Can America Claim the Great Divine Sarah
Correspondence from Minneapolis notes a Gentile rumor mill about Sarah Bernhardt’s origins. Fred Finefield of Rochester Iowa claims Bernhardt’s mother and his own are sisters, tracing a lineage through King, Finefield, and Lucy King with tangled family ties. The piece reports local gossip, speculation, and unsettled questions about Bernhardt’s birth and connections, without verifiable evidence.
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Star
Minneapolis
Minn
Sarah Bernhardt
Fred Finefield
Rochester
Bernhardt
Mr. King
Minneapelle
Iowa
Roehteter
N. Y
John
Mary King
Mary
John Finefield
Sarah
Lucy
Chas. King
Minneapotta
Divine Sarah Debuts in Muscatine Strolling Troupe
The article references a performer nicknamed the Divine Sarah making a stage debut in Muscatine with a strolling troupe linked to Uncle Tommers. It notes connections to Rochester and Minneapolis figures, and mentions a marriage to a man named Hernhardt who managed the show.
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Sarah Beinhardt
Rochester
Sarah King
Mra Lacy King
Minneapolis
Sarah
Muscatine
Council Debates Street Railway Plans and Water Project
Municipal owners opposition and a push to defeat the street railway proposal fuels council debate. City Engineer Thomson demands time for a detailed plan while others push for haste to finish the water system before next summer.
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Sea Electric Railway
Thomson
Scott
Woromer
Campaign to Defeat Municipal Street Railway Plan
The Seattle company backs a long campaign to block municipal ownership of the street railway system. Critics call the $12,090,000 estimate ridiculous and warn of corporate misrepresentation. The plan goes public Monday with an election in September, leaving about 50 days for debate.
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Seattle
Cirea
Inter
Ftir
Fortune Teller Louise Arrested at Victoria Hotel Reading
Madame Louise a fortune teller working in the Victoria hotel was arrested last night by a plainclothes officer sent by Chief Wappenstein who secured a reading.
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Madame Louise
Victoria Hotel
Chief Wappenstein
Mapleine Ice Cream Dish Promised at Shaw's Pharmacy
A brief note advertises Mapaline ice cream as pure and flavorful for tired shoppers. The promotion points to Shaw's Pharmacy in the American Bank building as the location for tasting or purchase.
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Shaw's Pharmacy
American Bank
Notice to Subscrib ers from The Star
Public notice asks subscribers to deliver missed copies to the main office at 1128 Bunset Main Independent or call to ensure correct delivery. Readers are urged to report missed issues each time to guarantee accurate subscriber records.
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the Star
Bunset
Star Publishing CO
Turmoil in St Petersberg and Heney Announces Engagement
July 1 dispatch reports revolutionary elements cowed in St Petersberg with troops patrolling, douma leadership fearing a czarist dissolution as socialists threaten to respond. July 11 in Portland Oregon, United States Assistant Attorney General Francie J Heney announced engagement to Rebecca McMullen Helvin of San Francisco with wedding planned next fall.
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Portland, Or
United States
Francie J. Heney
Naht
Rebecca McMullen Helvin
San Francisco
Heney
Fifth Avenue opening faces resistance from property owners
Property owners along the prospective Fifth Avenue oppose the Union Pacific plan and will contend with council committees. Escrow deeds exist for lots needed, with condemnation of a Great Northern right of way likely to proceed despite James J. Hill’s stance.
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James J. Hill
Union Pacific
Hill
Statement by Mrs Lugy King on family history and missing sister
Mrs Lugy King recalls birth in Ottawa and a large family. She recounts moving from New York to Rochester, losing her mother, and being asked to care for Barak. She describes Sarah Bernhardt as a sister figure, a vanished sister found by a friend, and confusion over claims of identity with the famous actress. Her brother traced a France connection and danger from impostors.
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Ottawa
Canada
Sarah
New York
Rochester
Goodby
Barak
Moe
Chlcage Theater
Hernhardt
France
Marah Bernhardt
Water Shortages During Sprinkling Hours Near Reservoirs
The article explains why areas nearest the reservoir experience low pressure during sprinkling hours. Excess feeder lines open allow water to escape to lower levels, causing street taps near the reservoir to run dry while water remains abundant in the reservoir. As rainfall reduces demand, nearby residents regain normal pressure.
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Captte Hii
Lake Union
Durie
Suicide tries to force wife to stay in marriage
Portland July 21 C F Jones a laborer attempted suicide by swallowing an ounce of chloroform after failing to persuade his wife to abandon divorce efforts. He collapsed at her feet and was taken to a hospital where he has a chance of recovery.
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Portland, Or
C. FE. Jones
Jones
Samples of gold called samples of gold were called Dawson
An attempted robbery of government samples at the White Channel property is reported with no arrests yet. Tests to determine if cyanide processing is profitable do not indicate it would pay to work the gravel by cyanide.
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Dawson
White Channel
Memphia Shifts to Port Blakeley After Port Ludlow Call
The Memphia went to Port Ludlow to load cargo for the Panama canal and will shift to Port Blakeley Sunday. Revenue Cutter Grant anchors at Neah Bay with officials aboard to select a life saving station site. American bark Prussia left Port Townsend for New York with lumber. The ship America, from Crima, has arrived at Port Townsend. Private yacht Anemone, owned by Charlies L Tutt of Denver, which won second in the San Pedro to Honolulu race, is expected here next week on its way south.
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Memphia
Port Ludlow
Panama Canal
Port Blakeley
Revenue Cutter
Grant Ia
Neah Bay
Prussia
Port Townsend
New York City
America
Crima
Puget Sound
Nome
Anemone
Charlies L. Tutt
Denver
San Pedro
Honolulu
Townsend Bay
Everett
Toni
Prelsangham
Sur
Bellingham
Martline Charlie Ferry Found Safe After Overnight Missing
Charlie Ferry aged six wandered from home near Win Millen weet of here Wednesday night and was found the next day at Patrick Kelly’s residence ten miles away where he had gone to get water. A search of about 100 people located him.
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Martline
Charlie Ferry
Win Millen Weet
Here
Watil
Patrick Kelly
Peace Treaty Signed Among Central American Republics
Washington reports the three nations signed a peace treaty aboard the Marblehead. They agree to disarm within eight days and exchange prisoners including political prisoners. Future complaints will be arbitrated by the presidents of the United States Mexico Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
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Washington
Marblehead
High Seas
United States
Mexico
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Coleman Kunis Pleads Guilty Over Licenseless Fish Sale
Coleman Kunis pleaded guilty in Judge Gordon's court yesterday to selling fish without a license. He was fined six dollars plus costs.
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Coleman Kunis
Costa
Gordon
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