Mrs Field Marries Maldwin Drummond in Quiet London Registry
Mrs Marshall Field Jr of Chicago wed Maldwin Drummond second son of the late Edgar A Drummond at Westminster Registry Office. Witnesses include Craig Wadsworth and the Duke of Westminster. The couple plan to travel Paris Venice and return in October.
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NEW York Times
London
Marshall Field, Jr
Chicago
Westminster Registry Office
Maldwin Drummond
Edgar Atheling Drummond
Louisa Theodosia Pennington
Lord Muncaster
Buckingham Palace
Craig Wadsworth
Duke of Westminster
England
Eton
Ritz
Cowes
Royal Yacht Squadron
Mrs. Field
Castle
Paris
Venice
New York
Drummond
Piccadilly
Dr S Weir Mitchell Elected Foreign Fellow Of Royal Society
Dr S Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia has been elected a foreign Fellow of the Royal Society of England. He joins a prestigious roll that includes early American member Benjamin Franklin and three other Americans Alexander Agassiz George W Jill and Simon Newcomb.
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Philadelphia
S. Weir Mitchell
Royal Society of England
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Agassiz
George W. Jill
Simon Newcomb
Alfred Vanderbilt to Host Large Cotillion at Newport
Alfred Vanderbilt plans a cotillion for about 200 guests at the Oakland Firm in Newport. The event begins at 10 tonight with supper on the roof garden. Nahan Franko brings three orchestras and 75 musicians to Newport Saturday, then sails back to New York aboard Vanderbilt’s yacht Sunday to perform Sunday afternoon.
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Alfred Vanderbilt
Oakland
Newport
Nahan Franko
New York
Bedell undergoes appendicitis operation in Hartford
Alfred M. Bedell, partner at Bedell & Co. in New York, had a successful appendicitis operation at Hartford Hospital tonight. He fell ill while traveling in an automobile toward Boston and Canada.
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New York Times
Hartford, Conn
Alfred M. Bedell
Bedell & Co
New York
Hartford Hospital
Boston
Canada
Engagement of Miss Gladys Swift Butler in New York
Mr. and Mrs Alban B Butler of Washington announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Gladys Swift Butler to Chapin Marcus of New York and Montclair New Jersey. The Butler sisters have studied abroad and made their debut in Washington. Chapin Marcus is a younger brother of W F Marcus Jr and his mother was Miss Mary Chapin. The Marcuses have a permanent Montclair residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alban B. Butler
Washington
Gladys Swift Butler
Chapin Marcus
William Elder Marcus
New York
Montclair
N. J
Miss Butler
Francesca Butler
Wendell Mansion
Sheridan Circle
Donald Tyler
Moore
Roosevelt
Mr. Chapin
W. F. Marcus, Jr
Dorothy Marcus
Mary Chapin
Marcuses
N, J
Beals Kendall to Wed Marion Douglas in September
The union of W. Beals Kendall son of Gramercy Park residents Mr. and Mrs Beals Kendall and Miss Marion Douglas daughter of Mr. and Mrs Henry Douglas formerly of this city now in Great Barrington Massachusetts is set for September 19. Miss Douglas will be aided by bridesmaids Grace Douglas Nannie Douglas Marjorie Ken Gall Lila Stanley and Blanche Page, all relatives or connected to the families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Beals’ Kendall
Blanche Page
William Hy, Page, Jr
New York
Miss Margaret Hiss Engaged to Robert McKean Thomas
Mr and Mrs Philip Hiss announce the engagement of elder daughter Miss Margaret Hiss to Robert McKean Thomas of 185 Madison Avenue. Thomas is a Princeton graduate class of 98 and a member of Ardsley Engineers Racquet and Tennis Clubs. No wedding date has been set.
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Philip Hiss
Margaret Hiss
Robert McKean Thomas
Madison Avenue
Miss Hiss
Heleni Kierstede
New York
Philip Hiss, Jr
Caroline Dow
Thomas
Princeton
Ardsley
engagement announced for Lydia Tr Story and Tyler Redfield
Mrs Lydia Tr Story of Gwydyr Chestnut Hill Massachusetts and Tyler Longstreet Redfield of this city announce their engagement The wedding will occur at St Thomas Church Mamaroneck Orienta Point is Mrs Storys summer residence near Mamaroneck Orienta Point near Mamaroneck
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Lydia Tr. Story
Gwydyr
Chestnut Hill Mass
Tyler Longstreet Redfield
St. Thomas's Church
Mamaroneck
Story
Orienta Point
Society Notes on Seasonal Travel and Visits
Mrs. Joseph Stickney leaves Plaza for Mount Washington with guest Mrs. P. Lorillard Ronalds of London. Mr. and Mrs. George R. Dyer take a Plaza apartment for the season. The Thorn Kings of Paris sail on the Teutonic after visiting Lakelawn, Cazenovia. Archibald Denny and Mrs Denny welcomed a child. Many families plan autumn stays from Briarcliff to Lenox, Saratoga, and Bretton Woods with summers abroad ending in Greenwich and Newport.
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Joseph Stickney
Plaza
Mount Washington
White Mountains
P. Lorillard Ronalds
London
George R. Dyer
Walter Watson
Momestead
Virginia Hot Springs
Herbert Thorn King
Paris
France
King
Ten Eyck Wendell
Lakelawn
Cazenovia
Archibald
Marshall Denny
Denny
Iatherine Kendall
Beals Kendall
Summit
N. J
Charles S. Fairchild
Richfield Springs
N.Y
Charles Steele
Westbury
L. J
Horace Russell
Southampton
Saratoga
Herman Kountze
Aspinwall
Lenox
George W. Perkins
Ranglevy Lake
Maine
Bretton Woods
N. H
Frederick M. Davies
Newport
A. A. Anderson
Greenwich
Conn
Hippodrome to Use Girl Ushers for Saturday Night Opens
The Hippodrome will escort patrons to seats with girl ushers as 100 applicants were called and 60 selected. Shuberts employ four ushers at theatres, praising the system. Edna May Spooner plans vaudeville debut at Keith & Proctor's. David Belasco delays submissions until after current season.
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Hippodrome
Shuberts
Asino
Osly’s
Edgar Scyn
Majestic Theatre
William Morris
Madame Kalich
Madame De’Gresac Ani
Harrison Grey Fiske
Olive Oliver
Robert Edeson
William Favershaw
Edna May Spooner
Devil
Keith & Proctor
125Th Street Theatre
Shelley Hall
Virginia Harned
Alhambra
Emma Calve
United States
Canada
John Cort
Louis Blumenberg
E. Johnson
Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Mme. Nordica
Old Methodist Church
Martha's Vineyard
David Belasco
Barrie Play What Every Woman Knows hailed as genius
London sees J M Barrie's new comedy What Every Woman Knows at the Duke of Yorks Theatre. A Scots porter rises to cabinet hope with his wife as his strength, a tribute to women's power. Cast includes Hilda Trevelyan, Gerald Du Maurier, Mrs Beerbohm Tree, Lillah McCarthy, and Sydney Valentine.
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New York Times
London
Charles Frohman
Duke of York’s
Barrie
Mr. Barrie
Hilda Trevelyan
Maggie
Gerald du Maurier
Mrs. Beerbohm Tree
Lillah McCarthy
Sydney Valentine
Birrell
Cap G A Merriam Dies Navy Officer Of Civil War Era
Capt Greenlief A Merriam U S N dies at Naval Hospital Portsmouth New York last Wednesday. He commanded the battleship Missouri on the first leg of the Atlantic voyage and later led the Navy Yard at Portsmouth New Hampshire. A Marylander and Annapolis graduate 1870 he served in the Spanish war aboard the Dixie and Puritan.
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Greenlief- A. Merriam
U.S. N
Atlantic
Hampton Roads
San Francisco
el Ie
San Fransco
Naval
Henry McCrea
Georgia
Merriam
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Annapolis
Dixie
Frugal Millionaire Judson M Thompson Dies in St Louis
Judson M. Thompson, 77, a noted frugal financier in St Louis, died at his son’s Old Orchard home. Retired a decade ago, he served as vice president of Old Continental National Bank and earlier represented Morgan & Co. in the city. Survived by son Frank C Thompson. body to be moved to New York for interment.
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ST. Louis
Judson M. Thompson
Old Orchard
Old Continental National Bank
Lillian Russell Opens Season in Wildfire at Asbury Park
Lillian Russell debuted her racing comedy Wildfire at the Casino in Asbury Park with favorable reception. New York managers and Lambs Club members attended. a supper followed. The play moves to New York’s Liberty Theatre next Monday. Henry E. Dixey signs with Henry W Savage for The Devil and related company plans.
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New York Times
Asbury Park
N. J
Lillian Russell
Casino
George Broadhurst
George W. Hobart
New York
The
Lambs Club
Miss Russell
Liberty Theatre
Three-Cornered Bidding for Salome Dancer Hoffmann
Morris Gest reveals a three way contest for Salome dancer Hoffmann with the Shuberts courting her and Hammerstein claiming an option in his contract to keep her at the Victoria for weeks. Alfred Butt of London’s Palace Theatre refuses to delay Hoffmann’s October 26 appearance.
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Morris Gest
Gertrude Hoffmann
Shuberts
Hammerstein
the Victoria
Mr. Gest
Alfred Butt
Palace Theatre
London
Miss Hoffmann
The Thief Opens Empire Season With Bernstein Play
Empire Theatre reopened with Henri Bernstein’s The Thief in three acts. Margaret Illington returns as Marie Louise Voysin, Bruce McRae as Richard Voysin, and Edward Mawson as M. Lagardes. The run runs nine nights plus three matinees before John Drew takes over with Jack Straw.
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Henri Bernstein
Empire
Richard Voysin
Gee Aetasetess
Bruce McRae
Raymond Lagardes
Edward R. Mawson
Gamba Ass
Owen Sidney Herbert Fernand Lagardes
Csisceeees
Leonard Tde Urine
Cecil Owen
Marie Louise Voysin
Margaret Illington
Wets Frohman
Isabelle lLagardes
Isabel Richards
Empire Theatre
Thief
Lyceum
Margaret Isington
Miss Illington
Kyrle Bellew
Edward Meowson
M. Lagardes
Sidney Herbert
Leonard Ide
Marice
Mme. Lagardes
the Empire
John Drew
W. Somerset Maugham
Jack Straw
M. Bernstein
Sophia Brandt Steels Lead In Algeria Sultana Role
Sophia Brandt, prima donna of The Waltz Dream Company, stepped in as the Sultana in Algeria with only forty eight hours notice and long rehearsal days. She later agreed to take Ida Brooks Hunt's role in Victor Herbert's opera on Tuesday morning replacing ill Miss Trunt. Despite limited prep she delivered an excellent performance and prepares to tour in The Dream Waltz in two weeks.
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Sophia Brandt
Sultana
Algeria
Frank McKee
Miss Brandt
Ida Brooks Hunt
Victor Herbert
Miss Trunt
First American Theatre Company Sails for Buenos Aires
The first U S theatrical troupe to visit South America sails tomorrow on the Byron to Buenos Aires for an eight week season starting October 2 at the Odeon Theatre. Cecil De Mille of New York acts as agent. Cast includes Jane Wheatley Nina Herbert Wallace Erskine Robert Stowe Gill Eva MacDonald and Douglas J Wood.
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South America
Byron
Cecil de Mille
New York
Jane Wheatley
Nina Herbert
Wallace Erskine
Robert Stowe Gill
Eva MacDonald
Douglas J. Wood
Odéom
Lord Sackville Sackville-West Dies at Knole Park
Lionel Sackville Sackville-West second Baron Sackville died at Knole Park Sevenoaks after illness. He served as British Minister to the United States and was recalled in 1881 during Cleveland Harrison campaigns. A contentious figure, he published a private pamphlet defending his conduct and faced a 1908 paternity suit resolved against the plaintiff.
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London
Lionel Sackville Sackville-West
Baron Sackville
Knole Park
Sevenoaks
Lord Sackville
United States
Tsa
Isss
Cleveland
Lionel Sackville Sackville- West
Harrison Campaig
Lionel
California
Wtter
Cleve
Great -Britain
Sarc Kvike
Washington
America
Josephine Duran de Ortega
Laintiff
Quarantine Commissioner Guyon Dies at 60 in Tottenville
Henry A. Guyon, quarantine commissioner and longtime Richmond Republican leader, died at his Amboy Avenue home in Tottenville after a lingering illness of Brights disease. He was 60, born in Rossville, and leaves two daughters Mrs George Beebe of Brooklyn and Mrs George Wuahling of Tottenville.
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Henry A. Guyon
Richmond
Amboy Avenue
Tottenville
Bright
Rossville
S. 1
Republican General Committee
George Beebe
Brooklyn
George Wuahling
Funeral held for Brig. Gen. Calvin De Witt at Fort Yellowstone
Brig. Gen. Calvin De Witt retired died at Fort Yellowstone Wyoming on Wednesday aged 65. A native of Pennsylvania he served in the U S Army and held commands in several theaters. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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Calvin DE Witt
Fort Yellowstone
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
John A Hall Dies in London While Traveling
John A Hall president of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co dies in London at the Victoria Hotel after illness and constant attendance by a wife. He was about 60 years old. Special to the News. Now Worse Times. SPRINGFIELD Mass Sept 3 John A Tind started as an apprentice in a sewing machine factory at 50 cents a day later becoming general agent for Western Massachusetts in 1872 and rising to superintendent of agencies and secretary before becoming president A H Wilson in Play of Old New York. Plainfield N Y Sept The Plainfield Theatre opens with A H Wilson presenting a new play When a New York Was Deposed by Peter Stuyvesant and Richard Nicolls installed.
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London
John A. Hall
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Lon- Gen
Victori
Springeiyld
Mass
John A. Tind
Massachsetts Life Insurance Company
Western’ Massachusetts
Wis
A. H. Wilson
New York
Plainfield
New’ Plainfield
Peter Suyvesant
Richard Nicolls
Marriages Recorded in New York and Baltimore
Notices list several nuptials including Bloodgood Holt daughter of Henry Holt of New York and Sir Joseph Colt Bloodgood of Baltimore. Gebhart to Norris. Peters to Boyd at Larchmont Manor. Read as chronicled in the Sept. notices with family and location details.
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Bloodgood Holt
Lyman Abbott, Fitch
Henry Holt
New York
Joseph Colt Bloodgeend
Baltimore
Milwagsee
Norris—Gebhart
J. Gebhart
Charlies Norris
Peters—Boyd
Larchmont Manor
Hes Montgomery
Downer
Heatrice Spertdaughter
William
Todd Roya
Willis John Peters
Washingtoun, D
Obituary notices and funeral times across New York area
A long list of death notices and funeral details from September 1908 including Matilda Arnold in Elizabeth New Jersey, Daniel Bacon in Falmouth Massachusetts, Henry Bronson of Rye New York, James Brown in New York City, and many others with burial plans at Mount Auburn Boston, Greenwood, Rye Station, and local churches.
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Bacon
Falmouth
Mass
Sear
K.ward
Mary D
Daniel
Mount Auburn
Boston
Bronson
Rye
N.Y
Henry T. Bronson
Post Road
Ceyringes
Rand Central Station
Brown
James PT. Brown
Hig
Edgecombe Av
New York City
Apt
Monih
Solomon Davidsnc
Caroline
Wennik
David
Aaron
Davis
Germantown
Penn
Chariton Henry Davis
John K. Davis
Troy
Nears
Lake George
Henry T Nears
Columbus Avy
St. Northrop
Harrowgate
England
William Couch Stuart
J . Tilford
Catharine H. Tilford
John B. Tilford
Young
James Thompson Young
East ‘17Th St
St. George's
East 16Th St
Stuyvesant Square
Greenwood
Woodlawn Cemetery Access by Harlem Trains and Trolleys
Readable details describe Woodlawn Cemetery being accessible via Harlem trains from Grand Central, and via Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys or carriage. A telephone contact is listed for Books of Views and related information.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Harlem
Grand Central Station
Webster
Jerome Avenue
cIry
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Field
Europe
Weir Mitchell
A. G. Vanderbilt
Vichy
Rectow ET ES
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W. Beals Kendall
Social Notes
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Laroime
Chiris
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Grasse
S. Avenue
Euler Horeson
Platt St
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Pacific
Drs
Morgan & Co
Henry E. Dixey
Savage
Henry W. ‘Savage
Jaone| Lawrence
Walter N. Lawrence
the Devil 'Companies
Savage Office
James B. Connolly
SS Olymig
CTO
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Athens
Loues
Mr. Connolly
Charles Scribner’s Sons
the Thief
Margaret Klington
Bernstein
BY Megargel and
Mason
Baker & Taylor CO
East 17Th Street
Sunday Times
Lord Sackville-West
Guyon
Castoria
Broad and
Beaver Streets
Westinghouse
42Nd St
Bryant
New Fall Searfs
WM. Vogel & Son
Broadway
Houston St
Joseph Fellows Dickie
Emory
Thomas Emory
Finley
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Harriet B
Gailey
Grand St
Jersey City
James Gailey
Giberson
Perrine Av
Gifford
Russell St
James H. Gifford
Goldsmith
Woeet 95Th
Caroline Golda Goldsmith
Gorham
Ralph
Inrham
Kienyierta Mahnesayi
A. M. Hampson
N. Jy
Smichret Lionip
Pisspetal
Hay Heinecke
Fort Feo
Lonergan
Franklin Av
Helena Teresa Lonergan
Trorrow
McBride
Atlantic City
Kate Meurite _ MCCARTHY
253Rd St
Mahoney
Clymer St
Mumreamer
Grand Av
Bronx
Sophie Mumbrauer
Puneral
Newins
Riverhead
Lo T
Frateary
Jones Pugh
Robinson
Mary R. Robinson
A.M Sesseer
Cohoes
West 28Th St
Isabel Sinpott
Ae M. Windes
Bridget A. Windes
Undertakers
Frank B. Campbell
West
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