Bigamist Saunders Marries for Money in New Jersey Scandal
New Jersey police arrest a tall 26 year old man known as Edwin Fraser after posing as a civil engineer and marrying Annie Everett in Brooklyn. He admitted to marrying for money, leaving her in Liverpool with a note he would never return to the States. Police recovered letters and photographs from his trunk, suggesting multiple potential brides.
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Jersey City
Edwin Pounders
Edwin Fraser
Saunders
Murphy
Annie Everett
Joseph Everett
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Credt
Miss Everett
Scotland
Everett
Liverpool
States
Samyon
Ellen
Sauners
Frohman
Mansfield
Richard Mansfield
London
Yjs
Richard Mansfeld Esq
Lingham
Matrimonial Advertisements Prompt Replies Sent
The fragment notes that responses were sent in answer to his matrimonial advertisements, implying a correspondence or courtship network linked to dating notices.
Belle Black Outlaw Portrait and Guthrie Gang Tale
The piece paints two women among a Guthrie gang led by Zip Wyatt as cunning, nonviolent raiders. Mrs Black and her husband drifted to western Kansas, turned to cattle theft, and joined a growing desperado group. The article mocks sensational bands of female criminals and notes their disguises.
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Guthrie
Zip Wyatt
Mrs. Freeman
Illinois
Mrs Marie Van der Veer Green Charms American Audiences
London born contralto Marie Van der Veer Green, an American by birth and marriage, wins acclaim in concerts and tours in the United States and abroad. Her career includes study under Marchesi, recent New Zealand and Australia tours, and potential Newport summer engagements.
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Marie van der Veer Green
London
Paris
Marchesi
West
New Zealand
Australia
Newport
District Attorney wins week on hop soda case in Cattaraugus
A district attorney secured a conviction in Cattaraugus County over the sale of hop soda disguised as beer. The trial highlighted the beverage known as hop soda and its alleged alcohol content. The jurors found the accused guilty in a case labeled the first conviction related to this offense.
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Cattaraugus County
J. M. Congdon
Poison in Peaches and Deadly Peach Pits
A historical note warns that peach pits and their contents can be deadly. The text describes the toxic properties and odor of peaches and reports children dying after cracking pits and eating peach meats.
Couldn't Face Divorce Ends in Tragic Akron Incident
The report details the death of 46 year old William A Mille of Akron who reportedly killed himself with a razor. Akron police found the body after a morning disturbance and a summons was issued in connection with the case.
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William A. Mille
Ohio
Bes
Akron
Humorist Corner June Days at the Seashore
A fragmented humor section narrates seaside scenes and romantic woes with satire, a wedding invitation misread as a lottery, and a policemen’s admonition about postal advertising. The piece blends flirtation, fate, and social mockery in a breezy summer tone.
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Seashors Aquarium
Money Converse. A Miser Sat Al For Years
A fragmented tale describes a miser dwelling alone for years with his hoard, living in isolation and greed. The passage hints at wealth obsession and its emotional toll on the solitary figure and those around him.
Thoughtful hat seekers tease the season's new tile
A wandering philosopher in a bustling street ponders buying a hat and the spring tile as a way to fit into the world. He chuckles softly, wrestling with the notion of proper style and belonging amid daily life.
Whimsical Aquarium Exchange with Red Sea Fish
A quirky scene at the aquarium features a dialogue about funny red fish and a mangy dog amid a boy’s remark on tin cans. The fragment hints at a humorous, surreal conversation and a stray, playful tone.
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Agato
Belle Black
Outlaw
Mrs
Marie Charmed van der Veer Green
Otis Harlan
Rsaufield and
Bernard Shaw
Hopyt
Mr. Hoyt
Madison Square Theater
Hot Start
New York
Arizona
Broadway
Hoyt
Harlan
Shawn
Marie Green
Corner
Ean
Papa Srim
Money Converse
The
Aquarium
Farmer Whitesheer
Gloria
Gloria Anun
Red Sea
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