Leonard Endy Violet Gordon wed in grand London ceremony
The wedding of Leonard Isey of Preston Hall Kent to Lady Violet Gordon drew a large procession of nobility. Bridesmaids wore white satin and pink chiffon while the bride wore white satin with silver embroidery and a diamond bird headpiece. The bridal party included Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar and Lady Settrington, with the ceremony featuring bouquets, jewelry gifts, and a family presence marking the fifth generation. A separate note discusses Pacific coast shad planting and rising catches.
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S Fort
Wight
Leonard Isey
Preston Hall
Kent
Violet
Ordon
Lennox
Earl of March
Leonard Nrabeey
Duke of Richmond
Gordon
Edward
Saxe-Weimar
Lady Settrington
The Late Austin Blair War Governor of Michigan
Austin Blair, the war governor of Michigan, died at Jackson after a career marked by political reform and economy in state administration. Born February 4, 1814 in Caroline, New York, he studied law in Owego, moved to Eaton and Jackson counties, and rose from clerk to governor in 1844 and 1863. He served in the U.S. House from 1866, earning lasting distinction as a wartime leader.
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Austin Blair
Michigan
Jackson
Caroline
Tompkins County
N. Y
Cazenovia Academy
Hamilton
Union College
Sweet & Davis
Owego
Faton County
Eaton
Henry Clay
National House of Representatives
Ancient mourning rite of shaving hair across civilizations
The article notes widespread historic practices of shaving or plucking hair during grief. Priests or mourners often cut or remove hair and beards as a sign of sorrow, with Egyptians cutting hair for Apis, Syrians for Adoni, and Job era traditions cited, reflecting hair as a beauty symbol sacrificed in mourning.
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Lucian
Apis
Adoni Olympic Dorus
Ida Lewis Salary and Lifesaving Legacy Highlighted
The Boston Transcript notes Ida Lewis, famed Lime Rock lighthouse keeper, earns $750 a year and two tons of coal. Described with weathered but alert features, she began her life saving record by rescuing four boys after their boat capsized in Newport harbor.
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Ida Lewis
The
Boston Transcript
Lime Rock
Newport Harbor
Tragic double suicides sway New York scene in Central Park tale
A police officer hears three pistol shots in Central Park. At the Pilgrim statue the couple lies dead on a blanket with a revolver between them and love letters left behind. The man and woman died by self-inflicted shots as they chose death over separation. The story follows later 1800s cases of dramatic lovers and ends with cremation of Emilie Rossi and Gustav Koch.
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New York
Europe
Julius de Marcus
Atabo
George Bassendorf
Mar
Jersey City
George
Maria
Gustav Koch
Kerra
Mme Emilie Rossi
Berlin
Amberg
Halla Theater
Germany
Iza
Clemenceau
Central Theater
Koch
Emilie
Emilio Rossi
Indignation Meeting Over Triple Murder in Le Flore County
Citizens held a mass meeting near Shell Mound to demand action after the triple murder of Bates and two others in a Le Flore plantation cabin. A $100 reward was raised to capture T B Cockrell, the plantation lessee, amid claims of forced silence from a key child witness.
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Miss
Shell Mound
T. B. Cockrell
Cockerell
Sell Mound
Bates
Cockrell
Sardou at Home A Glimpse of the Playwright and Critics
An assortment of notes on Sardou, his appetite, method, and stage craft. The article contrasts his disciplined historical research with criticisms from Emile Zola while touching on theatrical legends and contemporary ballpark chatter about players and umpires.
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Ile
Greece
Sardon
Sardou
Alexander Dumas
Henrik Ibsen
Dumas
Scribe
Theodore Barrier
Eleanor Mayo Aims for Opera Honors on Lyric Stage
Eleanor Mayo daughter of a noted actor emerges as a promising young lyric soprano. At 21, educated in a convent, she shows magnetic presence and strong potential for dramatic roles. Her New York debut in King Rene's Daughter earned critical praise and public notice, leading to a leading role in Princess at the Chestnut Street Dolphia and plans for an upcoming Princess Bonnie tour.
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Eleanor Mayo
Rank Mayo
Miss Mayo
Herrmann
New York
Rene
Julian Edwards
Chestnut Street Dolphia
Europe
Rincess
Araving the Line Wedding Dress Debate
Miss De Fashion declares she will choose wedding dress materials herself while advising her mother Mrs De Fashion during a domestic exchange. The dialogue reveals tension over control of wedding preparations and attire choices within the family.
Stewards Debate Betting at Parkways Jockey Meeting
The article discusses concerns about stewards betting on races they supervise at Parkway events. It notes controversy, potential bias, and calls for abstaining from wagering to protect the turf. Some feel betting threatens impartiality, while others say bets reflect diverse views on a horse’s merit.
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Veveland
Jockey Club
Vreeland
Parkway
Sports notes and championships from 19th century events
Boston protests the first game in New York August 25 after transfer from Louisville without nine league clubs consent. RD Wren wins American tennis championship at Newport beating Irish player M F Goodbody two sets to one. Billy Robinson, once known as Yank, dies at Capt Tebsau’s mother’s residence in Cleveland on August 36.
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New York
Louisville
America
Newport
RD. Wren
M. F. Goodbody
Billy Robinson
Yank
Capt .Tebsau
Cleveland
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Eneih
Hd Famitien
Leonard Brarley
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Georgia
South Carolina
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Rmilif
Em Rossi
Avena
Canal Street
Guktay Koch
Cockerele
Re Atralit
Sarah Berntar
Rdou
Lec
Arlie Latham
Tucker
Duffy
McCarthy
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Uilbert
Brokivn
Sporting Notes
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