Reconstructed snob learns to love and give hope
Dr George Moultrie encounters Coral Nielsen a maid who reveals she is the heiress Jane White and reforms after helping a factory girl Milly Smith. Coral's transformation inspires charitable acts and a romance as the doctor urges marriage and true affection over wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Moultrie
Jane
Moultrie
Jane White
Coral Nielson
Vyes
Nielson
Miss White
Mother
Dr. Mouline
Milly Smith
Litle
Milly
Rags
Dr. Moultrie
Coral
Building Collapse Buries Nine Men in Milwaukee
Nine men were buried when a three story brick building owned by the Mormon Salt Company collapsed during demolition. Police and firemen battled to reach survivors as a slight wind appears to have caused a wall to give way. Several men were removed with injuries, others remain trapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Mormon Salt Company
Contest Over Two Hundred Seats Debated by GOP Subcommittee
The Republican National Committee subcommittee meets to review 210 contested delegate seats across states including Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Texas Virginia Alaska and others. Some double delegations and at large seats are noted as not in line with the convention call, totaling twenty four seats disputed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National Committee
Alabama
Arkansas
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgiia
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
stinneeater—Korth
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Ouse Carolina
Towi
Repke
Texas
Virginia
Alaska
Georgia
Minnesota
Judge Urges Truce At Sight Of Pretty Child
New York May 31 Justice Goft shows sympathy for Millie Mary Potter six as her mother seeks separation and alimony while Captain Leland Potter sues for divorce The judge suggests reconciling the Potters before testimony as lawyers shake heads The mother testifies to alleged August and September abuse including a blow to the child amid marriage in 1902 3 and a salary based alimony request of 100 a month The divorce case names several co respondents and witnesses describe automobile rides and hotel rooms with various others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Captain Potter
Earl Schofield
Greenwich
Conn
Benjamin Harris
Henrietta Brookshaw
Stamford
Mrs. Potter
Schofield
Chester Arthur Williams
Time Tested Kidney Pills Enduring Relief Claims
Mrs James M Long of Staunton Virginia testified in 1903 that Doan’s Kidney Pills cured her backache and urinary troubles. In 1907, four and a half years later, she said she had no kidney trouble since and repeated her endorsement. The ad promotes Dean’s Kidney Pills as the same proven remedy available for 50 cents in stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
W. Main St. Staunton
Mrs. Long
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York Woman Adopts Found Baby After Shopping Incident
Mrs Her man Atkins MacNeill, wife of the McKinley statue designer, took an infant from a Broadway department store for a moment. The mother did not return for two hours, and the baby was taken to a police station. MacNeill hoped to adopt the child, saying the detectives are seeking the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman Atkins MacNeill
McKinley
Canton
Manhattan
College Point
L. I
Think Franklin Up Against It In Darrow Trial
In Los Angeles special prosecutor Ford is expected to finish Bert Franklin's direct examination in the Darrow trial before today’s session ends. Earl Rogers will handle the cross examination. Franklin neared his arrest date under Ford’s questioning and showed nerves and temper. Completion by mid June is no longer expected. some attorneys now see August as more likely for the trial's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeles
Cal
Ford
Bert Franklin
Darrow
Earl Rogers
Franklin
Rogers
Transport Men Strike Defies Government in London
London officials report transport workers refusing to return to work pending television fare talks. Ship owners and dockers union clash as 2,000 police guard docks while unloading provisions continues. Food supplies remain ample and meat prices ease as Harry Gosling signals readiness to bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Trade
Dock and Transport Federvene
Smithfield
Harry Gosling
Sold Jewels of Queen Sentenced in Straits Court
Singapore May 31 Paul De Hoseck extradited from London was sentenced to two years in prison for disposing of the stolen jewels of the Queen of Siam in the Straits Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Paul Dehoseck
London
Straits Court
Siam
Reinstated minister Gilbert Williams ends 14 years of exile
The Rev Gilbert Fearing Williams a deposed Episcopal priest was restored to the priesthood at age 64 after a long battle over immorality charges. A standing committee backed by new evidence led Bishop Harding to reinstate him, with Williams taking a reaffirming oath at Bishop Moording's chapel.
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Washington, D. c
Gilbert Fearing Williama
Episcopal Church
Williams
Christ Episcopal Church
Harding
Bishop Satterlee
Supreme Court of the District
Satterlee
Mr. Williams
Chareres
Randolph Street
Northwest
Randolph H. McWim
Bishop Harding
Dr. Williams
McKim
United States
House of Tudor
Henry VI
Alfred Moarding
Massachusetts Avenue
Randolph H. McKim
Wil- Jame
Waler A. Mitchell
David Barr
Charles F. Sontag
Cherey
R. P. Williams
Charles Buck
C. Ernest Smith
Melville Church
J. Holdsworth Gordon
W. P. Reeves
Black Rebels Sack Ho Town and Burn Sugar Mill
Black assailants sack Ho Town in Havana district burning a large section including a sugar mill erected by German interests valued at 700000 dollars. The incident targets the town and its industrial asset, with significant property destruction reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Hothe
William and Mary Summer Session 1912 Notice
Summer session of the College of William and Mary in Dublin Virginia runs June 19 to August 14, 1912. Altitude 2,160 feet. Fees: regular courses and faculty work count full credit toward degrees. Athletics and outdoor life. Courses in William and Mary educational courses and Normal Academy open to men only. Total eight week expenses tuition board and room $35. Write for bulletin to the Director of the William and a Summer Quamsbarg, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William and Mary
Normal Academy
THE
William and A
Quamsbarg
Language of Jewels and Birthstone Meanings Explored
The article explains how stones act as a language through their meanings such as turquose faithfulness and topaz friendship. It notes the belief that jewels carry traits and destiny, cites Shakespeare and historic usages, and mentions pearls, opal, and other stones used as tokens of love, friendship, and fortune. It also briefly mentions cleaning lace and a social note about the Gleason family address and a widow's quiet life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shylock
Hunters Feast Recipe and Hunting Banter
A cookbook fragment describes chicken with mushrooms simmered in cream and served on toast with parsley. It includes a hunting quip where Hickenlooper and companions mention a ter-cent Miemit, reflecting Harper's Weekly style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binks
Dawson
Mildad
Hickenlooper
Wigley
Harper’s Weekly
Woman Faints as Wires Save Bank Clerk’s Wife
A New Jersey bank clerk reacts as his wife, leaning from an upper window, is pulled from electrified wires after a seven year old boy is fatally struck by a car near Citizens National Bank in Caldwell. Ernest Clausen, who drove the car, was not arrested.
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New York
Citizens’ National Bank
Calswell
N. J
John Marion
Marion
Albert Allis, Jr
Brookdale Avenue
Caldwell
Albert
Mountainside Hospital
Montclair
Clausen
Marriages Reported Between Stepmother and Stepson in New York
Philadelphia announces the marriage of Mrs. Tamar Beatrice Percy Gleason to Edwin P. Gleason, her stepson, performed last Friday in New York. Edwin heads the firm Edwin P. Gleason & Son, with a Worth Street address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Tamar
Beatrice Percy Gleason
Edwin P. Gleason
Gleason
Edwin P. Gleason & Son
Worth Street
Pennsylvania
Queen Mary Ponders Pardoning Pearl-Fisher Tale
The piece recounts Jumbo Adams a pearl fisherman in Southern Illinois jailed for twenty years for murder of Charles Jane. A large pearl gem found on the Wabash River led to the fatal clash and the gem’s chain of custody ending with a London jeweler and now the Queen’s necklace. Queen Mary reportedly communicates with Adams’ relatives in hopes of a pardon.
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Ceen Mary
Adams
Adama
New York Pest
Tuver
Lonedon
Discharged on Charge of Killing Infant in Lynchburg
Mrs Anna Staples and daughter Hattie were discharged today in Police Court after a month in jail. The Commonwealth could not show otherwise than natural causes for the infant's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Anna Staples
Hattie
Commonwealth
Miners Fire at Baldwin Guards in Painter Creek Ambush
Charleston dispatch reports striking Painter Creek miners attempted a massacre of Baldwin mines guards. About three hundred shots rang out as unarmed detectives traveled from the mines to boardhouses for breakfast. Detective See Te was wounded in the side. no fatalities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Charleston
W. VA
Painter Creek
Baldwin Mines
See Te
Miss Murphy Becomes Talk of New York Zoo
Robert P. Green, a New York City schoolteacher, urged Mayor Garner to rename hippos at Central Park Zoo from Miss Murphy to names like Astor or Winthrop. The mayor replied that Murphy, meaning many Miss Murphys, has not planned the change but the idea may be worth considering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert P. Green
Central Park Zoo
Mourphy
Garner
Mure Phy
Park Zoo
Miss Astor
Winthrop
Ar Maxwell
Lavy
Cohen
Gene
Green
Mr. Green
Murphy
Fifty Years Since Seven Pines Fight in Richmond
In Richmond Virginia on May 1 1962 half a century passes since the first Seven Pines battle began the seven day engagement. Homes sheltered wounded Confederate soldiers as General Joseph Johnston was wounded and succeeded by General Robert E Lee. The attack was checked and the city was spared pillage for nearly two more years. Survivors recall the desperate fighting with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Army of the Confederacy
Joseph E. Johnston
Robert BE. Lee
Confederacy
Appomattox
Seven Pines
Man Elected Office Bucks Pay, Starts Kicking
A brief squib notes a man elected to office immediately complains the job isn’t lucrative, quoting the Big Stamp Gap Post. The item satirically highlights perceived low pay for public service.
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Milam
J. Cleveland Hall
Church of
Ephiphany
Danville
R. L. McNair
Presbyterian Church
Charlotte C. H
W. W. Royal
Board of Foreign Missions
M. E. Church South
Norfolk
Nathan Maynard
Japan
Roanoke
L. C. Douthit
Valhalla
S. C
Wesleyan Methodist Conference of
N. C
J. C. Holland
Keen St. Baptist Church
H. D. Guarrant
Hoverus
Moresi Bendit
Wren
the Baptist
Milan
Rev Hicks
Baptist Union
Milam Medicine Co
Annie Hindichsen
Richmond Bag Company
E. Cary St
Richmond, VA
Gcalists
Pracce
Yo and Weper
Murine Eyo Remedy Co
Chicago
Chishester S
Hicker Tege
Chepe
Daisy Fly Killer
Iinee
Efewr
Harold Somers
Dekalb Ave
Putnam Faceless
Monroe Drug CO
Quincy
Doan
Avoys
Louisville
M.sarel & Sons
Episcopal
W. S. Tanner Pain CO
College of William and Mary
Dublin
Woman’s Department
Gleasons
Pelham Road
Phitededphit
Mra Gilessen
Te — Masiits
Tecoy
Stevens
J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company
P. D. Bor
Chicoper Palls
Massachusetts
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