English rancher wooing New York actress with vast wealth claim
Fort Casper Wyoming man Haines Webster writes Miss Marie Studholme offering marriage after seeing her in papers. He claims ownership of a ranch with 300 horses and cattle, plus bank backing, and promises to send a photo or visit New York to pursue matrimony. Studholme is surprised by the sincerity of the letter and its ardent tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldom
Marie Studhelme
New York
Northwest
Miss Studholme
Doctor with a record and fraud charges surround DeKraft
Dr. William D. DeKraft, now a Bellevue hospital prisoner, faces numerous civil and criminal cases alleging nearly $100,000 defrauded. He operated an Electropathic Institute at 30 West Thirtieth Street, and has been repeatedly arrested and elusive. He is said to be manipulating sickness to dodge examination while courts and law firms swarm his quarters. His bankruptcy schedule lists large creditors, all of whom deny any loan, including W. D. Fricke, Daniel E. Ryan, and Robert W. Moore, with Moore reportedly a store clerk repaying a salary rather than a loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. DeKraft
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Electropathic Institute
West Thirtieth Street
Brooklyn
Daniel E. Ryan
Barton
Fla
Robert W. Moore
Moore
DeKraft
Brooklyn man receives $300000 for befriending old woman
Henry Lewis a Brooklyn confectioner and his family once sheltered a poor elderly woman who later returned as heir to a $300,000 fortune. The windfall arose after the San Francisco surrogate traced her through Brooklyn records, revealing her wealth and her gratitude to Lewis for his kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Henry Lewis
Flatbush
Lewis
San Francisco
Amish Indicted as Contempt for Civil Law Surfaces
A grand jury charges Amish in Adams County with marriage law violations and related offenses. The piece details Mennonite sect divisions, customs, dress, oath avoidance, and village reactions, outlining strife over burial rites and recent indictments amid calls for legal accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Adams County
Menno Simmons
Switzerland
Conrad Grebel
Christ
Paralyzed Real Estate Man Credits Pink Pills Recovery
Morris Preslaner of New York City describes a severe spring illness moving from kidney pain to near complete paralysis. After doctor failures, he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, noting substantial recovery after three boxes and walking outdoors again. The ad promotes Pink Pills and lists purchase details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Morris Preslaner
Pitt Street
New York
Berlin
Preslaner
Nineteenth Illinois Infantry
Truman Nichols
East Broadway
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Accused of Abduction Musical Instructor Arrested
Professor Harold Land director of the Ladies' Military Band of Creston Ta arrested on abduction charges. He posed as a widower and had two young women living with him who claimed to be his sisters Mabel and Helena. The women later admitted the letter from Mrs. Gilmore Smith confirming their true status and mistreatment. Land is believed to use an assumed name Duncan Sumners and to have a wife and children in Canada. The police took him into custody after confessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Land
Ladies’ Military Band
Creston
Mabel
Helena
Scurr
Gilmore Smith
Wingham
Ont
Land
Duncan Sumners
Canada
Tragic Corn Husking Accident in Idaville
Levi Benney fatally injured while cleaning a corn husking machine at Idaville Indiana. His sleeve caught in the rollers, ripping off his arm and grinding it to bits as his head was crushed between the rolls. Somerville Journal notes a grim fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaville
Ind
Levi Benney
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Marie Studholme
Caesar
Europe
Broederhoef
General Conference
Church of God In Christ
Old Mennonites
Broeder-Gemeinde
Brethren
Heaven
Earth
Jerusalem
America
James Mazelon
Bluffton
Jacob Swartz
Jacob Hawbaker
Joseph Swartz
David C. Neusbaum
Grand Jury
Fanny Eicher
Jacob Halfinstine
Acre
Salter
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Santa Claus
Somerville
ST. Jacobs Oil
Tazlor
ASO
Sioux City Engine and Iron Works
Pech Mfg. Co
Sioux City
Lows, Isll & Owase Machineny Co
West Eleventh Street
Parker
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