Pretty Maid Sylvia Jailed After Disguising as Man
Sylvia, eighteen, is jailed after disguising herself as a man and fleeing with a suitor she loves. She defends her actions as an act of sacrificial love, while authorities hold her in custody.
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Newspaper
The Richmond Palladium And Sun Telegram
Location
Richmond, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
1
Lover and Schoolgirl Runaways in Boiler Room Plan
Sylvia Daily an eighteen year old girl disguises as a boy to join her boiler maker lover Clarence Wells in a plan to work together at his trade. Arrested after they were spotted at a Main Street hotel the pair traveled from Alexandria to Anderson and Muncie before returning to the city. Sylvia defends her actions saying she aimed to marry Wells once they saved enough, and she shows no remorse over jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Daily
Clarence Wells
Sylvia
Miss Daily
Main Street
McManus
Hebbie
Nathan Hill
Alexandria
Robert Gipe
Anderson
Trysting
Wells
Muncie Wan
Hall Brothers
Witness Wanted in Batonyl Divorce Case
Beatrice Brevaine Dreyfus described as the defendant in a Batonyl divorce suit and named by Mrs. Batonyl as a corespondent. She was found in St. Louis after being badly sought as a witness in the case against the noted whip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Brevaine Dreyfus
Batonyl
St. Louis
Graduation Day Highlights End Of High School Era
The thirty-ninth annual graduation featured Dr. Robert J. Aley as speaker with the address The Weight of Man. Miss Elizabeth Hunt Morris earned top honors with grade 95 38-44, followed by Edna A. Marlatt and Harriet A. McMullen. diplomas were distributed by Prof. C W Knouff to a class of thirty girls and eighteen boys amid a large audience and ceremonial decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Aley
Indiana University
Ruth Peltz
Lucile Townsend
Elizabeth
Hunt Morris
Edna A. Marlatt
Harriet A. McMullen
C. W. Knouff
Aley
Knouff
Bernard Henry Knollenberg
Mr. Knollenberg
Charlotte Ruby Bayer
Ralph Waldo Brown
William James Chapman
Julia Cook
Jessie F. Crane
Vera Elizabeth Crome
Arthur Allen Currie
Seth Crawford Dingley
Elaine Edwards
Mary Katherine Fisher
Ruth Elizabeth Peltz
Erma Ramona Pickering
Raymond E. Richards
Josephine W. Richardson
Norma Mary Runge
Marguerite Rush
Abby Conway Schaefer
Ruby Helena Schneider
Martha Marguerite Scott
Gertrude Dorothy Smith
Carl Wilbur Sudhoff
Eric Clarence Sudhoff
Robert Starr Thornburgh
Lucile G. Townsend
Hubert L. Wann
Edith Olive Watson
William Arthur Wissler
Crystal A. Wright
Judge Fox Passes Through Marion Without Court Session
Judge Fox visit to Marion ends without a Wayne circuit court session. He notes delays from foreign trips and says once arrangements are in place the rule against them will be lifted and court activity will resume.
Three Men Arrested After Headless Body Found in New York
In New York on June 11 three men were arrested after the head of a fatally injured man, later identified as Sam Bersin, was found near a Brooklyn Bridge site. The dismembered torso and lower body were found at Henry Street, Public School No. 1, with the head missing and knife injuries indicating a brutal struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Guldensuppe
Henry Street
Sam Bersin
East Ninetyseighth Street
Molloy
Brooklyn Bridge
Rose and
Vandewater Streets
Oak Street
Carey
Teal
Old romance revived ends in Chicago marriage
Harry Downing, a Richmond undertaker and lodge member, quietly remarried his divorced wife Lulu Downing in Chicago on Wednesday. The couple will return to Richmond after a short wedding trip. Downing divorced his wife about a year ago for abandonment and kept his plans private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Downing
Wilson, Pohlmeyer and Downing
Lulu Downing
Chicago
Downing
Mr. Downing
Governor Declines Action on Anderson Man’s Sentence
Indianapolis June 11 Governor Marshall refuses to act on the petition seeking clemency for Lee Brown of Anderson sentenced to two to fourteen years for a statutory charge involving a fourteen year old girl. He advised a clergy leniency petition but his office has since been flooded with pleas to refrain from action and Brown will continue serving his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Marshall
Lee Brown
Anderson
Brown
Civic clubs plan Dayton trip for Wright brothers celebration
Richmond civic groups join forces with the Y M C A Dayton committee to promote a June 18 visit to Dayton. About 500 locals are expected to ride special interurban cars, with fare still under study. Notify Ed Harris or committee members to indicate intent to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Dayton
N. C
Traction Company
Ed Harris
Second National Bank
Wilfred Jessup
C. W. Merrill
Charles Morgan
Foreman promises steady work for self employed man
A man vows to start a small business and reassures the foreman of his ability to manage. He asks how to obtain petromage and is told the small ad will suffice, with a casual remark and a phone contact 1131.
Richmond as a convention city gain for 1910 outlook
Richmond is urged as a convention city after multiple groups including Eagles Owls Y M C A and Spanish American War veterans show interest in bringing the 1910 gatherings to the city. Local leaders urge unified support amid past weak efforts to host larger events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
of Eagles
New Albany
Owls
Munecle
South Bend
State Organisation of
Frank Chibbey
Knights of Pythias
Fire Horse Purchased For City Fire Department Wagon
A new fire horse was bought today from Harm Shafer, liveryman, to join the Ka. 1 company wagon. The five year old animal weighs 1,350 pounds and stands 16% bands high. The horse is described as a good match for the department’s team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ka. 1 Company
Fire Department
Harm Shafer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prof
Elizabeth Hunt Morris
Marion
The
Indiana—Fair
Red Cross Society
Governor's Island
Gen. Wood
Commercial Club
West Richmond and
South Side Improvement Associations
Number One Hose Company
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