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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
3
Lieut. Harry Mallory and Marjorie Newton plan to elope but a taxicab wreck blocks their path to the minister. The transcontinental train traverses with passengers as Mallory seeks a preacher while rival interruptions and romantic entanglements unfold aboard. The chase for a clergy member continues amid mismatched schemes and comic misadventures.
On a train, Mallory faces Kathleen Llewellyn while Marjorie watches, a reunion with Harry Mallory's past igniting tension. Kathleen overshares memories, Mallory instincts clash with etiquette, and Marjorie braces for the impact as wedding plans hang in the balance.
Marjorie pursues a coy playful romance with First Lieutenant Mallory as she contemplates marriage and names. She plans to telegram home about her new status while fretting over leaving Mattie and others behind. Their light hearted banter masks looming trouble as fate advances.
A fragmented synopsis follows a train bound for Reno as Jimmie Wellington seeks a divorce while Mrs. Jimmie and Mrs. Whitcomb travel with various companions. Mal Little and Mallory navigate romantic entanglements, pretended doctors, and a preacher amid misadventures on board and at stations.
On a moving train toward Ogden the wedding of Ira Lathrop and Anne Gattle unfolds with guests decorating with ribbons and rice. Rev. Charles botches the ceremony while Ira pays him, revealing Anne’s previous involvement with his friend Charlie, as humor and chaos mix with Mendelssohn and Wagner tunes.
Mallory and Marjorie confront each other on a moving train as a minister wedding nears. She vows to marry him for revenge and hints at divorce after a planned Reno stop, while the conductor urges speed. The parson completes the ceremony amid a wedding riot as guests chase the couple with rice.
The article traces boxing from classic Greece to the end of the seventeenth century, noting pugilism’s decline in the middle ages. It places the modern form with 1866 Amateur Athletic Club and Queensberry rules, and mentions the early boxing glove by Broughton. It also references Virgil’s portrayal of gloves as a severe offensive instrument. A second note reports a Chicago merchant seeking 1,000,000 willow baskets, signaling the willow industry’s neglect and government push to promote willow farming.
A young woman asks if suffragettes should join. Mr Growcher answers in favor, joking that Leap Year slows the mind from politics. The exchange reflects lighthearted views on women’s rights amid a humorous moment.
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