Wealthy Philadelphia socialite to host Vienna embassy
Mrs. Frederic O. Penfield, now wife of the new Austrian ambassador, sails to Vienna with her husband. Once known as Mrs. Wakeman-Walker, she was among Philadelphia's wealthiest widows and famed for lavish winter entertainments and yearly New York musicales. Her Vienna residence is anticipated as a social magnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Frederic O. Penfield
Austria
Penfield
Vienna
Tercentenary Pilgrims Memorialized in Southampton Ceremony
In Southampton on August 15 a memorial ceremony marked the tercentenary of the Pilgrims departure for America. Ambassador Walter Page presided at a luncheon and unveiling of the monument panels. Speakers included Dr. W. W. Per ey and Hartley University’s Dr. Alexander Hill. The event honored Alden and Brewster descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Eng
America
Walter Hines Page
Great Britain
Pier
William W. Perey
Alexander Hill
Hartley University
Hampton
Jehn Morgan Richards
Percy al M. P
Alden
Ea ‘Flower
Winchester
Saunders
Free Church
James Rus- Lowell
Page
Winslow
Rachel Winslow
The
Settee
Ohio
Brewster l
Borough Police Band & Company
Boy Scouts
Guard of Honor
RM. Lucas
United States
England
Canute
Shakespeare
Earl of
Henry V
France
London
Percy Alden
M. P
Surgeons puzzled by odd infections from insect bites
An epidemic of bolls sweeps a community as surgeons investigate unusual infections in patients bitten by an unfamiliar insect. Early reports show swelling and festering days after bites, with researchers unsure of the exact insect or causative agent. Local labs may test samples to identify the vector.
Miss Krill Case Sheds Light On Two Lovers
Emma E. Krill the young nurse stands accused in the death of Dr. E. Tron. The district attorney says she had another lover and administered morphine. Testimony and doctor’s statements show conflicting views on whether morphine caused the physician’s death, with adjournment sought to bring Cornwall witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gtten
Emma E. Krill
E. Tron
James O'Connor
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Miss Krill
Dr. Tron
Mars
Common Council
Captain Sets Priest Aside On Carpathia Burial At Sea
On the Carpathia returning from Naples, Captain Prothero refused a Roman Catholic burial service for infant Sandor Oroz 11 months old, despite requests by the mother and two Catholic priests. He insisted on conducting the service himself in the Church of England rite. the burial was placed overboard as the ship continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cunarmier Carpathia
Naples
Mediterranean
Sandor Oroz
P. Y. Gilkyson
Boston
Carpathia
Charles Macksey
American College At
Rome
William Bush
Orzo
Father Macksey
Prothero
Church of England
Pri
Max Blumberg to Wed Albany Girl Miss Anna Landau
Announcement says Max H. Blumberg son of Mr and Mrs B Blumberg of 154 Myrtle Avenue will wed Miss Anna Landau daughter of Mr and Mrs M Landau of Albany New York. Blumberg is active in the family shoe business and well known among young Albany merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max H. Blumberg
B. Blumberg
Myrtle Avenue
Anna Landau
M. Landau
Albany
N. Y
Blumberg
Alleged Real Estate Fraud Suit Filed in West End
John and Mary Rauscher sue James and Mary Havery of Huntington for 3500 dollars alleging fraud in a West End house deal at 32 Hancock Avenue. Plaintiffs claim Havery misrepresented ownership and agent status, took 100 dollars to bind the sale, with property later found in Joseph Ciglar’s name. Costs include 100 dollars in lawyers’ fees. Suit returnable at September term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
John
Mary Rauscher
James
Mary Havery
Huntington
Court of Common Pleas
Hancock Avenue
Havery
Joseph Ciglar
DIRT FLIES AT CANAL REPORTS JULY EXCAVATION
Washington reports the Isthmus canal commission released figures showing July excavation at the Panama Canal reached 3,241,098 cubic yards, with June at 2,659,424. The average daily output was 124,691 cubic yards and July concrete laid totaled 17,568 cubic yards compared with 32,642 in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isthmus Canal Commission
Panama Canal
Patent rights issued to Connecticut inventors Aug. 12 1913
A parade of named inventors from New Haven Hartford and other Connecticut towns lists issued patents for an automatic gas burner electric lamp bird cage rabbet plane duplex cylinder lock wire strengthening cutting off machine paper drinking cup type justifying mechanism door controlling means and other devices. Trade marks include American Brass Co Landere Frary Clark and others. Local ads note sales at Caesar Misch Outfitting Store and Bridgeport Public Market with seasonal goods moving to new stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Wooster
Bridgeport
Conn
Clifford R. Clark
New Haven
Franklin H. Hart
Thomas B. Oliver
John H. Shaw
New Havn
F. B. Shuster
D. Broughton
Hartford
Walter E. Claussen
B. M. Desjardins
West Hartford
Johann G. Peterson
Joseph Willmann
Derby
Chas. H. Jockmus
Ansonia
August Arens
New Britain
Christian Bodmer
J. M. Burdick
Cap
Louis B. Smyser
Henry G. Voight
New Seithin
J. White
David I. Summer
Waterbury
Chas. H. Pullen
Henry F. Goetz
Chas. A. Brewer
Noroton Heights
Buckle
Mark M. Henderson
Norwalk
Union Suit
Frank L. Lathrop
Wallingford
Karl H. Wollmann
Unionville
Tool Nandie
American Brass Co
Landere, Frary & Clark
Henry B. Kopf
Caesar Misch
Radford B. Smith
Bryan’s Peace Dove Traced to Greek Hero Hercules
Washington August 15 The so called dove of peace seal used by Secretary Bryan to accompany treaties is not a dove. It is a war eagle with Zeus on a throne and a big stick. The coin source dates to Alexander the Great era and bears Hercules on the reverse. The British ambassador informed Bryan’s secretary that the design came from an ancient coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bryan
Zeus
Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice
Palestine
Alexander the Great
Hercules
Gas Light Service Promised to Improve for Baltimore Streets
H E Reilly, superintendent of the American Street Lighting Co of Baltimore, told the Common Council lamps will be repaired immediately and no future complaints expected as many lamps have been dark past midnight. Aldermen Lyddy, Umstatter and City Clerk Boucher pressed for action, and a map of lamp locations will be prepared. Council plans to add 25 lamps on several streets including Brooks and North avenues and Norman, Wood, and Hancock streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Reilly
American Street Lighting Company of
Baltimore
Common Council Committee
Lyddy
Boucher
Reillys
Umstatter
Brooks Street
Putnam and
Berkshire Avenue
Jones Avenue
Armstrong Place
Knowlton Street
Norman Street
Wood Avenue
North Avenue
Osborne Street
Hancock Avenue
Spruce Street
Hancock
Howard Avenue
Jetland Place
School Street
Cedar Street
Waterview Avenue
Nichols Street
Home of Rogers Clothes and local streets guide
A mixed fragment lists the Home of Rogers Clothes at 951 Main Street with nearby avenues and landmarks in Ashcroft area, followed by jumbled notes on cabling, street features and lamp removals. It then shifts to travel snippets about the whaler Fram sailing from Buenos Aires with explorers Peary and Amundsen aiming for the Arctic, while a note on aviation training and a six year expedition length appears amid other stray lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Fram
Doxrud
Colon
Ing
Robert E. Peary
Ronal Amundsen
Panama Canal
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Patera
Salie
Ambassador Page
Priest
Max Blumberg
Connecticut
Rogers Clothes
Main Street
Field Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Wilmot Avenue
Connecticut Avenue
Calhoun Place
Ashcroft Manufacturing Company
Wheeler School
Highland Avenue
Calhoun, Place
Washington Avenue
Peary
Amundsen
Mato
Womens & Misses
Suk Foulard
Newa
Aesar Tilisch
Main, Golden Hill and
Middle Streets
O Rico
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