Princess Ida Cantacuzene Engaged to John Hanbury Williams
ABHINGTON July 25 The engagement of Princess Ida Cantacuzene daughter of Prince Michael Cantacuzene to John Hanbury Williams son of Sir John and Lady Hanbury Williams is announced from Windsor Castle. Princess Ida is a granddaughter of Mrs. Frederick Denk Grant and a great granddaughter of President Grant. The Cantacuzene sisters are favored in society and wedding plans are not yet fixed though it is likely to take place at Mrs. Grant’s home. The family has lived in Florida recently and Princess Ida may adopt England as her home after the marriage.
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Ida Cantacuzene
Michael Cantacuzene
John Hanbury Williams
Sir John
Hanbute Williams
Windsor Castle
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Washington
Frederick Denk Grant
Grant
Capits
Cantacurene
Ida
Hussian
Tiertha
Bertha
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Apo
Moston
Clarissa PL Curtiss
Williams
Fagland
Michael
Szar
Florida
Arthur O'Brien
Europe
Village Dressmaker to Claim Huge Fortune
MISS Lizzie Davis known as the Village Dressmaker plans a trip to England to assert her claim as heir to Lord Thomas Davis of Guilford. An early family history and documents back her lineage, with support from Dr. Whitman Stickney and daughter Elizabeth. She would become grandmother to Allison Torbling, once allied with Allison Roebling, in Brussels.
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Paris
Maine
Lizzie Davis
England
Davis
Miss Davis
Whitman Stickney
Elizabeth
Beverly
Muss
Lord Davis
Guilford
Brussels
Dbaroness von der
Removes Summer Complexion Ills and Estate Notice
An old advertisement fragment touts mercolised wax to protect skin from summer harms and claims it smooths the face and removes freckles with a cosmetic film. The text shifts to a real estate probate tone noting Miss Davis’s long dressmaking career and estate holdings in Ilford and securities, with references to a Village Drestmaker in Paris.
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Drus
France
Vogue Window Displays Highlight Sheer Pelvets This Week
Fashion notes praise Vogue window displays for capturing changing trends. This week spotlight falls on transparent and chiffon pelvets reflecting ongoing style shifts.
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Vogue
Wright Found Guilty in Jail Break Attempt
Tyler Texas July 28 Leonard Wright charged with assault to murder jailer W B York in a June 4 jail break attempt pleaded guilty in district court and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary Wright was moved from Wood county for safekeeping and would have killed York if not for Wham Watson’s timely intervention Watson faces separate charges of auto theft and bootlegging in Wood county awaiting trial.
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Tyler
Tex
Leonard Wright
Mourder W. B. York
Smith County
Wright
Smith
Wood County
Wham Watson
York
Wool County
Toadstools Cause Deaths In Pennsylvania Incident
Two men die and a third person near death after consuming toadstools mistaken for mushrooms in Armstrong County near Kellersburg. Victims include Sper Flick 46 and Frank Twenson 40. Andrew Rush Flick's father-in-law is critically ill. Flick’s young daughter was also stricken.
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OG Uily
Ulul Kellersburg
Armstrong Couuly
Sper Flick
Frank Twenson
Andrew Rush
Flick
Robbery of Poorbox Rebuke by Judge
Philadelphia July 28. Judge berates suspect saying the only salvation is admission of guilt. Four months sentence imposed on George Wilson for robbing the poorbox at St Peter and Paul Guthotie church. Wilson also confessed to stealing $68 from pocketbooks in the Centenary tabernacle dressing room.
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Dustive Berlman
Camden
George Wilson
St. Péter and Paul Guthotie
Wilson
Centenary Tabernacle
M. Eeebureh
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