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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
6
In April in Lapore Indiana Ray Lampshere faced a severe sweating test during a rigid examination related to the Belle Gunness murder case. No significant evidence emerged as authorities pursue a possible link to the Gunness home fire amid past tensions between Lampshere and Mrs Gunness.
Mollie Brady a Bayonne high school student aged seventeen and grandniece of former Mayor Thomas Brady was proclaimed the Irish queen at the Madison Square Garden Irish fair. While babysitting a booth for Mrs Elizabeth O Reilly Neville reporters dubbed her the prettiest Irish girl in the fair, a claim not intended by Miss Brady. Neville accepts blame for the mix up and notes her pride in an American girl chosen as the fairest.
Inventor F H Brinkerhoff urges the Post Office to consider a stamp vending machine. A special committee has inspected it with twenty five others. The machine performs fifty tasks from selling stamps to giving change and weighing money, and charges a cent for money changing even without a purchase.
Veteran official recalls Lincoln's visit to Ohio and a crowd turning to laughter as Lincoln joked about dancing. The piece also notes Brint Fassett of New York at a Pittsburg Lincoln day banquet, plus a quip about Charles Evans Hughes and a New York fashion moment featuring Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish with a jewel clad cloak.
A historical column describes a “nature man” conscripted into a regiment who rejects neckwear, wears boots loose, and survives on vegetables and eggs while spreading unconventional living ideas. He amuses officers and soldiers, gains followers, and sparks talk of future regimental reform.
Bernhardt lists contemporaries with blunt judgments. Irving is a capable actor but not a comedian. Coquelin is an ape of comedy not an artist while Mounet Sully blends prestige with artistry. Hejane stands out as both comedian and artist, while Novelli remains rooted in old school laughter. Beatrice Patrick Campi is praised for charm and magic. A cloakroom anecdote recalls a Christmas seating incident.
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