Lady Cheylesmore to Lead London Season Socials
London dispatch notes Lady Cheylesmore, once Elizabeth French of New York, as an American peeress and prominent social leader. She became Mrs Herbert Eaton, gained status during the South African war era, and now co-owns a fine art collection with her husband Lord Cheylesmore. They have two sons aged nine and seven.
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Cheylesmore
London
Elizabeth French
New York
Herbert Eaton
General Eaton
Von Stade to receive 10000 yearly for support from trust
Francis Skiddy Von Stade, 18, heir to more than 1 million dollars from grandmother Margaret Fischer, is to receive 10000 annually for education and support from the trust income. He will gain full control at 20 and is slated for Harvard after St Paul’s School. He plays polo with notable families and belongs to Saratoga clubs.
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New York
Francis Skiddy von Stade
Maurice Untermyer
Young von Stade
Frederick H. von Stade
Margaret S. Fischer
von Stade
St. Paul’s School
Concord
N. H
Harvard
Saratoga
William C. Whitney
August Belmont
William Manning
Saratoga Club
Saratoga Racine Association
Plucky woman fights burglar in Bath Maine
Mrs. Sarah A Knowles 58 years old of Harding's Station woke to a burglar striking her with a sandbag and peppering her face. She held the thief's cap while he fled through a window leaving her pocketbook. Bowdoin students aided searches and a hatless man named Ritchie was later found nearby with deputies investigating.
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Bath
Sarah A.knowles
Harding
Potter Wedding Planned at Cooperstown Armory District
Cooperstown New York September 28 Mrs Alfred Corning Clark and Bishop Potter plan a publicized wedding tentatively set for Tuesday October 14 in Christ Church near the Clark country house Fernleigh Rev Dr William M Grosvenor of New York will officiate Mrs Clark has leased a mansion for guests Assemblyman John A Weekes wife owns the building Stephen Clark attends Yale and Bishop Potter is expected to arrive tonight to stay until the ceremony
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New York
Legacy for Irish rag picker shocks Cork and Seattle ties
In London a Cork widow Hannah Callaghan inherits 300000 dollars from cousin John Sullivan by intestate Seattle. The 65 year old rag picker lived in Crane's Lane slum, earning pennies as crochet and bones seller. Clergy watch over her to prevent exploitation as relatives appear.
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London
United States Supreme Court
Hannah Callaghan
Cork
John Sullivan
Seattle
Wash
Trish
Arson Confession Ties Man to Town Farm Fire
Greene Me Sept 28 William Ellsworth an inmate of the town farm was locked up at Lewiston after confessing to setting fires that destroyed the town farm buildings and their contents including cattle He 78 years old says he did it for revenge The town’s loss is 3000 with no insurance
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Greene, Me
William Ellsworth
Lewiston
Ellsworth
Italian Count Reunites With Family After Five Month Search
In Atlantic City the Count Eliser, heir to a war foniara title, was found playing trombone in Gianninni's Royal Marine Band amid a five month search by his mother and sister with assistance from King of Italy detectives. They escorted him to New York to sign release papers and plan to sail for Genoa. Rome had previously yielded no trace.
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Atlantic City
Italy
Count Eliser
Warfoniara
Genoa
Gianninni
Royal Marine
Eliser
New York
Rome
America
King’s Secret Service
Fire destroys Old Ramsdell Shop in Woburn
A large fire in Woburn on September 28 wiped out the Old Ramsdell Shop. Loss about 20000 dollars, with 6000 dollars for building and 8000 dollars of stock or machinery destroyed. American Hide and Leather Co and G A Simmons stored stock were insured. Police suspect incendiary origin. state officers notified.
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Woburn
Ramsdell
American Hide and Leather Company
G. A. Simmons
Mangled body found beside railroad track
Salem officials report the badly mangled body of an unknown man about 35 found beside the track near Marblehead line. He was thought to be Napoleon Revet from papers in his pocket, but no further identification or details are available.
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Salem
Marblehead
Napoleon Revet
Bowes Sought in Razor Assault Murder Charge
Charles Bowes 28 of Boston is wanted for murderously assaulting Andrew Henderson in a Wachusett reservoir contractor shack. Henderson, wounded by a razor during a lantern dispute, lies at Clinton Hospital with grave injuries. Bowes is described as a Boston resident.
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Clinton
Charles Bowes
Andrew Henderson
Henderson
Clinton Hospital
Wachusett Reservoir
Bowes
Boston
Americans Can't Get Water in London Restaurants
A letter from a visiting American recalls repeated requests for water in London dining rooms. He notes delay and eventual service only after others showed interest, concluding many restaurants neglect to provide water unless asked, reflecting a hostile dining culture in the West End.
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London
West End
Autopsy Held On Decapitated New York Man
Autopsy performed on James B. Craft decapitated at the Empire cafe on West Twenty-ninth Street. Coroner refused to disclose findings. Police seek evidence of knockout drops and robbery plot. Mrs Craft says he carried money from Glen Cove. Mamie Moore and Ida Craven arraigned as possible witnesses, remanded to coroner's custody.
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New York
James B. Craft
West Twenty-ninth Street
Craft
Man killed by GAR at Woburn
An unknown man about 28 is found lifeless across the Woburn and Reading line after being struck by a car near Walnut Hill bridge. Motorman Murphy states he was not seen in time to stop. The watch reads Wilson Jewelry Co Reg No 5 056 and 556716. A card bears C N Gross nett or Grossmith and a Cambridge Ice Company ball ticket. A gold F of A society pin is in the coat.
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Woburn
Woburn & Reading
Boston & Northern Railway Company
Walnut Hill
Murphy
Wilson Jewelry Company
Waltham
C. N. Grossnett
Grossmith
Cambridge Ice Company
Gold Society
F. of A
Daughters of the American Revolution Regent Resigns
Miss Helen M. Winslow, state regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, will resign her position on November 12. The article notes her forthcoming departure and preserves the historical context of a leadership transition within the organization.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Helen M. Winslow
Resignation Imminent From Society Regent Winslow
Low has long been prominent in the work of the organization and her career as regent has met with marked success. She is engrossed in her literary work at the present time and is forced to sacrifice outside affairs. The society is loath to lose Miss Winslow's services but her resignation is imperative.
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Low
Miss Winslow
Coming Catholic Services Begin October Devotions Across Churches
Next Wednesday at 10 am a high mass will be sung at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for St. Mary's College seminarians in Baltimore with Rev Father Troy of Norwood delivering the sermon. October devotions begin in all Catholic churches with rosary benediction each evening and masses daily through November 2. Next Sunday at high mass the 40 hours devotion opens at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross
St. Mary’s College
Baltimore
Father Troy
Norwood
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Derelict Spotted East of Grand Banks Coast
Captain Eynon of the Michigan reports a dangerous derelict drifting east of the Grand Banks in 50 45 N, 30 46 W. The 80 foot vessel, coppered on bottom, likely French or coastal, stern damaged, keel broken, wreck afloat, bottom up and only slightly awash, posing a navigation hazard to Atlantic liners.
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Eynon
Michigan
Grand Banks
Atlantic Ocean
Suspect Twain's Courier Recalls Meeting in Paris
Joseph N. Verry, the courier for Mark Twain in A Tramp Abroad, recalls his first Paris meeting. He notes Twain’s shabby dress, a corncob pipe, and no mention of pay as Twain orders him to show the wife and children Paris while he works, then locks his door.
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London
Joseph N. Verry
Mark Twain
Paris
Joseph
Fram greeted by thousands in Christiania harbor
Captain Sverdrup's Arctic expedition on the Fram entered Christiania Harbor escorted by warships and many pleasure steamers. The ship was saluted by the fort and welcomed by thousands of spectators as flags fluttered from every mast along the harbor.
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Christiania
Norway
Sverdrup
Christiania Harbor
Fram
Magnificent Fur Display Opens at Boston Store
A grand fur department opening at Jordan Marsh Boston showcases sable ermine seal squirrel and fox garments from Paillard Paris Grunwaldt Paris and other makers with prices from 50 to 600. The second floor also debuts a wide array of misses dresses from Pinchon Berthelemet Lonseau and others, range 76 to 78 dollars.
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Solomon
Jordan
Marsh Co
Washington
Avon Streets
Boston
Paillard
Paris
Revillon
Gerson
Grunwaldt
Berlin
Pinchon
Berthelemet
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