Trouble in church over doctrinal clash in Grand Rapids
Miss Hattie Mulhern sues Rev. Dr. J L Jackson for 20000 damages after a church dispute at Mountain Street Baptist in Grand Rapids Michigan. The case stems from doctrinal disagreements and her removal from church payroll, with court action following a contested split in the church leadership. A related note reports Earl Pickard, in Napoleon Ohio, attacked by delusions after religious meetings.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Hattie Mulhern
J. L. Jackson
Dennis
Mulhern
Miss Mulhern
Fountain Street
Kerr B. Tupper
Jackson
Dr. Jackson
Butterfield
Babies Perish in Baltimore Farmhouse Fire
N Schultz and wife tenants of St. Stephen's Church land near Baltimore left three children unsupervised as fire started from matches on a chair. Two infants aged 8 months and 18 months perished. a 3 year old was saved but badly burned. parents distraught and the mother perilously ill.
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N. Schultz
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Baltimore
William Mumford
Fatal Woodcutting Accident In West Virginia
John Fost of Wirt County West Virginia was using a double edged ax when the tool struck a wire clothes line deflecting its path. The blade struck him in the face splitting chin nose and forehead. He did not survive the injuries.
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John Fost
Wirt County
W. Va
Oklahoma Woman Faces Prairie Fire Near Hardesty
A three day blaze in Beaver County Oklahoma devastated ranches belonging to James England John Hutchinson William Houser L F McMans and George Henderson. Mrs Carter fought the flames for hours saving her home and most of her husband’s stock before being found unconscious by her husband on returning home.
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Oklahoma
Hardesty
Beaver County
Okla
James England
John Hutchinson
William Houser
L. F. McMans
George Henderson
Carter
Jennie Kimball Remembered as Leading Stage Manageress
Jennie Kimball, famed manageress of Corinne and the Florence Burlesque Opera company, died in a Northern Pacific private car in St Paul after a lung illness. Born June 23 1848 in New Orleans she rose from Obeda in Bluebeard to leading soubrette roles and later managed Corinne Lyceum and touring ventures with remarkable energy.
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Jennie Kimball
St. * Paul
Minn
New Orleans
Obeda
Boston Theater
H. C. Jarrett
William Warren
Wallack-Davenport
Washington, D. C
Boston
Jarrett
Whitman
Continental Theater
Cinderella
Byron
Stalacta
West
Oberon
Buffalo
Louisville
Chicago
St. Louis
Mr. Whitman
East
Kimball
Corinne Lyceum
N. Y
Corinne
Arling Schaefer
Milwaukee
Wis
Northern Pacific Railroad
Union Depot
St. Paul
California
Butte
Mont
Mass
Forest Hill Cemetery
New England
Florence Burlesque Opera
John Brougham
New York
Brougham
Fifth Avenue Theater
Madison Square
Jenny Lind
Kate O’brien
Union Square Theater
Sheridan Shook
Countess
Queen
Arcadia
Bijou Opera House
United States
Canada
Irving's New Play by Laurence Irving Draws Attention in Chicago
The one act Godefroi and Yolande, by Laurence Irving, staged in Chicago, draws mixed reactions. Critics note its Maeterlinckean influence and repeated dramatic trickery to heighten horror, sparking virtuous indignation among some reviewers.
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Irving
Sir Henry Irving
Chicago
Godefroi
Yolande
Laurence Irving
Grandes Chroniques de France
Noted Man Leaves Store to Detain Wife
A man in St. Paul bursts into Smith & Co dry goods, asks the clerk to detain his wife until his return, claiming she is the only one for him. The clerk, puzzled, notes the man asks for no identification and mentions a pile driver across the street.
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Jones
Smith & Co
St. Paul Dispatch
Which Young Mr Spratts and the parlor promise
A humorous exchange unfolds as Young Mr Spratts awaits Misa Irene Gazzami’s answer in her parlor. He ponders if her reply will bring joy or misery while the judge’s quip hints at social tastes. A king and a purveyor clash with a Boston missionary remark about Chicago taste.
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Mr. Spratts
Misa Irene Gazzami
Chicago
Boston
Indianapolis Journal
Quite Another Story Pick Me Up Dialogue fragment
A fragmentary dialogue shows a woman asking about a relationship and the man replying in gloom, denying involvement with the daughter and asserting a distant connection “behind.” The exchange ends unresolved with abrupt lines and partial phrases.
Getting Even with a Landlord In Frontier South Africa
Pasney Barnato rents a small frontier house in South Africa and improves it, but quits after a quarrel. He then inserts a local ad offering 100,000 lively black beetles in exchange, signing his name and address to spite the landlord.
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Pasney Barnato
South Africa
Barney
Relic Sale Tales From a War-Torn Town
A Northern tourist asks about war relics kept by a tow-headed boy. The boy says they had some pieces, but buyers took them all, and he notes the swords his father buried last week won’t rust before summer.
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Atlanta Constitution
Freddy and Stella Count Siblings in Riddle
In a playful exchange, Freddy reveals he has one brother while his sister Stella has two. The joke hinges on Freddy saying “Me and my brother” as the pair he has.
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Freddy
Stella
Philadelphia Inquirer
Making Progress Amid Gossip and Quips
A string of quips and witticisms appears in a humorous column. Miss Young praises Miss Timer as lovely and intellectual while Miss Stager muses on aging. The piece weaves in exchanges about gray hairs, water as a cure, and a joke about knowing one’s wife.
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Miss Young
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Aree
St. Vaal
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Henry
Missis Casey
Watkins
Dawson
Detroit Tribune
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