Mark Twain at Dickens Fellowship Dinner Recalls Veracity Tales
Humorist Mark Twain addressed the Dickens Fellowship dinner at the New York Press Club in memory of Charles Dickens. He claimed never to have lied, spoke about George Washington and the cherry tree, Artemus Ward, and a climactic tale ending with Adam, illustrating storytelling tricks and the idea of veracity.
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Harper’s Weekly
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Paik town reflections and reform rhetoric echoed
Excerpt presents a garbled political riff about Paik and Folk Nor, condemning grafters and bribery while promising reform and virtue. It mentions governors, Lincoln Steffens, and a dream of a new town devoid of corruption, amid fragmented references to Topia and McAdams in a post-dialectic patch.
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Vanderbilt Heiress Gertrude Whitney A Sculptor Pioneer
Mrs. Harry Wayne Whitney of New York, daughter of the late Cornelia Vanderbilt, famed for beauty and social prowess, is also an accomplished sculptor. Her studio overlooks Bryant Park where she works on figures like Force and Nature for the Hotel Belmont lobby. She funded a grand sculpture salon at the American Fine Arts building after offering to guarantee expenses to partner with Daniel C. French.
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Nomination Battle: Douglas Wins Ohio Eleventh Race
Albert Douglas of Chillicothe defeats Charles Grosvenor for the Republican nomination in Ohio's Eleventh district by 78 to 20. Grosvenor, a 35-year public officer veteran, faced bribery claims from supporters of Douglas, while Douglas pledges to push railway rate reform and party organization changes.
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Unusual Case Involving Schumann-Heink Family in German Courts
A German contralto Mme Schumann-Heink sought to gather all nine children in the United States and apply for American citizenship. The case arose amid questions in German courts after the singer’s husband, a noted music teacher and conductor, died about two years ago.
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May marriage grants case for German-born widow
In May she married her secretary William Rapp, an American. She sought to bring elder sons from Germany and obtain her late husband’s estate. The sons faced detention as liable for military service. She appealed to the American State Department, asserting naturalization and marriage to an American entitle her to bring her sons. Courts have ruled in her favor on the custody and access to her husband’s fortune, awarding the estate to her.
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