Helen Gould to wed F J Shepard of St Louis
New York December 16 Helen Miller Gould one of the world’s richest women will marry Finley J Shepard of St Louis an active railroad man and assistant to the president of the Gould lines The engagement was announced by George J Gould at Georgian Court Lakewood with no further details given The wedding is planned for late January in New York and the couple began their romance after Miss Gould toured western railroads with a party last March This card notes Miss Gould’s philanthropy and long service to charitable causes
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New York
Helen Miller Gould
Finley J. Shepard
St. Louis
B. F. Bush
Gould Lines
Missouri Pacific
Tron Mountain
Denver
Rio Grande
Miss Gould
George J. Gould
Georgian Court
Lakewood
Gould
Shepard
West
Frank J
Edwin Gould
Goulds
Benjamin F. Bush
Gould Railroads
Finley
Western Railroad
Northern Pacific
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
Mr. Shepard
America
Jay Gould
Gould House
Fifth Avenue
Engagement of Helen Gould to Finley J. Shepard Announced
The engagement pairs heiress Helen Gould with Finley J. Shepard son of a retired Episcopal clergyman. Shepard, a bachelor born in Connecticut, is a railroad official with broad culture and varied athletic interests including golf tennis and sprinting.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
St. Paul
Miss Gould
Betts Held Over Threats Returns To New York
Edwin Betts, alleged to threaten Dr. John A. McGill, was taken into custody by detectives on arriving from New York. He was sent back to New York in the care of his father after a city physician found him fine. Betts had written letters to Mrs. Harriet Fickinger, married to banker William Fickinger of Indianapolis.
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Edwin Betts
Chicago
John A. McGill
New York City
New York
Betts
Europe
Boulder couple legally give away twin girl Ruby
In Boulder Colorado on December 16 Mr and Mrs Alfred Lundgren appeared in county court and legally relinquished one of their twin babies to the neighboring Strandberg family. The couple kept the boy since their other children are all girls. Ruby remains with the Strandbergs.
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Boulder
Colo
Alfred Lundgren
Ruby
Nils Strandberg
Ten Lost In Gulf Storm Off Texas Coast
Port Arthur Texas December 16 G Sand master of the Standard Oil barge 87 and the nine crew members were drowned when a heavy gulf storm tore the barge from its tow and it turned turtle Fears are expressed for the safety of the British steamer Impoco and barge Hainut thirty five aboard these vessels were reported endangered by the storm's path
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Port Arthur
Tex
G. Sand
Standard Oil
Gulf
Impoco
Hainut
Big Blaze Tears Through Paterson Business District
A four hour blaze devastated seven buildings at Main and Van Houten streets Paterson New Jersey yesterday. The fire started in John J Disken Co department store and spread rapidly to the P A Simmona warehouse. Fire Chief Louis Coyle praised his men for preventing further spread and noted no lives were lost.
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Main
van Houten
Paterson
N. J
Miami Street
John J. Disken
Louis Coyle
Paterson Fire Department
Coyle
P. A. Simmona
Diskon
van Houten Street
Simmons
Erie Strikers Quit District After Riots in Edgewater
About 175 of 200 Erie strikers withdrew after rioting in Edgewater pockets near the coal yards. Two killed and nine policemen wounded as deputies moved to restore order. Many families fled with belongings to hideouts in Paterson and other Jersey towns.
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Palisades
Edgewater
N. J
Erie Railroad
Heath
Hackensack
Paterson
Jersey
Thief Haunts Police in Vredonia Township Burglary
Tax Collector Harry Wilson of Vredonia New Jersey woke to find his gold watch stolen from beside his bed after five burglaries in the township since Thanksgiving Day. A burglar entered, ate a cake on the lower floor, and escaped as Wilson slept with a revolver under his pillow ready to defend his home.
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Vredonia
N. J
Dee
Harry Wilson
Wilson
Train Wreck Blocks Three Tracks in Westport
Extra freight train No. 23 on the New Haven road wrecked in front of Westport station. A truck detached from a wrecked car caused the collision. Three tracks blocked and traffic delayed for hours. Three cars badly damaged. ties ripped up for seventy feet.
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Westport
Conn
New Haven Road
Chicago records record carnival of crime in December
Chicago police report the first half of December shows record burglaries holdups and thefts. total loot around 200000 excluding wagons and horses. notable incidents include a policeman Reichert robbed of watch revolver and cash and diamond broker Joseph Merochnick held up for 25000 in unset diamonds and 1600 in cash.
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Chicago
Bates
Spisser
William Reichert
Reichert
Joseph Merochnick
New York
Two Engineers Bill Pushed By Connecticut Labor
Hartford Dec. 16. A measure to require two engineers for every fast express train in Connecticut will be introduced in the next legislature. The bill has labor union support and aims to boost public safety while saving railroad losses. Proponents argue two engineers prevent misreads of signals and reduce fatigue.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
Hen Adopts Cold Storage for Eggs in Icehouse
Gilbert Brown of Hast View owns a Plymouth Rock hen that stored seventy two eggs under an icehouse floor. Brown suspects the hen laid a fresh egg daily in a cool nest last summer, profiting as eggs rise in price.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Gilbert Brown
Hast View
Brown
Tragic Jump From Mexico City Cathedral Tower
A man named Joan Lopez leaped from the top of the cathedral tower after a quarrel with his sweetheart in Mexico City. He survived five hours after being found before dying.
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City of Mexico
Joan Lopez
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Big Blaze
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Kenyon Cox
MacVeagh
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Long Branch Daily Record
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Harry Goldstein, Mang’r
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