Gladys Vanderbilt to wed Austrian count in marked romance
Gladys Vanderbilt, famed Newport heiress of the 400, at 21, is engaged to Laszlo Szechenyi of Budapest. The Austrian count, born 1879 in Egervar, won her affection after meeting in England and a formal engagement follows her confession to her mother Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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Newport
R. J
Gladys Vanderbilt
Windpome
Gladya
Sobciety
Robin Walton Goelet
Gladys
the Sphinx
Miss Vanderbilt
Laszlo Szechenyi
Budapest
Httle
Egervar
Hungary
Vanderbilt
England
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New Castle
Ind
Seth Stafford
Amos Heston
Greensboro
Elisabeth Bond
Kennard
Henry County
Island Romance on the River
John Alwyn and Bessie Brock drift through a lovers quarrel on the river. Bessie feigns aloofness to test John’s devotion, unties her boat, then confesses affection as a rescue chance reunites them on the island shore. He returns home content with the remembered moment.
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A. Robt. Groh
John
Lwyn
Bessie Brock
Miss Brock
Bessie
John Alwyn
Growth in Indianapolis City Budget Cited by Controller
An editorial note highlights rapid growth in Indianapolis and urges readers to consult the city controller’s books for a fuller view of Mooglerdom's capital rise. The piece emphasizes civic accounting as essential to understanding expansion.
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Indianapolis
Mooglerdom
Department of Public Works
Board
Majestic Hidg
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indianapolta
Indiana
New Jersey
Virginia Avenues
Yandes
Twenty-Second Street
Treasure Ship tale hints at missing crew amid wreck
In a fragmentary passage a witness recalls Apana Lillie Pollock and others perishing near the Island as the Clara Mc Clay foundered. The scene shifts to Elliott at Market Street lodging then hospital admission and a debated Pretoria treasury link as the narrative continues with undisclosed clues and a cliffhanger.
Life and death stake and a gold brick mystery aboard
Elliott visits Bennett who explains a perilous plot in which a life and death mission hinges on a Nashville trip. Bennett narrates a shipboard gold stash from a tramp steamer bound for Antwerp, plus mutiny, wreck, and a desperate struggle for survival amid reefs and wreckage.
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Bennett
Elliott
Nashville
Tennz
South Africa
Lorenzo Marques
America
Clara McClay
Philadelphia
Antwerp
Chicago
Salt Lake
Millon for Road That Wasn't Built
A historical note details the transfer of the Ferries Railroad Company in New York and the unrealized road project tied to financier Millon. The piece outlines the political and corporate maneuvering surrounding the proposed line, its abandonment, and the implications for the transit system and city planning.
Where the Fun Comes In Satire on Hats and Politics
A humorous compact piece mocks hat hardness versus head softness with city hat types and witty lines. It notes W. J. Broran plans a major political announcement in November, raising a question about whether he will run again.
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W. J. Broran
Frenzied Finance in New York Streetcar Saga
Anthony N Brady buys a failed street railway venture from the 1890s for 965,497.19 amid a web of court injunctions and foreclosures. Experts estimated the line would lose money if built, yet Brady nets nearly $968,607.19 in the deal as Wall Street explores stock schemes and speculative assets.
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New York
Amazon
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Wall
Marvyn Scudder
Public Service Commission
William M. Ivins
Metropolitan
Anthony N. Brady
Nlton, Wall and Cortland-st. Ferries ,Abroad Company
Lite Corporation
Supreme Court
Brady
Magnificent praise and a breezy hammock scene
The speaker extols a dear to a humorous extent while a thermometer reads twenty degrees. A nod to Warriman facing consequences for Mr. Fish hints at a comic subplot amid a light, casual mood.
Quotation inspires pennant winner and team pride
Illustrated line about a "sweet disorder in the dress" of victory. The winning team claims the pennant share, while other clubs reflect on not clinching the top prize.
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Robert Herrick
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