Romantic marriage for Paris dancer La Belle Otero
La Belle Otero plans to marry Mr Rene Webb an Englishman with cotton mills in America and England. She describes a four year courtship, his grand offers and her initial refusals before accepting. The wedding will occur in two weeks with banns published first at the British Consulate then at church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London Daily Mail
la Belle Otero
Rene Webb
Buenos Aires
Webb
America
England
Terhad
Lords Skit Reflects Education Bill Debates
A London Pupnick skit depicts chaos in the Lords during the Education Bill discussion. The Archbishop of Canterbury asks for a guiding amendment while peers interrupt and joke about the debate’s confusion amid references to past events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Bnrris
Lord Stanley
Lord Onslow
Lord Gunslow
Lord Lansdowne
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lord Salisbury
Lords
London
Pupnech
House OF Lords
Lord Halifax
Lord Ampthill
Emly
Lord St. Aldwyn
House of Commons
Lord Clifford of
Chudleigh
England
Lord Harris
Humorous sketches and banter from a bustling social scene
A string of clipped vignettes and witticisms from a social ledger. Jests about weddings, bills, marriages, and flirtations mingle with quips about doctors, independence, and courtship. The tone is comic and bustling with character named speakers and situational punchlines.
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Hicks
TH. Hicks
Soerscrones High
North Botany
Sydney
S Nan
Birney
George Street
Town Hall
Hordern
Ispep
John Macintosh & Sons
Pitt ST
Renn
Government House
Mit
Eiapi
Senate of Rartenetion
Rockdale College
Ansiys
W. M. Hamiet
CART
E. Fortescue & Sons
Arncliffe
Pat
Mrs. McCathies Ltd
DS Forwarde
THE
Miss de Plain
Mr Jay
Mr. Jay
Mr Kicker
Dr. Slick
Hackman
Niagara
Litewayte
Mildred
Clotilda
Jack
Ethel
Uncle Singleton
Effie
Field
Serence
Belle
Mr Oostiah
Camaigner
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