Philadelphia Heiress Wins Back Long Lost Love
Horace D. Burger and Emma O Neill, a Philadelphia nurse turned bride, reunite in Atlantic City then wed at Philadelphia on Sept 7. Emma, a great great granddaughter of John Adams, rose from a troubled courtship with Edward Heaton to marry Burger after a renewed childhood link. The tale blends aristocratic lineage, family tragedy, and a lasting romance.
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Grammercy Place
Atlantic City
Horace D. Burger
Emma O'Neil
Horace Burger
Philadelphia
Burger
United States
William C. Starr
Orphans’ Court
John Adams
Old Independence Hall
Emma O'Neill
Mrs. Burger
Adams
Braintree
Mass
John
Miss, O'Neill
Hortense Adams O'Neill
Hortense Adams
Edward Heaton
Hortense
Heaton
Lance
Charles O'Neill
O'Neill
Cupid
Schuylkill River
Woodland Avenue
University
Oe Gee O'Neil
Wire Frogs
Lion
Onelil
Emma
Horace Burger, Jr
Miss Lorentz
Professor Lorentz
John Girvin
O'Neills
Girvin
University of Pennsylvania
Presbyterian Hospital
West Point
Adirondacks
Silica Petrified Wood Found Near Anaconda Works
In a hillside cut for the railroad near Anaconda Montana a mass of petrified wood was unearthed. L W Bennett and others collected specimens while a stump and fallen logs were revealed just beneath the surface. The petrification is attributed to silica-rich water in the soil, preserving wood structure. More likely material remains nearby. A large chunk decorates John R Toole's yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Works
L. W. Bennett
John R. Toole
Exchange Note Reveals Pain and Curious Question
In a brief exchange, Edna asks about the holes in the plaster her mother plans for Willie. Willie replies with a quip about letting the pain out, highlighting a small domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Edna
Willie
Els
Do you like babies Mr White asked by mother
A mother asked Mr White a tender question about babies while he sat grimly at the foot of the table. The line hints at a domestic scene with tension and a private, possibly ominous undertone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. White
Old Time Relics On River Front
Along Philadelphia's river front old cannon marks the shift from historic to modern progress. The Sons of the Revolution remove and relocate ship guns once set along Delaware avenues to mark memorials and protect commerce from the 19th century to the War of 1812 era.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Delaware Avenue
Charles Henry Jones
Society of the Sons of the Revolution
France
Sons of the Revolution
The
Historical Society
Queen Lane
Washington
Brandywine
Milk and Ice For The Poor In Philadelphia Heat
The Philadelphia Sterilized Milk Ice and Coal Society operates four depots selling ice and pasteurized milk at cost. The Lom bard street depot houses pasteurization labs under A J Cohn. 8 ounce bottles sell for two cents, infant milk at one cent for six ounces. Daily sales reach about 200 quarts of milk and three tons of ice at the 528 Lombard site with 800 to 1,000 daily visitors.
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Philadelphia
Lombard Street
Twenty-fourth
Callowhill Streets
East Cumberland Street
A. J. Cohn
Callowbill Streets
Inquest Opens Over Deaths of Two Local Children
Coroner's inquest heard Francis Dehler aged four at 1818 Renostreet died by his own hand after four prior attempts and family distress from brothers' deaths and unemployment. Also noted was Itina Nelsmenn aged 28 from Street named for suicide by shooting after attempted murder?
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Francis Dehler
Renostreet
Itina Nelsmenn
Ewing
Seth le
Iers
Asrke Milles
Eoties Gare
Negro Held for Theft Before Magistrate
Charles Stone, 22, of Atlantic City and Harry Leonard, a second hand dealer at 1816 South Street, appeared before Magistrate Cunningham yesterday. Stone was held on $1,000 bail on charges of stealing and receiving stolen goods. Leonard was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stone
Atlantic City
Harry Leonard
South Street
Cunningham
Coe
Leonard
Stone
Pure Water System Installed at City Hall
Magnin filter with 1,000,000 gallon daily capacity installed in City Hall at a cost of $19,000. Contractors placed to keep it in repair for three years, ensuring ongoing operation.
Raymond Whitcomb Co Announces Bottling Arrangements
The Raymond & Whitcomb Company of Philadelphia states that despite the current tax on bottles, they remain willing to adjust plans for customers who wish to make arrangements for purchases or travel packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond & Whitcomb Company
Phila Je
Philadelphia Crab Meat Trade Feeds City Market Needs
Philadelphia relies on Maryland sources for its crab meat with over 2,000 pounds daily for hotels and restaurants. Prices vary from ten to fifteen cents in local outlets while trade firms control supply from Dock Street Market to Cape St. Charlies and Oxford. Crab picking supports many seasonal workers, paying around six dollars weekly with meals, and crabs are steamed briefly to preserve meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ph Iphia
Philadelphia
New York
Dock Street
Maryland
New Jersey
Oxford
Humorous Bicycle Interruption Delights Philippine Campaign
Captain Claude Fries recalling his Philippines service recounts a 200-man battalion's march to seize a tranquil town. A middle aged man pedaled a large bicycle into the line of march, eliciting a spontaneous shout of Ice from the troops and a hearty laugh. The stay proved unexpectedly pleasant with courteous, educated locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude 8. Fries
Camden
Philippines
Twenty-eighth
Regim
Governor's Island
New York
Fries
Aguinaldo
Joked With Discipline Cadets Follow Officers Inflexible Ritual
In a Brady tale a naval cadet battalion imitates a commanding officer’s every move during chapel. An officer’s cheek brushing speech prompts three hundred noses and six hundred cheeks to mimic the motion, until the cadets adhere strictly to the ritual and the day’s instruction ends with confusion about which acts were ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Episcopal Church
Expedient From Detroit Free Press Epigraph
Fragmentary Detroit Free Press item notes a speaker or editor recounting trouble and a response about ordering items. The quotation suggests a dialogue about procurement or preparations, with emphasis on making items to order rather than sourcing ready-made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Old Haddington Homecoming Day Celebrates Village Past
A festive Homecoming at Haddington Academy featured a village dinner, old-time games, and reminiscences by generations. The event included a Maypole dance, a schoolteachers’ reception, and an old feast on five long tables. Local residents shared memories of Cobb’s Creek, Sellers’ Dam, and the old yellow schoolhouse, while noting Haddington’s 1810 naming by Mr. Goodwin.
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Haddington Academy
Yellow School
Lover's Lane
Sixty-sixth Street
Haddington
Cobb's Creek
John KR. Fraley
Mary Barlow
Mary Stevens
Rebecca Hollis
Margaret Heston
Margaret Furey
William Douglass
John Super
T. H. Satterfield
Miriam Frederick
Harriet Matthews
Carson Davenport
C. W. Alexander
J. D. Carson
Alexander Simpson, Jr
George W. B. Hicks
James Hollis
Consul W idow Sues Over City Collision Injuries
Madame Ernestine Alvarenza, widow of Augusta M. Alvarenza Brazilian vice consul, sues Union Traction and wagon owner Frank P. Mellon for damages after a trolley and wagon collision near Thirty-seventh and Market. Attorney Samuel B. Huey represents her. Driver John O'Donnell faces manslaughter indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestine Alvarenza
Augusta M. Alvarenza
United States Court appoints new US Commissioner
In the District Court Judge McPherson appointed William Jackson Young as United States Commissioner, replacing his deceased father Samuel L Young. The appointment takes effect from tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
McPherson
William Jackson Young
United States
Samuel L. Young
Bankruptcy discharge in Reading court for Morris H. Wilmore
Morris H. Wilmore was discharged yesterday as a voluntary bankrupt in the United States District Court. Judge McPherson presided in the Heirs Court, noting Wilmore assisting late firm Glaser Frame & Co. in Reading. The record states he committed an act of bankruptcy by dealing with creditors while insolvent.
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Morris H. Wilmore
Glaser, Frame & Co
Reading
United States District Court
McPherson
United States Heirs Court
John J. Reading
Pumaanan
Attachment for McGeehan in fraud debt case
Common Pleas Courts attach McGeehan under the fraudulent debtors act of 1860. Philadelphia Brewing Company alleges McGeehan, once cashier and bookkeeper, embezzled over 10000 dollars and plans to remove property to defraud creditors. The Philadelphia Brewing Company president William Boyle filed the affidavit.
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Thomas Leaming
Philadelphia Brewing Company
John J. McGeEhan
William Boyle
McGeehan
Brewing Company
McGeeban
Penn Valley
Owens Sues Ramsey for 5000 Damages in Alienation Suit
Mrs Annie W Owens acting through Attorney John R K Scott filed suit in Common Pleas Court alleging damages of 5000 for alienation of affections of her husband Benjamin Owens whom she married July 3 The filing names Helen Ramsey as defendant and claims actions led to the marital breakdown and arrest arrest details appear garbled in the record.
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Annie W. Owens
John R. K. Scott
Helen Ramsey
Common Pleas Court
Benjam Owens
Trenste
Misa
City 18 Not Liable in Neck Flood Case
Referee Robert W. Finletter appointed to take testimony and decide the dispute between the city and track farmers of the Neck whose lands have been periodically flooded by reconstruction sprashes and weices, with the matter proceeding to determine liability and relief.
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Robert W. Finletter
Judgments Filed in Common Pleas Courts Yesterday
Judgments entered in the Common Pleas Courts include Bradbury Bedell versus William Lockerd for 924.15 due to failure to appear. Executors of Joseph Parker deceased sue William Lockard for 471.44 for lack of appearance. Parker versus Walter L Stolp yields 221 for non appearance.
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Common Pleas Courts
Bradbury Bedell
Wiliam Lockerd
Joseph Parker
William Lockard
al . Parker
Walter L. Stolp
Orphans' Court Decisions on Thirteenth Account
Judge Ashman adjudicated the thirteenth accounting of Charles Lafferty’s executors, awarding 727482.10 principal and 32215.05 income. Auditors refused surcharges totaling 7907.89 for the 2053 Christian Street house sale. Several estates saw rulings, including Furlong, Emslie, Davis, Leaming, Fahy, and trustee appointments to Bates and George H Garrett successors, with a summer adjournment set for July 13 and reconvening September 28.
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Orphans' Court
Ashman
Charles Lafferty
Christian Street
Orphans’ Court
Furlong
Thirteenth and
Filbert Streets
Ines Penrose
Rebecca Emslie
Eliza H. Davis
William Campbell
Harry T. Leaming
Matthew Randall
Stevenson M. Leaming
Penrose
Pennsylania Court
Leaming
New Jersey
Alice ©. Fahy
Girard Trust Comign
Daniel M. Bates
George H. Garrett
Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit and Insurance Company
Rmpade
Guardians Appointed by Orphans Court Yesterday
The Orphans Court appointed guardians for multiple minors including William F. Fritz for the McAuliffe minors, William T. Gillinder for the Moorhouse minors, Fidelity Trust Company for the Mulford minors, Mary Vice for the Crinban minors, John Lavis for Florence Loban, Bridget Beeabey for Margaret Donahue, James MacArmland for Catharine Kennedy, C. Oswald User for George W. Kane, Real State Trust for Nelson A. Manship, Merrick Malldy for Alice Gordon, F. Main for Charles Fawcett, William A. Philler for Ida Waite Shaw, among others.
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Orphans’ Court
William F. Fritz
McAuliffe
William T. Gillinder
Moorhouse
Fidelity Trust Company
Mulford
Mary Vice
Crinban
John Lavis
Florence Loban
Bridget Beeabey
Margaret Donahue
James MacArmland
Catharine Kennedy
C. Oswald User
George W. Kane
Real State Trust
Nelson A. Manship
Road Jury Reports Damages in Berkley Street Opening
The jury in the Quarter Sessions Court yesterday filed its report in the Berkley street opening case from Germantown avenue to Wayne avenue. Damages awarded total $8,061.75 to six claimants: George Young $1,200 Clara Gassner $4,350 Anna C Huber estate $1,250 John M Green $200 Alb n B Johnson $11.75 John Garbutt $750. No benefits were assessed.
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Berkley Street
Germantown Avenue
Wayne Avenue
Quarter Sessions
George Young
Clara Gassner
Esrate
Anna C. Huber
John M. Green
Albn B. Johnson
John Garbutt
Will probate records list Graves estate and others
Register of Wills Singer admitted to probate Mary Z Graves will valued at 1500 with one third to Bishop Hare for Missionary work. Other wills admitted include Hannah Taylor Rover 2673.50 Frederick Hummel and Bishop Nicholson 0 J Quincy Freas 4100. Administrations granted for Elizabeth unknown 100 Charles Miller 513.18 George Overdorf 750. Inventories filed for de Grandham 3497.15 Frederick Clemen 132.45 Joseph Tatnall Brobson 2088.14 Thomas C Price 12088.19 Benjamin J Douglass 12887.71
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Singer
Mary Z. Graves
W. H. Hare
South Dakota
Hannah Taylor Rover
Frederick Hummel
William R. Nicholson
J. Quincy Freas
Elizabeth Oo
Charles Miller
George A. Overdorf
Julia P. de Grandham
Frederick D. Clemen
Joseph Tatnall Brobson
Homas C. Price
Benjamin J. Douglass
Court notes on clerks' hours and local cases in Philadelphia
No more naturalizations this term in U S Courts until fall. Clerks’ offices will close at noon on Saturdays in July and August and at 3 p m other days. Patterson aids Monihan to practice as attorney, garnishee issues in National Merchants Agency case, and several Philadelphia court actions noted including a sidewalk injury on Mt Vernon street, a demurrage dispute over Vienna, a minor 15 year old employed in a household case, and a vicious dog incident in Germantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States District and Circuit Courts
George Stuart Patterson
Orphans’ Court
James L. Monihan
Philadelphia Press
Frederick G. Helmbold
National Mercantile Agency City Trust and Safe Deposit
Jeremiah J. Coughlin
Nora
Common Pleas Court
Coughlin
Mt. Vernon Street
Fortieth
McPherson
United States District Court
Daniel Bacon
Vienna
Andrew J. Ennis
Libellant
Eastern Penitentiary
William Dale
Stevenson
Dale
Emma Flad
Ye Og
Glomatie Brake
Teather Note
Uchard
Bleckenderter
Tidge Methersaaaan
United State Court
Charles H. Haeseler
Morris Street
Germantown
Henry G. Stevenson
Doylestown Couple Wed Here in June Ceremony
Anna Frances Ely of Doylestown and Lawrence J. Mead of New York city were married today with friends from Philadelphia and New York in attendance. The bride wore ivory white satin finish crepe de chine with duchesse lace and diamonds, the groom a New York financier’s son and Princeton graduate. The bride is daughter of the late Samuel L. Ely and granddaughter of General John Ely.
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Philadelphia Times
Doylestown
Anna Frances Ely
Lawrence J. Mead
New York City
Philadelphia
New York
Boner
Theodore Hoe Mead
A. J. Watts Company
City
Princeton
K Company
Seventh Re
New K
Princeton Club
Samuel L. Ely
John Ely
Freehold Couple Sets Quick Courtship Record
Miss Evaline Cox of Allentown near Freehold and James Selover of Old Bridge wed after a brief courtship. The speedy union marks a notable record in local romance and marriage timing.
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Philadelphia Times
Freehold
Evaline Cox
Allentown
James Selover
Old Bridge
Cox
Toda
Zoe Er
A Modest Request From Pack Mrs Chattertoo
A fragmentary line shows a character named Mrs. Chattertoo asking to go shopping this afternoon with a tone of earnest appeal. The text captures a domestic scene and a modest request within a dialogue.
Arrested for shoplifting by city detectives
Mrs Laura Branson and her 16 year old daughter Emma were arrested in a department store on shoplifting charges. Detective Jackel traced the pair as they concealed two combs ten yards of dimity seven yards of lawn ten yards of ribbon and three shirt waists valued around 12 50. The arrest followed the detective observing the method of placing items in a grip and the two will be arraigned before Magistrate Cunningham.
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Laura Branson
Emma
North Twentyninth Street
City Hall
Jackel
Obituary notes prominent figures across several cities
Obituaries report Louis George Graff 82 a longtime Commercial Exchange member in Riverton N J with Graff & Son grain firm. other entries note Dr Morris Fussell oldest physician in Chester County Pa Oliver S Carter NY National Bank president Herman Herzbaum 30 of Wilmington Del Sir Thomas Galt retired Canadian Chief Justice Colonel A J Johnson Civil War paymaster Cornelius T Anderson Reading jeweler Redlands CA John Cook 75 prominent Northern Indiana figure in Eureka death notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis George Graff
Commercial Exchange
Riverton
N. J
Exchange
L. G. Graff & Son
Grain Commission
L. G. Graff, Jr
John Irwin
Mr. Graff
Saxe- Coburg
Prince Albert of
Saxe-Coburg
Queen Victoria
King Edward VII
Massillion
Ohio
Mayor Strong
New York
Marriages and Deaths Marriage Licenses Listed
A list of marriage licenses issued featuring couples such as Charles Sylvester with Deborah Kelly and Bernard Buchanan with Mary A Hanson. Other entries include Vincenzo Conti with Rosario Tuso, Morris Kiechner with Ida Robinson, and George F Smith with Cora Miller among many pairs. The notice lists multiple pairings with names and spouses, including Arthur Howell and Harriet Van Houten and Charles A Herr with Lillian White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sylvester
Deborah Kelly
Bernard Buchanan
Mary A. Hanson
Thomas O'Connor
Matilda Holland
Vincenzo Conti
Rosario Tuso
Morris Kiechner
Ida Robinson
George F. Smith
Cora Miller
Charles Fischer
Helen G. Cowden
Wilhelme Heise
Anna Backorocka
William A. Mengel
Amanda G. Ellis
Charles Saunders Baker
Lena Webster Gheets
Vito Santora
Angela Colucet
Henry Kelly
Annie McGinnis
Antoni Ozrchowski
Mastazyra Wissokonoska
John Rooney
Florence Adelia Bechtold
Christian Harry Glick
Mary Roland
Henry G. Knight
Mary K. Cullen
George Hawley
Mary E. Geary
Jacob Galovitz
Sarah Cooper
James C. Kane
Agnes E. Conlon
Arthur Howell
Harriet A. van Houten
Charles A. Herr
Lillian R. White
Contagious disease prompts local notices and addresses
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous names and addresses across streets including Roxboro, Eyre, Brandy, Cantrell, and 6th Street. Contagious disease appears in the closing line, with residents such as George Mason and Annie Mode among others noted at various addresses, signaling a public health notice section.
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ER Elcmp
Francis L
June Abramoff
Rosle
North 2d St
Adams
Joseph
W. Redfield St
Antosko
Lys
Kington St
Beck
Eliza
Poisewok
Belefeld
John
N. Howard St
Dink Nellie W
St. Pike
Ccusets Cenas
Sheschis Buck EY
James T
Caltownill
Naugh
Mary
E. High St
Alex
5Th St
Cobfey
Harvey
Palmer St
Defolite
Antonio
Hutchin
Sintadp
Ian Sip Seppe
Dehler
Francis
Poplar St
DI Tullio
Carmine
Wash'ton
Donley,ary M
N. W. Cor
Montrose St
Simon
Warnock St
George
Siegel St
Groon
Lizzie
North Penn
Hall
Isabella
Federal
Heath
Clayton
Krams
Landano
Francisco
Annie
Mason
James
Ellsworth St
Mode
Kater St
McDonald
Phila
N.E. Cor
Hartville Cambria
Death notices and funeral details from West Philadelphia
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices list names such as Mary Donahue Barbara Dreher Ella Fallon Mary Flood and John Sharpe with details of addresses in West Philadelphia and cemeteries including Mount Moriah Holy Cross and New Cathedral. Times and burial locations are given with street addresses and church services noted.
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Miss O'Neill
Montana Mountains
Historical Societies
Uncle Sam
OLD Haddington
Edward O'Brien
Hhis
Union Traction Company
Sheets & Ain ‘Finkle
James Maxwell
Jacob
Etzinger
Elizabeth Metzt
Nicholas Metzinger
George E. Ann
Hackett
Ella T.r
Dong
Eliza Wollenhof
Carmene Rizzo
Pietro Miragno
William Silverstone
M. Reichstein
James Hughes
Eleanor P. Comly
Ben C. Carruthers
Elizabeth G. H
Burton
F. R. P. Burton
Thomas Alfred Burton
William J. Burton
Same
John J. Turner
F. F. Faber
Meyer Cohen
Och
Annie Och
Vincent D'Ambrosio
Salvatore
United States Circuit Court
Mead-Ely
Morris Fussell
Chester County
Chester Springs
Fussell
Fussells
Oliver
Carter
National Bank of the Republic of the City of New York
Saratoga
Connecticut
Herman Herzbaum
King Street
Wilmington
Del
Market Street
Thomas Galt
Canadian Court of Common Pleas
Toronto
Ont
A. J. Johnson
Knoxville
Tenn
Cornelius T. Anderson
Redlands
California
John Cook
Idiana
Eureka
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