Divorce on the Sea A Frame of Drama on the Ryndam
Mrs. Ferdinand P. Earle sails from New York to France to obtain a divorce so her artist husband can marry his claimed affinity. The couple appear on deck with smiles as reporters photograph them while plans unfold for a new union.
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New York
Ryndam
Ferdinand P. Earle
Monroe
N. Y
France
Mrs. Earle
Weehawken
Julia Kuttner
Earle
Bethlehem
Alfred
Kentucky groom charged with killing bride in Oakland
Ashland Ky September 5 Milton Dixon was arrested on a murder charge after his bride of three months was found dead from a gunshot wound at their Oakland home. Prosecuting Attorney John Woods and Coroner A H Moore led the case, saying Dixon killed her after she berated him for dancing with a former sweetheart at a ball the night before.
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Ashland
Milton Dixon
Oakland
John Woods
A. H. Moore
Dixon
Woods
Moore
Receiver Appointed for Union Iron and Steel Company
A receiver named L. C. Petit was appointed by Judge Sheen in federal court in Bristol Virginia for Union Iron and Steel, a New York corporation with 2 million dollars capital. The firm owns furnaces and plants across southern states plus Michigan and New Jersey.
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Steel Company
New York
Union Iron & Steel Company
Sheen
Federal Court
Bristol
L. C. Petit
Michigan
New Jersey
Secret check signs and millionaire security tricks
A Pearsons Weekly feature describes clever hidden marks on checks used by rich individuals to thwart forgery. It details cork signature copies, a blot on the back, crossed checks and guarded access to the checkbook as defenses, and notes banks bear some risk when forged.
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Millonaire
Mausilionaire
Britain
States
Ilen
Orly
Wumediately
Ifillonaire
Tuid
India
Pearson's Weekly
Electric Railway Inventor and Early Developments
The electric railway story cites Thomas Davenport of Brandon Vermont as the first to suggest the concept, with Ale Salvatore Del Negro of Padua credited by some for an early reciprocating toy traction machine. Davenport built a toy motor on a circular track and demonstrated it in the 1830s, with practical use emerging about fifty years later.
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Thomas Davenport
Brandon
Ale Salvatore del Negro
University of Padua
Davenport
Springfield
Boston
Kankakee
Sinois Central Railroad
Clifton
Alfred B. Steinmaier
Tle
Steinmaler
Aeronaut Thrown Into Sea Near Swampscott
Boston aeronaut John J. Maloney ascended from Nahant in a hot air balloon before a large crowd. Enveloped by dense fog two miles off Fishersmen's Beach Swampscott he was knocked into the sea and swept for over an hour until life savers and fishermen heard his cries and rescued him.
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Logan
Mass
John J. Maloney
Boston
Seven Die in Buckhorn Falls Lightning Disaster
Seven men were killed and 10 injured as a lightning strike crashed into Buckhorn Falls powder plant area in Chatham county. A storm drove 50 to 70 workers to seek shelter, and a struck tree toppled onto a building, killing two whites and five Negroes and injuring others.
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Raleigh
N. C
Buckhorn Falls
Chatham County
Senator Borah
Boise
Idaho
Federal
William E. Borah
United States
Boise County
Burton Committed to Mayor Race Meets Johnson Threat
The Foraker camp in Columbus says Theodore Burton will run for Cleveland mayor against Tom L. Johnson, claiming Burton cannot defeat Johnson and foreseeing a Taft setback in Ohio. Cincinnati reports quote Senator Foraker as pleased, predicting Burton’s entry reshapes Northern Ohio politics and shifts alignments.
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Foraker
Tom Johnson
Columbus
Theodore Burton
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Johnson
Burton
Taft
Ohio
Cincinnati
Lim
the Forest City
Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s League Games
American League results show Athletics 4 New York 2 Chicago 2 St Louis 1 Cleveland 6 Veereit 4 Boyston-Washington-Rain. National League reports Cinayyaliy O 1st game Pittsburg 4 Cincinnati 2 2nd game New York 4 Brooklyn 1 1st game Brooklyn 4 New Yorkkt 3 2d game 7 innings Chicago 2 St Louis 2. TriState results Wilmington Harrisburg 4 Lancaster 2 Johnstown 1 Seat uA Ateiodte Trenton 4 Altoona 3. Atlantic Reading-Elizabeth-Rain aston 10 Newark 5 8 innings rain Pottsville-Alente xn-Rain Pittsburgh
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Athletics
New York
Chicago
St Louis
Cleveland
Veereit
Boyston-Washington
Cinayyaliy O
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Brooklym
Brooklyn
New Yorkkt
St. Louis
Bostau-Shadelphna
Wilmington
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Johnstown
Seat Ua Ateiodte
Trenton
Altoona
Reading-Elizabeth
Rainaston
Newark
Pottsville-Alente
Pittsbure
Daughter Challenges Mother's Marriage Pick in Chicopee Court
In Chicopee Massachusetts on September 5, Mrs Michael Cohen charged her daughter with stubborness after the daughter testified she loved Richard Stacy and had a marriage license. The judge postponed the case indefinitely citing the unusual charge.
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Chicopee Mass
Michael Cohen
Richard Stacy
TF Dent
Mr. Slacs
Devoe Paint Costs and Efficiency Claim Letter
A Frederick Maryland reader describes a shift in paint quality and cost over ten years. The letter asserts that Devoe offers the best paint and explains how higher quality coats reduce gallons used and extend longevity, with example prices for 10 to 20 gallon jobs and implied longer wear.
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CG. B. Trail
Frederick, Md
An Idiot and A Princess
Woodruff visits Lydia in her study about a plot for a story. He describes a man of means, idle but honest, who meets a remarkable woman and falls hard, while Lydia scorns his meddling and presses for the plot’s details.
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Woodruff
Lar
Tie
Lydia
Genelally
Lydian
Reddy
Woodruf
Freddy
Fyorr
Freddie
Tliadia
Shortlane
New York
The Man Who Red and Won
A tale of a man in the twentieth century striving to prove worth for his love. He deserts old ease to seek nobler aims, inspired by Lydia and the star princess. They dream of climbing a metaphorical mountain together toward a shared future.
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Ghully
Tie
Het
Those Fool Questions Loudly Asked at the Soda Counter
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader recounts a stubborn soda fountain clerk who keeps asking if he wants an egg in an egg milk shake. The narrator argues egg drinks include eggs, and laments the clerk’s persistence in misunderstanding.
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Cleveland Plain, Dealer
The Porterhouse Steak Origin Story
A traveler recounts how the porterhouse steak got its name from a tavern near Harvard run by Mr Porter. As locals praised the meat, patrons said you get steaks “at Porter’s house,” evolving into the term porterhouse steak. This explains how a simple tavern specialty became a nationwide standard cut.
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Trarvard University
Porter
Mr. Porter
Corter’s House
Motive Behind Threats Allegedly Raised by Spouse
Fragmentary dialogue shows Miss Caustique warning about a wife dying before inheriting a fortune while Mr Thoughtfulesses responds with concern. The exchange centers on motive and inheritance in a domestic context.
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Miss Paineye
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Frederick Resident
Frederick resident John T. Webster reports using Doan's Kidney Pills to relieve dull kidney and back pain, night urination and fatigue. He claims the remedy cured his issues permanently by 1903 and urges buyers to seek the genuine product from Foster Milburn Co. His testimonial asserts the pills gave lasting health and urges against fake names.
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Haa Pigold
Doan
Norcom
Frederick Ottrans
John T. Webster
Church Street
Frederick, Md
Dean
Finn
Main
Foster-Milburn Qo
Belfaso
New Yor
United States
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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