Local Society Briefs Highlight Fairfield Events
Des Moines visitors, Brookville residents and Davenport guests are listed among many in Fairfield. The K P Lodge meets tonight. Miss Lucy Larimer of Russell and Hayes W. Parsons of Fairfield wed at Barhydt Chapel with a US Army uniform wedding party and a reception at Aldine Empyrean Hall.
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Barhydt Chapel
Lucy Larimer
Russell
Iowa
Hayes W. Parsons
Fairfield
Baccherina
J. P. Moorhead
Messrs
Govert Massinger
Gates
Patrick
Raney
Allen
Benjamin J. Galliher
R. Ames Montgomery
Eunice Green
Aldine-Empyrean Hall
Parsons College
Omaha
Neb
The Blue Bells of Scotland Poem and Its History
The Blue Bells of Scotland became famous worldwide, written by Annie McVicar who spent part of her youth in America. It commemorates the Marquis of Huntley’s 1790 continental expedition, with music salvaged from centuries past by Mr. Fitzgerald.
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Scotland
Annie McVicar
America
Marquis of Huntley
Brave and Unyielding Freedom
A quotation from Edwin P. Whipple extols liberty as a rational temperate yet brave force behind institutions, enterprise, and justice, praising its equal demand on cowards and braggarts alike.
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Edwin P. Whipple
Ex-Senator Oliver Near Death
Pittsburgh January 22 United States Senator George T Oliver lies dangerously ill at his home and his death is thought near
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Oliver
Pittsburgh
United States
George T. Oliver
Shofar of Antiquity in Mosaic and War Uses
Dr. Cyrus Adler recounts the shofar as the sole preserved instrument in Mosaic ritual and possibly the oldest wind instrument. He cites Steinthal and Wetzstein on its prehistoric roots and its use as alarm and war signal, later appearing at excommunication and funeral ceremonies.
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Cyrus Adler
Steinthal
Wetzstein
Sir Mark Isambard Brunel Dies in London in 1849
The famed engineer of the Thames tunnel, Sir Mark Isambard Brunel, died in London on December 12, 1849. He pioneered the cast iron shield and hydraulic procedures for tunneling, forming the Thames Tunnel company in 1824 and overseeing decades of perilous progress before its completion in 1842.
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Mark Isambard Brunel
Thames Tunnel
London
Essex
Kent
Brunel
Thames
Thames Tunnel Company
Former Emperor Charles Warned in Vienna Notice
Austrian government warns ex emperor Charles that monarchist movements must end or his presence in Vienna will not be tolerated. Dispatch notes his illness is reported and confirms abdication while preserving personal rights to the throne.
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Paris
Charles
Vienna
Livestock Value in United States Rises by 546 Million
Agriculture department estimates 8.82 billion dollars in livestock on farms and ranges. Value shows an increase of 546 million from the previous year. Data cover national totals with canary ownership noted.
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United States
Washington
Jain
Department of Agriculture
Portuguese Uprising to Restore Ex King Manuel Fails
Lisbon reports that monarchist efforts to restore ex King Manuel to the throne have broken down completely. The failure ends the bid to oust the current regime and return Manuel to royal power.
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Manuel
Lisbon
Lebaudy Not Indicted in Westbury Killing Case
Mineola New York January 22 The Nassau county grand jury declined to indict Marie Augustine Lebaudy over the shooting death of her wealthy husband Jacques Lebaudy at their Westbury home earlier this month.
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Mrs. Carson Reed
New York City
City
Wilson Reed
Lebaudy
Mineola
N. Y
Nas Suu County
Marie Augustine Lebaudy
Jacques Lebaudy
Westbury
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