Divorce Curse Hits Vanderbilt Family in Striking Fashion
The Vanderbilt saga widens as multiple marriages end or separate. Willie K. Vanderbilt Jr and the Marlborough line face split pressures while Duke of Marlborough and Duchess navigate estrangement. William Henry Vanderbilt’s heirs linger under looming divisions of fortune and lineage amid ongoing separations and potential remarrying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanbe
Vanderbilt
Damocles
Willie H. Vanderbilt
Alfred "Derbilt
William K
Derbilt, Jr
Blandford
Lord Ivorurehill
the __ Marlborough
Cathleen
Reginald Vambilt
Rnelius
Grace
Elias III
Cornelius Senior
Harry
Willie K. Jr
Virginia Fair
Duchess of Marlborough
Willie K. Sr
Duke of
Willie K
Willie K. III
Willie K. II
Arthur Kemp
William Henry
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts
Cornelius
Frederick
George
Elliot F. Shepard
W. Seward Webb
H. McKay Two
Miss Grave Wilson
New York
Hidden Ohio Library Reveals Immortal J N’s Sister’s Collection
In McCutchenville Wyandot County Ohio a shabby cottage houses a rare library of about 1000 volumes. The works span Latin Greek German French Hebrew Sanskrit and Chinese with texts dating to the 16th century. The collection once linked to Jacob Newton Free known as the Immortal J N remains stored amid worm eaten bindings and antique pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
McCutchenville
Wyandot County
Ohio
Elias Cooley
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Eusibius
Caesaria
Palestine
Chrysostom
Justin
Constantinople
Gunner Taft Shines In Texas Golf Drive
Gunner Taft had a fine time in Texas driving a golf ball far out of sight. The write up notes his performance and jokes about how Rhode Island would be too small for the shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blenheim
Gunner—Taft
Texas
Guyer
Rhode Island
Domestic service and the duties of women as employers
A thoughtful discussion on wage earning and wage paying women in domestic service. It argues employers owe workers fair wages and healthful conditions, explains the blended personal and economic ties within households, and urges organized female action to place domestic work properly in the social order.
Child’s Laughter At Vaudeville Draws Attention
A young girl at a vaudeville show kept giggling and commenting on acts. Her mother stifled her with a gloved hand. The Japanese troupe’s playful skits drew further chatter from the child about marriage and fortunes.
Lawyer's Wife Faces Toughest Trial Yet
A lawyer's spouse stands at the center of a challenging case, testing both personal and professional fortitude amid courtroom scrutiny.
Knifing rattlesnakes a dangerous pastime in Denver tale
Denver story recounts Dick Haynes risking a rattlesnake encounter while hunting. A veteran plainsman recalls Haynes striking a diamond rattler with a knife, injuring his thumb, and choosing to quit the risky game after a near-fatal moment.
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Denver
Col
Dick Haynes
Which One of Ye's Beat Up Poor Pat Murphy
A longshore saloon scene in six o’clock crowds ends with a confrontation as a small Irishman accuses a larger patron of beating Pat Murphy. The big man admits the assault, provoking a tense moment in a crowded bar.
Miss Juliet Points Wins 1500 Scholarship for Europe Study
Miss Juliet Points, winner of a $1,500 General Federation of Women’s Clubs scholarship, will sail in June to Europe for two years of study. She plans to study in England to research the British Industrial Revolution and current English conditions, and to compare them with those in the United States.
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Juliet Points
General Federation of Women's Clubs
England
Europe
British Museum
Miss Points
United States
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Payne Whitney
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Vanderbilts
Duchess
Alfred Gwynne
Alfred
Lena Ashwell
London
Elsie French Vanderbilt
Count von Bentinck
Ibrary
Ster
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