Fate of two Virginia friends shows luck shapes life
Two university chums Huntington Courtney and Hutchinson rise and fall through luck, talent, and choices. Courtney shines in study but unsuited for practical life, Hutchinson lags yet becomes a self-made lawyer and congressman. A fatal duel ends his political rise and tests their friendship amid postwar shifts.
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Chums
University of Virginia
Huntington Courtney
Timothy Hutchinson
Courtney
Hutchinson
Hutch
Princess Victoria Louise and the English marriage hopes
The piece discusses royal matchmaking for Prince Edward of England and the Kaiser's daughter Princess Victoria Louise. It notes Victoria Louise arrives with six brothers, is 19, heads Hussars bodyguard, and is favored by the Kaiser. It weighs religious and dynastic factors as England considers a bride from Victoria’s line.
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Prince Edward
Great Britain
Europe
England
Edward
Alexandra
Queen Victoria
Czarina
Olga
Roumania
Austria
Victoria Louise
Prussia
Hussars
Bodyguard
Prince Oscar
Prince Joachim
Mary
Golfing Garb Inspires Women’s Fashion On The Links
The article notes golf attire for women has improved from ugly to stylish and practical. It highlights sweaters with clean lines and defined revers, conservative white or gray shades, and bold red options. sailor blouses suit golfers, while high collars lose their grip in wind. Skirts show checks and stripes, and hats come in many rough and ready styles.
May Fashion Notes Poke Bonnets and Crepe de Chine Dominate
Dainty designs feature poke bonnets returning to favor while severe jockey caps appear as novelties. Crepe de chine dominates smart evening gowns with minimal trimming. Moire hats with ostrich feathers, tulle edged garments, and long lace veils shape the season’s style. patterns available from the May Manton line for misses ages fourteen to eighteen with 10 cents plus mail postage.
Sixteen Lost in Oregon Coast Storm Wrecks
Heavy winds off the Oregon coast strand two vessels leading to multiple drownings. The steam schooner Washgalore with thirty three aboard broke on a sunken reef leaving thirteen missing and fears for three more from the gasoline schooner President. Government life savers scour the coast for bodies.
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Oregon Coast
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Tillamoi
Bequests for Radcliffe Highlight Barnard Will
Public bequests totaling 270000 are detailed in the will of Mrs Lydia Augusta Barnard of Milton filed for probate. Radcliffe college is the main beneficiary with 115000 in three bequests. Harvard college receives 60000 and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts 50000. The Barnard Memorial fund gets 20000, Radcliffe scholarships 40,000 and a 75000 dormitory bequest is provided.
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Boston
Lydia Augusta Barnard
Milton
Radcliffe College
Harvard College
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Barnard Memora
Radcliffe
No Coronation Flights Halt Planes Over Crowds
London reports the home office drafting an immediate law to ban aeroplaning over the coronation crowd following a Paris air disaster. Parliament will be asked to pass it promptly as aviators plan to witness the procession from aircraft.
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London
Paris
Home Office
Long Branch City Council to Discuss Spring Street Upgrades
Public notice announces a June 5 1911 meeting in Long Branch New Jersey at 8 PM to introduce ordinances for Spring Street improvement with sidewalk and curbing on both sides. Citizens may be heard at introduction. Dated May 8 1911 City Clerk Bryant B Newcomb.
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Council Chamber
City Hall
N. J
Spring Street
To Remove Grease from Garments
The method uses a teaspoonful of salt dissolved in four tablespoonfuls of alcohol. The mixture is shaken well to apply as a grease remover for clothing.
Ten Acres of Tents Forepaugh and Sells Circus Domination
The Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus is described as a town under canvas covering ten acres with its own post office lighting plant hotel library hospital club rooms and shops. It employs sixty five cooks and has a population of about 1000 with 600 horses and 780 animals. The train travel spans about 35000 miles in a season and may run coast to coast. The parade at Long Branch on June 10 is said to be three miles long with a reorganized menagerie and a library like zoological collection featuring 350 world class artists responsible for a grand touring spectacle.
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Forepaugh
Sells Brothers’ Circus
Adam Forepaugh
Canada
Mexico
Long Branch
Student of
Natural History
A True Philosopher Reflection in a Kansas City Journal
A quoted exchange from the Kansas City Journal features a true philosopher musing on eligibility for patriotic service and recalling ancestral woodlands during warfare, noting how fate and history shape presence and purpose.
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Kansas City Journal
Patrolman Errickson Foils Street Fight on Broadway
Patrolman Joias Errickson confronted a street fight opposite Third Avenue last Friday night and arrested Jesse Brand and Harry Tunis after Brand struck him. Brand faced assault grand jury action with $100 bail. both men fined $5 for drunk and disorderly conduct. Other minor Recorder's court cases noted.
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Joias Errickson
Broadway
Third Avenue
Jesse Brand
Errickson
Brand
Harry Tunis
City Hall
Recorder’s Court
Michael Conklin
Freehold
Veiter
Conklin
Mary Eugenhoffer
Clayton
Gracey Editor Dies After Indigestion Incident
James T. Gracey longtime Asbury Park Press staffer died suddenly Saturday night in Rose's drug store at springwood avenue after drinking rhubarb and soda given by a clerk to whom he complained of indigestion. He was 53, survived by a widow and three children, and had lived in Ocean Grove. Born in Pottstown Pennsylvania he moved to Asbury Park about eighteen years ago to work in the Press plant.
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Asbury Park
Rose
Springwood Avenue
Gracey
Lawrence Avenue
Ocean Grove
Pottstown
Penn
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