Astor Wedding Delays Spark Fracas and Fainting Crowd
London October report details Miss Pauline Astor and Captain Hugh Spender Clay’s wedding at St Margaret Westminster. Delays of 12 minutes for bride and groom trigger a crowd fainting, a muffed entrance, and a furious Father Astor. The best man sits on a guest’s silk hat as servants misplace wedding presents.
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London
England
Pauline Astor
Hugh Spender-Clay
Miss Astor
St. Margaret's
Westminster
Ginger addiction robs society women of restraint in London
London report reveals a rise in gingerism among society women. The habit uses essence or tincture of ginger at twice whiskey strength, with cases showing daily doses escalating from 10 drops to a pint over three years. Women are more affected, driven by weary brains and social strain, yet traces are scarce as ginger is easily bought.
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London
Love Letters Aid Man Accused of Wife Murder
In Charlottesville on October 30, the trial of ex Mayor McCue resumed as letters between the accused and his wife from 1899 to 1901 were admitted as evidence. Mrs McCue’s brother testified to the letters, which expressed endearment while the defendant’s notes conveyed devotion, health concerns, and affectionate phrases such as Dear Little Darling and kiss expressions.
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Charlottesville
McCue
Edgar Crawford
Hope to Solve Vexing Domestic Help Problem in London
London reports details of a new scheme to address domestic help through a co operative registration society. Women can buy up to 200 one pound shares while domestics may pay in installments. Profits over five percent fund sick bay pensions and dowries for domestics who marry or leave.
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London
Sick Bay
Meredith Would End Marriage In Ten Year Trial Plan
London Oct 80 George Meredith the novelist defends limited marriage trials noting a ten year period as fair. He says couples would learn each other’s character, become rational, then may settle happily. He suggests state oversight of fitness and finances, handling of children by state custody, with parents funding future support.
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London
George Meredith
Ali Kuli Khan Converts World Faith in Roxbury Wedding
Ali Kuli Khan, Persian earl and Behasi faith advocate from Teheran, married Miss Florence M. Breed of Lynn in Roxbury. He says America is God’s instrument to spread his message, detailing his past as Shah-linked official, translator, and student of religious writings before embracing the Behast faith.
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Florence M. Breed
Roxbury
City of Learning
Boston
Ali Kuli Khan
America
Syria
Lynn
Alice Ives Breed
Judson Smith
God
Christ
Mohammed
Moses
As Khan
Persia
Teheran College
Proverb Prize Totals in Daily and Sunday Post
The Daily Post and Sunday Post announce cash gold prizes for proverb solutions. Nine thousand dollars in gold will be awarded for Bright Minds and Illustrated Proverbs, with two thousand dollars in gold for correct or nearest solutions to the proverb pictures series from the Boston Post. Ten gold prizes of various amounts are listed, totaling two hundred prizes overall in gold.
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Daily Post
Sunday Post
Boston Post
Proverb Contest Rules and Submission Details
Post coupons must carry one answer per coupon and be mailed in by contest end. Coupons numbered and arranged in numerical order. send to Proverb Editor Boston Mass. Duplicate entries allowed, but only prize goes to winner. Proverb Book contains accepted versions. book available for 25 cents. Eligibility open except Boston Post employees.
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Boston
Mass
The
Boston Post
Office of the Post
Worcester in New Pulpit Worcester in New Pulpit
The Rev. Elwood Worcester D D the new rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 15 Newbury Street preached at the church service delivering a notable address to the congregation in Worcester.
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Worcester
Elwood Worcester
D. D
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Newbury Street
Ellwood C. Worcester
Emmanuel Church
Morning services feature sermons by notable clergy
Yesterday morning in Boston churches the Rev Walter Lowrie preached in the morning service. The Rev William Harman Van Allen reviewed the recent general convention at Ss T D Church Brimmer street. The Rev Charles G Ames spoke on Crime and Criminals at the Church of the Disciples. The Rev Clinton Hay contrasted The Old and New Sabbaths at the Church of the New Jerusalem Bowdoin street.
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William Harman van Allen
Church of the Advent
Brimmer Street
Episcopal Church
Charles G. Ames
Church of the Disciples
Clinton Hay
Church of the New Jerusalem
Bowdoin Street
Waltham Ladies Plan Concert for St Marys Fund
Arrangements by the Ladies Charitable Society of St Marys Catholic Church to hold a concert and lecture at Asbury Temple. Proceeds go to the Michael O Dwyer repair fund. Boston tenor to lecture on Ireland and sing Irish ballads. St Cecilia Orchestra of young ladies to perform.
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Waltham
Ladies’ Charitable Society
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Asbury Temple
Michael O’dwyer
Boston
Immaculate Church
Ireland
St. Cecilia Orchestra
Ladies Auxiliary A. O. H. elects officers
At the Ladies Auxiliary 13, A. O. H. meeting last evening officers were elected: President Mrs. Nora P. Kellard, vice-president Mrs. Annie Hurley, recording secretary Miss Mary Anderson, financial secretary Mrs. Mary Connors, treasurer Miss Mary Murphy. Installation set for Nov 11 with county officers expected. Three new members were initiated and 10 propositions received.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Nora P. Kellard
Annie Hurley
Mary Anderson
Mary Connors
Mary Murphy
Sir Charles Wyndham Guests at Mrs Jack Gardner's Brookline Home
Sir Charles Wyndham the British actor, to appear in David Garrick, will stay with Mrs. Jack Gardner at her Brookline home for a few days before touring the United States under Charles Frohman. Wyndham and Miss Moore arrived in New York on the Baltic and headed to Boston, where informal events and tastings were hosted.
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Charles Wyndham
David Garrick
New York City
Jack Gardner
Brookline
New York
James Roosevelt
Miss Moore
Boston
Mrs. Jack
Norwegian's Body in Ice Tomb Five Years
Five years after Ole Sjostron disappeared at Baranoff Station, his perfectly preserved body was found in ice aboard the barkentine City of Papeete. First mate Knute Peterson described the corpse as looking asleep yet dead, speculating he drank and slept on a glacier, then froze to death as ice formed over him.
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Ole Sjostron
Baranoff Station
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Hes
Baranoff
Knute Peterson
Wwe
Peterson
Dixon backs Swallow in Prohibition vote call
Rev A C Tixon of Ruggles Street Baptist Church urged voting for Silas Co Swallow. He condemned abstention as harming government and said he will vote a Prohibition ticket believing Swallow the best among nominees.
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A. C. Tixon
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Prohibition
Silas Co
Quinona Advertises Cure for Nerves and Paralysis
Claims prove a cure for Mrs. McKinley former Hale Hospital matron in Haverhill Massachusetts. Quinona described as a remarkable remedy for paralysis of the nerves and other ailments. Promises cure of stomach nerves or blood. One bottle proves it. Sold by all druggists at 1 dollar large bottle. Free medical advice offered by The Quinona Co Boston.
Boston Pastor Struck Gold From Klondike Return
The Rev Hiram Vrooman former pastor of the New Jerusalem Church Roxbury has returned from the Klondike with about 100000 dollars in gold dust and claims He leads the Federation of Religions and pursues funds to unite warring sects He plans another Klondike trip hoping to do better next season.
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New Jerusalem
Roxbury
Klondike
Vrooman
The
Federation of Religions
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