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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
PLUMBERS ASK HIGHER WAGES.
Masters and ~Journeymen Confer
Without Definite Result.

At the meeting Of the Building Trades
Council Friday night the result of the con-
ference Monday night between committees
from the Master Association and
the Journeymen Plumbers Association will
be reported and definite action taken.
The conference is called to discuss the
proposition advanced by the jOurneymen for
a raise In wages to s. for an eight-hour
day, to take effect September 1. The pres
ent scale of wages is 81 for an eight-hour
day.
The conference Monday, which was at
tended by Master john J. Fay,
Fred Abel. Edward Schuster, c. +. Walters,
Jr.. and James p. Carroll, and a
from the Journeymen Plumbers Union,
headed by Otto Noes. business agent, dis
cussed the proposition for the dvanc in
formally. but left the matter open. as the
iourneymen Were not empowered TO take
final action. The proposition, it Is saiI.
has not received the sanction of the Build
ing Trades Council. The matter has al
ready been up before that body for two
readings, and it VIII require its approval
st a third meeting before the subordinate
body is authorized to take final action.
The master plumbers are not disposed to
look with favor on the request for an ad-
vance in wages. and although individual
Members have ~signified their willingness to
eccede to the request, the association as a
body. il is said. viii oppose consent to such
action. and a strike may result il the
terms Of tie tourneymen are rot conceded
The representatives of the journeymen's
union refuse to dicuss their>plans.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
YEARNS TO KILL Her
FATHERS MURDERER
Governor of Georgia May Be
Asked to Prevent Woman
From Hanging a Negro.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

SPECIAL.
Savannah. Ga. Aug. 5.-Considerable in
:erest is manifested throughout Georgia
regarding the request made by Mrs. Ella
Hall of Berrien County. to the Sheriff that
she be permitted 10 spring the trap at the
execution OF Boisey Bryant. who killed her
father.
Public opinion is greatly divided. and the
Governor may be asked to interfere. Mrs.
Hall frankly admitted to-day that it is
both her wish and inteltion 10 spring the
death trap of Bryant. and not only that,
but also to cut down ois body when life
shall have become eXtinct.
Are you net afraid your nerve Will fail
you at the scaffold?' sle r-as asked.
No" she replied. I'm as Iendcr-hearted
about other things ~ most women are,
but in this it is different. Bryant hIied my
father in cold blood. and 1 want to kill
him"
.M.s. Hall said tnlt. en- the nigh; her
father died, she was unconscious from
worry and grief, or she would have in
sisted that her iatllcr's friends lynch
Bryant then and ;nere. sire has 10 ';ouht.
she said. that T. sac had made :he t'qLest
it would have Feen carried out.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
ASKED FOR MANDAMUS
AGAINST SECRETARY HAY.
Naturalized German Would Compel
Him to Proceed Against Germany
for False imprisonment

Washington, Aug. 5-Ferdinand Holzen-
dorf to-day petitoned the District Supreme
Court for a mandamus against Secretary OF
State Hay to compel the latter to institute
proceedings against the Empire of Germany
or the Kingdom of Prussia or both to re-
cover SCO,C0O damages for himself for al
legged unjust detention in a German insane
asylum.
Justice Hagner refused TO issue the writ,
holding that the matter was political and
a legal right to the writ had not been
shown.
Holzendorf is a native of Germany and a
naturalized citizen of this country. He al
legged that, while hearing a passport from
the United States Government. on May IL.
1855, he was falsely imprisoned in an insane
asylum at Dalldorf. near Berlin, and de-
taiEed there until July s, 1899, when he was
declared TO be of sound mind by the high
est court in Germany.
He demanded a trial by jury and asserted
that the State Departments refusal to act
is based Oh irrelevant matters twenty years
anterior to this petition.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
CLASSMATES FOLLOWED BIER.
Flora Roeder's Death Was Result
of Oyerstudy.

The funeral of Miss Flora Roeder, which
took place yesterday afternoon from the
home of her parents, No. 500 Easton ave
nue.. was made doubly pathetic by the
presence of a large number of girls and
boys. schoolmates of the dead girl.
Miss Roeder was graduated at the head
of her class from the Lincoln School last
June. and was preparing for a High school
course when her faIal illness overlook her.
On Friday. Tune 1S. Miss Roeder was one
of thirteen girls who took part in me
closing exercises at the Lincoln School. She
read an essay entitled Our Labor's Re
ward" and was compiimented for her eff
forts.
IN July she fell i'll from the effects Of over
study and last Sunday she utd-
Mss Emma c. Meyer, the girls teacher.
was at her bedside through her Illness. and
followed her request by arranging that her
classmates should serve as pallbeare-s.
The twelve girls who Were Miss Roeder's
classmates are: Myrtle Olive Winenor,
Mary Loretta Toohey. Estelle Mare Pironi.
Ida R. OfneT. Gretchen L. No!l. Caroline
Moreell. Hazel w. Keefe, Hazel Wagner
Gregory. Nellie C. Fox. Louisa Pauline
Ehrhardt. Jessie Mosslyne Gutter and
Mana Brill.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
WIFE SHADOWS HER HUSBAND.
Causes Arrest of Harry Long, Who
Eluded Authorities.

Mrs. Mary Long took up the role of detec-
tive Monday night, and Swallowed her hus-
band. Harry Long, from the Windsor Hotel
Sixteenth and Pine streets, 20 Eighth and
Chestnut streets. where she had him ar
rested on the charge of abandonment.
Monday, Mrs. Long was informed that her
husband was at the Windsor Hotel.
She waited in the vicinity until 1:30 yester-
day morning when she saw him come from
the hotel and start east. She followed,
keeping in The shadows intending to call
upon the first policeman she met to arrest
her husband. Eight blocks were traversed
before she met Patrolman Mahoney. To
him Mrs. Long stated hat she had sworn
out a warrant in February and that 1t was
in the Sheriff's hands.
Policeman Mahoney arrested Long and
took him to the Four Courts.
Mrs. LonN stated that she had no settled
place Of abode since her husband went away
and she was cared for by Matron Knitting
in the Four Courts detention room, while
her husband, whose footsteps she had
logged, was held prisoner in the same build
ing.
Investigation OF the records in the Court
OF Criminal Correction yesterday 6ivulged
the fact that Long had been arrested and
fined, then released on parole under promise
TO pay his wife $50 a month. 1t was for
failure to pay this amount that Long was
wanted a second time by the authorities.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
MISSIONARY BOARD MEETING.
Presbyterian Women Discuss In
terests of the Southwest.

The Presbyterian Woman's Foreign Mis-
sion Board of the Southwest held its BIZ
monthly meeting yesterday at No. 14ls Lo-
Gust street. The lesson for the day was
given by Mrs. Prentiss from John xii, %
z. Mrs s. l. Lindsay read a paper on
Chinese and japanese in America"
A CHEEKY letter was read from Mrs. Hoag
in reference to the work in Kansas. Word
was received from Mrs. Williams, who is
now at Mackinac Island. stating that her
health was somewhat improved. Word was
received that Mrs. Jennie Sherman G-ierson.
who was for years missionary to India from
tie Southwes' Board. but who Is now OF
the China Inland Mission. stating that her
visit in Kansas was being much enjoyed. II
was also reported that Mrs. Mcclure OF
Siam and Mrs. Garvin OF Valparaiso. s. A,
Will arrive in this country in the early
fall.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS TO-DAY.
Rock River Assembly Glass VIII
Go Through Golden Gate.
SPECIAL.

SPECIAL.
Dixon. ILL.,. Aug. 1.-The Normal Bible
class at the Rock River Chautauaua had for
its topic this morning. THE Christ and His
Reception" The Reverend H H Blancke
of Davenport delivered the lecture. Mrs.
Kerr's class in parliamentary law studied
deciamatory motions and points of order.
This afternoon Grace ". Beelman made
her first appearance in a cornet solo and
Katherine Eggelston gave a series of i'm
presentations. The CnautauQua Round
Table listened TO a lecture by the Reverend
W. c.. Spencer on the advantage OF educa-
ton. This evening the Dixie Jubilee
Singers gave a plantation concert
Tomorrow is a special day-recogniton
day. The graduates of the four-year course
for 1902 will pass through the golden gate.
The Reverend George jackson of Edin-
burgh, Scotland. will present the diplomas.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
CLOSING DAY OF CHAUTAUQUA.
Operetta Will Be Sung as Fare
well Entertainment at Piasa.
REPURLIC

4hA@A OH 81 i
C~hautauqua. Ill, Aug. 5.-The Reverend
Doctor A. W. Lamar OF Nashville, Tenn,
lectured again this afternoon to the Chau-
tauquans on THE South Since the War
The lecture was preceded by an exhibition
of the kindergarten School. This evening
Frank S. Regain delivered a lecture on
Modern Man. the Latest Bdition." This
lecture was preceded by a short music pro.
gramme by the Doubt family orchestra and
a number of readings by Mrs. Vida Stutz-
man of Athens. Ill.
The stockholders of the Piasa Chsutau-
qua held their annual meeting to-day and
elected five directors as follows: j. c.
kupfeTlei p. F. Nanderlippe and Attorney
Matt Lubke of st. Louis. Colonel w. II.
Fulkerson of J~erseyville. Colonel A. F.
Rodgers of Upper Alton.
Tomorrow will be the last day OF the
present session. and the principal attraction
will be the presentation of the operetta,
The Merry Cyclers' in the Tabernacle IN
the evening under the direction OF Pro-
fessor N. Edwin johnson, director of music
In the East st. Louis schools. Young peO-
pie from ST. Louis and East st. Louis will
be in the cast. and the c.. P. & ST. L. r. r
viii run special trains to Alton and Jersey
vile after he entertainment to accommo-
date the visitors
Vile. Mo-: to-day with a. crowd OF Sunday
school children aboard. The City Of Provi-
dencP also came in from st. Louis with an
excursion.
Joe L. Stephens of st. Louis was here to-
day with his yacht, the Phi Alpha. and en-
tertained a number OF Chautauqua friends
with a trip up the Illinois River.
Colonel Lew Harper of tn" Southern Ho-
tel returned TO st. Louis this evening after
a visit Of several days at C~hautauqua.
among st. Louis persons registered at the
Ptasa Spring Hotel are: Thomas ". Ses-
Mrs. Lubke. Miss Katherine O'Hal1aran,
Miss. May Hoffman, W. E. Mount, Joe L.
Stephens.
Among those registered at the Piasa
Spring Hotel from other points are: Mar
win Hart of Rockbridge, Ill: Walter Wiles
of Greenfield. ILL.,; George S. Cowdery of
Ieadvtlfe. Colo: Mrs. d. Blodgett Of
Brighton, ILL.,: Truman Chapman of Jersey
Vile: NJ. s. Brown of Brighton. ILL.,: New
ton Cunningham of Alton: j.. 4. CadwaI-
lader OF McClusky. ILL.,; Miss Mary Eliza
beth Davis of CaTrollton, Ill; J. r. FuIker-
son of Jerseyville; Earl Forwood of Piasa.
Ill: John s. Culp of Upper Alton; Mrs. L.
S. Deem of Upper Alton.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
TRUSTEES DENY THE CHARGES.
Declare False Report Was Circu-
lated About Kankakee Hospital.

Springfield, ILL.,. Aug. 5.-Acting Governor
Northcott to-day ordered Doctor William
Jayne. president Of the Illinois State Board
of Charities. to make a full investigation Of
the charges of immortality and cruelty which
have been made against the attendants of
the Eastern Hospital for Insane at Kanka-
kee. An investigation will likely be com
menced next week.
Governor Northcott received a lengthy re-
port from the Board of Trustees of the asy-
lum, in which the members deny any knowl-
edge of the charges. and invite an investiga-
tion. They allege that the stories published
in many papers of the conduct existing at
the institution was done for political pur-
poses. Governor Northcott, in an answer to
the board, states that an investigation OF
affairs meets with his hearty approval.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
Millions of People

USE CUrIcURA soar, assisted By CurIcUKA
oNrxZST, for preserving, purifying, and
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and soothing red, rough, and sore hands, for
baby rashes, feelings, n ch7fngs, and for
all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nurs-
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In the form Of baths for annoying irrisstions,
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many sanative, aniiscptsc purposes which
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
ST. LOUISANS AT WASHINGTON
Letter Carriers Viewing the Sights
at National Capital.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, Aug. "a jolly party of let
ter carriers from st. Louis, bound on a
tour through the Eastern cities on pleasure
bent, is at Washington. The party is
composed of Joseph F. Burd. John F. Costel-
10. William ]. Walsh and William C. Ryan.
They have been in the city for several days,
taking in the sights and visiting the public
buildings.
Speaking of the efforts put forth at the
last session of Congress to further the let
ter carriers increase in salary BILL" The
st. Louis boys highly commended the work
done by their national secretary. E. d. J..
Cantwell, whose Office is in this city. They
expect to visit Baltimore. Philadelphia and
New York and return by a of P~rttsburg
to ST. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
FLIPPED DOLLARS TO DECIDE.
A. l.. Ballard Withdrew From
Cherokee Legislature Race.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Vfnita. L. T., Aug. "a. L. Ballard has
Withdrawn from the race for member OF the
Cherokee Legislature in Delaware District
to fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
Andrew Hyder- James Daniels was also a
candidate representing the same party as
Ballard and they met at Grove Saturday
and proposed to pitch dollars and the loser
should withdraw from the race. Ballard
took heads and Daniels took tails and
tails won. so Ballard withdrew and is now
supporting Daniels
w. W Ward Of Maysvtlie, Ark. and q. A.
Smith of Falkland are also nominees on the
same ticket. with Daniels and are all run
ming against Moses O'F1elds, a full-blooi
Cherokee Indian, on the national ticket.
Moses O'Fieids is in favor OF the Cherokee
treaty AMI will vote for il.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
Arrested at Penitenaiary Gate.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Aug. 5-Sherif Jo-
seph Henderson to-day arrested A. j. Muir
after serving a two-year sentence for horse
stealing in Laclede County The arrest
was made at the request or Marshall Ed
Love OF SedaIia. who arrived to-day and
took Murphy back to Pettis County. where
he will be tried for horse stealing. Murphy
admitted his guilt and viii throw himself
upon the mercy of the court
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
ENDS HER LIFE WITH POISON.
Minnie Smith Takes Carbolic Acid
While Intoxicated.

Minnie Smith, 2S years old, took carbolic
acid in her room at No. s1S Market street
yesterday morning about $50 o'clock and
died three hours later at the City Hospital.
The woman's friends told Policeman Coax
ley that she and a man named Fred F>ucns
were intoxicated Monday night and that she
took the poison while drunk.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
TWO BREAK JAIL AT VANDAuIA.
Prisoners Cut Through Brick Wall
With Chisel.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

SPECIAL. Y
Vandalfa. Ill, Aug. 5-William SeIby and
George Lindsey. the former charged with
burglary and the later with chicken steal
ing. escaped from the Jail here last night
by cutting through the brick wall with .
chisel.
Mrs. Mcdonald, wife of the jailer, heard
them. and, suspecting they were trying to
escape. gave the alarm. but they were out
and gone by the time assistance arrived.
Selby was in Jail charged with robbing
the general store of B. F. Enloe at Hagers-
town last May. and early this morning
this same store was broken into again. It
10 believed that after escaping, Selby went
TO Hagerstown and repeated his act of last
May.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
The Fishing Season

Is now open in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Low rates are In effect to all points
reached by the ample and convenient
train service of the Chicago and Northwest
srn Railway from Chicago The interest
ing booklets on Game Laws and Hints
to Tourists issued by the
Line, should be In the hands of every sports
man. Rates, booklets and full ormatio
on application at Ticket Office. sos olive
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
Mrs. f. Boenker a Suicide.

LtbF blu STbIIAL
BRENNAN, Tex. Aug. Mrs. F. Boenker.
aged As years. committed suicide at her
home near Washington. in this county. at
Z O'Clock this morning. Breeding over the
tragic death of her husband. who was killed
In a runaway, and the loss of her crop
this year by the Brazos hood. were the
causes of her action. She leaves one son
inent business man here.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
Perry County Assessment.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Du Quoin, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-According to the
County Assessors figures. which he has
Just given to the public. the assessed yalua-
ton of personal property in Perry County
for the year 1902 is sos. 1863, an increase over
1901 of 81. 02. The total assessed valuation
Of real estate, personal and railroad prop
erty in the county for 1902 is 1857, S74. The
Assessor reports 1,323 dogs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
Farmer kills Negro
.EPuBL1c spEcIA

Henderson. KY, Aug. 5.-John O'Brien. a
prominent farmer, shot and killed Ed Rudy.
a negro, on his farm, eight miles south Of
this city yesterday He says he found the
negro stealing apples and the negro at
tackled him with a club. O'Brfen used a
shotgun at close range. He is now under
guard His examining trial will be held to-
morrow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
Price $l.O0

cUT1CURA SOAP, to eleanssth h shc
Of crusts and scales and soften the thick
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to instantly allay itching, infamma-
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DIR. w. III. ECKERT, osTEoPATH,
857, Century Bldg, 9th & Olive.
FREDERICK H. TODD MARRIED.
Miss a. Grace CIarkson of Green
vile, ILL.,. His Bride.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Greenvilie. H.. Aug. 5-Mr. Frederick H
Todd Of ST. Louis and Hiss A Grace Clark
son were married at the residence of the
brides mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Carson.
III this city at 3 o'clock this morning.
Tney departed Immediately for a trip to
the Northern resorts
Ths ceremony was performed by the Rsv-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
Young Van Horne Ha. typhoid Fever

New York. Aug. 5.-R- r. NanHorne. son
of President VaDHorne. of the Cuban Rail,
road. vino vas sent 10 Swinburne Island
yesterday from the steamer Curltyba, from
Cuba. has developed TYPHOID fever: Ar
to some hospital in Manhattan, where Ee
can receive better care.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
SOUTHERN LIME TRUST FORMED
Secret Combine Advances Price
Six Cents a Bushel.
REPURLIC

ME- IbLIO ETA
Chattanooga. Tenn, Aug. 5~-Southern
lime manufacturers have formed a trust.
All small concerns were recently absorbed
and prices advanced S cents per bushel. The
plans Tor the combine have been in progress
for more than a year.
Recently the combine was secretly formed.
The reasons given fcr. the advance are that
lime has been selling so low there was little
profit in its manufacture.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
Indian Clerks Appointed.

SPECIAL
Yinita. 1. r, Aug. 5.-Judge Joseph A.
Gill of the Northern District of the Indian
Territory has announced the appointment
of deputy clerks for the court towns of the
Northern District as follows: Nowata, w.
s. Irwin CMr. Irwin has resigned his posi-
ton as Deputy Revenue Collector for the
Interior Department in order to accept the
clerkship): T. Morehouse to be deputy of
Claremore, and J. C.. johnson is assigned to
the Pryor Creek Court.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
Fir.t cotton a. Terrell.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL-
Terrell. Tex. Aug. 5.-The first bale of
this seasons cotton sold here to-day at Q
cents. classed strict middlinE.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR TEXAS.
General Roberts of Austin Dis
cusses Crop and Oil Prospects.
REPrRLLC

isEsE JbLLt SBEClaL.
Washington, Aug. SIN all the years
that / have lived in Texas / have never
seen such a long-continued %downpour OF rain
as recently fel upon nearly every acre of
land in the State said General A S. Rob
erts. 4 prominent citizen of Austin. THE
rain came down in heavy sheets for a week.
with scarcely any inlermission and all our
rivers were oocmine, causing big oyerfows
and doing considerable harm to the crops
IN the lowlands along the Brazos. But the
soaking did far more good than damage. for
most OF the deluged country had been need
ing rain. for many weeks. The result will
be the biggest cotton crop In the history
Of Texas. unless worms should invade the
fields.
The State is prosperous and, with so
many sources of wealth. is attracting the
attention of capitalists from every quarter.
The oil fields at Beaumont will realize the
most sanguine expectations. The oil now
selling for e5 cents a barrel will be worth
three of four times that price within a
year, because preparations for its use on q
big scale are being made by railroads,
steamship lines and factories OF all kinds
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-06

st. Louis tourists to Minnesota stop at
Hotel Metropolitan, st. Paul. Best accom-
modations. European plan.
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Coneen Telephone Franchise.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
.Cofeen, Ill, Aug. Sat the meeting of
the City Council last night that body
granted the Citizens Mutual Telephone
Company a acknowledgement franchise to
control and operate a telephone system
here.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Pine Bluff, Ark, Aug SC. Mason Phiipot.
deiegate: Mayor Douglass e. Bell, alternate;
Grand CnaEiain Davenport Buckner. and Il
number of other Fine Bluff citizens. left tc-
day for Salt Lake City to attend the meet
ing Of The Grand Lodge OF Elks.
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nThe Paragon Timcl

"The Paragon Timckeeper,-
The most reliable watch made.
$500 to $4,000.
MERMoD & JACCARD's.
Broadway and Locust.
RrfeJor catalogue. Nailed Jrse.
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erend Thomas w. Hines, in the presence Of
only immediate relatives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Todd will be at home August 10 at No. 1854
Delmar boulevard, st. Louis.