Witness testifies to marriage contract with Lucky Baldwin
In Los Angeles on December 21, Mrs. Lilian A Turnbull faced a three hour cross examination in a will contest seeking a 2.5 million share of the Lucky Baldwin estate. She admitted a marriage contract existed but said only she and Baldwin saw it, and Baldwin introduced her as Mrs Baldwin to only five people, including two white men and three servants. Hotel registers show she used the name Lillian Ashley after the alleged marriage. She said she did not know she was Baldwin's wife until months later and denied asking about Mrs Lillian Bennett Baldwin's visits to Baldwin's Santa Anita ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Lilian A. ‘Turnbull
Anita Beatrice Turnbull
Lucky Baldwin
McNab
Anita Baldwin McLaughtey
Lawrence
Lillian Bennett Baldwin
Baldwin
Turnbull
Long
Massachusetts
Welburn
Inos Angeles
Miss Armsley
Winchester
Mags
Laura Wilson James
Cynthiana
Misa Armsby
Obituaries and Death Notices From December 1916
Fragmented obituary notices report deaths of ANTEUVEUR DE SILVER CHRISTIANT, HENRY A, HENRY C W SCHADER, MATTIET SHOEMAKER, and SHG Wth STODDART. Services listed at Normandie Apartments, Rock Creek Cemetery, Glenwood Cemetery, and Rock Creek. dates in December 1916 with funeral times and locations. References to U S Dept of State Panama death in Washington indicate a diplomat’s death abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vuristiant
Anteuveur DE Silver Christiant
Normandie
Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia
Aclock Taterment
Rock Creek Cemetery
Washington
Aing
P Street
Henry A
Annie &. King
Glenwood Cemetery
Whuder
Department of State
Washington, D. C
Alban G. Snyder
Amarvan
Panama
Panama City
Henry C. W. Schader
Iaker
Phoenix
Arla
Mattiet
Hutton
Georges Shoemaker
William H. Sardo & Co
H Street
Rock Creek
Business Trend Upward at Banquet for Butler
A Cleveland banquet honoring Joseph G. Butler Jr. heard Charles M. Schwab forecast that the general business trend will rise despite low mood or financial stringency. The event, tied to Butler’s 70th birthday, drew leaders from Bethlehem Steel Carnegie Steel Empire Iron and Steel American Shipbuilding and more, with vast congratulatory messages arriving from Car negie and U S Steel officials. Miss Beatrice Anita T Baldwin seeks fortune rights as alleged daughter of the late turfman Lucky Baldwin, with her mother Mrs Lillian Turnbull asserting a contract wife claim in Los Angeles ongoing hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Anita T. Baldwin
Lucky” Baldwin
Los Angeles
Cal
Lillian Turnbull
Horesman
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles M. Schwab
Joseph G. Butler, Jr
Youngstown
Buttler
Bethllhem Steel Company
Alvin C. Dinkey
Wd Jay Pickands
Cablegrams
el. Sgt
Mr. Butler
Andrew Carnegie
Myron T. Verrick
William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
W. P. Dixon
Framé Thompson
London
Steel Master
J. G. Battelle
Columbus
Marriage Controversy Recalled From 1893 Testimony
Witness recounts questioning Mr Baldwin about a divorce before the alleged 1893 marriage. She notes Baldwin avoided details, describing his explanation as pitiful and heartbreakingly sincere, which deterred further inquiry into the divorce cause.
Fought Family for Love Ends in Assault in Bronx
In New York City a Newark man and his wife sought their son for Christmas. Angelo Fresco accompanied Florina Mariano and attempted to win her, shooting at her but missing. Florina deflected a shot with a corset steel, and Fresco wounded her arm and struck her husband with a knife. A patrolman ended the struggle. Fresco held on a felonious assault charge with two scalp wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Mariano
Newark
Bronx
Antonio
Florina Mariano
Angelo Fresco
Fresco
Florina
Baked to death in oven at Tansey brick yard
Philadelphia Dev 21 A man named William Folks, 28, was found baked to death in a brick yard oven at Tansey in Frankford. He had been missing since Monday and some say he crawled into the oven to sleep and was roasted when the fire started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dev
William Folks
Tansey
Frankford
Earthquake Shakes Panama Districts Reported
Telegraphic advices report a severe earthquake shock in the district from David to Nata. David lies 25 miles west of Panama, while Nata is 6 miles southwest of the city. No personal or property losses reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
David
Nata
Fights Lunacy Proceedings After Libel Verdict
District Attorney plans lunacy proceedings to determine mental capacity of George F. Ormsby who, after a criminal libel conviction, has shown paranoia amid delays and custody disputes. Chief Justice Clabaurd appoints Jonpsel to defend. Justice Wright to hear the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Ormsby
Clabaurd
Jonpsel
Ormaby
Stafford
Wilson
Ormsby
Thistehid
Arthur A. Birney
William Burl Ambrose
Justice Wright
Man risks swim in near freezing East River wager
William Quinn bet $10 he could swim the East River with the thermometer at 12 degrees below freezing. He failed the stunt and was pulled from the icy water unconscious, endangering his life as rescuers pulled him to shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Quinn
East River
Mauretania Speeds Eastward With Christmas Mail
The Mauretania, sailing from New York December 21, covered 578 miles from noon yesterday to noon today at an average speed of 23.06 knots. It reports a following sea with big swell and sunshine today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauretania
London
New York
LICENSED TO MARRY LIST OF BRIDGEPORT AND VIRGINIA COUPLES
A historical clipping lists numerous marriage licenses under Rev. ministers, pairing men and women from Bridgeport Connecticut Pittsburg Virginia Richmond Virginia Mathews Loudoun Hanover Dinwiddie Amelia and other localities. Names include Harry C Porter Marlo L Warner Carl Englert Lillian Collier Moody Rutter and many others along with ages and county or city origins. The long roster reflects intercounty nuptial arrangements and clergy oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Porter
Marlo L. Warner
Bridgeport
Conn
R. S. Owens
Frank W. Arnold
Lillian B. Earle
Pittsburg
R. W. Laurie
John W. Clayton
Edmonia P. Jatewood
Richmond
Harry J. Hoyt
Harry A. Hegarty
Lillian W. Hilloary
Joseph F. McGee
Carl A. Englert
Lillian A. Collier
Willard G. Davenport
John W. Brown
Moody Rutter
Loudoun County
A. Bundy
Willie H. Cockrell
Gertrude N. Mason
Martinsburg
W. Va
R. W. Lowrie
Arthur L. Williams
Mathews County
Ole L. Wright
Fredericksburg
Donald G. MacLeod
Frank L. Tracy
Maplewood
N. J
Alice A. Mangan Hurlehans
George F._ Nindley
Robert R. Haynes
Essex County
Christina S. Scott
Caroline ‘County
John B. Briggs
Joseph BD. Uzzle
Sidney Carter
G. J. S. Bunniecutt
S Howard C. Perkins
Lizzie F. Thacker
Hanover County
G. J. B. Hunnicutt
Jerry G. Watkins
Dinwiddie Counter
Vax
Efe B. Sleger
Amelia County
William J. Réx
Bottle J. Bobbitt
Whimam V. Tucdor
Joseph T.perke
Edith C. Child
H. Woodward
Jemea H. Lyddane
Eleanor M. William
Edward M. Corbett
William A. Graham
Kansas City
Pauline Gaus
Muskogee
O'Hare
de William G. Knight
Margaret
Ramey
John Weldley
Max A. van Horne
Alice Boyington
Burton, Wash
H Greene
Health Office Record of Births and Deaths Listing Names
A health office record lists numerous births across families with fathers and mothers, and a long deaths section detailing individuals with ages and their institutions or addresses. The document includes names such as John E Mellon, Ellen Mellon, George E Zalles, Grace Rose, Gertrude Wallace, and many others, followed by deceased entries with ages and locations including U S Naval Medical School, Sibley Hospital, Tuberculosis Hospital, and various streets in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E
Ellen
Mellon
William W
Marion Kesler
Brooka W
Beryl B. Gilbert
Luther
Laura Hall
George E
Arcadia’ Zalles
Henry M
Grace B. Rose
James G
Gertrude C. Wallace
Davie G
Coran. McKenzie
Carcgll W
Virginia C. Hyson
John
Sarah Henderson
Arthur B
Minnie E Johnson
James F
Sarah Knott
Otis B. Lamond
Tri
William H
Derry M. Gaskins
George B
Annie Chambers
Edward F
Maggie V
Boucher
George T
Nettie M. Rawlings
Dennis L
Mary Healy
Francis A
Maria
Leer
Dio W
Mary Dunham
Little Selby
Ernest F
Marie
Gibbens
Louis I
Margaret A. Beak
Joseph E
Anna T. Casnon
John H
Mary
Prater
Nellie
Syphax
Lewis and Mabal Branch
John Herbel
Berry B. Munn
U. 8
Naval Medical School , Hospital
Mary D. Daly
36Th St. Nw
Carl A. Hartleben
Het. Nw
Joseph Reed
Mary C Bilin
Myrtle St. Ne
Henry A. King
P Et Nw
Loura F. W. Weber
7Th St. No
Sarah C. Morgan
Sibley Hospital
Lawrence W. Decatur
St. Us
Dorothy May Blackman
Kalorama Road
Richard $. Butler
St. Nw
Catherine Towles
Baldwin's Row Nw
Robert Morton
Mason Lowery
Spencer Lee
Hosa L Smith
Anne BM. Wilton
Tuberculosis
Lulu Morrell
Providence Hospital
Wilmas Ness
Inquest Reveals Hand That Murdered Five at Houndsditch
Detective Martin testified at the Coroner's Inquest about the shooting of five policemen at Houndsditch by Lithuanian anarchist burglars. He described Bentley knocking, a hand at a distant door firing, and the hand sweeping the doorway as the five officers fell. Police scour East End anarchist haunts for attackers armed with new automatic pistols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Martin
Houndsditch
Sergt. Bentley
Bentley
Grove Street
East End
Rich Baroness Dead After Social Union in Divinity Chapel
Miss Caldwell and Baron Nes married in the divinity school chapel that she endowed as a memorial to her mother. The baron, recently posted to Mexico, honeymooned there before returning to Germany. He was killed when a yacht mast fell in a collision off South Sea on the Isolde. The baroness has since lived mainly on the continent while maintaining a Newport house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Caldwell
Divinity School
Mexico
Germany
South Sea
Meteor
Nes
Continent
Newport
Dr Cook Returns Home From Arctic Voyage
New York reports Dr Frederick A Cook will reappear in New York Harbor aboard the steamship George Washington tomorrow afternoon about 8 o clock exactly one year and 26 days after his disappearance from friends and foes. He is no longer viewed as a hero, and publishers confirm his voyage as a passenger on the Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick A. Cook
New York Harbor
Arctic
Dr. Cook
George Washington
Passes Wreckage at Sea Near Victoria BC
Victoria reports the steamer Aymeric from the Orient passed a ship's boat bottom up in latitude 49.44 north longitude 11.24 west, with more unidentified wreckage seen later. Alarm persists for the British steamer St. Denis which left Victoria November 21 for Salina Cruz via Los Angeles and is long overdue. Capt. Davis was in command and the vessel was described as leaden will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia
Aymeric
St. Denis
Salina
Officers Tried as Spies In German Trial At Coast Fortifications
Leipzig December 21 British officers Capt. Trench and Lieut. Brandon face espionage charges in a German imperial court. They admit gathering military data during visits to Kiel Brunnsbuttel Cuxhaven Heligoland Westerland and other points, with maps and notes on batteries forts and searchlights. Trial public save for a secret session on expert testimony.
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Leipzig
Germany
Trench
Royal Marines
Lieut
Brandon
Royal Navy
Borkum
von Gorden
Otto
Hamburg
Kiel
Brunnsbuttel
Cuxhaven
Heligoland
Westerland
Lyit
Amrum
Fehr
Norderney
Wangercog
Bremen
Capt
Sylt
North
Fristian Islands
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Turnbull
Tubiman
Araat
Crace
Lindonati Irguher
Aeveland Plain Dealer
Hicago Record-Herald
Ruffato Courier
New York Times
Boston Globe
Providence Journal
Syracuse Post-Standard
St Paul
John R. Wright Co
Tenton
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Nedtous Chapel
North Ait
WM. H. Sardo & CO
Lincoln
Thos. S. Sergeon
Cain
Thos. A. Costello
Ant Envalmer
Phote
W. R. Pumphrey & Son
Funesra
Chapa
Maryland
Ucense
Rockville
Frank Geter
Modern Chapel
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank A Speare
Mer
Geo. P. Zurhorst
Fairalmer
Funeral Partorg
East Capital
J. William Lee
Enoalmer
Ania Dre
Pennsylvania
Falvey and
Kieventh
Gis
Wis Beate
Charlies
M. Schwab
Joseph G. Butler
ZAKP
Pgre
T Lillian
Ashley Turnbull
Kalon Wines
Mais
Health Office Record
Birthe
Muscatel
Holt
Amedean
Ansorte
Tona Online CO
MN. W
E. F. Droop & Sons CO
Steinway “Panne Pianos
Victor Talking
Victrolas
Edison Phonographs
Guitars
Mandolins
Music Books
Regina Music Boxes
Hall of Houndsditch House
R. Harris & CO
Face Court
Harper’s
Harper
Philadelphia Inquirer
Harper’s Magazine
Arper’s
March of Progress
Margaret Deland
Thackeray
Dickens
George Eliot
Charles Reade
Thomas Hardy
England
America
Harper’s Bazar
Cat Bazar
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Alice Barber Stephens
Alice Brown
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Howard Chandler Christy
Rose O’neill
Fanny Y. Cory
Frank Craig
Harper’s Weekly
North American Review
Joseph Conrad
Mr. Conrad
Franklin Square
Harper & Brothers
New York City
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