Hat dispute lands man in night court over recommended fashion
Miss Anna Gabler’s new hat purchase leads to a family quarrel resolved at the East Fifty-first Street station. John O’Brien, friend of the Gablers, demanded exchange or refund at Mme Bertha Congs millinery shop, causing a sit of hats and a police response. The magistrate criticized O’Brien for his conduct in the shop.
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John O’brien
East Seventh-ninth Street
New York Herald
Anna Gabler
East Seventh-sixth Street
Mme
Bertha Congs
Third Avenue
Miss Gabler
Mme. Congs
Congs
Mr. O’brien
Gablers
Mr.Brien
O’brien
East Fifty-first Street
Stranger at Chicago wedding crash enters funeral parlor
A Chicago man who misplaced himself on the way to a wedding wandered into a house hosting a funeral. He sat in a back parlor and overheard the preacher speak of hope and heaven while a guest joked about the intruder.
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Chicago
Chicago Record-Herald
Monkey causes hotel havoc in South African guest room
John W. Hampton of South Africa keeps a pet monkey named Spike in his room at Hirshorn's hotel on Second Avenue. The monkey's exploits include stealing alcohol, smashing glassware, and dumping bottles after an alarm clock roused it to a drunken spree. The bar and owner seek $40 for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hampton
Hampton
South Africa
Hirshorn’s
Second Avenue
Spike
Man Seeks Room Free of Prejudice for Monkey Performer
A man moves across the street to a room where there is no prejudice against a monkey due to past performances, in a tale noting dispossessed Hampton and pet dynamics within the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Pet
Giant Dock Towed Across Atlantic to Canada
The New York World reports Canada’s Vickers Limited plans a 950 foot floating dock project in Montreal built in England. The dock, larger than the Manila dock, to be towed by Dutch tugs, will have 25 000 ton capacity and be ready next summer.
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United States
Manila
Canadian Vickers, Limited
Montreal
New York World
Vickers
England
Atlantic
Canada
Visionary miner unearths Arkansas gold mine near Rogers
William H. Kruse, Minneapolis broker turned visionary, directs a diamond shaped 125 foot mine near Rogers Arkansas. A brass band led townsfolk to the dig, where ore was hauled to St Louis for assay. Kruse claims repeated prophecies guided his operations and predicts riches for followers.
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Ozark Mountains
William H. Kruse
Truit
Board of Trade of
Minneapolis
Arkansas
Kruse
Rogers
St. Louis
Leiter
Chicago
Jos. P. Huber
Huber
Chicago Pit
Minneapolis Millers
Edward Kruse
Henry G. Kruse
Vinton
Iowa
Hubert
E. J. Kruse
Cea
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Adolph Herfi
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Leon M. Walthall
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