Social whirl at clubs as Blair couple on honeymoon
Mr and Mrs Everett Wagner host a dinner at the Columbia club for Mr and Mrs William Blair Blair visiting in Woodruff Place. Mrs W B Blair hosts a reception, followed by more entertaining as Mr Blair and bride prepare to move to St Joseph Mo. Many friends attend and names of guests and hosts are listed among a busy society week.
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Everett Wagner
Columbia Club
William B. Blair
William Burgess Blair
Mr. Blair
W. B. Blair
Woodruff Place
Mrs. Wagner
Michael F. Gill
North
Tacoma Avenue
Killarney
Gill
James J. Wade
George Smith
Patrick Strapp
Bessie Strapp
Paul Strapp
Cornelius Cahill
John Cahill
Jack Cahill
C. L. Galvin
Michael F. Strapp
Columbus
Charles Butler
Edward Gill
Fall River
Mass
Joseph P. Gill
William H. Gill
John L. Gill
Thomas A. Gill
Charles M. Deem
George S. Chatfield
Guy B. Rock
James Galvin
Cecilia
Winifred Galvin
Matthew
James Galvin Jr
Carrie Hartman
I. H. Bowers
John O'Connor
O'Connor
Josephine McHugh
John Conley
Hartwell B. Murphy
Alpha Murphy
Louise Regan
William
Berlin Vaudeville Siblings Reflect Siamese Twin Fame
Berlin's Blazek sisters, Bohemian counterparts of famed Siamese twins, perform in a nursery stage setup with a four month old baby boy born to Rosa joining their act, boosting their value and appeal as a music hall number.
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Blazek Sisters
Rosa
Twain
River Bank town to be dry forever on Santa Fe line
Fresno Aug 1. River Bank, a new mid valley division point on the Santa Fe railroad, will be completely dry as deeds restrict property forever. District agent Hobart says it is the first town laid out by a railroad to exclude saloons for all time.
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Fresno
Cal
Santa Fe Railroad
River Bank
Hobart
Birth rate in Oyster Bay trails death rate in census report
Oyster Bay authorities cannot explain a birth rate only 5 or 6 percent higher than the death rate, while nearby towns show almost twice that figure. The census notes no clear cause for the drop in births in Oyster Bay.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Thirteen Arrests A Year Record for Woman in Chicago
Chicago report details Margaret Cunningham aged 51 who, after 13 arrests yearly for 13 years, was taken into custody for the 169th time. Offenses cited as minor. Her 16 year old son John is in the state reformatory as incorrigible and another son Barney waits in county jail on a robbery charge.
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Chicago
Margaret Cunningham
John
State Reformatory
Barney
Investigation into funds for Colquitt campaign in Texas
A sweeping inquiry is planned into alleged improper money use in the democratic campaign to nominate O. B. Colquitt for governor by the anti prohibition group in Texas. Newport fete raises over 2200 dollars at Mrs. Grosvenor's villa Roslyn for charity.
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O O. B. Colquitt
William Grosvenor
Roslyn
Newport
Fair trial for Indian case prompts DOJ involvement
Washington August 1 The case of Lone Star a Cherokee Indian charged with killing a negro in Cincinnati on July 11 has drawn interest from the interior department which asked the justice department to appoint an attorney to represent the Indian Officials have not received official reports but are acting on published accounts of the alleged crime.
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Washington
Lone Star
Cincinnati
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Bureau
Legislature Creates Special Committee For Investigation
The house adopts a resolution to appoint a special committee charged with conducting the investigation. The action initiates formal oversight and sets the panel’s scope and timeline for inquiry.
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House
Russian danseuse flees Paris to wed in America
Lydie Lopoukhova an 18 year old Russian dancer and her fiancé, a Polish noble, vanished from a Paris pension and were found at the Grand hotel preparing to travel to Russia. They planned marriage in early 1911 in New York, while detectives guard the Grand to stop further escape attempts.
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Paris
Lydie Lopoukhova
Feodor
Alexander Volinine
Amsterdam
Grand Hotel
Russia
Lopoukhova
New York
Sick Tenderfoot Rout Robber Gang Near Ouray
In a hillside stage robbery near Ouray eight men and ten women from the east were halted by masked gunmen. Samuel McCurdy of Pittsburgh, visiting for mining interests, fired an automatic revolver, scattering the robbers who fled into the hills.
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Ouray
Col
Samuel McCurdy
Pittsburg
Two sensational acts at Riverside Bathing Beach circus
Derek the daredevil rides a perpendicular bicycle in an iron cage while Develo performs amid fireworks. Herz Albers works with polar bears in a trained act that drew large crowds despite a scalp wound and a shoulder wrench. Both shows closed with Mayer's band concerts, with ladies day approaching Monday.
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Riverside
Beseb
Derek
Nally
Develo
Herr Albers
Bears
Albers
Minnie
Mayer
Tia
U S to Treat Dogs for Sheep Disease
Washington August 1 report says protests arose over rumored vivisection of dogs from the district pound by the agriculture department. Acting Secretary Hays defended tests to find a cure for gid in sheep saying dogs would emerge healthier and that few dogs would be used. He noted sheep catch the disease from dogs or wolves and that the illness is already common in Montana.
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Department of Agriculture
Hays
Montana
Europe
United States
Young Roosevelt Returns to Work After Honeymoon
Theo dore Roosevelt Jr and his bride leave Santa Barbara for San Francisco where Roosevelt will begin duties at the carpet manufacturing firm. The couple spent a month at Miramar, hiking mountain trails canoeing deep sea fishing and surfing.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
San Francisco
Anti-weed crusade spurs samples on imports
Acting Treasury Secretary Andrew orders all customs offices to take two ounce samples of every import to boost the government wide anti weed crusade. The directive aims to curb weed inflows and enforce stricter inspection across ports.
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Washington
Andrew
Unclear fragment on forage plant study progress
Fragment mentions grass clover and forage plants and a seed laboratory in the department of agriculture, but lacks a complete context or outcome. The readable portion suggests technical work or filing related to plant seed research within an agricultural department.
Once Rich Artist Dies Poor In Jail
Henry V Parsons, 65, once a wealthy English artist, died of alcohol related causes after being taken to a Richmond Virginia police station. He married a English woman, gained fame, then lost fortune and mortgaged his life to dissipation. A $6,000 legacy from English relatives remained after his fortune faded. He went to a Virginia resort briefly before ending broke.
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Richmond
Henry V Parsons
Parsons
Virginian
Hawaii Wet Vote Wins In Special Dry Election
Complete returns show the wets winning in the special election ordered by Congress to decide if Hawaii becomes dry. Honolulu reports 7217 votes for wets and 2140 for drys across all islands.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Congress
Hawaiian Islands
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Pentwater
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Los Angeles
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Nu,Phi! Sigma
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St. Mary's College
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Logansport
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Misa Mollie Beddell
Winona Lake
Sastor
Foland
Denison Cafe
Murat Theatre
Ven Cavett
Aung
Stork
Angelica Brown
Mrs. Payne Whitney
Reginald Vanderbilt
Austin, Tex
Newport, R
Cathllen Vanderbilt
St. Mary's Orphanage
Providence
Payne Whitney
Cathleen
Danseuse
J. Mandelkern
U.S
PP Wasson
Sara
Rou
Herr Ablers
Wrestling Bear
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Teddy’’ Jr
Baldwin Company
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