Lester Williams Leiter wedding marks simple 1897 Washington ceremony
Miss Juliette Williams daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John R. Williams married Mr. Joseph Leiter of Chicago and Washington at her parents apartment in the Connecticut Avenue area. The ceremony followed deaths in both families and drew less than twenty witnesses with Miss Frances Williams as sole attendant. The breakfast at Rauscher's hosted about 150 guests before the couple departed for Manchester by the Sea and Europe, with a future home in Du Pont Circle.
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Washington
D. C
Juliette Williams
John R. Williams
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Connecticut
Frances Williams
Rauscher's
du Pont Circle
George Summerlin
Captain Summerlin
Miss Williams
Leiter
Georgetown
Europe
Levi Z. Leiter
Leitersville
Marshall Field
Potter Palmer
Field, Palmer & Leiter
Bar Harbor
Mary Victoria Leiter
Nathanial Curzon
India
Nannie Leiter
Colin Campbell
Daisy Leiter
Countess of Suffolk
Harvard
Mass Convention of Prohibition Party Planned in Clarksburg
Edward W. Mills state chairman of the Prohibition party of West Virginia plans a mass convention to be held in Clarksburg Wednesday and Thursday of next week with Fairmont, June 9 noted as the starting point in the reports from West Virginia.
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Prohibition Party
Clarksburg
Chas. E. Newlin
Indianapolis
Newlin
Samuel Eartman
Oliver W. Stewart
Chicago
Stewart
West Virginia
Mills
Fairmont
W. Va
Edward W. Mills
Prohibition Party of
Busy day at Confederate veterans national encampment
In Birmingham Alabama June 10 thousands of Confederate veterans and friends attended a busy national encampment. The Battle Abbey committee reported this morning and memorial services were impressive at noon. A floral parade led by the Sons of Veterans occurred in the early evening. More visitors expected tomorrow for the grand reunion parade to close the gathering.
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Birmingham
Ala
Battle Abbey Committee
Sons of Veterans
Fashionable wedding at St Mark's Church West Orange
Miss Georgiana Farr wed Mr Fletcher Sibley at St Mark s Church West Orange in a ceremony attended by Miss Ethel Roosevelt and a multitude of New York Rochester and Washington society. Ushers included Corbett Burnett Husband Iselin and Sloane.
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New York
St. Mark’s Church
West Orange
N. J
Georgiana Harding Farr
T. H. Powers Farr
Fletcher Harper Sibley
Rochester
Washington
Ethel Roosevelt
Henry Elliott Corbett
Portland, Ore
George Burnett
Boston
Joseph Husband
W. Donnell Iselin
Malcolm D. Sloane
Duke Memorial Statue Unveiled at Trinity College
In Durham on June 10 a bronze statue of Washington Duke, founder and chief benefactor of Trinity College, was unveiled during commencement exercises. James H. Southgate presented the gift, President John C. Kilgo accepted for the college, and Mary Washington Stage unveiled the statue. Walter H. Page delivered the commencement address.
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Durham
N. C
Washington Duke
Trinity College
James H. Southgate
John C. Kilgo
Mary Washington Stage
Walter H. Page
Bluefield Growth Not Transient or Fickle Says City Architects
A visit to Bluefield city architects shows heavy planned and in progress construction across the city and neighboring towns. Major projects include a high school about 120000 dollars a Georgia Lumber building and other ventures such as a 45000 dollar addition, a 10000 dollar federal project, a 15000 dollar B M Cohen building and a 12000 dollar Altamont hotel improvement. The Elks Opera House work totals about 10000 dollars with four new South Bland street houses planned, plus growth in Princeton Welch and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Georgia Lumber Cempany
B. M. Cohen
Altamont
Elks Association
South
Princeton
Elkhorn
Welch
Scott Secures Fourth District Delegates In Platform Meeting
Chicago on platform committee Scott assures Curtin and Heminger are properly chosen delegates and entitled to seats despite missing credentials. West Virginia's W. F. Hite arrives and omits noting Isaac T. Mann seeks platform committee membership. DeWitt’s Kidney Pills and Kodol advertise in the piece.
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Chicago
Ill
Scott
Curtin and
Heminger
National Committee
W. F. Hite
Huntington
West Virginia
Isaac T. Mann
Pocahontas Holds Quiet Municipal Election With One Vote Against Mayor
Pocahontas Virginia conducted its annual municipal election with a single opposed ticket. Mayor W R Graham received 125 votes and councilmen totals ranged from 90 to 123, while 128 votes were cast and 126 counted. A small scattered vote included several write ins for various names.
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Pocahontas
Old Virginia
Maor
W. R. Graham
A. J. Doss
M. Block
B. J. Bliett
J. H. Kyd
Dr. L. FE. Ward
W T. Barbour
J. L Raber
J. M. Newton
Dd. H Frazier
C. A. Howard
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Kodak
W.W. H. Harry & Company
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. VA
Compton Bros
State Bank
State Bank Building
Dentists
Bluefield Beer
Pilsener
Bluefield Brewing CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
Aioney
W. P. Hawley Merchandise CO
South Bland Street
Kelley & Moyers Building
Lester-Williams
W.E
EL. Shufflebarger
Sohe Balltine
W. M. Seay & Son
General Contractors
LynchBurg and
Bride
Duke
Duriyim
Americas
Ferdinand
DeWitt
Weskence
W. 8. Gragan
Ont
Jung
Raleigh Street
Higginbotham Avenue
Elks Opera House
Vanieville
Harry’s
Bland Street
WM. T. Jenkins
Princeton Ave
Artistic Stieff
Lee
Chas. M. Stieff
Stieff
Shaw and Stieff
Brance Waberoons
Main Street
Lynchburg, VA
C. W. Whitmore
Booker & Grenshaw
Kelly & Moyer Building
Thomas E. Peery
N. & W. Railway
City of
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer
First National Bank
Votarv Piri
Bluefield Normal & Business College
Pitman, Gregg and Kimball
Oliver, Underwood, Remington and Smith Machines
W.H. Cunningham
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