Cupid Wins in a Husking Bee
Cupid has secured a marriage alliance in Bird township near Carlinville where Frank Coffey and Miss Lelia Stanton wed after fleeing to Memphis to obtain a license denied in Illinois and Missouri. The couple faced parental opposition and planned elopement, aided by a clandestine courtship.
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Carlinville
Lib
Cupid
Bird Township
Frank Coffey
Lelia Stanton
Illnois
Missouri
Memphis
Tenn
Henry Parnell
O. C. Stanton
Coffey
Beald
Parnell
Leliast
Lelia
Honest Governor Led Reform in Insurance Graft Exposures
The piece argues honest jurors are essential after the Tweed era, praising the Armstrong committee's New York insurance graft probe for its broad reform. It urges Indiana to empower the governor to direct investigations bypassing local juries, with public reports to the legislature and robust executive authority to pursue justice.
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America
Tweed Gang
United States
Armstrong Committee
New York
New York State
Armstrong
William T. Jerome
New York County
Mtit
Mr. Jerome
Grand Jury
Gov. Hughes
Jerome
Criminal Court
French Lick
Merchants’ Association
Indiana
Veiled Woman Disrupts Mass Wedding in Fall River
In St. Peter's church Charles J. Reagan and Mary B. Chadwick wed amid crowding decor. A veiled woman, Miss Sullivan, suddenly appeared with a child urging Reagan to take the baby and accept a wife who would care for him. Friends intervened as she left the church.
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St. Peter’s Church
Charles J. Reagan
Mendelssohn
Charles Reagan
Sullivan
Reagan
Minors Defy Clerk and Marry Across State Lines
Miss Stanton and Coffey, both underage, faced parental consent issues and initial refusals. After failing to obtain a license in Chesterfield and St Louis, Coffey took Stanton to Memphis, Tennessee, secured a license, and married. The couple returned, the bride’s father refused forgiveness, and she mourns a missing blessing at the Parnell home.
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Seehausen
Miss Stanton
Chesterfield
Coffey
St. Louis
Memphis
Tenn
Parnell
A Thoughtless Man
An impulsive remark sparks a comic exchange as a man frets over kissing a woman amid a crowded room, she reproves him for daring to threaten a kiss in public.
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Darliing
French Thugs Attack Police at a Station
Paris reports a rising crime trend as gangs confront police in hope of freeing prisoners. Last week St Cloud station siege by about fifty thugs failed, with three more criminals captured by police reserves.
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Paris
St. Cloud
Granger Requests Hammer to Break Light at Hotel
Granger asks the hotel desk to send a hammer to his room saying he needs it to break into the pesky globe and blow out the light. The clerk questions the request.
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Granger
Lord Kitchener to tour United States next year
Gen Lord Kitchener plans a world tour after leaving India. He will travel slowly toward the United States, visiting Japan en route to study military systems and then proceed to the United States to observe American methods, including a stop at the military academy at West Point.
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London
United States
Lord Kitchener
India
Wes Point
San Francisco
Japan
Andrew Thomas Recalled For Borrowed Money and Items
A Youth's Companion excerpt recalls Andrew Thomas as forgetful and touchy about debts. A friend confronts him about a $5 loan, noting Andrew’s habit of not returning what he borrows, while Andrew defends himself with dignity.
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Andrew Thomas
Andrew
Young Hunter 19 Killed in Woods Near Media
In Media, Pennsylvania, on October 30, searchers found the body of John Denny, reportedly 2 years old, in woods near the area. Police indicate the death involved murder with a close range shot. the boy’s gun, ammo, and leggings are missing. The head wounds do not match the bullets previously used by Denny.
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John Denny
Denny
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