Paris Duke Dies of Heart Embolism in Honeymoon Home
In Paris the ninth duke of Haulnes and Mejquieny died of heart embolism at Hotel Langham on April 25 after a brief illness. Theodora Shonts, his bride of under three months, watched as he faded after a late dinner and a drive in the Bois de Boulogne. Doctors failed to revive him.
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Paris
Fmmanuel Theodore Bernard Marcie
Albert de Luynes d’Adily
Haulnes
Mejquieny
Dangenu
Duke d'Chantres
Tmeness
Theodora
Shonts
Micodore T. Shonts
New York
Lelef
Langham
Henn Iscovesco
Duke
Archess
Bois de Noulogne
Iscovenco
Hotel Nutrigement
Duke de Chaulnes Dies in Paris After Wife's Vigil
The Duke de Chaulnes died in Paris with his wife at his side. Grief stricken, Duchess Shonts kept vigil all night as relatives and French nobility paid condolence calls. The body was placed in a coffin and moved to the Church of St Philippe de Bonte crypt pending funeral arrangements likely after Shonts arrival from New York. Born 1878 in Paris, the duke's marriage to Miss Shonts is seen as a love match. the Bridals faced initial paternal opposition.
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Busiwiold
Theolore I
Shonts
New York
de ‘Chaulnes
St. Philippe de Bonte
Turis
France
Duke de Chaulnes
Paris
United States
Ars
Annual Convention of Women’s Foreign Missionary society
The Muscatine district Methodist convention meets in West Chester on April 28 and 29 with district officers listed. Program includes devotions, reports, literature, and talks on China and foreign fields, followed by evening addresses and construction of auxiliary meetings. The piece also contains an unrelated ad for Hall’s Catarrh Cure detailing its mercury-free formula and usage.
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Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
West Chester
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of Muscatine
Methodist Church
W. R. Jeffrey
Washington
Bessie Hoopes
Muscatine
M. Tomlinson
West Liberty
Emma ©. Anderson
Ella Pichereau
Madison
Mariel Hopkinson
Smith
H. ©. Lane
Emma Anderson
Rae Deang
North English
Virginia Wright
Pleasant Plains
Cora Martin
Lexington
F. E. Morrison
Margaret Brogan
Sweetland
Des Moines
Newby
China
Gardner
Wellman
Evelyn Marsh
J. N. Eyestone
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Why Marshall Is Rejoicing
Marshall Michigan April 25 Marshall shippers rejoice as freight rates will be reduced through the efforts of B C Sandy local agent for the Michigan Central the Michigan Central and the Grand Trunk will prorate freight rates to through and to points
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Marshall
Marshall, Mich
Marshall Shippers
B.C. Sandy
Michigan Central
Grand Trnk
Express Train Jumped Tracks Near Canisteo
The Chicago Express train No. 4 derailed at sixty miles an hour while passing Canisteo in Rochester area. About twenty five passengers were slightly injured. A broken tire on the engine is believed to have caused the wreck.
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Rochester
N.Y
Canisteo
Percheron Stallions Stand for Service at Cedar Township
Notice lists stallions available at residence in Cedar township including Domino 48942 imported by Massdam and Wheeler Fairfield Iowa Silver Branch No 52118 and Brilliant 49454 along with a mam moth bred Jack. Details in bills—D Rittenhouse. Promotional line for Rocky Mountain Tea from Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
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Cedar Township
Domino
Massdam & Wheeler
Fairfield
Iowa
Silver Branch
Brilliant
Prize Plant Quest By Chicago Botanist Survives Earthquakes
Professor Charles J. Chamberlain of the University of Chicago returns from a Mexican botanical expedition with a prize specimen the dioon a rare ancient plant. He survived three earthquakes a train wreck near Puebla and a tiger pursuit along a mountain trail as he sought the ancient dicot. The plant is described as green gray with sixty to seventy seeds inside each shell and once known only in a primitive Mexican region where natives use seeds for whistles and toys.
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C. J. Chamberlain
Charles J. Chamberlain
University of Chicago
Chicago
Mexico
Botanical Society of America
Chaumberlain
Kansas City Star
Professor Chamberlain
Land
Puebla
Jalapa
Mitla
Old
Private Railroad For Farmers Between Shumway and Effingham
A six mile stretch of track abandoned by the Wabash railroad near Mattoon Illinois is now used by local farmers. Mechanically inclined residents built a gondola hand car powered by a long pole and twenty riders can travel the line at once. dubbed the daylight limited, it makes regular trips on market days from one end to the other.
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Shumway
Effingham
Mattoon
Ill
Wabash Railroad
Farmers
Mauser Rifle Improves Self Reloading Mechanism
Herr Mauser claims a new improvement on his famous rifle that enables automatic reloading from a cartridge chamber. The invention would streamline operation by feeding the next round without manual intervention.
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Mauser
Herr Mauser
Foley's Kidney Remedy touted for women's kidney relief
A Beason-like item cites Foley's Kidney Remedy relieving kidney and bladder troubles in women. Carrie Harden of Bowling Green Kentucky reports first bottle brought relief and second bottle rendered her entirely well. The second piece notes a school board meeting where teachers were re elected except Misses Butter Corrette and Dunn with staffing changes anticipated.
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Foley
Carrie Harden
Bowling Green
Lemmon
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Zenoleum
Pharmacy
S. E. Corner Square
Klein Klothing
Sicily
Lombardo
North Side
A. Lombardo
Frey
Danger
Ris
J. C. Willits
A. R. Dewey
J. F. Robertson
Keota
D. Rittenhouse
Lemmon’s Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co
Wocentsa
A.W. Chase
Iistishne Co
Tutaio
St. Ountment
Jalupa
Tuxtepec
CLK Skin Outing Shoes
Work & Meek
West Side
Curtarn
Wren
Foster
Edwin Griffith
Nigola & Harmon
North Side Square
Patton Grogery
the Pauls Lumber Co
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