vivid hypothetical imagines New York's lower city struck by a quake. Skyscrapers, old grid streets, and mass suffocation fears emerge as scientists warn thousands could die on crowded streets amid frantic evacuations and collapsing infrastructure.
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New York
Rome
Old Couple Marries in Charlottesville nuptials
Special to The Sun reports Miles Cook aged 71 wed to 70 year old Mrs Ellen Thomas at the bride’s Charlottesville home. The Rev J W Richey of the M E church officiated the ceremony on Saturday night.
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Charlottesville
Ind
Miles Cook
Ellen Thomas
J.ww. Richey
M. E. Church
Parish welcomes Rev Parvin Bond to Friends Church
Special to the Run reports Rev Parvin Bond of Earlham College has accepted a call to the Friends Church here and will preach every Sunday morning and evening, starting this week.
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Charlottesville
Ind
Parvin Bond
Earlham College
Friends’ Church
Licenses sought for Indianapolis liquor sales in ward notices
Multiple notices from Marion county Indiana dated 1907 reveal applicants seeking licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in wards seven twelve and one. Locations include 413 Massachusetts Avenue 53 West Washington Street 463 West Washington Street and 1602 Martindale Avenue with premises descriptions as rooms in brick or frame buildings. Some entries mention pool table privileges and November term hearings before the Board of County Commissioners.
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Center Township
Marion County
Indiana
Board of County Commissioners
Massachusetts Avenue
Indianapolis
Maesachusetts Avenue
Adam Haubrich
Washington Street
Robinson and Willard’s
Nereby
William Shane
Board of Commissioners
State of
Martindale Avenue
Sixteeth Street
A. Fletcher
John Hays
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Union Station
John Wocher
BRO
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Count
Southern Mills
Congress and
Labor Unions Will
Gilson Gardner
Hood
Ye Ark
E. Chiost
Walter Jurenz
Mgr
Purolistilled Water Company
Galios Gemijobns
Jzery
Nassau ST. Canyon
Abe Davis
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