Elkins Spurns Italian Duke Match Over Rank and Wealth
Rome reports Senator Elkins rejected a proposed marriage with the Duke of the Abruzzi to wed Miss Elkins. Royal and aristocratic circles balked at a union with no European rank though the duke is said to be wealthy and admired American institutions. Rumors claim a private ceremony occurred, heightening controversy among Italian royalty and society.
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Rome
Elkins
Abruzzi
Miss Elkins
House of Savoy
The Merchant of Venice at Garden Theatre Aided by Ben Greet
The New York Post reports an uncommonly interesting performance by Ben Greet and his London company at the Garden Theatre. Shylock Antonio Bassanio Portia and the Duke are praised for consistent excellence and human portrayal among a strong overall cast.
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New York Post
Garden Theatre
Ben Greet
New York
Mr. Greet
Antonio
Mr. Wenman
Bassanio
Portia
Duke
Arragon
Morroco
Ellen Terry
Epitaph Reflects Tod Hall Personalize Bible Verse
Baltimore March 24 detective evangelist Tod Hall who died recently had his London Park cemetery epitaph altered from the world to Tod Hall in the line about everlasting life. He told his family the change comforted him and he underscored hath in the final clause. He also substituted his name in other Bible verses for personal emphasis.
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St. John iii
Tod Hall
London Park Cemetery
Tod
Ted Hall
Howe’s Moving Pictures Tour At Nelson Friday Night
Lyman H Howe presents a new program of moving pictures at the Nelson with a matinee and evening show on Friday March 27. The program takes viewers to Holland France England Morocco Zululand and includes a 50 mile per hour automobile ride a midnight city fire wild birds Arctic hunt Cherbourg quarries Casa Blanca bombardment and portraits of wild animals and other globe spanning features.
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Lyman H. Howe
Nelson
Holland
France
England
Morocco
Zululand
Arctic
Cherbourg
Casa Blanca
Human Hearts Drama Extols Healthful Recreation
In its tenth season the play Human Hearts is praised for providing wholesome entertainment that educates while amusing, offering a model for community recreation amid a range of questionable amusements.
Bible filled with notes treasured by his daughter
The man used lead pencil or black ink for passages he valued less, while the Bible he read most often was marked with underlining notes and interline writings. Every page bore marks and thoughts drawn from the texts, making the Bible a cherished keepsake for his daughter.
Onward Community Notes Highlight Services and Moves
Onward residents attend church and Sunday school. John Wissinger bought property and moved to Onward. Mrs. Jessie Hopper and Mrs. Daily receive health updates. School to close May 1. Residents traveled to Logansport and Delphi. Elia Miller and Rosie return to farm. John Snyder family visited relatives. Walker Brandt and Bert Byers take over Mays sugar camp. Edgar Phillips plans Walton purchase and move.
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Christian Church
John Wissinger
Onward
Jessie Hopper
Daily
Charles Snyder
Logansport
Snyder
Delphi
Elia Miller
Rosie
John Snyder
Henry Snyder
Walker Brandt
Bert Byers
Charles Mays
Edgar Phillips
Walton
Grave of Osage chief Chetopa Found in Kansas Farm
In Wilson county near Neodesha Michigan on an Altoona physician holds the skull found with a fragment of Indian blanket and beads. The grave of Chetopa the Osage war chief named many places was located by William Sipes on a farm once owned by him.
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Neodesha
Mich
Chetopa
Indiana
Kansas
Wilson County
William Sipes
Sipes
Altoona
B. W. Ladd
Wilson ‘County
Wilson
Neosho
Lahbette County
Miss Miller Wed to Converse Resident Mil ler Family Tie
Miss Miller daughter of Mrs Pleasant Jacob Miller 2315 Spear Street will reside in Converse after marriage to a man from Converse. The notice identifies family ties and the couple’s future home location.
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Converse
Miss Miller
Pleasant Jacob Miller
Spear Street
Texas Negroes Killed in Montgom County Attacks
News from Conroe Texas reports a third deadly incident in two weeks as Mrs Wright of Timbers fires on a would be intruder, mortally wounding a negro. Earlier a negro was hanged for prowling and last week two were shot for an attempted rape near Magnolia.
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Conroe
Tex
Montgomery County
Wright
Timbers
Magnolia
Pretty Charmer Gun Woman Caught by Police in Milwaukee
Mrs. Margaret Maurer alias Maggie Henn alias Maggie Finn, a famed sensational romantic, is jailed in Milwaukee on charges of robbing Henry Geise’s home where she worked as housekeeper. She drew a pistol when arrested, but police restrained her, after discovering $280 allegedly stolen.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Margaret Maurer
Maggie Henn
Maggie Finn
Henry Geise
Footlight Dancer Faces Court Ban Over Fatal Dance
New York report on Maude Fulton a young theatrical dancer who ignores medical warnings and continues to perform after an appendicitis operation. Her mother Mrs. J W Brandon seeks court intervention to stop further appearances at Herald Square and Casino theatres as doctors warn she is dancing toward death.
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John Montague
David Belasco
New York
Evening Journal
Frank Keenan
Virginia
Keenan
Belasco
Go “Werrens
Belasco Theatre
Buck Warren
Mr. Keenan
Jack Ranes
Maude Fulton
J. W. Brandon
Herald Square
Casino
Death Ends Booze Bout in Pittsburg Saloon
Police officer David Lennox intoxicated led about ten men into a saloon and forced them to drink. Henry Thompson died in a patrol wagon after his eighth or ninth drink. another man sickened in hospital. Several others were hospitalized in critical condition. the scene included a pantry of sprouted pan contents and improvised salad ideas.
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Pittsburg
David Lennox
Lennox
Henry Thompson
Passavant Hospital
Harvesting Dandelions and Old Mustard Bed
A narrator recalls coaxing her brother to dig frozen ground for two healthy dandelion roots with soil, plus earth from last year’s mustard bed. They place these in a large old dishpan with a sprouting turnip, forming a rustic spring garden scene.
Spring Millinery Delayed But Promises Big Arrivals
The Boss explains hats and millinery goods are not yet ready as wholesale houses finish next week. By waiting customers can buy sample and pattern hats at half price or less, with a large stock of styles arriving next week at noticeable prices.
High School Basketball Team Posed for Green Studio Portraits
Members of the high school basketball squad had their pictures taken at Green's studio on Sunday for the annual. An individual team portrait was also captured for publication.
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Green
The Fly Drawing Nigh
Poem fragment depicts a viewer and a fly approaching. The speaker invites shared attention as the insect crawls nearby.
Miller Kellars Wedding in Converse and City
The Rev Geo Crum marries Thomas C Kellers of Converse Indiana to Estella E Miller of the city at 10 this morning. Kellers is described as a young businessman.
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Geo. Crum
Thomas C. Kellers
Converse
Ind
Estella E. Miller
Mr. Kellers
Printer Robbed of 27 Dollars at Wilson Plant
Frank Whitehead, a printer on the Bankers' directory project at the T. H. Wilson plant, reports $27 stolen from his earnings stash. He says he has no idea who took the money.
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Frank Whitehead
Bankers
T. H. Wilson
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Jack Rance
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Ness
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A LA Carte Cafe
Uropean Plan
L. W. Tuller
M.A Shaw
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FRED
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