Tillman the nine wives man courts again after divorces
Poplar Bluff Missouri May 12 William Tillman born 1842 North Carolina endured many marriages and four rough separations including killings in past romances. He lives with his ninth wife on a Butler county farm after divorces in Missouri and North Carolina.
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Rend Wation International News Service
Poplar Bluff
William L. Tillip
Misouri
North Carolina
Tiller
Ilman
Tillmann
Larlat
Mies Rachel C. Lowry
Legion in Tokio misunderstood by Japanese as military reservists
In Tokyo after a Legion meeting an American Legion member is viewed suspiciously by Japanese workers who confuse the organization with a military reservist group. Locals in Hawaii and Tokyo echo the misperception, noting Americans sometimes misunderstand the term American Legion as a military body.
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American Legion
Nippon
Tokio
Telsio
Legion
Ieutenant
Uncle Sam
Far East
Tokio-Yokohama
France
Hawaii
Tokyo
Japan
America
Tillman’s Matrimonial Carousel Revealed by Old Settlers
A 19th century survey traces Tillman’s marriages from 1865 to 1915. He wed eight or more wives, including Mary M. Canady Adeline Cavender and Alice Witt, with multiple divorces and no children. He denies additional spouses and asserts marriages shaped by male fortune rather than age.
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Tillman
Adeline Cavender
Margaret Parker
Mamie Shanner
Rooster
Sophia T. Higgins
Austria recognizes Mexican government
Mexico City reports that Austria has formally recognized the present Mexican government. The foreign office announced the step on May 12, marking a diplomatic development between the two nations.
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Austria
Mexico City
Mexico
Foreign Office
Co Operation and Social Gatherings At South Ridge Church
May events fill South Ridge with church and social activity. Sunday school discusses cooperation versus competition at 9 30 a m followed by Pentecostal services at 10 30 a m led by Rev F Hanake. Y P A meets May 12 at 8 p m and the Women’s Missionary Society gathers at Mrs Albert Bats’s home May 12. Community visits and family occasions accompany reports from Amherst Vermilion Elyria and Lake Shore areas with multiple greetings and birthday observances.
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F. Hanake
Women’s Missionary Society
Albert Bats
Walter Fowell
Brownhelm
A. J. Baus
Chas. Schaible
Chas. Hahn
Lake Shore
Hahn
Pomona Grange
Amherst
Nelson Bechtel
John Springer
Ms. Amherst
Saturdaay
Harriet Sahl
Bernice
Vermilion
Byron Seeley
Carl
Elyria
Frank Bechtel
Awarold Handke
Cleveland
F. Handke
Lee Mentz
At Home Skin Cream Promises Clear Complexion
An advertisement touts zintone mixed with Gineering to create a deep skin cream that improves complexion by treating deeper skin layers. It claims quick results in days, dissolves blemishes and fades red spots, with zintone available at drug stores in one ounce packages. It also promotes merozin for instant blackhead removal and Neroxin powder for long shelf life.
Local residents host visitors across Elyria area
In Elyria and nearby towns residents hosted relatives and friends from Cleveland Lorain Avon Amherst Buffalo and Chicago. A United States airplane landed on a local farm near Chas Dehn prompting excitement before continuing to Cleveland. Bishop Joseph Schrembs will preside at ordination of eleven priests on May 21 in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Anthony Delefield
Antone Mackert
Lorain
Avon
Herman Eckenfels
Elyria
Joshua Thompson
United States
Chas. Dehn
Chicago
Elmer Delefield
Eddie Ernst
Lucile Burrer
Henry Rosenthal
Henry Mackert
Buffalo
N. Y
Conrad Ernst
Willie Kane
Amherst
A. Delefield
Edd Burrer
F. Handke
Henry Delefield
John Delefield
Edwin Shubert
Chase Hunger
Henry Haag
Clade Robbins
Rollin Baus
Margaret Delefield
Town Line
Albert Vietzen
Jack
Dorothy
J. J. Buswell
Joseph Schrembs
John P. Farrelly
Diocesa of
Lorain County War Veterans Seek Higher Pension
Civil War veterans from Elyria and Lorain County at the Old Soldiers and Sailors' Home in Sandusky join about 300 signers urging Congress to raise Civil War pensions to 72 dollars a month. The dispatch notes most signers are widowers with minimal expenses, suggesting savings on a higher pension, plus half fare travel on steamer railways for soldiers' home residents.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Old Soldiers' and Sailors
Sandusky
Congress
Elyria Civil War Vets Plan State Meet Attendance
Elyria and Lorain county Civil War veterans and families prepare to attend the state convention in Greenville June 14 to 16. Railway fare is cut to one and a half for round trips for G A R members and allied groups. Identification certificates valid for all family members will be issued and distributed by June 1 through Post commanders.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Greenville
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Grand Army
Sons and Daughters of Veterans
Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
Columbus
Man Drowns Saving Boy In Ohio River Near Marietta
On a Wednesday in Marietta Charles Barnhart, 21, drowned in the Ohio River while attempting to rescue six year old Charles Mugrage who had fallen from their skiff. Mugrage was saved by a brother.
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Marietta
Charles Barnhart
Ohio River
Charles Mugrage
Mugrage
Friday the Thirteenth Warns in Elyria
Readers are cautioned about Friday the thirteenth day revealing superstitions. The notice warns against walking under ladders and letting a black cat cross paths. It mentions a red-haired woman and assigns a mysterious cost or fee of eight dollars tomorrow.
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Elyria
Black Cat
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promoted for Girls
A historic notice extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menstruation related pain in young girls. It cites testimonials from mothers and a daughter’s recovery, urging guardians to provide guidance and care during adolescence. The ad invites readers to request a free private text book.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Katie Etcher
Fairhill St
Philadelphia
Williams
C. E. Williams
Toronto
Lydia E Pinkham
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Queen
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Kipton
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Dover
Carl Fowl
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Wm. Lapp
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Norwalk
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