Platonie Battle Over Gwathmey Divorce Case
Isabelle G Gwathmey loses suit for her votes against Archibald Gwathmey the millionaire cotton man. Her attorney Edwaard Mooney says five years of trying to end the marriage continues with a new divorce possible. Betsy Judd described as platonic love interest may face moves to counter. Five years of legal action chronology begins with June 23 1929.
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John A. Moroso
New York
Isabelle G. Gwathmey
Archibald B. Gwathmey
Besarker
Betsy
Judd
Gwathmer
Ais. Gwrathmer
Gwathmey
Edwaard DL. Mooney
No. 38
Pine Street
West Forty-eighth Street
Gwathameys
Woman Heroine of Falkland Clash
A Falkland Islands engagement credited a woman who spotted approaching German ships, prompting her maid to confirm and relay the alert to the governor and Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee. The notice highlights the decisive early warning in the naval battle that followed.
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Falkland
Doveton Sturdee
Falkland Islands
Peter Grant
Stuedee
Divorce Judge Says Women Seek New Husbands After Decree
San Francisco judge George H. Cabaniss discusses divorce habits noting women pursue new husbands quickly while men retreat. He cites cruelty as a common basis for California divorces and comments on remarriage trends and annulments. A related case involves Bert Martella and his wife and adopted daughter Angelina Rousta, all jailed on charges of contributing to a minor’s delinquency amid a troubled love triangle.
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San Francisco
Superior Court
George H. Cabaniss
Cabaniss
California
Bert Martella
Angelina Rousta
Martella
Angela
Court Drama Stirs New York Market Widow Gambler
Mrs. Gwathmey sues Gwathmey & Co stock brokers for 200000 amid a sprawling dispute over her 260000 winnings from the market. Her husband seeks a Texas divorce to remarry Betsy amid a legal fight that entwines her wealth, loyalty, and advanced legal fees. The case, before a referee, highlights formidable counsel and high stakes in a finance rich fallout.
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Reno
Gwathmer
Gwathmer & Co
Lonsband
Gwathmey
Isabelle
Gwathmey & Co
Betsy
Texas
New York
Edie
William Rand
Guthrie
Jerome
Rand
Kiesel
Mysterious Package Turned Out To Be Cream Jar
In Orange New Jersey a frightened caller reported a package with wires, prompting a quick police response. Lieutenant Burns opened the package at headquarters to reveal a sample jar of complexion cream, not a bomb.
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New York
Lieutenant Burns
Orange
N. J
John Ritchie
Burns
Yale and Dartmouth Men Build Yale 18 Hole Golf Course
Forty three Yale and Dartmouth men work nine hours daily with pick shovel and wheelbarrow on Yale Universitys new 18 hole golf course. They clear fairways prepare greens and feed the greens while Yale seeks more applicants through the Bureau of Appointments. Summer earnings of 23 percent placed reach $91 822.80.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Dartmouth
Yale University
Yale Bareau
French Baron Seeks Buyer for Historic Title
Paris August 30. A unique auction offers the exclusive right to use the title Baron de Pivet granted by Napoleon and signed by Louis XVII. The current holder, a legally blind man named Onordi residing in Algeria, says the title is his only asset and can be used only by a foreign buyer. In Germany Americans have already purchased similar rights, with prices from 250 to 2500 dollars.
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Paris
Pivet
Napoleon
Louis XVII
Onordi
Algeria
Germany
82 Year Old Opium Addict Warned by Omaha Judge
In Omaha Judge Woodrough warned 92 year old Chrisman who had smoked opium for decades and could not quit. He threatened to sentence the addict Lee Hong to Leavenworth if arrested again for possessing narcotics.
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Omaha
Neb
Aug
Sur
Chrisman
Girl Changes Mind At Altar Shadow In New York
Catherine Chapman an 18 year old from Norfolk unexpectedly called off her marriage at the altar inside St Rose of Lima Church New York in a crowded ceremony. Friends witnessed the moment as she decided not to wed the man she planned to marry.
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New. York
Norfolk
New,’ York
Catherine Chapman
Church of St. Rose
Lima
Catherine
Confidant 10 Goose inwed Washington plot
Washington August 30 A confidential stereographer to President Coolidge Erwin Geisser of Lawrence Mass carries notes in his head and notebooks on White House conferences He records utterances with shorthand and listens without prompting He is described as a bachelor with a famous smile and a rigid barrier to inquisitors
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Erwin
Geisser
Lawrence
Mass
Stoney
Volstead
Fines for Most Everything in Uniontown
Uniontown Pa residents face a suite of new city rules from the police department. The measures ban street presence after 11 pm and loitering near store displays, bar vehicle repairs in the street, and require shade trees eight feet from the curb. Restrictions also apply to railroad whistle tests and crew activity in the city.
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Uniontown
Police Department
Rancher Edward Dekker Killed In Sacramento Area Crash
Elk Grove rancher Edward Dekker died when his car veered into a ditch during a farewell wave to his sister. The Aug. 30 accident occurred as he began a vacation, and the vehicle overturned, causing instant death.
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Sacramento
Edward Dekker
Elk Grove
Belding Village Cat Refuge Ad Prompts Revolt
Mien Belding of Aug 330 through a paid newspaper notice declares a plan to be guardian of a village refuge for infirm diseased and unwanted house cats. She asks owners not to abandon cats and claims she cannot adopt more, insisting the town already has enough cats.
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Belding
Mien
Beldzying
Mi Currie
Advos
Rand Belding
Soft Drinks Hard Vendor 1s Jailed in Atlantic City
Atlantic City detectives arrested Dker, proprietor of a soft drink stand in the Inlet section, after confronting him in his alley show. They asked for bottles of pop, paid 50 cents each, and drank before arrest. Both claimed to feel dizzy as they rose.
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Atlantic City
N. J
F .Dker
Moon
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Betsy Judd
Page
Ingrahan
Mooney
Marx
Ans
Citizen
Greater San Antonio
Shoe Company
Cressi Agussutes Fonduterad
Alamo Plaza
Wolff & Marx Co
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