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Weddings, 1913

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Fatal Wedding Feast. Forty Guests Poisoned. London

The Sun · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 8

A tragic affair is reported from Cholet, in France. A double wedding had been celebrated at the local church, and at the feast that was subsequently held in an hotel…

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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 19

ROBERTS--WHITE.--A wedding was solemnised in St. Matthew's Church of England, Spring Creek, Clifton, Queensland, on Wednesday, October 29, when Arthur John Roberts…

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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 6

The wedding of Miss Ivy Ashe, daughter of the late Mr. Edward Ashe, of Smithfield, to Mr. Lionel Arthur Walcot, oldest son of Mr. A. Walcot, of Canley…

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Fatal Wedding Banquet Eight Guests Poisoned—ten in Danger a Rival's Crime Paris, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 November 1913 · page 9

Of fifty guests at a double wedding celebration at Cholet, forty were poisoned through eating custard. Eight have already succumbed, and ten are in…

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Weddings. Duffy—hunt

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 November 1913 · page 7

A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Randwick, on Wednesday morning, October 15, by the Rev. Father Treand, M.S.H., assisted by the…

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Wedding Party Worried. By Two Courageous Cops. Who Cover Themselves with "Glory."

Truth · Sunday 9 November 1913 · page 4

A couple of Marrickville policemen covered themselves with glory at the Newtown Summons Court on Monday, when they detailed to Mr. King S.M. the…

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The Sun · Sunday 9 November 1913 · page 20

A pretty wedding was celebrated last Wednesday afternoon at St. John's Church of England, Milson's Point, when Miss Alice Johnson, fourth daughter of the late Mr…

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Poison at a Wedding. Forty Guests Suffer. London

The Sun · Sunday 9 November 1913 · page 5

A[?]tragic affair is reported from Cholet, in France. A double wedding had been celebrated at the local church, and at the feast that was subsequently held in an hotel…

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Wedding Party Poisoned. the Act of a Jealous Rival. Paris, Nov. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 November 1913 · page 9

Of 50 guests at a double wedding at Cholet, 40 were poisoned by eating custard. Eight of the guests died from the effects of the poison, and 10 are in a critical…

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Kaid Maclean's Wedding. Marries Famous Soldier's Daughter

The Sun · Monday 10 November 1913 · page 3

Kaid Sir Harry Maclean, famous mart of all for this capture by Raisull, the Moorish brigand, was married at All Saints' Church, Paddington (Eng.) to Miss Theresa Ella Drummond Prendergast, daughter of the late General…

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Death at a Wedding. Supposed Result of Jealousy

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 November 1913 · page 7

PARIS, Saturday.--Out of 30 guests at a double wedding at Cholet 40 were poisoned through eating custard. Of the sufferers eight died and ten are in a critical condition…

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Notes on Wedding Etiquette. Further Points to Remember

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 November 1913 · page 8

A wedding invitation should always be replied to punctually. In sending a present to a bride, if you cannot alford something costly, do not…

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Poisoned Custard. Fatal Wedding Feast. Twelve Persons Succumb. Paris. Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 11 November 1913 · page 1

Further deaths have taken place at Cholet as the result of a [?] rival placing poison in the food which was to be catch at a double weeding feast…

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Poisoned Cream. French Wedding Tragedy. Both Brides and a Bridegroom Die London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 11 November 1913 · page 5

Up to the present twelve persons have died from the effects of the poisoned cream with which they were served at the festivities in connection with a double Wedding at…

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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 November 1913 · page 4

POLLOCK--SOUL.--There was a large attendance at St. Anne's Church, Strathfield, on Saturday afternoon, to witness the wedding of Mr. Ernest F. Pollock, fourth son of the late…

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Social Items. Weddings

Evening News · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 14

Miss Dorothy Mar[?], oldest daughter of Mr. John Fer[?] of Hongkong, China, was married to Mr. Walter Lockhardt Cowan, oldest son of Mrs. [?] Cowan, of…

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Fatal Wedding Feast. Paris, Nov. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 13

Twelve of the 50 guests who attended the double wedding feast in Cholet, as well as one of the bridegrooms, the two brides, and the mother of the latter have died…

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Country Weddings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 44

Sails—Crowe.—The O. of E., Liverpool, was the scene of a pretty wedding on October 29, When Ernest Harold Salis, third eldest son of Mr. E. Salis, of Liverpool, was married to…

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Wedding at Rockdale

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 November 1913 · page 23

On Saturday, November 1, at 11 o'clock, a quiet wedding was celebrated at St. Joseph's Church, Rockdale, when Mr. Charles Howard Kinsley, son of the late Mr. H. H…

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Fasal Wedding Feast. a Deadly Custard. Paris, Nov. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 November 1913 · page 9

Professor Pepin, who examined the custard which caused a number of deaths at a wedding feast at Cholet recently, declares that it was infected with a culture of virulent…

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