Prince Ruspoll to sail for Paris from Brooklawn
Prince Edmondo Ruspell of Rome and cousins stay at The Oaks Brooklawn as Mauretania voyage to Paris is delayed from Jan 30. From Paris he travels to Brussels where his father serves as Italian ambassador. Local society notes cover teas, meetings, and upcoming events across Bridgeport including club gatherings and charity balls.
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Edmondo “ Ruspell
Rome
Italy
Jonathan Godfrey
the Oaks
Brooklawn Park
Paris
Mauretania
Prince Ruspoll
Ruspoll
Brussels
Belgium
Ambassdor
American Ordered from Mexico Husband Vanished En Route
Mrs James Carney a society figure from Mexico City now in El Paso delivered messages for a telegraph company telling Senate subcommittee of the Mexican situation. She recalled her husband James Carney and other Americans being ordered to leave Durango. They walked toward Mazatlan as bands or soldiers reportedly killed him and companions after Americans occupied Vera Cruz. Varney was a contractor who earned a fortune in eight years there.
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EL Paso
Texas
James Carney
Mexico City
Senate
Mexico
Carney
Durango
Mazatlan
Vera Cruz
Varney
Kansas seeks to curb tobacco with new juvenile society
Kansas launches a state wide temperance effort led by Dr William A McKeever from the Presbyterian National Board of Temperance and Moral Welfare. The Juvenile Defence Society of Kansas will defend youth against cigarettes cabarets gambling and objectionable films. A separate contest to select the best Oklahoma city for fostering a new generation offers a $25000 prize after a year of testing.
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Universal Service
New York
State of
Kansas
William A. McKeever
Presbyterian National Board of Temperance and Moral Welfare
Juvenile Defence Society of Kansas
Dr. McKeever
Oklahoma
Connecticut Trapshooting Series Planned Across State
A sequence of state trapshooting tournaments is planned by the Connecticut Trapshooters association in spring and summer. Norwalk hosts in May, Warwick or Wartford in June, New Haven in July, Bridgeport in September, and Stratford in October. Vocational training for New York, Hartford, and Housatonic Railroad workers is being organized by the railroad administration, state board of education, and Connecticut director of vocational training.
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Connecticut Wrapshooters’ Association
Norwalk
Wartford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Stratford
N. Y. HW
Miss Rourke and Thos Clancy Wed
Miss Mary Hazel Rourke sister of James Armand Rourke of Vine Street and Thomas Clancy son of Mr and Mrs Richard Frederick Clancy of East Eaton Street were married yesterday morning at St Augustine's church. Rev Felix J O'Neil cousin of the bride officiated. The bride wore her mother's wedding gown of white chiffon satin with train and lace. Veil in silk tulle secured by pearls. Bouquet of bridal roses with lilies of the valley. Miss T Claire Rourke bridesmaid wore a rose georgette gown with silver embroidery and a rose hat. Best man was John FF Clancy. ushers Irving Carey William O'Donnell James Armand Rourke and Richard Clancy. Reception followed at home. The couple will honeymoon in Washington D C and reside at 547 Pequannock Street after March 1.
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Mary Hazel Rourke
James Armand Rourke
Vine Street
Thomas Clancy
Richard Frederick Clancy
East Eaton Street
St. Augustine's Church
Felix J. O'Neil
T. Claire Rourke
John FF. Clancy
Syvere Irving Carey
William O'Donnell
James Armand ‘Rourke
Richard Clancy
Fritz G. Weber
Plebiscite Campaign Full of Excitement
Plebiscite campaign in Plensburg Holstein unfolds in a feverish, old fashioned American style. Both sides wage a vigorous fight with changes and charges and political tricks. Tensions rise in rural areas as rival factions disrupt meetings, sometimes causing minor clashes. Authorities bar non residents from election events to curb professional agitators from Germany and Denmark on threat of deportation.
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Plensburg
Holstein
Germany
Denmark
Marriage License Issued To Dwight Spencer And Milas Schegg
The Bureau of Vital Statistics issued a marriage license yesterday to Dwight E. Spencer, 23, an electrician from New York, and Milas Mary Schegg, 22, of 722 East Main Street. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schegg.
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Bureau of Vital Statistics
Dwight
Spencer
New York
Milas Mary Schegg
East Main Street
Jacob Schegg
Ditmars to Lecture at High School Tonight
Raymond L. Ditmars substitutes for ill Francis Wilson in the high school auditorium lecture on mental traits in the animal world. Ditmars, longtime New York Zoological Institution figure, will present motion pictures from elephants to katydids, including the famous man eating elephant Gunda, with tame and wild animal scenes.
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Francis Wilson
Raymond L. Ditmars
Mr. Wilson
Bacon
Hin
Ditmars
Yarmouth Whiskey Cargo to Sail for Havana
The steamship Yarmouth carrying 4.5 million dollars in whiskey was seized by Prohibition officials but will be released to sail to Havana after talks with Washington. A guard and agents stay aboard until departure while a federal grand jury probes cargo shortages. Vessel owner Marcus Garvey was ordered to produce all cargo records.
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New York
Yarmouth
Shevlin
Havana
Shelvin
Attorney General's
Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Knox
Marcuso Garvey
Black Starling
Gillinan to Return to Park Street Church Tonight
The Men’s League brings Strickland W. Gillinan to Park Street Church tomorrow night to read from his works including Out Again On Again Gone Again Sinnigan and other noted pieces. Reports say he stirs laughter tears and patriotic fervor with his absurdist humor and paraxysms of largnter.
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Men's League
Strickland W. Gillinan
Park Street
Strick” Gillinan
Linonine lung food advertisement claims relief for coughs
An ad extols Linonine lung food as a remedy for coughs and colds, promising clearing of catarrhal collections and natural mucous flow. It asserts purification and strengthening of the membraneous system, speeding natural healthy conditions, available at drug stores for 60 cents.
College summons clan of Smith to fund drive
A national campaign seeks four million dollars for Smith college the world’s largest college for women. Hannah Dunlop Andrews leads 12000 Smith women to contact every Smith in the country asking Ebenezer Smith to contribute one dollar and reflect on the family name.
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Smith College
Hannah Dunlop Andrews
New York
Ebenezer Smith
Artichoke
Montana
Gallar
Daring Oriental suits highlight Paris summer fashion trends
Paris fashion previews feature daring Oriental outfits of gold and silver fabrics with trousered legs, greaved by garbs and stones. Designers show shorter hems with slim lines, renewed absence of corsetry, and jade underskirt details alongside embroidered jackets.
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Paris
Letters from Natalie and a fashion filled day
A personal letter describes a visit from Sherry Lindsley and plans for Marion and Sherry to travel to Florida. It details weather, shopping at Vogue Dress Shop with coat discounts, book purchases from Chamberlin and Shropshire, and a note about bookcases at N Buckingham and Company. The writer contemplates wardrobe and a cleaning trip for white satin pumps after Stella’s New Haven dance.
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Lewandos
Court Exchange Building
Stella
New Haven
Edith
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