Americans with Titles and Near Titles in Boston’s World
A piquant survey of American women and men who acquire foreign noble titles through marriage. The piece weighs English peerages, French duchies, German knighthoods, Turkish pashas, and Russian kniaz, naming examples from Boston and elsewhere. It notes campaigns, marriages, economics, and the shifting value of nobility across nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
London
America
Isaac M. Singer
Galdigant Duc de
France
Principassae
Italy
Duquesas
Spain
Portugal
Holy Roman Empire
Papal
Tennessee Claflin Cook
Montserratin
Constantinople
Order of Osmanieh
Margaret Pehim Pasha
Vildiz Secret Police
Fehim
Rencontre
Turkey
Europe
Paris
Louis XIV
Burg
Dolgorwk
Galatein
Russia
Minua
Germany
House of Hatzfeldt
Alfred
Prince Francis
Callis "P. Huntington
Count Hatzfeldt
Helen Moulton
Albany
Bismarck
Naval Surgeons Wanted as Navy Expands Medical Corps
The Navy seeks more naval surgeons amid doctor shortages. Admiral Rixey offers six months of training at naval facilities, with a path to assistant surgeon roles earning 1750 dollars annually plus allowances. Applicants face simple exams and English tests, with many colleges failing to prepare enough candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tashington
Medical Corps of
Navy
Rixey
Surgeon General
Actiog
Washington
Naval Medical School
Mare Island Naval Hospital
Pacific Coast
Adulrab Rixey
Naval Medical Corps
Old Clerks in Land Office to Lose Jobs
The Land Office will discharge many clerks, citing age and infirmities as a basis. Limited lower paid positions exist, and replacements are scarce, with some names backed by strong political influence. The commissioner regrets the upheaval but argues reorganization is needed to ensure office proficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Fife
Ngland
Ballinger
Garfield
Roosevelt's Early Dream To Be A Sailor Chairman Doane’s Mentor
The young Theodore Roosevelt wanted to be a sailor from age ten and idolized ship captains like Captain Doane of the Rival. He met him at New York wharves and heard storms and sea escapes stories that stirred his ambition. In 1868 a fundraising drive funded a library for Rival’s crew, presented by Roosevelt, who recalled the moment and wondered if any officers remained alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Duc de Dino
Hilzabeth Curtis
New York
Frederick W. Livingston
Royallst Society
la Belle
Paris
Gertrude Violet Twining
Halifax
Marquis of Donegall
Marquis
Great Britain
Scotland
House of Lords
Ireland
Lords
Commons
England
di Aidano
di Burgio
di Contessa
di Trapetto
Pistoia
Venice
Genoa
Spain
Daglish
Charles V
Grandezza
Duke de Arcos
Washington
Rome
Roosevelt
Captain Doane
San Juan
Davy Jones
Government shape sparks debate over height and measurements
A Michigan woman’s rejection highlights a strict standard of height and body measurements for a performance role. Officials cite a 6 foot tall requirement to reach high notes, while critics call the rule arbitrary and inaccessible for shorter performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uches
Walat
Inchea
Michigan
Dons Wea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Wister Wheeler
Philadelpha
Maximilian Pappenheim
Berlin
United Kingdom
Ingland
Miss Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Grace
Manchester
Michael Cantacuzene
Julia Dent Grant
Krapotkine
Petere
Duchesse de Dino
Talleyrand-Perigord
Valencay
Sagan
Vatican
Ferdinand Colonna
Missoa Bryant Mackay
Don
Donna
Rospigliosi
Ruspolin
John Smith
Don Francesco Roapigliosi
Prince Giuseppe Francesco Maria Filippo di Ron
Pigliosi-Gioeni
Duca di Zagario
Principa di Castiglione
Marchese di Giuliana
Conte di Chiusa
Barone di Valcorrente
Barone Della Miragiia
Signor
Virginia Lowery
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Allea Henne
New Orleans
Reched Bey Czaykowski
Misa Rath Collins
Countess of
Edla
Ferdinand
Misa Histe Hensler
Idla
Playfair
Edith Russell
Mme. Jusserand
George Richards
Monroe & Co
Gilbert Carter
Barbados
Gertrude Parker
Willoughby d’Eresby
Elroise Breese
Earl of
Ancaster
Duchess of Marlborough
Marquis of
Blanford
India
ADV
Marlborough
Uncle Sam
Government Printing Office
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Civil Service Commission
Bureau
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