Vanderbilt Heiress to Wed Duke of Marlborough in Blue Gowns
New York society and the public await the marriage of Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt to the Duke of Marlborough. Blue will be the wedding color with gowns of white satin and blue accents. The ceremony at St Thomas's Church on Nov 6 will be followed by a grand royal tour aboard the Valiant.
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New York
Consuélo Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
England
New York City
Vanderbilt
Mary Antoinette
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
William K. Vanderbilt
William Beresford
St. Thomas’s Church
Walter Damrosch
George William Warren
St. Thomas's
St. Thomas’s
Alfred F. Toulmin
Marcheret and
Donovan
Alva Vanderbilt
Trousseau
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Marble House
Newport
Remarkable Rainstorm Sets New England Record At Boston
Boston Water Works chief Desmond Fitzgerald reports the weekend storm dropped about twelve inches in the center, the largest rainfall since records began. Gauges from Chestnut Hill to Lake Hume show widespread totals. rain began Saturday at 1 30 pm and ended Sunday morning, with most water absorbed by ground.
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Boston
Desmond FitzGerald
FitzGerald
New England
Connecticut
Boston Water Works
Chestnut Hill
West Medfield
Ashland
Eddie Ouaib
Lake Hume
Eden
Snow Falls in Watertown as Snow Deepens
Snow began this afternoon in Watertown New York and by six o clock the ground was thickly covered though melting fast with warm weather expected soon.
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New York State
Watertown
N.Y
Plans for Boston Public School Building Program
The School Board committee on school houses outlines a broad expansion plan funded by a $2,000,000 appropriation. Projects include adding rooms and new schools in Roxbury Roslindale East Boston Charlestown Dorchester and other districts with emphasis on North End West End and South End needs. The proposed G and Fourth streets high school site is discussed and Citizens Association support is noted with one pastor's concern about a parishioner. The effort targets improved facilities and reduced overcrowding across multiple divisions.
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Allston Club
Houge
Washington-Allston ‘School
Bigelow
Harvest Street
Harveststparty
John A. Andrew
Everett
Harris
King
Adams
North End
Pardchial . Snes
North Square
Legation
West End
Te’ Bars
Dorchester
South Boston
East Boston
Charlestown
Bowegoin Street
Bowdoin School
Baldwin
Chardoncourt
South End
Hart
Hart School
Roxbury
Hugh O’brien
George Putnam
Eaton
Fourth Streets
Mr. Eaton
G Street
Fourth Street
Vernon Street School Needs New Building after Closure
The Vernon Street Primary School, shut by Health Board due to dilapidated outbuildings, has been cleaned and disinfected and will reopen soon. Principal Chase notes the 60 year old building cannot serve 350 pupils and calls for a new school on the site, supported by Judge Adams and Dr. Calderwood.
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Vernon Street
Board of Health
Chase
Adams
Calderwood
Vernon
Body of A. C. Inman Found in Vermont Woods
The missing Central Vermont Railroad night watchman Almeron C. Inman was found dead near Billings's Park in White River Junction. A bullet hole in his left side led investigators to conclude he shot himself in what appears to be a peaceful death.
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White River Junction
Almeron C. Inman
Central Vermont Railroad Company
Willie Doherty
Lawrence Ahern
Billings’s Park
Funeral of Ex Alderman Frank H Teele in Cambridge
Ex Alderman Frank H Teele died leading to a service at the Inman Street Universalist Church Cambridge yesterday afternoon. City officials attended as Rev Dr Bicknell delivered the eulogy. Pallbearers included Mayor Bancroft Judge Charles J McIntire Chief of Police Cloyes and several other city leaders. Interment followed at Cambridge Cemetery.
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Frank H. Teele
Inman Street
Salvation Oil Promises Relief From Rheumatism Twinge
A brief note touts Salvation Oil as a cure for rheumatic twinges, urging readers to seek relief through the home remedy. The ad copy emphasizes quick comfort and general wellbeing.
Love Restored: Lanier's Timeless Parisian Romance
Indianapolis report recalls Alexander Lanier who waited thirty years for his former fiancée. After a sad life in Madison and a failed marriage to James Sering, Lanier secretly aided Sering’s widow. Upon Sering’s death, Lanier reunited with his youthful love, marrying her in Madison with lavish wealth and renewed happiness.
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Indianapolis
Alexander Lanier
Madison
Lanier
New York
New York Society
J. F. D. Lanier
Alexander
Alexander, Stayed At the Old Place
Winslow,Lanier & Co
Alex
James Sering
Alex Lanier
Charles
Judge Cravens
Minnesota
Society of Women
Hetty Green May Seize Fifth Presbyterian Church
Hetty Green holds a $12,000 mortgage on the Fifth Presbyterian Church in Chicago and plans to foreclose if needed. The church and its land near Thirtieth Street and Indiana Avenue are valued about $60,000, with Pastor Leroy Hooker recently resigning after a long mortgage struggle. The congregation may merge with another church if foreclosure occurs.
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Chicago
Hetty Green
Thirtieth Street
Indiana Avenue
Fifth Presbyterian Church
Sweethearts the Judges in Hicksville debate on marriage
The Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society of Hicksville L I will hold a reception Tuesday evening inviting wives and sweethearts. They will debate the resolution that marriage is a failure with the wives acting as judges and expected to rule in favor. The event is expected to lead to several weddings in Hicksville.
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New York
Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Society of
Hicksville
L. I
Lady Sholto Douglas Returns to San Francisco Stage
Lady Sholto Douglas, after months in Los Angeles with her husband, will relaunch on the variety stage in San Francisco. She sent a three postscript letter to a local manager asking for dates and terms, and the venue quickly closed with her engagement.
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San Francisco
Sholto Douglas
Los Angeles
Social scandal looms in Colt divorce proceedings
Two petitions for divorce from Colonel and Mrs. Samuel P. Colt of Bristol are prepared for filing in the New York Supreme Court. Evidence alleged includes letters and alleged meetings with James M. Ripley, Rathbone Gardner, and Richard B. Comstock representing Mrs. Colt, plus connections to Newport society and financier James J. Van Alen. Pending filings could reveal sensational disclosures when the petitions are presented.
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Providence
R. J
Vanderbilt
Supreme Court
New York
Newport Society
Samuel P. Colt
Bristol
Olonel Colt
Colt Revolver
Connecticut
Industrial Trust Company
National India Rubber Company
Willard Sayles
United States
WeBaron B. Colt
Vanderbilts
Colt
Bullock
Colt Homestead
Colonel Colt
van Alen
Mr. van Alen
Newport
Cape Cod
Mrs. Colt
De Lome Defends US Ties Amid Recall Rumors
Washington reports a New York dispatch claiming Senor de Lome faces recall by Spain. He states he has the full confidence of his government and would leave his post only on abrupt notice. He asserts he cannot deceive the American people and supports unity with the United States.
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Washington
New York
Senor de Lome
United States
Hamilton Whist Club Wins American Trophy Contest
In Nashville on October 2, the Hamilton Club of Philadelphia defeated the Nashville Whist Club by nine points to reclaim the American Whist League trophy. The final score was Hamilton 12, Nashville 3, decided at 1 oclock last night after a Minneapolis congress deciding match.
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Nashville
Tenn
Prominent Cape Ann Leader Samuel A. Stacy Dies at 73
Samuel A. Stacy a longtime Cape Ann figure died last night at age 73. He built a large insurance business, acted as agent for many companies, served in town offices, was trustee of Cape Ann Savings Bank, led local Democrats, and was once a mayoral candidate.
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Gloucester
Samuel A. Stacy
Cape Ann
Cape Ann Savings Bank
Democratic Party
Funeral of A A Wyeth in Cambridge
Funeral services for A Augustus Wyeth superintendent at Jordan Marsh Co were held at his residence 61 Ellery street Cambridge yesterday afternoon. Members of Post 186 Grand Army of the Republic attended in a body and the interment followed at Cambridge Cemetery.
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A. Augustus Wyeth
Jordan, Marsh &Co
Ellery Street
Cambridge
Post
Cambridge Cemetery
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