Meeker Divorce Saga Drags On In New Jersey Court
A long court battle over divorce and alimony in New Jersey pits Mrs. Anna G Meeker against her husband Jonathan T Meeker. The case, begun in 1888, spans decades with disputed records and delayed rulings. Mrs Meeker seeks continued alimony and legal costs as the fight continues in chancery court.
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Alexander Herman Iverdale
N. J
Joona T. Meeker
New Jersey
Anna G. Meeker
Jonathan T
Newark
Beck
Meeker
Time for Registration Limited
Citizens discuss registering to vote while planning to visit stores on Second Avenue for clothing and salt. One agrees to register with a companion, noting installment buying and monthly payments as a convenient option. The Rialto and Pig'n Whistle area are mentioned as meeting points.
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Harry
Second Ave
Rialto
San Francisco Cops to Study Criminology and Psychology
Captain Duncan Matheson announces 20 patrolmen will attend UC criminology classes next semester. Attendance is compulsory and cutting class may reduce pay. He argues higher education will give the police force better understanding of criminology and psychology.
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San Francisco
Duncan Matheson
Bulla
Matheson
Civil Service Accepts Disabled Veterans Training
The civil service commission will count veterans training as meeting civil service exam preliminaries, announced by L C Jesseph Northwest district U S Veterans bureau. Disabled veterans with bureau training for journeyman work will receive ratings like those who complete standard apprenticeships.
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Civil Service Commission
L. C. Jesseph
Northwest
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Commission
Veterans’ Bureau
Car Fire After Smoking While Refill Wrecks Auto
Bayonne New Jersey August 18 Henry C Howard after smoking a cigar while refilling his gasoline tank caused a fire and the car to wreck. Howard escaped unharmed but the vehicle was destroyed.
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Bayonne
N. J
Henry C. Howard
Howard
Collides With Post Restores Sight for Blind Ex Soldier
George Hughes, a blind ex soldier in Southall, England, collided with a lamp post while walking and regained his sight. The incident occurred on August 18, restoring his vision.
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Southall
Eng
George Hughes
Jilted Man Blinds Girl With Pepper in Scranton
In Scranton on August 18 Henry Pierce, spurned by Mary Gillette for being too old, threw pepper into the girl's eyes when they next met. The incident follows a tabloid-style report of a Boston youth, Edward Sasseville, 14, who chased and broke into a doctor’s home before being captured.
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Scranton
Mary Gillette
Henry Pierce
Pepper
Boston
Edward Sasseville
Charles P. van Alstine
Reform School
Red Hot Tip From Egan on Beating The High Cost
James W Egan recounts Eddie the cafeteria customer who proposes a plan to dodge rising prices by rapid eating in line at a self serve cafeteria. Eddie explains a scheme to grab quick meals and cheap desserts while avoiding the full cost, hoping to preserve pennies for war time.
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Egan
James W. Egan
Dobbin
Joe Miller
Kaiser
Briny
Ike Newton
Fauntleroy Ave
Congress
Eddie
Checker
Man Confesses to Looting Four Churches
STILTON England Aug 18 Louis Cohn arrested while selling a communion goblet confessed he had robbed four churches.
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Stilton
Eng
Louis Cohn
Sir Keith Smith to Arrive in Victoria for World Flight Plans
Sir Keith Smith, brother of the late Sir Ross Smith, is due in Victoria, B C, in early September from the Orient. He will tour to map a course for another world flight, undeterred by Captain Blake’s current round-the-world pursuit and likely follow a similar route with minor changes. Captain Blake is en route to Japan from India and not due in British Columbia until late fall.
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Victoria
B. C
Keith Smith
Ross Smith
Orient
John Black
Japan
India
British Columbia
Blake
Sir Keith
Smith
Binke
Must Find House or Pay Big Fine
Liverpool august 18 William Morris living in a tent with his family since no houses are available has been notified he must find a house or be fined fifty dollars for failure to secure housing and comply with local housing orders.
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Liverpool
William Morris
Stayetty
Browning King & Co
Chicken in Bloom Gullible Chick Reaches Farm Scene
A prominent banker’s year old daughter visiting a farm spots four peacocks and exclaims to Mr Jones that one of the birds is a chicken in full bloom. The lighthearted moment captures a city visitor’s astonished rural encounter.
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New York
Amendment to End Child Labor Is Up
The nation considers a proposed constitutional amendment to empower Congress to limit or prohibit under 18 labor, with states retaining compatible powers. If two thirds ratify, federal child labor laws become protected against Supreme Court reversals. The drive aims to start nationwide once Congress passes the resolution.
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Lyon
Washington
Congreen
Congress
Supreme Court
Union
Permanent Conference For the Abolition of
McCormick
Ninola
Permanent Conference
Gulf Coast
Dog Bite Costs Owner $250 in Court Ruling
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on August 18 Frederick Smith was ordered to pay Charles Halil 250 dollars after his son was severely bitten by Smiths dog. In San Francisco five adopted children of the late Mrs Teresa Hell contest her will leaving each of them 5 dollars and share of 1 million dollars.
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Connellsville
Frederick Smith
Charles Halil
Smith
San Francisco
Teresa Hell
Northwestern bans Cupid for high costs in Evanston
Northwestern University will not hire professors who are married due to the expense of supporting a family in Evanston. Dean Roy C. Filickinger stated that average pay of $35 to $40 a week makes it difficult to support a wife and meet social demands.
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Evanston, Lil
Northwestern University
Evanston
Roy C. Filickinger
College of Uberal Arts
Lost Boy Found Alive After Cave Search
Lexington report from August 18 states 12 year old Lewin Duncan, missing earlier, located in a dugout two miles from home. He had enough food for a month and said he was playing war.
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Lexington
Lewin Duncan
Lawyer's Silk Hat Wins Crook Liberty
In Rome on August 18 Armand Silva, a swindler, was released after picking up his lawyer’s silk hat in court. Guards misread the hat and assumed he wore a lawyer’s attire, allowing him to walk free.
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Rome
Armand Silva
Hig
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