Thrice Wedded Prize Fighter Wife Testifies in Court
Mrs Julie Ellen Wheelock, wife of George A Wheelock once a race track bookmaker, described five marriages including three to Kid McCoy. In New York Supreme Court she testified that one former husband divorced her “because it was cheaper” and she admitted marrying Kid McCoy three times. The case against her current husband involved an alienation of affections claim by Emmanuel Herta, who sought 3500 dollars for legal services.
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Kid McCoy
Washington Post
New York
Julie Ellen Wheelock
George A Wheelock
Supreme Court
Erslanger
Esterday
Wheelock
Emmanuel Herta
Herts
Mra
Wherelock
Marriing
Wheelwok Aald
Charles Thompson
Vare
Coming Home for Holidays in a London Scene
A London newspaper describes returning schoolboys at a railway station where one boy, Thompson minor, longs for a mother over a motor. Harry Graham’s verse cites a rich background and a child’s desire for maternal warmth over luxury, highlighting the contrast between wealth and parental affection.
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London
Harry Graham
Bathtub or coffin tale nets $10 bet in Milwaukee
Special to The Washington Post. In Milwaukee a Kokomo man resolved never to gamble but bet $10 that a bathtub was a coffin after a stranger claimed the crate contained a coffin. Bott lost $5 after a quick confrontational wager. Green Bay’s Peter Simonson fended off a wallet theft attempt, shouting to scare off the attacker. Police arrested Emil Erickson as a suspect and Ole Hagen was knocked down near Milwaukee Railroad yards with $2 and his watch stolen.
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Washington
Minneapolis
Minn
June & Ohn Bott
Kokomo
Ind
Ufe
Milwaukee
Bott
Milwaukee Railroad
Sixth
Washington Avenues
Debating Degrees as True Education at GWU
Dr Jay T Stocking told George Washington University graduates that diplomas prove tests passed, not wisdom. He warned against late night indulgences and praised self restraint, modesty, and service as marks of genuine education. Rear Admiral Charles H Stockton led the procession outside the First Congregational Church as graduates marched in cap and gown.
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Jay T. Stocking
George Washington University
First Congregational
Stocking
Charles H. Stockton
Miss Elizabeth Binney to wed Barnes Newberry at Potowomut
Special to The Washington Post Providence R I June 6 Mr and Mrs William Binney announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Elizabeth Goddard Binney to Barnes Newberry son of the former Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Truman Newberry Detroit and Watch Hill. The wedding takes place Monday June 28 at the Potowomut country place. The bride will be attended by her sister Mrs Howard Annen Richmond as matron of honor and Mr Phelps Newberry will serve as best man.
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Barnes Newberry
Potowomut
Washington Post
Providence
William Binney
Elizabeth Goddard Binney
Howard Annen Richmond
Newberry
Phelps Newberry
Root's Business Plea and War Time Luncheon Inside Trenches
Former Senator Root’s Union League Club address condemns government hostility to business and lauds private enterprise. A German Bavarian colonel marks his wedding anniversary with champagne lunch in an underground trench dwelling amid artillery fire and a view into a concealed deeper room used for shelter.
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Root
Erman
Union League
Philadelphia
United States Steal Corporation
United States District Court
Paterson
N. J
United States
Steel Corporation
Senator Root
Union League Club
the League
Land of Justice
McKinley
France
Associated Press
Gibson heads to Seaside with Mrs McMillan in tow
Mrs Preston Gibson of Washington will travel to Manchester by the Sea Massachusetts to spend the summer with her mother Mrs James McMillan. She has been at the Greenbrier with her son and daughter since March 12 and will return for a two month stay in September.
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Washington Post
White Sulphur Springs
W Va
Preston Gibson
Washington
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Mass
James McMillan
Gibson
Greenbrier
War costs rise in distant Siberia and a call for unity
A Philadelphia report cites H U Hall’s Siberian expedition and notes how wartime prices for food and goods surged. The piece links inflation to broader distrust between industrial North East cities and rural West South, urging education, common purpose, and a stronger mission for American business to improve mutual understanding and preserve the Union.
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Siberia
H U Hall
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Monastir
Yensei
Hall
Dakota
Europe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Transportation Companien
Central Reserve Board
Treasury Department
Comptroller of Currency
New Trade Commission
Internal Revenue Collector
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Kinley
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