Vanderbilt Heiress Weds Hungarian Count in Society Affair
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt married Count Szechenyi at her mother Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Fifth Avenue home. The ceremony drew New York society with lavish gowns and lingerie reportedly valued near 10000 dollars. Wedding gifts are said to total 500000 dollars. the bride inherits over 12 million dollars. The groom is described as equally wealthy.
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New York
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Szecheyni
Hungary
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-eighth Street
Pennsylvania Graft Case Shocks Nation
In Dauphin County Court Harrisburg on January 27 fourteen men faced trial for conspiracy to defraud in the Pennsylvania Capitol project. Reports say salacious funds tied to the Capitol’s construction spurred indictments of officials politicians contractors and others, alleging swindles totaling five million dollars.
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Pennsylvania Capitol
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Capitol
South Dakota Becomes Active Navy Cruiser at Mare Island
The armored cruiser South Dakota was commissioned at Mare Island in the presence of her crew and spectators. Built at Union Iron Works for $3,750,000, she displaces 18,680 tons and joins the Pacific fleet’s Second Division under Rear Admiral Sebree.
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South Dakota
Mare Island
United States
Union Ironworks
Sebree
Rail workers gather for national convention in San Antonio
Railroad men from the United States and Mexico prepare to attend the annual convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers in San Antonio from January 29 to 31. The event includes a large Ladies Auxiliary, with Mrs Agnes String representing, and will feature remarks from Grand Master John J. Hanrahan and local officials. attendance is expected to reach between one thousand and two thousand.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States
Mexico
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Frank P. Sargent
United States Commissioner of Immigration
Agnes String
Boone
Iowa
Order
John J. Hanrahan
Chicago
Campbell
Bryan Callaghan
C. B. Mullaly
Business Men’s Club
Imperial Orchestra Concert At The Rink Night
The managers of the rink invite the public to a Thursday night concert by the Imperial Orchestra. Enjoy the music, the pictures, and the skating in an evening of entertainment.
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Imperial Orchestra
Veteran Solider Medorem Crawford Retires After 40 Years
Washington January 27 Brigadier General Medorem Crawford, a U S army officer for over four decades, retires on the age limit. He commanded the detachment guarding Guiteau during his execution and served from the Civil War era through Spanish American War periods, including Fort Wadsworth in New York harbor.
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United States Army
Medorem Crawford
Guiteau
Crawford
Egon
Second Artillery
Fort Clark
Mexico
Spain
Tampa
Savannah
Havana
Fort Wadsworth
New York Harbor
Emperor William's Birthday Celebrated Across Germany
Berlin reports a festive birthday for Emperor William as flags fly and business halts. Messages pour in from European rulers and German municipalities and societies marking the sovereign's sixtieth year.
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Germany
William
Businss
Europe
Aristocracy Wed Miss Vanderbilt to Count Szchenyi in New York
New York society witnessed the January wedding of Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt to Count Laszlo Szchenyi at the Vanderbilt home on Fifth Avenue. The ceremony, in front of 350 guests, featured palms and orchids, a Ruth cantata chorus, and a breakfast reception. The couple departed for Newport to spend a week at Reginald Vanderbilt’s residence.
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New York
Gladys Moore Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Laszlo Szenchinyi
Hussars
Fifth Avenue
Vanderbilt Residence
Miss Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Count Anton Sigray
Mer. M. J. Lavelle
St. Patrick's Cathedral
John J. Bryne
Count
Countess Szcheniyi
Newport
Reginald Vanderbilt
Nominations Named for Postmaster G H Sparenberg Rosden
Washington January 27 G H Sparenberg of Big Springs and Clarence Rosden of Delcon were nominated for postmaster.
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Washington
G. H. Sparenberg
Big Springs
Clarence Rosden
Delcon
Noted Chess Master Tchigorin Dies in St Petersburg
The famed chess master Mikhail Tchigorin has died in St Petersburg at age 77. Born in 1850, he was a leading figure in the chess world and a contemporary of several champions.
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Tchigorin
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