Vanderbilt Wedding in Fifth Avenue Drawing Room
An ornate ceremony for Miss Ruth Vanderbilt and Count Széchényi took place in a Fifth Avenue drawing room with an orchestra, a flower-decked aisle, and a Hungarian diplomatic procession. The bridal attire featured a white satin gown with a long silver-bordered train, Mechlin veil, orchid bouquet, and diamond pendant. the ring was exchanged and the couple departed amid toasts and a traveling costume change.
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Fifth Avenue
Gaul
Ruth
Washington
Count Aponyi
Louis Ambrozy
Baron ¥Resuchen von and Zu Liebenstein
M. von Szent- Ivany
Denes Széchényi
Stefan Széchényi
Diplomatic Corps
Ruth Vanderbilt -Twormbly
Dorothy Whitney
William C. Whitney
Flora Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney
Cornelius’ Vanderbilt
Daly Widow Sues Wells Fargo Official for 30000
Mrs Margaret P Daly widow of copper magnate Marcus Daly files suit in Supreme Court against Hosmer B Parsons Wells Fargo official to recover 30000 and interest alleging a 1905 agreement after a stock subscription induced by Parsons. Parsons claims duress and seeks amendment to omit some allegations while two 10000 installments were paid.
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Margaret P. Daly
Marcus Daly
Supreme Court
Hosmer B. Parsons
Wells, Fargo & Co
Wells- Fargo Bank
Bowers & Sands
Day
Mr. Parsons
Eastern Timber Comany
Jae
Daly
Parsons
Wells-Fargo and
St Louis Grows From Trading Post to Metropolitan Hub
The history traces St Louis from a 1764 trading post to a modern Southwest metropolis with a population of about three quarters of a million. The Mississippi trade and Southwest resources propelled growth, linking the city to the East via the St Louis Limited train. The Pullman era service runs daily from New York to St Louis in about 27.5 hours with through car service and multiple daily departures.
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Great Southwest
St. Louis
Mississippi
Southwest
Atlantic Seaboard
Mexico
New York
Miss Elizabeth Potter Weds Frank Polk in Philadelphia
Special to The New York Times reports Miss Elizabeth Sturgis Potter daughter of James Potter marries Frank Lyons Polk at the First Unitarian Church Philadelphia at 4 30 PM A special train from New York brings Cornelius Vanderbilt and Harry Payne Whitney as ushers Miss Anna Warren Ingersoll is maid of honor with bridesmaids Marion Sturels Agnes Groome Martha Groome and matron of honor Mrs William N Elkins Jr Best man F C Perkins Clarence Mackay Albert Potter Reginald Brooks Sree Bishop and two Potter brothers John and Robert Sturgis Potter serve as ushers alongside Vanderbilt and Whitney
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Sturgis Potter
James Potter
Locust Street
First Unitarian Church
Frank Lyons Polk
New York
St. John
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
Marion Sturels
Agnes Groome
Martha Groome
William N. Elkins, Jr
Pp. H. McMillan
F. C. Perkins
Clarence Mackay
Albert Potter
Reginald Brooks
Sree Bishop
John and
Robert Sturgis Potter
Vanderbilt and
Whitney
Coin 2157-Year-Old Found in Worcester Backyard
J B Hamilton of Springfield unearthed a copper Roman coin while digging for worms in Worcester Massachusetts. The artifact dates to 249 B C and bears Latin inscriptions and a wreath crowned head. Authorities say the coin is worth about 1500 dollars, but Hamilton will not sell it.
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New York Times
Worcester
Mass
J. B. Hamilton
Springfield
Hamilton
Café des Beaux Arts Hosts Theatrical Evening Fundraiser
The Café des Beaux Arts dedicates a theatre room on Thursday evenings to informal entertainments by well known stage figures. R. G. Knowles, Edward Abeles, Alice Fischer, William Rock, and Maude Fulton perform with song or story, with receipts benefiting the Actors' Fund.
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Café Des Beaux Arts
R. G. Knowles
Edward Abeles
Alice Fischer
William Rock
Maude Fulton
Actors’ Fund
Woman Punishes Husband in Court After Abandonment
Chicago report describes Mary Kracke 19 beating her husband Henry Kracke 22 in a court room after his abandonment charge. The judge fined her 15 dollars and costs. she was jailed for nonpayment.
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New York Times
Chicago
Mary Kracke
Henry Kracke
West Harrison Street
Vermont Train Ditching Injures Several Passengers
At Jewel's Crossing two miles below State Line a Central Vermont passenger train derailed by a broken rail. The mail and express plus baggage and smoking cars plunged into a swamp. Injured include William Parks Stafford with broken arms and head injuries David Robertson Stafford with two broken ribs Albert Dennett Springfield Mass and conductor Daniel W Pateh with head injuries. Locomotive sent to Monson Mass for aid.
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Stafford
Conn
Central Vermont
Jewel's Crossing
State Line
William Parks
David Robertson
Albert Dennett
Springfield
Mass
Daniel W. Pateh
Monson
Brooklyn Cabman Fails At Church Avenue Tunnel
Frederick Bischoff a cabman of 4818 Fifth Avenue Brooklyn tried driving a coach and two horses through the tunnel on Church Avenue Brooklyn where only surface cars go. The coach overturned injuring the horses which were shot. Bischoff was hurt but locked up after treatment delaying Church Avenue cars over an hour.
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Frederick Bischoff
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Church Avenue
Ischoff
Senate approves exhibit for International Mining Exposition
The Senate voted to fund a United States exhibit at the International Mining Exposition in New York City from May 2 to June 20. The appropriation is capped at $5,000.
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New York
Washington
Senate Today
United States
New York City
Charity appeal details sums to aid the poor
A fundraising appeal from the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor lists exact donation amounts and their impact, from $1 funding eight pairs of stockings to $1,000 aiding multiple families. The notice invites gifts to R. S. Minturn, 105 E. 22d St., Room 210, with R. Fulton Cutting as president.
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R. S. Minturn, Treas
E. 22d
R. Fulton Cutting
N. Y
Dinner $100 a Plate for Little Tim Sullivan
A star-studded Knickerbocker Hotel dinner honored Alderman Little Tim Sullivan before his Hot Springs rest. The $100 per plate event featured a sixteen course menu with seven wines, a $25 traveling toilet set souvenir, and a $5,000 gold and silver Russian dinner service as a gift. Notables from Tammany Hall, judiciary, and city government attended, with George Kraus as toastmaster and remarks praising Sullivan’s city service.
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Bowery
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Little Tim
Little Tim* Sullivan
Bird S. Coler
Supreme Court
Leonard A. Giegerich
Edward F. McCall
Mitchell L. Erlanger
Tammany
Kernochan
Dinden
Deuel
Leenes McCluskey
George F. Titus
John H. O'Brien
George Kraus
Sullivans
McGowan
Board of Aldermen
New York
Richard Croker
Maurice Blumenthal
Job Hedges
Congressman Sulzer
Women to Appeal to Hughes for Suffrage Delegation
The League of Self-Supporting Women plans a large Albany delegation to press suffrage before Gov. Hughes. Led by Mrs. Stanton Blatch, the group will hold a mass meeting in Albany and campaign there for some time. The league marks Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s first suffrage meeting at Seneca Falls with events July 19 and 20.
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League of Self-Supporting Women
Albany
Kosher Butchers Fight Sunday Opening Bill
Homer D. Call secretary treasurer of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen notified T. D. Fitzgerald legislative agent of the Workingmen's State Federation that the union will oppose the Groubard Assembly bill to open kosher butcher shops on Sundays.
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Homer D. Call
The
Amalgamated Meat —Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America
T. D. Fitzgerald
Workingmen's State Federation
Albany
Groubard Assembly
Cheer Auto Racers On Their Way Here
Ralph Owen trains ahead from New York toward New Orleans reporting road conditions for the New York to Paris event. He calls roads surprisingly good with little snow from Albany to Red Hook and notes clear runs to Peekskill and beyond as Edward Coleman Harold Ransom and George Davison accompany him to Syracuse. Angus Smith will replace Ransom at Syracuse and F L Smith will join toward Cleveland for the southern leg.
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Ralph Owen
New York
New Orleans
Paris
Albany
Peekskill
Poughkeepsie
Red Hook
Blue Stores
Hudson
Edward Coleman
Toledo
Harold Ransom
George Davison
Owen
Syracuse
Angus Smith
Cleveland
F. L. Smith
Purely Mutual Asset Report for January 1 1908
The Connecticut Mutual shows assets as of January 1 1908 with sections for receipts from policyholders payments to policyholders and excess returned over amounts received, indicating the financial position of the mutual company.
Monopolized Poolroom Syndicate Exposed in Police Review
Lieut. John H. Ayers describes a citywide poolroom network run via telephones and hidden rooms, led by a five-man syndicate including Robert H. Davis and John P. Robinson. The operation controlled race betting and information, with Fisher as agent. Davis Robinson and Fisher pleaded guilty in 1907 for accepting bets on races.
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John H. Ayers
Hansen
Police Review
Lieut. Ayers
Twentythird
Forty-second Streets
Chambers Street
F. A. Fisher
Fisher
Robert H. Davis
John P. Robinson
Michael J. Reardon
Charles JF. Reilley
Combine
Ooroom
Davis Robinson
German Night Observed By National Democratic Club
The National Democratic Club hosts a German night with songs and acts followed by a German dinner and entertainment including a German encore.
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Democratic Club
National Democratic Club
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Rubinstein
Mgr. Lavelle
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Count Széchényi
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Gounod
Frank L. Polk
Elizabeth Potter
Polk
Cornelius Vandebilt
Grace Wilson
Kammond Ostrow
Széchényi
Vanderbilt
Ogden Mills
J. Pierpont Morgan
Denes Széchéryi
von Hengelmuller
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
George W.vanderbilt
William D. Sloane
W. Seward Webb
Webb
H. McKay Twombly
Stuyvesant Fish
Baroness von Hengelmuller
Joseph H. Choate Ee
T “Mir
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
George W. Vanderbilt
Reginald Vanderbilt
H.mck. Twombly
W. D. Sloane
Ralph Pulitzer
Elliott Shepard
Dave Hennen Morris
John Henry Hammond
W. E. Schieffelin
J. A. Burden
William E. Griswold
Ernesto Fabri
William Sloane
Henry C. Phipps
J. Lee Tailor
Adrian Iselin
Iselin
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Parks
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Chogte
A. Simons
E. R. Thomas
Moses T. Campbell
John W
J. Russell Soley
W. Osgood Field
Orme Wilson
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W. W. Hoffman
Frederick Neilson
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Bradley Martin, Jr
Alexander Webb
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William Payne Thompson
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Robert Gerry
T. Suffern
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Suekanye
H. B. Parsons
Wels, Fargo & Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bulletin
Miss Potter
F. L. Polk
Szechenyi
Vermont
Tim
Tammany Tiger
Hughes
New York Hills
Connecticut Mutual
John M. Taylor
T. E. Lane
Gen’! Ag’t
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Broadway
Market ST
Newark
West State ST
Trenton
Thomas
Harry S. Hoart Company
Thomas Motor Cab CO
Buffalo
Sheffield Dentifrice Co
New London
Doctor Sheffield
Park &Tilford
E Reaper In
Erer
Burlington
Coronta
Egypt
TABET
Nile
Palestine
Eclipse
Callanan
Vesey St
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Sweet Water
Tenn
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Here
James M. Cassidy
Cassidy
Edward Everett
Pond Creek
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Bud McCurdy
Coat’s Bend
McCusay
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