Incendiary Talk Surrounds Rev Davidson Case
In the dispute between Rev. E. E. Davidson and Laura Bunn Clark readers report widespread incendiary talk. Threats and mob talk surface amid protests of Davidson pulpit methods, with at least one person proposing tar and feathering and others hinting at worse actions. Authorities warn such conduct violates the law and would meet swift penalties in this orderly community.
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E. E. Davidson
Laura Bunn Clark
Davidson
Alleged St Louis Marriage Claim Tests Washington Clergyman
Laura Bunn Clark alleges a secret December ceremony in St Louis with Rev E E Davidson and that the union was kept secret until August. Clark says they lived as husband and wife after the event and a civil suit seeks enforcement of the Missouri marriage. Davidson denies the marriage and says the declaration was casual. Local authorities consider a civil action to validate the union while avoiding criminal charges.
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Washington
E. E. Davidson
First Christian Church
Laura Bunn Clark
Hale Clark
Metropolitan Hotel
St. Louis
Herald
Davidson
B. & QO. Southwestern
Miss Clark
Missouri
Mr. Davidson
Thomas B. Graham
St.Loursin
Graham
Clark
Noo
Post “Dispatch
Charles Melbourne
Melbourne
Himer
St. Faults
Niy
Laura Bunn Davidson
Clarks
Laura Bunn
Tor
Mr. Wallace
Wallace
Mr. Clark
Hastings
Padgett
Mable
Russell
Marshal Corning
Laur
Bunn Clark
Davidson Letters to Bunn Clark in Cincinnati Grand Hotel
Fragments of letters from Rev. Mr. Davidson to Laura Bunn Clark while staying as Mrs. E. E. Davis at the Grand Hotel Cincinnati in January reveal a confidential relationship. Postmarked letters discuss finances, health, and pressures from her mother and family context, with references to Vincennes and Washington.
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Mr. Davidson
Laura
Bunn Clark
Grand Hotel
Cincinnati
Foon
Washington Post Office
Hérg
Vincennes
Migs
Bunnie Clark
E. Ey ‘Davis
E. E. Davis
Iar
Davidson
Cincinnati Hotel
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Bedford Road
Christian Church
Walnut
East Third Streets
Ehner J. Davidson
The
Indianapolis Star
George
Elmer
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