Indian weddings and a shared divorce at Oacoma
A Comanche style tableau unfolds at Oacoma near the Lower Brule reservation as three Sioux weddings occur in one day. A half breed groom joins a full-blood bride in each pairing while Fanny Philbrick acts as witness and assists her ex in starting over, culminating in a decree of absolute divorce that still aids the former spouse.
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Oacoma
Lower
Brule
Great Sioux
Charley Long Turkey
Kate
Antoin Rencounter
Nellie
Charley de Shouquette
Hélois Felicia
Hymen
Fanny Philbrick
Miss Philbrick
Fanny Philberck de Shenquette
Charles de ” Shenquette
Rare Hagenbeck Animals Fetch Low Prices at Cincinnati Sale
The Hagenbeck animal sale at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens drew circus and amusement buyers led by the Shivago committee from Lincoln Park. Bidders paid modest sums for notable pieces including a single pair of double-humped camels at 550 and a unique female cheetah leopard at 255, along with llamas and other items. The Philadelphia Zoo bought a stuffed gorilla for 500 and the New York Museum a thoroughbred lioness for 260.
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Hagenbeck
Zoological Gardens
Cincinnati
Heinrich Hagenbeck
Shivago
Messrs. Whakersham
Byron
Redieske
Lincoln Park Board
Paul Redieske
America
Chicago
Philadelphia Zoo
New York Museum
Extinct Animals Bones Unearthed Near New Lisbon
Workmen uncover skeletons of three extinct animals a mastodon a giant deer and a peccary during bridge excavations near New Lisbon in Columbra county Ohio Professor W C Mills curator of the Museum of the state university explains the finds indicate long time gaps between deaths and the Smithsonian has identified the skeletons which will become property of the Ohio state university after formal transfers
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New Lisbon
Colmbra County
Ohio
W.C. Mills
Museum of the State University
Skrietens
Smithsonian Institution
Ohio State University
Names Change Sought for Booths Son Charles Brandon
Mr and Mrs Ballington Booth leaders of Volunteers of America applied in Montclair New Jersey circuit court to change their son William s name to Charles Brandon Booth The couple cited family disagreements and desire to honor Gen William Booth with the change The Chicago Tribune notes some warrant girls may rebel at regulation sea to weave sight house alge ve
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Ballington Booth
Volunteers of America
Circuit Court
Montclair
N. J
William
Charles Brandon Booth
Gen
William Booth
Booth
Saya
Chicago Tribune
Stroudsburg Councilman Survives 200 Foot Fall Hazard
Councilman Hiram W. Kistler narrowly escaped death when his horse and buggy tumbled down Hipcie’s gap, a 200 foot ravine. He credits luck and a fresh $3,000 accident policy as factors in his safe recovery. Six men used ropes and harness to lift the carriage back to the road, as Kistler reflected on the peril of the descent.
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Hiram W. Kistler
Stroudsburg
Kistler
Wanted Boy, Got Three in Brooklyn Family
George Hamlin, a Brooklyn letter carrier, learns from his doctor that he has three newborn sons. He imagines a flawless upbringing and future business success for each boy. The doctor confirms there are three boys, leaving Hamlin stunned yet upbeat as his wife and family adjust.
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George Hamlin
Brooklyn
Hamlin
New Stamping Machine Tested at Chicago Post Office
A new stamp canceling machine using suction to feed letters is being tested in Chicago. It can cancel about 125 000 letters per hour, vastly more than the current 30 000–40 000 range. If successful, it could replace many existing machines at the office, which handle roughly 800 000 letters daily.
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Chicago
United States Postal Department
Ani
Ancient plesiosaurs unearthed on Dwina banks in perilous dig
Prof Amalizki leads excavations near the Dwina river in northern Russia where 20 foot plesiosaurs in complete preservation are found with horn plates and conifer fossils. The czar funds annual expeditions with 10 000 rubles while peasants misjudge the team as folk-saviors or villains, and Cossack guards avert mob violence.
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University of Warsaw
Dwina
Russia
Czar
Amalizki
End of Coeducation Near at Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University in Middletown Conn nears a final shift as a joint committee proposes a separate woman’s college with independent administration eventually under a dean appointed by trustees. The plan includes gradual separation and location decisions to be settled in June, funded by the twentieth century Thanksgiving movement.
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Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan
Woman's College
Sues Mrs Gould Over Silk Waist Suit
Mrs Howard Gould faces an Eighth district court suit over a silk waist bought from Fifth Avenue dressmaker Mile Mirabella. The garment allegedly delivered in November was deemed unsuitable by Mrs Gould who refused payment, while Mirabella claims it was flawless art. Also noted: Minnie Parkhurst of Hudson, Arkansas forced a railway to carry eight passengers for one fare, and a wag in Chicago warns of coming warmer weather.
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Howard Gould
Fifth Avenue
Ruthoed
Minnie Parkhurst
Hudson, Ark
Chicago Inter Ocean
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L. A. Gebhardt
Minn
Judy Woks
Ueln
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Alwin
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Sheath
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Scmoch
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Plowner
Deng Stores
New Ulm
Geo. Benz & Son
Conaurters
ST. Paul
P. Scherer
Lumber & Coal
Centre Street
South Dakota
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Bocago
Gary Drabie
Oklyn
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Mexico
Diaz
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Hilda Cole
New Orleans
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Smye
Chicago Record
Fee
F. J. Lawrence
Fourth Avenue
Detroit
Mich
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Dr. Williams
Willams
Evening News
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
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Iit Wiste
Sujdiies
Pace
Chas Toberer
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Dos
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Bingham Bros
Coal & Lai
New
Ala
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Stelie di Coonertion
Anton Wiesner
Crockery
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Walt Mee
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Witi Anes
R. Pfefferle
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Paige
Lo Tooth Rene
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