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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1915

Page

7

Bogus lord the dupe denies plan to wed Campbell

New York dispatch details Eleanor Campbell of 20 West Eighty-second Street exposing Ernest William Andrews posing as Lord Norton, a war hero. He wooed her allegedly to secure wealth, ran up hotel charges, and borrowed $2 from a doorman before private detectives intervened. Campbell and her mother say the tale is a joke and a ploy by a fortune hunter.

Campbell Lord Norton Trousseau Washington Post New York Ernest Willam Anndrewa Misa Eleanor Campbell West Eighty-second Street Missouri Marshall Andrews Miss Campbell Mary H. Campbell St. Paul Eleanor England Mra Camapnell Ttngh Andrewa Emil, Kaerwald Rector Street French & Tr Fulton Street Ralph Shainwald Standard Paint Company

Mrs Gould's Brother Weds at Oceanside Ceremony

Miss Havel Simonson daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Simonson of East Lockaway married Arthur William s brother of Mrs Frank Gould in a September ceremony at the home of the late Hon. Robert Gray Weight in Oceanside. After a wedding trip the couple will live there. Mina Hetty Kelly sister of Mr Kelly and Mrs Gould will wed Lieut A B E Horne of the British army in London.

Speen Washington Tost Long Island Havel Simonson Mr and Airs Harry Simonson Eaat Lockaway Arthur Williams Frank Could Mr. Kelly Mould Honert Qray Wieht Oceanside Mina Hetty Kelly Mra Iould London Lieut. A. BE. Horne

Plate Printers Excursion to Chesapeake Beach

Pata Printers Union Local No 2 schedules its annual excursion to Chesapeake Beach on Saturday with even amusements. A wheelbarrow tournament, eight valuable prizes for ladies and gentlemen, and music by Pistoria’s band, twenty pieces, are planned. Athletic events for members and their families will occur. Special train service arranged. Committee led by RS Joney with George W Jacobs, Edwin Wood, OM Hassett, and J C Reeves.

Pata Printers’ Union Chesapeake Beach Ovcasion Pistoria No 2 RS. Joney George W. Jacobs Edwin ©. Wood OM Hassett J.C. Reeves

Marrying Molly of Indiana Dies After Shock of Suit

Polly Anne Weed Strodes known as Marrying Molly dies at 69 in Evanaville after being sued for 10000 dollars by James Handley who claimed he was shot by her thirteenth husband Harrison Strodes. Physicians say the filing of the suit contributed to her death. Strodes faced shooting charges earlier, paid by Strodes, and she had sought divorce.

Washington Post Evanaville Ind Polly Anne Weed Strodes Molly James Handley Harrison Strodes Strodes Strode Handley

Mrs Elizabeth Nichols Murdered For Gems In East Seventy Ninth

Police investigated a deadly burglary at East Seventy ninth street where Mrs Elizabeth Nichols was strangled during a vault robbery worth an estimated 500000 in gems. Detectives questioned servants as finger prints and photos were taken, with the maid abducted during the break in and later released.

Elizabeth Nichols East Seventy-ninth Street

Berlin reports doubt on Hesperian torpedoing

Berlin says it seems unlikely the Hesperian was torpedoed and more likely she struck a mine. Ambassador Bernstorff in New York relayed the foreign office note stating investigators find no torpedo strike and a mine incident is probable. Wolff, an American seaman from Newark, was confirmed among the Hesperian dead. Names of dead and missing include Miss Carberry and Miss Bannister.16 crew members listed.

New York Count Bernstorff Berlin Hesperian Wolff Newark N. J Montreal Allan Line Company Miss Carberry Alice Bannister Joseph Fowler Mrs. Fowler Emily Morrey Maria Jenkins Mary A. Barr Ellen Taylor W. Downley J. Wolff Queenstown

Navy and Army Change of the Day Highlights Staff Reassignments

A long list details detachments and new commands for numerous lieutenants and commanders. Several officers move to Naval Academy, others to Texas, Georgia, Florida, or staff roles with the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. Dates range around September 1915 to October 1925, with multiple ship and academy transfers noted.

FP. A Naval Academy Wisconsin C. F. Preston Missouri Jander J. T. Tompkins Navals Academy W. G. Mitchell Texas Atlantic Fleet Lient John Halligan Conic Staf Pacific Wright Ozark D-1 Naval Val Acaul I. M. S.helling Utah EL van Hook New Jersey A. Lucas Georgia C. ©. Davis Birmingham J. G. TR. P. Guilder Dixie Huy Henley Solomon Endel Ohio Liew P. Emrich Navy Washington D. C O'Brien G. J. McMillan Delaware Culgoa Hient P. Myers Winslow Jarvis J. G. Byrnes, Jr J. G. H.C. Train Oregon Cheyenne W. c. Wicksam Smith

Army Orders: Officers Detailed for Exposition Duty

Army orders detail Capt James P Harreson to assist the government exhibit at the Panama Pacific International Exposition. Second Lieut John C Walker Jr relieved. Walker to join his regiment after leave. Leave of absence for two months around October 1 1915. Several other officers retired or placed on leave or assigned to duties. details include Maj Peter Fe Marquart and Maj Ernest L Vefner. Capt Harry S Howland and Capt Arthur Hadsell noted.

James P. Harreson Twenty-first Infantry John C. Walker, Jr Twelfth Infantry Harreson San Francisco Walker Abeenee Robert McG Settlejohn Stewart McC. Decker Porto Rito Peter FE. Marquart Quartermaster Rarpa Ernest L. Rvefner Edwin V. Bookmiller Ninth Infantry Harry 8. Howland Sixteenth Infantry Dana Palmer Third Infantry Arthur Hadsell Infantry

Movements of Naval Vessels Listed in Transit and Arrival

A long list of ships and routes is recorded, noting vessels sailing from Philadelphia to Annapolis, New York ports to various destinations, and several arriving at points including St Paul Jeremie Haiti and San Francisco. Several ships are listed with destinations such as Norfolk, Guantanamo Bay, Mersine, Alexandretta, and Portmouth New Hampshire, with arrivals at Mare Island and Bremerton among others.

Riddie Philadelphia Annapolia Dolphin New York City Norfol Powhatan New York Navy Yard Provincetown Leonidas Portamouth N. H Henley and Drayton Rosebank N. Y Southern Drill Krounda McCall Trom Whitestone Landing Southern Dry Grounds Gaeedls Trom Trom Port A Prince For Guantanamo; Cheater, Trom Jelend of Candia For Mersine Alexandretta Saturn St. Paul Priblista Marietta Jeremle Haiti Chattanooga Topolobampo San Francisco Norfolk Iroquoi Hel Maryland Mare Samnd New York Mayflower Wyoming Arkansas Texas Utah Florida South Carolina Michigan Georgia Nebraska Baltimore Dubuque Neptune Southern Drill Grounds Montana Napeague Bay South Dakota Hawk Buffalo Trippe

Palmist's Bride Grows From Fame of Kenilworth Entertainer

Walter Kelly Martin known as Kenilworth the palmist and Newport entertainer married Paris society widow Edmund Sanford Clark in Berkeley Episcopal Chapel. The 40 year old groom, son of banker William T. Martin of Columbia, D. C., plans to move to Paris. The bride, 65, Miss Emma A. Harding of Medfield Mass, had long resided in Paris and owns a villa near Boulevard de Courceles. A prior 1905 arrest for alleged theft of $450 was noted.

New Benedict Kenilworth Paris Columbia Washington Post Newport B. L Walter Kelly Martin Ava Martin la Forge Boulevard de Courceles Villa de Ternes Emma A Harding Medfield Mass Mr. Martin William T. Martin Columbia, D. C Helen Harrison West Fort Sixth Street New York City King Edward Walter Witton Kenilworth Martin

President Wilson Delivers Routine Papers after Surprise Lansing Visit

President Wilson visited Secretary Lansing early in the day to hand over routine papers. Ambassadors Dumba and Page figures surface in the episode as the State Department handles the case quietly. Officials say no new developments, final decisions resting with the president.

Tle Lansing White House State Department Wilson Ambassador Dumba Secret Service Department of Labor von Nuber Atrixes Bethlehem Middle West Splain Wison Lenox Mass Dr. Dumba Ambassador Page London

Thomas Dixon's Fall of a Nation serial in Sunday Post

Thomas Dixon unveils a new twenty thousand dollar story The Fall of a Nation set to begin next Sunday in the semimonthly magazine section. Dixon, famed for The Clansman and The Birth of a Nation, promises a work eclipsing his previous efforts and urges readers to subscribe to ensure full access to the tale.

Thomas Dixon Dixon Sunday Post

Official World War Reports From Paris to Berlin

The general staff reports artillery fighting across Belgium and France from Ypres to Arras and the Aisne, with German bombardment and limited infantry action in the Argonne. Allied and German statements describe coastal bombardments, fighter air actions, and troop advances in Poland and Ukraine, including captures and prisoners.

Paris Belgium Ypres Artois Arras Roye Oist Aisne Champagne Rheims Argonne Harzee Woevre Arran Oise

Austro Hungarian Troops Storm Northwest of Szupaika

In the Italian theater reports indicate Austro Hungarian forces under Gens Benign and Prince Schoenburg stormed a hostile position northwest of Szupaika. The Kreugehure Ridge area has been quiet since Monday’s Italian defeat, with enemy losses higher than expected. Italian infantry attempting an advance east of Vermegliaro was driven back with hand grenades. In the Doberda district, troops repulsed an enemy attack on the Karst Plateau salient early this morning.

Prince Leopold of Bavaria Izabelin Wolkowysk Zelkianka Rytanka Pruzana Marshal von Mackensen Tasiolda Drohlezyn Tarnopol Ostrog Benign Prince Schoenburg Szupaika Kreugehure Ridge Carnic Alps Vermegliaro Doberda

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