Wife Hands $50 Pension Peace to Husband Bigamy Charge
Ira A. Lovejoy of Belchertown is held for the grand jury on a bigamy charge after marrying Harriet Lane in May following a 1905 Canton marriage to Grace Dumphy. The Worcester wife testified she gave Lovejoy a written release for $50 from his pension for the children, and warned him to settle duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Maes
Ira A. Lovejoy
Belchertown
Grace Dumphy
Canton
Mass
Lovejoy
Harriet M. Lane
Worcester
Weathered Crude Rhyme Notes Odd Animal Snippets
A playful, dialect driven text catalogs quirky animal lines and whimsical misstatements. It mentions geese not laying eggs properly and a coyotes cowardice while idiosyncratic notes discuss a Guinea hen price and a sea cow milk issue.
Alarm Clock Keys Divorce Ruling in Anderson
In Anderson Indiana Judge Bagot grants Mrs Myrtle A Welker divorce from William A Welker and custody of the children. Welker must pay 10 dollars monthly child support. Mrs Welker receives most household goods with the alarm clock to go to Welker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
William A. Welker
Bagot
Welker
Myrtle A. Welker
McMix Denounces Misnaming of His Surname
A letter from A D McMix complains that the Reporter miswrites his family name. He insists his surname is McMix and rejects all other spellings as improper and slanderous. He expresses pride in his correct spelling and requests accurate usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. McMix
MacMix
McMix
Kalich Stars in Cora at Nelson Theatre Logs
Madame Kalich dazzles in Cora at the Nelson Theatre, living the role with real tears and emotion as George Garnier is portrayed by Frank Gillmore. The cast includes Flo rine Arnold, Beryl Pullman, Marjorie Conway, and a strong chorus plus The Marathon Four. The program features catchy songs and Laughing Gas as the weekly film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora
Nelson Theatre
Madame Kalich
The
Nelson
Mme. de Gresac
Logansport
Bernhardt
Sarah
Europe
America
Chicago
George Garnier
Garnier
Frank Gillmore
Florine Arnold
Boyle
Beryl Pullman
Marjorie Conway
Honeymoon Trail Brings Real Story to Nelson Stage
The musical comedy Honeymoon Trail by Adams Hough and Howard debuts at the Nelson Theatre Tuesday night. Producer Mort H. Singer rejects the usual vaudeville method, insisting on a consistent plot with a reason for every joke and song, delivering a cohesive musical drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams, Hough & Howard
Nelson
Mort H. Singer
The Montana Limited Rolls into Nelson on New Year's Day
The Montana Limited, with its scenic effects and love tale, follows a man who offers his life to save his erring brother marked by a price on his head for crimes including a train robbery. Klimt & Gazzolo Amusement presents the lavish production, a standout at popular priced houses on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Limited
Klimt & Gazzolo Amusement Company
Nelson
Texas Pals on the Plains at Nelson
The play Texas Pals presented at the Nelson next Thursday night December 31 tells a love story among two cow punchers and a single girl. It centers on loyalty and rivalry with realistic Southwestern Texas atmosphere and strong dramatic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Jack Rose and Company
New Year’s bill at Broadway exceeds expectations at first show
The New Year program at Broadway far surpassed managements hopes during the first afternoon performance. Maude Chestnut and Harry Jones opened with the song Mandy Lane in duet fashion, followed by LePine & Dore whose eccentric comedy and grotesque dancing drew uproarious laughter for about fifteen minutes. Naomi Etharde, an English juggler, closed with acclaimed feats after three years in the US theatre scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Chestnut
Harry Jones
Mandy Lane
LePine & Dore
Naomi Etharde
Etharde
Crystal show opens with strong lineup and high hopes
A well filled house welcomed Crystal show this afternoon as Bert Geyer balanced with nerve in the opening act. Barnum & Co present An Actor's Christmas with pathos and humor while Hattie Anderson earns laughs with musical flair. Josephine Turner and the Two Dunbars close with the double shuffle in wooden shoes and German jokes. Friday night brings amateur talent contests with prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Geyer
Geyer
Barnum & Company
Hattie Anderson
Hattie
Josephine Turner
Dunbars
Miss Turner
Vaudeville at the Majestic Chicago Features Miss Crosman in Peggy OConnor
The Majestic Theatre in Chicago presents Miss Henrietta Crosman in Peggy O'Connor a swashbuckling Irish maiden drama with breeches swordplay and danger during Charles II era. Also debut Tom Davies trio from London Hippodrome perform midair motor stunt with other acts including Mabel Maitland negro stories and Will M Cressy comedy How Patsy Went to War. additional features complete the bill.
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Majestic Theatre
Chicago
Dramanec
Henrietta Crosan
Peggy O'Connor
Miss Crosman
Peggy O’connor
Charles the Second
Cromwell
Peggy
Charles
Tom Davies
London Hippodrome
Mabel Maitland
Johbn T
May Burke
Will M. Cressy
Patsy
Ghost in the School Belfry Stirred German Valley
In German Valley New Jersey a man calling himself the mystery lived in the high school belfry for weeks. He bore a suitcase and wore a cap over his eyes and startled residents at night. He admitted scaring locals by acting as a ghost. He had keys, suitcases with new clothes, food, tobacco and a loaded revolver found in the belfry and ventilating flue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Valley
N. J
Charles Watson
Watson
State News Flashes From Indiana Tragedies and Fire Losses
A series of brief Indiana notices report injuries and deaths including Guy Eshelman of Marion fracturing a leg and arm after a fall, and several fatal or destructive incidents. George Bland died after falling from a Louisville & Nashville car in Evansville, Jasper’s Odd Fellows building burned for a $14,000 loss, Milan’s flour mill destroyed by fire, and a public sale of the Madison County Fair association property for 1325 dollars. Other items note William Koeppen’s heart failure while decorating a Christmas tree, A G Gamber found dead at a Fort Wayne cemetery, J Coate facing forgery charges with tuberculosis, Jeffersonville reform school patients ill with typhoid, Henry Milkee’s death after a stroke in Warsaw, Charles Naugelbach’s escape from a moving train to Brazil, and Mattias Auton’s suicide in Brazil.
Watch Stolen From Chili Parlor Worker on Christmas Day
Neal Stewart reports a Christmas Day theft at the Chili parlor where he works nights. He says his watch vanished while he slept, with the chain left intact and the owner unaware of the loss until checking the time.
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Neal Stewart
Boston Healings Chief Opens Cancer Clinic With Hands
Dr William G Bret founder of the Boston Workingmen's home plans a year end clinic to cure cancer Brights disease rheumatism and paralysis by laying on of hands He says he has cured patients when doctors declared incurable and cites a cancer case where the patient recovered after a hospital diagnosis and an earlier operation scar remains as proof He claims witnesses will testify to his cures and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Emmanuel Movement
Christian Science
William G. Bret
Bright
Ister
Local Healer Claims Cures Through Divining Force
An unnamed healer describes cures for sciatic rheumatism neuritis kidney trouble Bright's disease and paralysis. He recounts treating an eighteen year old mill worker in Milton Massachusetts whose withered arm became usable after a brief session and a man with a paralyzed right side regaining movement and strength after an hour of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright’s
Milton
Mass
Hog attack leaves farmer fighting for life
York Haven farmer William Fritz was nearly killed while slaughtering hogs when a supposedly dead hog revived and clawed him. Fritz struck the animal, then as he cut its throat the hog toppled him, tore at him with teeth, and he finally wounded it with a decisive blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
William Fritz
York Haven
Fritz
Vandalia Yard Conductor J A Smith on Christmas Vacation
J A Smith a Vandalia yard conductor is enjoying a Christmas vacation. He is taking time off work during the holiday season.
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J. A. Smith
Vandalia Yard
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