Union League Club fought Lincoln to keep him from renomination
New York reports a feature on Abraham Lincoln and the Union League Club of Baltimore. It recalls a June 6 1864 meeting where delegates sought to forestall Lincoln's renomination, portraying the club as fiercely opposed to the president and noting Senator Lane's defense of Lincoln and the enduring claim that any other candidate would bring ruin.
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Union League
Lincoln
Wilson
New York
Ermat
Union League Club
James H. Lane
Jin Lane
John Speer
Baltimore
Tate
Union
Republican Party
Mr. Speer
Rexident
Paltimore
Abraham Lincoln
Jose J. Dunn
California
Wilton
Woodrow Wilton
Vigo's Market Vistas and Veil of Vigo Charm
The piece tours Vigo Spain highlighting market life and fashion in a quaint port town. It notes handkerchiefs as style, gold trim on infant wear, and the bustling fish market with mackerel, shrimp, and sardines. The scene blends color, scent, and sound with the sea and fortress rising above cobbled streets.
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Margaret Mason
United Press
Vigo
Mackrel
Spain
Mall
Theo Otter
Vizo
Jobatera
Sqieres
Viko
Fur fashion tale from Helen Eddy’s northern voyage
A vivid note on Helen Eddy wearing a bespoke fur coat on a cold northern journey. The piece describes her as a Pallas Paramount star and recalls her voyage among wolves, dogs, and mountain landscapes as the heavy coat provided comfort.
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Helen Eddy
Miss Eddy
Abe Wan
Fragmentary Item Teases Odd Market Pleasures
A garbled OCR note describes a curious mix of items and trades including jewelry, a price quote, and assorted goods such as a wheel, earrings, mackerel, and spaniel related mentions. The readable fragments hint at an auction or market listing with unclear names and places.
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Momar
French Take Fort Vaux Without Loss in Verdun
London dispatches report French forces recaptured Fort Vaux with no casualties and now held the Verdun forts. Athena dispatches describe a pitched battle near Guidecourt between royalists and rebels with impending intervention by allies. Rebels received reinforcements rushed from Salonika as the king orders new offensives.
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London
Fort Vaux
Verdun Forte
Haig
Guidecourt
Athena
Royaliria
Katerina
Saloniki
Pair of mute men sentenced for New Haven rooming house killing
Joseph Castel and Prink Vetert, both deaf mutes from Brooklyn, were found guilty of killing Annie Castelli, wife of Castel, in a New Haven rooming house on Easter Sunday. They were sentenced to be hanged on March 15.
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New Haven
Conn
Joseph Castel
Prink Vetert
Brooklyn
Annie Castelli
Man Tries Many Times to Secure a Divorce
November 3 report from New Ire notes Maurier J. Rose of Minneapolis, a wealthy lawyer, indicted for subordination perjury. Witnesses say he moved his wife to Turkey then Germany and sued for divorce in those courts, claiming she was his first cousin. He reportedly made four attempts without success.
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New
Ire
Minnesota Divorce Case Ends in New York Filing
A Minnesota divorcee left his German wife and secured a divorce in New York. The wife, aided by the American bar association, returned to reopen the case alleging perjury and seeking legal relief.
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Tain
Minnesota
Fnally
Germany
New York
Newspaperman Receives Canadian Front Credential
William Philp Sims of United Press Park bureau departs to cover the Canadian front as the sole credentialed American journalist among many in the Canadian army.
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Neaw York
Wiliam Philp Sims
United Press Park Bureau
Simm
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