American Wives Bolster German and World Diplomacy
The piece notes that German chancellery limits on foreign marriages by diplomats are rooted in Bismarck rules, with many American women joining foreign diplomatic corps through marriage. It highlights Count von Bernstorff and many other diplomatic spouses, from France to Spain, forming a prominent Washington-based network of American wives within embassies and legations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Jeanne Luckemeyer
New York
Bismarck
Bernhard von Buelow
Maria Boccadelli di Bologna
Lillian May Langham
Louisville
Baron Speck von Sternburg
John Jay
Hans Luther von Schweinitz
Helen Moulton
Albany
Paul von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg
England
Ter
Maud Cass Ledyard
Detroit
Baron von Ketteler
Peking
Fanny Dickinson Hazeltine
Grand Rapids
Mich
Count Adolf Montgelas
Muriel White
France
Hermann Seherr-Thoss
Paris
Adolph von Bruening
Gordon McKay
Corps
Baron Hengelmuller
Austria-Hungary
House of Magnates
Hungary
M. Jusserand
Miss Richards
Boston
Captain de Chambrun
Countess de Chambrun
Longworth
Cincinnati
Alice Roosevelt
Christmas News Roundup From Colville Area Citizens
Correspondents note visits by Artman family and Moores in Colville Washington. Travelers include Arehart from Richland and San Pedro California and several relocate for holidays. Local church programs, births, illnesses, and festive events mark the season with Christmas dinners and community reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artman
Colville
Wash
W. R. Artman
Gordon C. Moores
Oregon
M. C. Arehart
Richland
San Pedro Cal
J. Koelsch
Arehart
Couer d’Alene
H. F. Yakima
Richland Trading Co
Pasco
George Gress
Kennewick
Methodist Sunday School
Manger
Evangelical Church
Lutheran Church
J. Glenn
S. Allen
Frank Wendel
Charlotte Steelman
Caldwell
Idaho
H. L. Anthony
C. E. Duffy
Sunnyside
Mr. Duffy
Carter
Anna Harper
Seattle
H. P. Miller
Myrtle Penn
J. A. Penn
C. A. Garrett
Walla Walla
Death in Minnesota Touches Highlands Family
Mrs. W L Craver learns of her father’s death at age eighty four in Minnesota after a long breakdown. Sympathy goes to the family. Christmas visits and events fill Highland social life with gatherings at A P Russell, Kadow, Hess and other homes. Forefathers Day observances feature a New England dinner and fruit growers meeting at the club house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneers
America
Old North Church
Boston
Paul Revere
Taylor
W. L. Craver
Minnesota
C. E
R. EB. Evans
I. K. Fouch
E. A. Moline
Horse Heaven Literary Society
Amon
H. Heitter
Schafer
Yakima
Mr. Heitter
Santa Claus
W.M
Bartlett
Finley Area Holiday Visitors and Local Notices
Finley residents and visitors fill the holidays with travel and family gatherings. Names such as Chas Knautz C A Hoyt Fred Cresswell and Mrs Hutchinson appear among those visiting relatives and attending services while Rev H O Perry and Rev E M Landis outline preaching plans. A death notice for Mrs J Hutchinson is recorded along with Epworth League organization and community updates in Finley and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Parkison
Walla Walla
Ray Barton
Pullman
J. Hutchinson
Benton City
East
Hutchinsons
Walter Williams
Martha
Ore
Poston
Carley
Mabel Smith
Kennewick
L. Hedington
Pasco families share Christmas dinner visits from kin
Finley Baio of Pasco joined his uncle Geo Finley for Christmas dinner. Ava Roger traveled from Walla Walla for a few days. Henry Nelson and his wife visited Mrs. Nelsons parents, and Mr and Mrs Wilson, all residents of North Yakima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Baio
Pasco
Geo. Finley
Ava Roger
Walla Walla
Henry Nelson
Christmas School Program Delights Students With Music Recitals
A near Christmas mood kept pupils from studying as German students sang around "Der Tannenbaum" and ate festive nuts. The Booster Club hosted an extemporaneous program with recitations by Lydia Evans and Grace Colly, piano solos by Walter Hessler, and Mr Meikle's lantern slide lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
der Tannenbaum
Nelson
Lydia Evans
Grace Colly
Walter Hessler
Lewis
Meikle
A Passenger Fails to Pay Fare on Train
A man in a pepper and salt suit boards a train at a way station and cannot pay his fare. He claims to have left his money in a trunk that did not arrive, offering to call a friend at the next station. The conductor insists on payment or removal.
Passenger Fights Fare Protest and Stock Manipulation Tale
A train conductor ejects a passenger for not paying fares, who pursues a settlement. In a parallel corporate plot, stock manipulation unfolds, with rail magnate John Talcott influencing directors and claiming compensation for being put off a train, revealing a clash between passenger justice and railroad power.
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Countess von Bernstorff
Clinedinst
von Bernstorff
Baroness von Sternburg
Miss Carey Fellows
Richard Fellows
George Bakhmeteff
L. A. Coromilas
Greece
Anna Cockrell
Francis M. Cockrell
Missouri
Spain
Don Juan Riano
Alice Ward
E. Havenith
Helen Ffoulke
Charles M. Ffoulke
W. A. F. Ekengren
Laura Jackson
John P. Jackson
Hizra Ali Kuli Khan
Mme
Bakhmeteffy
Abi Kubi Khan
Mme. Jusserand
Ali Kuli Khan
American Press Association
W. T. Mann
E. H. Mann
Mr. Giles
Gravensland Home
U. S
Krautwurm
Moline
Kling
Highlands
Finley
Chas. Knautz
North Powder, Ore
C. A. Hoyt
S. A. Hoyt
Kraber
Quimby
Spokane
Don Cresswell
Fred Cresswell
Lincoln Cresswell
Iowa
Mary Simard
Freewater
Fred
Mr. Wasson
Chas. Rand
Wm. Gibbons
E. Iv
A. P. Hill
A. Kindgren
Monroe Ford
Tacoma
A. L. Menhinick
Homer Gooper
R. J. Retzlaff
Owen Webb
Weiser
Mr. Webb
Ori
John Talcott
Palic
the Bank OF
The
Portland Trust Company
Portland, Oregon
M. W. Mattecheck
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