IS NOW MRS. HARRISON
Ex President Benjamin Harrison weds Mrs Mary Scott Dimmick in a modest ceremony at St. Thomas Episcopal Church New York at 530 pm on Monday with about thirty guests present The groom was supported by Gen B F Tracy and the wedding drew national curiosity despite Harrison’s aversion to publicity The bridal party departed for the Dimmick home in Indianapolis after the ceremony
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Benjamin Harrison
Mary Scott Lord Dimmick
St. Thomas
New York
Y Wesley Brown
Indianapolis
Harrison
B. FP. Tracy
Navy
B. F. Tibbett
Daniel M. Ranadell
Gen. Tracy
Brown
George William Warren
Mascagni
John F. Parker
Tibbitt
Ransdell
Lieut. Parker
Pinchot
Tannhauser
Wagner
Wedding at Brown's Church for General Harrison Kin
The ceremony in New York for General Harrison featured General Benjamin F. Tracy and a secret hour for the vows. The bride left East Thirty-eighth Street with her brother-in-law and the couple traveled to Indianapolis for their honeymoon. Gifts included silver services and a pearl necklace. Harrison’s career overview notes his birth in North Bend, Civil War service, Indiana governorship, Senate term, and 1888 presidency. A Buffalo saloonkeeper, drunk, attacked his family and injured himself after the incident.
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John I. Walker
East Thirty-eighth Street
John I. Parker
Berdal
Gen. Harrison
Harrison
Benjamin Morrison
North Bend
Wo LE Harrison
United States
Isk
Indianapolis
Morrison
Supreme Court of Indiana
Ioz
Seventieth Indiana
Breverend
Lie
United States Senate
Indiana
NATIONAL SOLONS Detailed Proceedings of Senate and House Bills
The House on Tuesday debated the sundry civil bill and defended a $50,000 pay for internal revenue informers. A Senate inquiry into bond issues was delayed as Mr. Peffer postponed. The post office appropriation bill, about $94 million, saw partial consideration and fierce mail subsidy debate with Vilas opposing and Perkins and White defending them. Senate Call proposed a naval force for Cuba, while the House advanced the sundry civil bill. The lighthouse at North Manitou Island and rail right of way through reservations received passage. Reed overturned a quorum rule, stating a majority of living members suffices for quorum. The Mississippi bridge bill and river and harbor measures progressed, with a final suspension of rules vote amid minority protest.
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House
Internal Revenue
Senate
Peffer
Vilas
Perkins and
White
California
George
Dupont
Perkins
Post Office
Call
Florida
Cuba
Lighthouse Board
North Manitou Island
Lake Michigan
Atchison and Nebraska
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Sac and Fox and
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Reed
Mississippi River
St. Louvia
Whch
Congress
A Curious Barometer From a Leech in Water
A half pint glass with water a piece of muslin and a leech serves as a natural barometer. The leech stays motionless at the bottom in fine weather and climbs to the top ahead of rain or storms. It also writhes before thunder and signals snow when frost comes, behaving similarly to rain in milder conditions.
Mother Day Traditions At Girard College Philadelphia
Girard College in Philadelphia observes Mother Day with over 1000 visitors on Wednesday. The event allows mothers or relatives to request holiday arrangements for the boys. This Easter period offers four to five days of vacation for many students and their relatives to visit or apply for leave.
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Girard College
Philadelphia
Elopement Sparks Bitter Family Pursuit in Wilkesbarre
A 27 year old actress teacher eloped with a 13 year old boy in Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania. The boy’s mother chased them and recovered the child. Local reports describe the startling union and the ensuing family feud as community gossip.
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Wilkesbarre
Farm Life in Mexico in the Hacienda Era
The author visits Don Luis’s expansive hacienda in Mexico. Inside the fortified complex, a square residence opens to a vine shaded patio with Italian statuary, fountains, birds, and a piano played by Don Luis’s seventeen year old daughter. Outbuildings hold stores, workers, and a carriage house with multiple vehicle styles. The scene blends barbaric splendor with colonial fortifications and modern Mexican arms.
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Don Luis
Italy
Mexico
Doctor Finds Glycerine Cure for Snowballing Hoof
A Detroit physician discovers a simple remedy to prevent snow from balling in horse hooves. After a druggist suggests glycerine, he applies two ounces to the four hooves and finds the hoofs free of snow, avoiding prior veterinary cautions about texture and moisture. The anecdote asserts glycerine mixes with water without harming the hoof and keeps the hoof dry.
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Detroit
Horace
Wonward Avenue
Peppermint Oil Production in American Industry
The text explains peppermint cultivation and distillation. Peppermint is cut in bloom, dried, and steamed to extract oil. About 350 pounds of dry peppermint yield one pound of oil. An acre can produce six to ten pounds, sometimes up to fifty. New York and Michigan lead production.
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New York
Michigan
One as good as another says health adage
The text argues against substitutes for cod liver oil emulsion, praising Fong ae Emulion as the standard with purer Norwegian cod liver oil. It warns readers not to risk weaker replacements when health is at stake.
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Mrs. Harrison
Mrs. Dimmick
Pyright
John Muller
Buffalo
Hide Caloon
Saint Thomas’ Parish Church
Marrid
Benjamin Harri5bon
Washington
W. L. Doue
W. L. Douglas
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Hoya
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L. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
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