Bride Sails to Jailhouse Altar in Mountain Marriage
A dramatic escape nuptial unfolds near Chat ham Hill as Mollie Downes wed James Fauntleroy through a jail window. A minister, two helpers, and a braced brother hoist the bride for a midnight ceremony amid whispers of testifying against Fauntleroy in a pending assault case.
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Virginia
Ron Serna
MA Seawlt
Marion
Dispatch
Chatham Hill
Brother Tom
Misa Mollie Downes
James H. Fountleroy
Pierce H. Dugan
Hig
Wm. Randolph
Fauntleroy
Pountleroy
Miss Downes
Nigeer Head Hill
Dugan
Mr. Dugan
Mr. Fauntleroy
Young Fauntleroy
Robert Merkle
Circuit Court
Mountain Cove
Perryville
W. Va
Walter Forrester
Baltimore
Will Eggleston
Philadelphia
Eagleston
Forrester
Frank Hanslow
Washington
Great Lakes
Smithsonian Institution
Novel underwater propulsion boat by explosive bursts
A heated report describes an experimental vessel using vaporized crude petroleum and electric sparks to create 75 explosions per minute for motive power. Built for Secor & Sons with $15,000 funding, the project envisions large scale production and waterfront sites if successful, including a schooner rig for launch and trials.
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Poillon
Brooklyn
Townsend
Pittsburg
Jersey City
Sam Secor
Secor & Sons
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