Notable Nuptials in Madison Stir Local Society
A Madison society note reports the first marriage at the Executive Residences since a famous violinist union. Kiss Garoline Upham wed Philetus Horace Sawyer, grandson of an ex Senator, in a ceremony at the exclusive residence. The piece also describes a separate artillery demonstration, noting cable and deflection measurements and potential military use.
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Gle Bulli
Tls
Madison
W. H. Yae Bam
Palletus Sawyer
Kiss Garoline Upham
Philetus Horace Sawyer
Tie RH
Philetus Sauver
Lee
Sawyer and Noyes Wed in Oshkosh Ceremony
Reverend HA Smith officiated as Miss Cathadine Noyes of Oshkosh served as maid of honor at the Sawyer wedding in Oshkosh. Witnesses included Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin and numerous family friends. Attending were university students from Milwaukee and local relatives from Shawano and Glatcosis towns. The couple plans to reside in Oshkosh where Mr. Sawyer is active in local affairs.
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HA. Smith
Oshkosh
Elane
Senator Sawyer Wis
Cathadine Noyes
Dehkosh
Mal
Sonor
Wheeler
Marsifleti
Cosin
Thy
Dride
Misa Josgie Hunt
Hache
Lillian Versuson
Malwa Reo
Aviceell
Osho
JH. Sinervt Markhamt
Milwaukee
Genom
Messrs
Robert Vohan
Shawano
Wilde
Frank Vankirk
Tesrido
Louis B. Alsted
Ghester Cleveland
Glatcosis
Tors
Gehkosh
Sawyer
Sawyer in Early Madison Era Marriage Recount
Fragmented obituary style note recounts Philetus Horace Sawyer agoment and social ties at the state university, mentioning his 3 years there, a betrothal to a Madison young woman, and a long used state property including a historic chapel later tied to the Bull family.
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Philetus Horace Sawyer
Sawyer
State University
Hepble
Callaery
Weil
Gov
Mra
Medison
Wipconsi
Gov. Rusk
Ole Bull
Electricity studies reveal bullets veering from straight path
In Switzerland early observations suggest electric currents may bend bullets from a straight line. Initial findings arose by accident during target practice with inconsistent results. Investigations noted an electric line running parallel to the range, prompting further inquiry into the phenomenon.
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Shabt
Renth
London
Caronicla
Switzerland
Weils
Tlte
Recalling a Letter and Postal Recall Practices
The piece discusses recalling letters after posting, noting blanks or apportionments to cover expenses and telegraphic checks with the destination post office. It explains signatures, protections for the sender, and cautions about fraudulent remittances and dishonest merchants with examples from the Boston Evening Transcript.
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Wali
Boston Eying Transcript
Swedish Washerwoman Defends Self in Street Attack
In the midway district a tall Swedish washerwoman faced a street assault as a man tried to force his way and push her wheelchair. She reacted by kicking the wheel loose, sending the assailant sprawling to the edge of the sidewalk while she walked away, citing a vow to speak out. The assailant, a tall Swede, shouted in defense and threatened action as bystanders watched the scene unfold.
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Ae Midway
Dingiele
Specthan
Maimie
Perason
Fergusodsimie
Corse
Ralph
Emi
Maine
Pup
Jason
Jege
Malmie
Ashe
Donald Pergusence
Bern Desea
Indies
Mr. Porter
Ralph Ruyton
Maimée
Coolgardia
Mrs. Wroitesley
Bond Street
Fergison
Case
Porter
Mebourne
Ferguson
Melbourne
Melbonome
Nia
Lergusem
Ruyton
Alear
Eusian
Maimle
Feryugan
Fonden
Windermere
Wilionaire
Malone
Hawthorne Restive Testimony At New Hampshire Visit
Witnesses recount Hawthorne's visit to the Tsie of Sion with ex-President Pierce and a group of New Hampshire businessmen. They describe remarks praising Hawthorne, with Whittier and Mrs Thaxter noting his reserved manner and unpredictable behavior during the Shoals gathering.
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Hrissahoone
Frank Preston Stearns
Hawthhoene
Sion
Piergs
Kew Hampshire
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Timklin Pierce
Spirit medium hears departed husband in séance at market street rooms
A pale woman at 2 Market Street attended a spirit séance with a medium. She believed William Sie manifested briefly, then doubted the phantoms as a fraud while a hollow voice affirmed, “Yes, dear.” A San Francisco Post item notes horceless mail wagons costing 8000 for New York City.
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Market Street
William Sie
Sov
William
Spo
San Francisco Post
New York City
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Fragmentary sports banter from Pall Mull Gazette mentions a disputed third and a taunt about cheating. The speaker laments poor form and questions fair play while contrasting a rough game and a beggar’s actions. The text shows a casual vernacular as players discuss points and the outcome.
Marrying A Millionaire Survivor in a Wrottesley Saga
In a strained scene Maimie Wrottesley frets over a costly gift from Mr. Ferguson and a looming choice between Ralph and a wealthy suitor. Ralph declares love and a proposed match, but Maimie’s pride and family pressures drive a painful farewell as Mrs. Wrottesley intervenes. Relph Ruyton ends his visit and returns to town.
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Ralph
Maimie
Pers
Mrs. Wrottesley
Marriage Plot and Seafaring Deception Unearths Truth
Ralph Ruyton pursues a tangled scheme involving detective Porter to expose a bigamous marriage linked to Donald Ferguson and Malmie. Amid staged flights and a Windermere honeymoon, Melbourne ties reveal Ferguson already wed, causing a dramatic public unraveling and a painful but decisive breakup.
Presidential Yeat Forag ers and McKinley Relics
A reader recalls the 1890s home visits of Major McKinley supporters and the Garfield campaign with pilgrimages to the presidential frontier. Relic hunters raided farm plants and orchard apples, carried souvenirs, and left a memory of devotion despite devastation to fields and trees surrounding Garfield’s homestead.
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Cénie
Ohio
Mentori
Garfield
Caniidae
McKinley
Gurfield
Appie Frenne Garfield
Gere Fa Garfield
Neighbors Foil Thieves By Salting Apple Relics
A New York Sun report recalls how Gurfield Place residents blocked a would be raid by petty thieves. Weary neighbors staged a diversion by leaving wagonloads of apples, luring intruders to harvest fruit from the wrong trees and sparing the general’s house from theft.
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Gurfield Pth
Garfield Place
New York Sun
Penniless on the Train Reflects Hardship in Southern Travel
A New Yorker recalls a dire journey through North Carolina and South Carolina by rail, detailing poverty, an abandoned wife and daughter, and efforts to pay for passage. He endured near midnight waits, grim uncertainty, and a desperate penny-ante ticket to Washington while relatives saved for a safer journey.
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Asheville
Saudon
Bint
Chartotte
Rai
Washington
Charlotte
Carolina
Fale Low
Aimowich
New York
New York Sun
Shyness Past and Present Dialogue and Banjo Talk
A fragmented dialogue blends old style courtship with casual banter on music and manners. The exchange features shy suitors, a grandmother, and relatives, ending with Joan T. Brush being readmitted to the national baseball league.
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Joan T. Brush
National Baseball League
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Caroline Uphas
Hawthorne
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Pall Mull
Malmic Wrolesley
Trwiph
Lutik
Dane Gorous
Mr. Ruyton
Dugald Fergus Een
M. W
Risink
Donald Ferguson
Asbourne
Coolgirdie
Ier
Dewetive
Ray
Rate
Halpi
Wnotion
Euston
Pius
Pepensen
Weacneretaaid
Maimi
Lis
Matmie
New Yorker
Taksya
John
Yoan
Guvnor
Uncle Jack
Elgar
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