Rush New Marriage Wave in Elkton Maryland
Reported rush of marriages at Elkton Maryland as couples from Gretna Green and nearby areas seek licenses on a single day at the circuit clerk’s office. Separate item notes a missing pastor found dead in Washington Connecticut with investigators unsure if accidental. Swedish Lutheran pastor A J Steenwall had been visiting Misami Flaxville for health reasons.
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Elkton
Eliston
Mikton hag
clerir
chad
Washington
Wilson Resting at Summer Home Reported
Fragmentary notes describe President Wilson resting at a summer residence with references to isolation and shadows at night. The garbled text mentions Cornish, N H and a comment that he would go there immediately and be advised about a situation.
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Cornish
Wilson
Wid
baer
Washington
Man and Wife Dead in Suspected Poisoning Report
A mutilated fragment reports a man and wife found dead in what authorities consider a suspected poisoning case. Details are incomplete. no names, dates, or locations are readable in the surviving text. Further copy is needed for a full, accurate card.
Farmer Kills Self After Arrest in Middletown
A 35 year old farmer N Van Horn was arrested in Middletown Pa after his wife pressed a serious charge. En route to jail he died by a self inflicted gunshot wound five minutes after Constable Stipe halted the car. Local items note a mulberry tree removal ordinance in Manhattan and a rabies death in Cambridge.
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Middletown
N. Van Horn
Van Horn
Lancaster
T. K. Stipe
Drowned Couple Linked to Shoreward Party Tale
A fragment notes a party that included the drowned couple, said to have been carried ashore from Millville to the grove by Smith, the man who had earlier attempted something none specified. The wording is fragmentary.
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uates
Millville
Smith
Tescus
Tax Added To Coal Price In Pennsylvania Law
Pennsylvania legislature passed a coal tax adding 2 percent to the price and billing consumers the tax. The revenue is projected at about 4 million dollars for the state and funds will flow to communities where the coal is mined. The article notes officials sending bills at regular price plus tax.
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Pennsylvania
commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Prisoner Massa wounded after brutal clash in cell
Massas wounds puzzled surgeons as he remains walking after a head injury from a beating tied to a failed escape attempt. The brain injury seemed fatal but infection now threatens the prisoner. A separate report describes Isaiah Harris found dead near a railroad, heart torn from his body, possibly struck by a train.
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Massa
Morton
Isaiah Harris
central
Pennsylvania railroad
Swarthmore
Harris
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