Bastrop Weddings and Quiet Marriage News
Social department reports two nuptials. Miss Lillie Robinson wed Dr. D H Bell at her parents home in Bastrop with Rev Fox officiating al fresco under oaks. The couple’s reception followed. among out of town guests were H W Jones and L G Johnston. Morrison and Crow also wed at Old Trenton with Rev J A H Wharton officiating. Mr W S Levens plans a Birmingham visit later today.
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Lastrop
Lillie Robinson
D. H. Bell
Monroe
Cape Robinson
Rev. Fox
Methodist Church
Bertie Ogbourne
Petite Virginia Robinson
Irma Robinson
Amicé Robinson
Pride
Virginia Bell
Fox
Dr. Bell
Bastrop
Mrs. L. B. Robinson
Susie Robinson
L. B. Robinson
H. W. Jones
Rayville
L. G. Johnston
J. M. Munholland
John W Morrison
Beulah G. Crow
J. J. Gregory
Old Trenton
J. A. H. Wharton
First Baptist Church
Morrison
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Promoted As Universal Remedy
An advertising copy touts Hot Springs Arkansas as a center of cure for constipation liver and stomach misery. It claims Hot Springs Liver Buttons are the best laxative and urges readers to request a free sample from Hot Springs Chemical Co and lists Monroe Chase and Collens Co as special agents.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
Maine
California
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Ark
Monroe
Chase & Collens Co
Graveyard gambling urged as old practice ends in Irish case
A legal ruling in Dungarvan stopped residents playing cards on grave markers and dancing near graves. The judge ruled churchyards are for worship, not recreation, citing historic misuse and an injunction against sixteen locals. The article notes past allowances in English churchyards and a Hampshire tale of marble-tomb marble-playing.
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St. Marylebone
London
Hogarth
United Kingdom
Dungarvan
Whitguntide
Hurstbourne Tarrant
Hampshire
Famous Leaps of Byard Near Newmarket
In Lincolnshire three hoof marks seven yards apart mark Byard's leap. A witch tormented neighbors until a farmer and wise man devised a plan using a naked dagger and a naked dagger tied to the farmer’s waist. Byard the blind horse led a midnight ride to the witch, who was defeated after three leaps.
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Newmarket
Lincolnshire
England
Byard
Destructive Pennsylvania Deer
A Sugar Camp road traveler saw three deer at the road edge near a watering trough, walking away only after a whip cracked. Henry Dill near Trout Run reported a drove of 14 deer nearby, amid farmers losses from deer browsing wheat. Farmers urge action as deer damage crops and fear legal limits prevent killing during foraging. Williamsport correspondence.
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Pennsylvania
Sugar Camp
Henry Dill
Trout Run
Williamsport Correspondence North American
Kano city of central Africa with ancient walls and gates
The native city of Kano in central Africa is described with its twelve mile circumference walls, thirteen gateways with guardhouses, and heavy iron doors. Its records reach back about 800 years, noting Katina in the same province as possibly older though Kano is the region’s most important Hausa city.
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Kano
Central Africa
Katsina
Southern Pacific May Be Cut Off as Flood Waters Rise
New Orleans, June 8. Conditions along Hymelia crevasse flood plains have worsened. In Des Allemands country between Raceland Junction and Roux, water five inches over rails threatens to stop main line freight and passenger service Sunday. Freight embargo expected. passenger trips may divert via Yazoo and Mississippi Valley to Burnsides then ferry to Donaldsonville to reach Napoleonville branch trains.
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New Orleans
Hymelia Crevasse
Des Allemands
Raceland Junction
Roux
Southern Pacific
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Burnsides
Donaldsonville
Napoleonville
New Clerk of Court Aubrey Green Takes Oath
The Clerk of Court Myatt reports all recently elected parish city and ward officers have qualified. Aubrey Green, first to take the oath as clerk of court, has resigned as assessor to Gov Hell. Governor must appoint a temporary assessor until January 1 when Joe Hanna's term begins. Myatt retires after eight years in office. Green is seen as thoroughly competent and expected to be an ideal successor.
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Myatt
Aubrey Green
Green
Hell
Joe Hanna
Tribute to Dead Marines After Vendemiaire Sinking
June 9 Cherbourg report on the Vendemiaire submarine disaster. Minister of Marine Delcasse visits the scene aboard the Gloire to pay homage as admiralty guards, troops, and bands honor the dead. A St Louis officer says the submarine vanished instantly after a rapid bow impact. no recovery possible.
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Cherbourg
Vendemiaire
Marine Guard
la Marseillaise
Gloire
St. Louis
Mrs Davis Seeks Divorce in Colorado Springs
Mrs Roberta W Davis files suit for divorce from Henry K B Davis Jr in Colorado Springs. The couple wed a year ago and Mrs Davis, formerly Miss Roberta Kissell, was a leading society figure in the city. Nonsuyyport is listed as changed.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Roberta W. Davis
Henry K. B. Davis, Jr
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Roberta Kissell
Bookbinders propose pension system and home for retired members
Detroit readers learn that President Glockling’s recommendations to the Bookbinders International Union would create an old age pension plan and a home for sick and disabled members. The union covers about three fourths of bookbinders in the United States and Canada.
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Detroit
Mich
Glockling
The
Bookbinders’ International Union
United States
Canada
All aboard for the V. S. & PL excursion
A brief notice invites readers to join the V. S. and PL excursion labeled The Place that Sets the Pace. It advises bringing four picnic hats or picnic footwear and notes lunches are not provided.
Man Coughs Breaks Rib After Frightful Cough
In Neenah Wisconsin a man suffered severe side pain after a coughing spell and two ribs were broken. The article notes Dr King s New Discovery as a remedy for coughs and lung issues and mentions a free trial bottle offer. Judge J P Madison arrived to hold a weeklong district court session with cases set for trial.
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Neenah
Wis
J. P. Madison
District Court
A Mean Man Quarrel Over Lock of Hair Returns
A popular local belle and her beau quarrel over a lock of hair. She asks for its return and he asks whether she means the dark lock or the one she wore when she was a blonde. The playful exchange ends with a lighthearted plea for the keepsake.
Park Hotel Sold to Wahrer from Waukesha
Dr. F A Brown returned Saturday from Waukesha Wisconsin where he sold the Park hotel to Geo F Wahrer formerly manager of the Monroe Hotel. Wheat steady with losses pro visions firm. Chamberlains Tablets for digestion and regular bowels sold by dealers.
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F. A. Brown
Waukesha, Wis
Park Hotel
Geo. F. Wahrer
Monroe Hotel
Associated Press
Chicago
Villages Said Destroyed After Katmai Eruption
Passengers aboard the Dora arriving from the west report ash showers from Katmai volcano and fear several small fishing villages on Shelikof Strait have been destroyed. The Unalaska revenue cutter service was asked to send assistance. a Chamber of Commerce organization committee will meet Tuesday night.
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Seward
Alaska
Dora
Katmai
Shelikof Strait
Revenue Cutter Service
Unalaska
Chamber of Commerce
National Sheet Metal Contractors Open Eighth Convention
The National Association of Sheet Metal Contractors opened its eighth annual convention in St. Louis with attendees from many cities. The four day gathering will run through June 14.
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St. Louis
National Association of Sheet Metal Contractors
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Meyer Bros. Clothing Department
Social Department
Liobinson- Bell
W. S. Levens
Birmingham
Monroe Commercial College, Ltd
Sues
Confederacy
Freight
T. J. Shelton
Man
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Mertal Contractors
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Atlanta
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