Hartje Divorce Trial Ends After 21 Days in Allegheny Court
Pittsburg Pa Aug 2 After twenty one and a half days of actual court sittings the Hartje divorce case ended suddenly today The lawyers for both sides fenced for advantage with Judge Robert S Fazer in the case set for next Monday morning Mrs Hartje greeted friends and Augustus Hartje showed relief Ball a newspaper man testified Hartje spoke of letters from Mrs Hartje to other men and a Missive story was denied by Edward Hartje Marron denied February letter claims The court adjourned with the case to be submitted by Wednesday evening and odds favored the wife’s victory as only letters supported the defense in a record 300 pages of testimony The long trial drew heavy attention as one of Allegheny County’s lengthiest divorce proceedings in memory
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Pittsburg
Hartje
Robert S. Fazer
J. L. Welsian
John Gayéb
Madine
Freeman
Fred L. Long
News
Long
Marron
Mrs. Hartie
Thomas Madine
Edward Hartie
Richard Hartie
Hartje Company
Alma Ross
Liellant
Josephine ‘Wright
Tong
Allesheny
Marriage and Death Notices In Multiple Major Papers
The Washington Post will, uran application, appear simultaneously in morning newspapers without extra charge. Newspapers listed include New York Times, Boston Globe, Buffalo Courier, Chicago Record Herald, Philadelphia Ledger, Providence Journal, Rochester Herald, St. Louis Republic, Syracuse Post Standard, St Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Washington Post
Ant
NEW York Times
Boston Sloer
Muffalo Courier
Cmcago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public
Lebger
Vittyarg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Uogchester Herald
Louis
Undertakers Notice From 1204 F Street Northrvest
A fragmentary notice from 1204 F Street in Northrvest appears to reference an undertaker or funeral service firm with garbled text including Phono M Ta and wees. Details are unclear due to the damaged OCR.
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Wees
F St. Northrvest
Phono
Fay Templeton Weds Twice Married in the Past
Fay Templeton, famed American stage comedienne, reportedly wed William Patterson of Pittsburgh, a widow with ties to Heyl Patterson Enginering. The Philadelphia ceremony followed by a bridal trip, with Patterson described as a longtime associate of Templeton’s former fiancé, and Templeton noted for a London court controversy over indecency claims.
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Washington
New York
Fay Templeton
Wiliam Patterson
Pittsburgh
Weber & Fields’ Music Hall
Broadway
Migs Templeton
George’ M
W. H. West
West
Miss Templeton
Powell Osborne
Osborne
Charles J. Osborne
Jay Gould
London
George Edwardes
Edwardes
Mr. Patterson
Philadelphia
Old Ohio law used to challenge Hearne widow claim
A 19th century Ohio anti miscegenation statute, once law from 1861 to 1877, is cited to contest Mrs. Althea Foley a colored woman and alleged widow of Lafcadio Hearne. Judge Malsbury weighs Foley request to restore records of a marriage said destroyed in a 1994 courthouse fire as part of probate court proceedings over Hearne estate to a Japanese widow.
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Washington Post
Ohio
Althea Foley
Lafcadio- Hearne
Japan
Malsbury
Probate Couras
Foley
Hearne
Canfield to Close Morissey Clubhouse at Saratoga
Saratoga Aug 2 Richard A Canfield dubbed the world’s biggest gambler announced the Saratoga Club House known as Morrissey’s Club would close next Sunday and for all time. He had earlier denied returning to gambling after a suit won by John Delahanty and a sale of his Forty third Street house. Police warned of raids if the house remained open.
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Saratoga Sprites
Richard A. Canfield
Monte Carlo
Saratoga Club House
John Mortisey
Canfield
John Delahanty
Delahanty
Bass
Forty-third Street
Bob Davis
Ag A
the Battery
Golden Gate
Davis
Saratoga
Providence
R. 1
Morrissey Club
Cauheld
Brackett
Rendier
Bryan Reception Committee Plans Madison Square Garden Address
The executive committee of the William J. Bryan reception decided to issue reserved seat tickets for a Madison Square Garden address by Mr. Bryan. About a thousand prominent Democrats nationwide were invited. expenses estimated not less than $10,000. Members elected include Edward Murphy Jr., ex-Gov. Garvin, Clifford Breckinridge, James J. Lewis, and David B. Hill. An objection to Hill joining was dropped, and he was seated. A Buckeye State delegation for the New York reception was named, with some Missouri delegation seating disputes unresolved. A separate garden seating decision will determine which delegation attends.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Bryan
Medhall Square Garden
Lewis Nixon
Alexander Troup
Edward Murphy
Troy
Garvin
Rhode Island
Clifford Breckinridge
Arkansas
James. J. Lewis
Chicago
David B. Hill
Albany
Senator Hill
Norman
Mack
Hecht
Troup
Ill
Columbis
Harvey Gather
Democratic State Committee
Buckeye
W. J. Bryan
Thomas
Springfield
M.H. Ingalls
Chi Einnati
J. J. Lewis
Columbus
M. A. Daugherty
Lancaster
A. Hoakina
Migsourk
Madison Square Park
Bryant
Garden
Wreck blocks traffic on three rail lines near Kenava
In Kenava, near Huntington W Va, a Norfolk and Western wreck at a three road intersection halted traffic on the Norfolk and Western Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio railways for hours. Twelve battleship gondolas loaded with pie irons piled up in a heap under immense pressure. The unusual accident disrupted the three trunk lines and was described as the most peculiar wreck in the state’s history.
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Washington
Huntington
W. Va
Kenava
Here
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Committee Takes No Action on Rate Cut
Special to The Waeningten Inst. New York Aug. 2 No action was taken by the executive committee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at its meeting today here in reference to the passenger rate cut of the Pennsylvania road.
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New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Flagman Killed Beside Train in Goldsboro
Special to The Washington Post. York Pa Aug 2. William J. Smith of Baltimore flagman for Northern Central Railroad stepped from a bumper to an adjoining track and was struck by a freight locomotive, instantly killed. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Washington Post
York
Goldsboro
William J. Smith
Baltimore
Northern Central Railread
Revolt and Surrender Mark Russia's Turbulent Day
Describing widespread unrest in Russia, troops land surrendering prisoners while loyal forces guard them. Civilians suffer as shelling continues with scarce casualty reports. Authorities confirm at least fifty soldiers and five officers killed, about 150 wounded.
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Ehoir
Waiting for the Signal in Yugovka Strike Turmoil
Aug 2 reports a near complete strike at Yugovka with troops pouring in under Gov Geri. Mine flooding ruin, agitators from St. Petersburg and Moscow urge armed uprising after awaiting a signal. Dragoons whip the crowd, three speakers seized. plans for a jail delivery tonight emerge.
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Yugovka
Geri
Bonyin
St. Petersburg
Mogeow
Jast Oeht
Sagtormovka
Doh
Resi
Kamischevka - Lis
Telet
Callistona
General Markgratsky Ambush Near Warsaw Ends in Assassination
Aug 2 in Warsaw a gunman ambushed Maj. Gen Markgraifsky, aide to the governor general, as he rode with his wife, son, and daughter to a summer villa. The volley killed the general and his son, wounded a horse and their carriage horses bolted, throwing the bodies of the two dead men and Mme and Maller Markgraitsky from the carriage. The general had long held high office in Poland.
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Warsaw
Geridarmerie Markgraifsky
Ine
Mme
Maller Markgrattsky
Markgratisky
Poland
Victory over mutiny sailors reaches Azova and Derbent
Reports from Aug 2 describe the cruiser Paney Azova arriving at Reval with loyal crews in control. 150 mutineers ashore imprisoned. three mutineers’ officers aboard in irons. Agitator arrested at Tiflis as Cossacks quell Deshlagnr mutiny at the Iron Gate. Finnish gendarme suspected in M Hergenstein murder seized at Terijoki.
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Paney
Azova
Reval
Hanis
Oriser Paimyat Azova
Roya
Ahi
Cdme
Askeator
Tiflis
Caucasus
William Webber Dying in Huntington After Crisis
William Webber, prominent contractor tied to Huntington government buildings and noted for winning Los Angeles work, died in Huntington Hospital after morphine ingestion in a personal crisis. His wife’s suicide three months earlier in Texas preceded his decline. he was found unconscious at Adeph Hotel with an empty vial nearby and physicians had no hope for recovery.
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Patterson
Pitsburg
Aus
William Joshua
Vatterson
Heyle& Patterson
Heys
Miss Templeton
Mr. Heyl
Phila Hetpiia
Washington Post
Huntington
W. Va
William Webber
Los Angeles
Cal
Huntington Hospital
Webber
Texas
Adeph
Neighbors Quarrel Ends With Knife Wound
A quarrel between William Washington and Charles Howell left Howell at Emergency Hospital with a knife wound two inches deep and four inches long in the right shoulder after falling on a bottle during the altercation. Police held Washington at Sixth Precinct on a disorderly conduct charge. Howell refused to prosecute.
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William Washington
John Marshall
Charles Howell
Howell
Washington
Hewell
Sixth Precinct
Sunday School Children Enjoy Outing at Chevy Chase
Kensington Sunday school children from the Presbyterian group rode to Chevy Chase Maryland in two hay wagons for a joyful outing. They sang stories and played pastimes on the grounds then gathered for supper at six o clock. Older youths and parents listened to Marine Band music and called the day exceedingly pleasant.
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Kensington
Chevy Chase
Marine Band
Train accident injures man near Tayncburg in Spencer
Conductor Knucks ed. Under Wheels reports a Spencer resident Wilson was badly injured last night when knocked from a moving train near Tayncburg. He fell between cars after his head struck an overhead bridge as the train passed, leaving him grievously hurt and unconscious.
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Washington
Spencer
N. C
Wilson
Taynckburg
Iit
Cas
Outhin Shouigge
Lithographers Strike Broadly in United States Action
A nationwide general strike by organized lithographers began today to press for reducing working hours from fifty three to forty eight per week. About 5 000 local workers joined, affecting up to 30 000 in related trades and sparking open shop actions by employers. In Cincinnati, lithography pressmen and others walked out, closing Strobridge Lithograph and causing nearby shops to operate with reduced staff.
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New York
Employers’, Association Tool
Stecher
International “Protective Association
Iworkmen
Cincinnati
Ohio
Strobridge Lithograph Company
Pig Iron Breaks Record in Philadelphia Iron Trade
Fragmentary report notes Philadelphia iron and steel shipments showing a record rise in the first half of 1906 and, by year’s midpoint, the market’s strong momentum carried into 1908 with notable gains in iron and steel production and shipments.
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Philadelphia
Ivan” Iron
Steel
Mar A
United
McGarren Suit Allegations Draw Damages Claim
The filing asserts Mrs Mary Dixon seeks $206,000 from State Patrick Hi McCarren for breach of promise. An order returnable August 6 before Justice Dickey is noted, with counsel Dixon Sordey claiming coercion in recognizing a marriage.
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Mary
Dixon
Patrick
Hi. McCarren
Dickey
Dixon Sordey
Belle of the Capitol Visitor Sparks Mystery Suitor
A muddled report describes Frances Gunter and a group of belles visiting the National Capitol. An ardent admirer sent a letter to a Street address in Chattanooga, claiming intent to woo her. Details remain unclear as the recipient and motive are not verified.
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Mies
Frances Gunter
Misa Gunter
Bridgeport
Evi
Chattanacga
Mary “Alice
Whiteside
Apitatd vide teepadage mystery food feature
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a health and diet note about breakfast cereals and milk or cream pairing. Mentions Crisp and a proportion of every food system, but details are unclear. No clear event, person, or organization stands out.
Sage Will Shows Date Scratched Then Replaced
Aug 12 report from New York details counsel for the executors of Russell Sage revealing that the will date 1900 was crossed out and 1901 inserted. The document was executed after Sage’s death, with the year change unnoticed and no public comment expected Wednesday.
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Washington. Post
New York
Russell Sage
Death of Mrs. T. Alexander at Bar Harbor Cottage
The Washington Post reports the death of Mrs. T. Alexander at her summer home Bar Harbor Masonette around 2 30 pm after weeks of illness. Survived by three daughters Mrs. John Emery New York Mrs. Arthur D Weeka Washington and Miss Eamonia Alexander Washington. Funeral will be Monday at Saint Xavier's Episcopal Church Bar Harbor, with interment at Point Ne. Local notice notes they resided at 1640 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington.
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Alexander
Thursoay
Tax Harbor
Julia Bahhet
Wits
Charles T. Alexander
V. S.A
Puneral
Navier's
Bar “Harbor
Ua. Tm
West Point
N.Y
Burton
Bridgeport
Conn
Helen Daly
Fisak
Farrflia
Hereridance
Atroct
Edward George
Arrell
Fimera
Church of the Holy Comforter
Frength
East Capitol
Atreeta
Sacur
Brooklyn
N. Y.V
Flartford
Coos Flovey
William Flovey
Josephine Fiovex
Rida Am
Duginto
Mount Duvet
The
Washington Post
Bar - Barbar Ghanes
Masonette
John Emery
New-York
Arthur’ D. Weeka
Washington
Eamonia Alexander
Washingto Tn
St Xavier's Episcopal Church
Bar Harbor
Fragmented wires mix up multiple early 20th century notices
The dispatch blends several brief items with scattered names and places. It references a man in Alani Georgia awaiting execution for murder, factory labor disputes, and university administration changes. Details are garbled across sentences, with many OCR errors obscuring dates and proper nouns.
Cemetery Yields Graft Former Erie County Auditor Convicted
Warsaw Aug 3 The jury in the Neff case indicting former Erie County auditor John W Neff found him guilty of stealing 1500 from the county on October 1 1901 and conspiring since 1900 to rob the county. The Conover contractor witness against Neff and also convicted on a grand larceny charge.
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Erie County
N. Y
Warsaw
N. x
John W. Neff
Grand Tare Teny
Old North Street
Buffalo
Neft
Erle County
Board of Supervisors
Conover
R. F. Conover
Neff
Archie Roosevelt at Sea Returns From Newport Cruise
Archie Roosevelt, age about ten, sailed with Captain Slocum on the Spray to Newport and back. The short voyage earned him sunburned hands and a sailor’s spirit, as he relives old sea yarns and declares a saltwater life for him.
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Oyster Bay
Archie
Roosevelt
Newport
Cruis
Slocum
Archig
Alscum
Delegates named for Alexandria Republican mass meeting
Culpeper delegates to the Alexandria congressional meeting named Curtis and five others as electors. Samuel Diener Jr Colvin Batts Fant and W H Hegborn were endorsed for state committeeman at the county organization session reported by The Washtoxton Post.
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Culpeper
Washtoxton
Culpepers
Curtis
Fackson
Beabore
Alexandria
Samuel Diener
Colvin
Mds. Batts
J.D. Fant
W. H. Hegborn
UITON'S SUCCESSOR. Governor to be formally elected by that body
Fragmentary OCR hints at a governor’s successor process with a clerk and formal election by a legislative body. No clear names, dates, or places are readable. The piece suggests ongoing constitutional procedure for selecting a new governor rather than a completed outcome.
Thaw Struggle Sparks Lively Video-Trial Promises
Special to The Washington Post reports New York Aug 2 that Harry K Thaw and his mother Mrs Thaw quarreled over the murder case and his defense strategy. Hartridge denies a cited statement about her influence while Thaw presses to limit legal advice to his preferred view.
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Washington
New York
Harry
Mrz
Jam ‘Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Clifford W. ‘Hartridge
Wiliam
Hartridge
Black,Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge
Willam Thaw
Oleote
Witten
Hartrides
Hartridge Willinol
Mgr. Jerome
Mutiny Charged as St Johns Stevedores Clash Aboard
Four colored stevedores on the excursion steamer St Johns faced mutiny charges after an altercation at midstream with Captain Randall. The crew allegedly forced the captain from his office, a hand-to-hand struggle ensued, and rescuers later subdued the mutineers who were jailed at the Fourth precinct. Investigations continued with the district attorney.
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Colonial Beach
Randall
Kidd
Steve> Dores
St.Johns
Randa
Robert Alexander
Henry Smoot
James Kelson
Henry Williams
Fourth Precinct
United States
Hf Hag
Atentay
Eighteen Years for Murder in Staunton Case
Frank Sprouse convicted of murdering Conrad Boyd near Fordwick at the cement plant area. Jury, after eight days of trial in Clegg Court, sentences Sprouse to eighteen years in the penitentiary. Appeal anticipated by counsel. Boyd, a foreman in the plant, left a wife and child. Sprouse reportedly connected with Sprouse Holton near the South cement facility.
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Stawnton
Frank Sprouse
Conrad Boyd
Staunton
Clegg Court
Jone & Last
Mia
Aisk
Sprouse
Fordwick
Boyd
Luce Elected Chairman of Republicum Committee
John G. Luce a bookkeeper at Planters National Bank was elected chairman of the Republicum committee for the Third Congressional district in Richmond Virginia. The convention date was set for August in Manchester and will nominate a candidate with thirty four delegates. George A. Hanson is expected to be nominated again for Congress. In Winchester a heavy rainstorm caused Kernstown Creek floods washing away bridges and fences and causing hundreds of dollars in damage to farms.
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Washington Post
Richmond
John G. Luce
Planters’ National Bank
Republicum Committee
Manchester
Judge Lewis
George A. Hanson
Congress
Winchester
Kernstown
Georgetown Store Robbed on M Street Northwest
Fred Dunbarth of 3418 M street northwest reported to police that his Georgetown store was entered Monday night and the safe robbed of 74 dollars. Access gained by forcing a window. the safe door had been left open and the drawer pried with scissors. Police are investigating.
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Georgetown
Fred Dunbarth
M Street
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Gayer
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Hartle
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Congressional Cemetery
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H. Lillian
Frederick W
Frances A. Setwole
Holy Trinity Church
Bass .Witl
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Holyrood Corinter
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Tree Island
Enue Noritixest
Elen Margurgite
Fred J
Staidard
Priday
Undertakers
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
J. William Lee
Pennsylvania Ave
George P. Zurhorst
Fant Capitol St
Ee Feterihone East
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Enewal Directors
Embalmers
Fourteenth ST
Firat
Amn
Howell Osborne
Ber
Lafcadio Hearne
Canfield Will Glose
Morrissey Clubhouse
N. E. Mack
Madison, Square Garden
Tokalon Wine CO
Enene m. Wos
Russia
Yuzovia
Sen
Moscow
Muti
Terioki
Finland
M. Hergenstein
M'Garren
Pol
Isie
Belles
Rain
Sam
Mallboy
Ron
Itery Binculte
Sace
Umeross
A. Walles
Sturho
Mais
T. Alexander
I Bar- Rasher
Alexander Sived
Connecticut Avenue
iAlexander
Alani
Moore
Valdosta
Carter
Iby
Sxminta
Rawards Manufacturing “Company
Guous
Profespore
Janine
Ander
Wien
Jordan Srestans
Whkesharra
Mine ‘Workers’ Union
Washiteton
Pismonth
Archie Roosevelt
Uiton
Swanson
Thomas A Lynch
Dern
ST. Johns
Stevedores
Police
Olen
Seventh Street
Witla
Rober
Barrett
District Attorney's
Luce
Republican Committee
Virginia
Health Department
Chestnut Farms Sanitary Dairy
GEO. M. Oyster, SR
Conn. Ave
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