Evelyn May Sues Thaw For Divorce Before Trial
Pittsburg reports that Evelyn May Thaw plans to file for divorce from Harry Kendall Thaw. Friends say evidence is being gathered in Pittsburg for a trial, while Thaw seeks to present his side in court. Detective Roger O Mara's visit and letters involving Mrs. Holman feature in ongoing case developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Sheehan
la Crosse
Wis
Scranton
Evelyn
Harry Thaw
Pittsburg
New York
Roger O'Mara
Thaw
O'Mara Ar
O'Mara
Olcott
William Thaw
O Mara
Twentythird Street
Mt Clemens Mineral Bath City Reach by Grand Trunk Rail
Mt Clemens the Mineral Bath City is reached without change of cars only by the Grand Trunk Railway System. Timetables and a descriptive pamphlet will be mailed free on application to Geo W Vaux AGPTA 135 Adams St Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk Railway System
Geo. W
Vaux
T. A
Adams St
Chicago
Newspaper Size Versus Storefront Space Debate
The public weighs advertisement area against building and showroom size, arguing that ad footprint often eclipses physical scale in perceived prominence. Competing stores measure influence by display space and media presence rather than actual bricks.
Voliva Refuses Dowie Demand Over Charges
Wilbur Glenn Voliva head of the Christian Catholic Apostolic church declines Dowie’s demand for detailed charges on the first apostle’s moral character. Dowie’s attorney replied to Voliva and a Michigan judge is expected to decide the case later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
John Alexander Dowie
First Apostle
Dowie
Voliva
Jesus
W. J. Voliva
P. C. Haley
Landis
Michigan
Jacob Newman
Ice Dealers to Jail in Jacksonv ille Case
In Jacksonville Florida July 25 authorities filed another information against the alleged ice trust. W S Ware a leading local businessman was ordered jailed while other defendants posted bonds. The case will be heard Wednesday as a writ of habeas corpus seeks Supreme Court action. In Kansas City Missouri July 21 testimony tied Heim Brewing plant ice to People’s Ice Storage and Fuel company, showing a contract for distributing Heim ice.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Ice Trust
W. S. Ware
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Heim Brewing Company
People’s Ice, Storage & Fuel Company
People’s Company
Heim
WEDS. GENTLEMAN WEDS AFTER THIRTY YEARS IN MICHIGAN
In Muskegon on July 25, 67 year old ranch owner Robert Patterson secretly marries 65 year old Martha Ellen Elmore. Patterson once stayed with the Elmores for a decade and learned of Elmore’s presumed death thirty years ago. Mrs. Patterson wears her original wedding dress.
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Muskegon
Mich
Robert Patterstern
Dob, Wash
Martha Ellen Elmore
Pattestern
Elmore
Elmores
Peruna Heals Brooklyn Woman Says Treatment Prolonged Life
Mrs. O D Robinson of 43 St Felix Street Brooklyn writes that Peruna improved her health after two years of physician care. She reports relief from swollen feet and limbs abdominal bloating shortness of breath and stiff joints and says she can work again thanks to Dr Hartman and the prescribed medicine.
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O. D. Robinson
St. Felix St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hartman
Outdoor Sleep Craze Spreads From Evanston
Chicago July 25 The fad for outdoor sleeping spreads from Evanston led by former mayor James A Patten. Tents appear on north shore lawns as patrons seek better health. Walter Dean Northwestern University considers a tent city with showers and a track. Patten slept on his porch with his sons ages 12 and 16 and reports feeling more refreshed.
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Chicago
James A. Patten
Evanston
Mr. Patten
Ridge Avenue
Thomas
Jack
Three Die From Fourth of July Firework Accidents
Chicago reports three deaths from tetanus after Fourth of July celebrations. Victims include two boys aged 8 and 10 and adults Frank Pajarski 32 Fred Heil 10 and Edward Pural 8 who died from injuries sustained while lighting or handling firecrackers and toy pistols.
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Chicago
Ill
Frank Pajarski
Maple Street
Fred Heil
Touhy Avenue
Edward Pural
West Thirty-second Street
St. Bernard's Hospital
G A R Encampment Special Rates From La Crosse to Minneapolis
Aug 15 to 18 special low round trip rates 3 50 from La Crosse to Minneapolis and return Aug 11 17 and 18 for G A R encampment travelers via the North Western line direct route with fast schedules and special trains. Tickets available through Chicago & North Western Railway agents.
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G. A
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Minn
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Ra Y
Change in Time for Nineteen Sixth Street Runs
The change affects two trains on the C. M. & St. P. Ry. schedule. Train N 6 eastbound leaves at 12 35 p m instead of 12 45 p m. Train N 5 northbound leaves at 5 35 p m instead of 5 40 p m. The changes take effect Sunday, July 22.
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St. P. Ry
Headko Powder Kills Ko momo Conductor
In Kokomo Indiana on July 25 Fred Scherer a 24 year old streetcar conductor died within minutes after taking a supposed harmless headache powder bought at a drug store. He was the son of County Commissioner George Scherer.
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Kokomo
Ind
Fred Scherer
Scherer
George Scherer
Fight Racing in Tennessee Moves to End Horse Racing
Memphis Tenn July 25 ministers of the Methodist Episcopal church south pass resolutions condemning racing and pledge support to opponents in the approaching election. Committees will frame and push a bill to ban the sport. M R Patterson, Democrat candidate for governor, is viewed as a friend of how racing has been run in this state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
M. R. Patterson
Leaves Fortune to a Nurse
Mrs. Fannie Davis of Fruitvale seeks probate after Louis B. E. Mary left $80,000 to his nurse who saved him. The Frenchman died March 17 in Rouen, naming Mrs. Davis $10,000. Davis accuses Eugene Mary of handling the estate and has attorney Hugh S. Aldrich pursuing a speedy settlement.
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Oakland
Cal
Louis B. E. Mary
Fannie Davis
Fruitvale
Rouen
France
Davis
Eugene Mary
Hugh S. Aldrich
Lincoln era clerk Julius Sims jailed for intoxication
Julius Sims, 70, a White House clerk who wrote letters for Abraham Lincoln and authored Lincoln reminiscences, was sent to the workhouse for 15 days after a Washington police court hearing. He claimed he was under doctor’s care and took whisky as medicine.
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Washington,d. C
Lincoln
Julius Sims
White House
Executive Mansion
Sims
Knife Makes Grim Inal Good Man
Holzhay, a noted bandit and murderer from Menominee Michigan, is said to be cured of his criminal tendencies by an operation. A pardon movement led by E D Moshed, former warden of Marquette prison, seeks clemency for him after years of train robberies and a reign of terror.
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Menominee, Mich
Marquette Fr Life
Store Management as Black Art in Printing
Store management is described as a black art with printers ink being essential. without it there is no real store keeping. The remark frames ink as central to managing a store and highlights the craft aspect of retail operations.
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Albert EF. Parkinson
Parkinson & Dockendorff
McMillan Bldg
Pitsburg
Harry Kendall Thaw
McManus
Hartridge
Thomas Morris
Fred H. Hartwell
Morris & Hartwell
Lawyers
Unker
Crosse, Wis
MT. Clemens
Ice Dealers
Light On Ice
West Ave
South Eighth Street
South Ninth Street
J. H. Lightbody
Main Street
America
Fight Racing
Tennessee
Fortune
Unique Theatre
la Crosse’s
Third Street
Main and
Pearl Sts
India
Pennsylvania
Yellowstone
VIA
Nthe
Gardiner Gateway
A. M. Cleland
St. Paul, Minn
Northern Pacific Railway
C. L. Townsend
4Th and Broadway
St. Paul
Mian
Devils Lake
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