American girls marry titles and broaden prestige abroad
A Washington Evening Star columnist lauds American women who wed European nobles, boosting U S influence. The piece highlights Miss Mitchell, Miss Shants, Miss Elizabeth Mitchel, Isabel, Caroline Fraser, and others who enter ducal and noble circles, shaping social and economic ties across France, England, and Russia. It cites marriages to the Duc de la Rochefoucauld, Duc Decazes, Chambruns, and Murats, noting wealth, influence, and constructive social impact.
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Aris
America
Europe
Washington Evening Star
France
United States
Maochefoucaulds
Utes
Miss Shants
Bearn
Chalais
Caroline Fraser
Bordentown
N. J
Caroline
Chambruns
Louis XV
Comte de Chambrun
England
Chambrun
American Girls in Paris High Aristocracy Ties
A long social sketch detailing American heiresses marrying into French noble families. It highlights duchesses and counts, American influence on Parisian society, and notable matches like Miss Forbes and Miss Hooper alongside Choiseul-Praslin alliances. The piece blends satire with praise for American girls expanding social power in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hooper
Cincinnati
Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Comte Horace de Choiseul
Duc de Choiseul- Praslin
Miss Forbes
New York
Mrs Hooper
Choiseul-Praslin
Lfe
America
de Choiseul-Praslins
Coudert
New York-Paris
Connecticut Dentist Named Jake in Barnyard Tooth Tale
A Chicago publisher recalls Edmund Clarence Stedman’s joke about a Connecticut dentist subscriber. Jake, working in a cornfield, pulls a farmer’s aching tooth with rusty pincers in a barn after the farmer’s request, prompting a surprised reaction over the oversized tooth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Chicago
Connecticut
New York
Jake
Winsted
Gillette Confesses Sins and Faces Death in Electric Chair
Chester Gillette was executed at Auburn prison for the Grace Brown murder. He faced the electric chair without emotion, issued a final Christian reflection urging young men to live faith-filled lives, and left a signed statement from prison chaplains noting no legal mistake in the execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
N. Y
Chester BE
Gillette
Grace Brown
Auburn Prison
Henry McIlravy
Little Falls
Cordelle Herrick
Chester Gillette
Sone
Warden Benham
Jesus Christ
Morning Tub Tale From Lincolnshire Cottage
A sister recalls an old Lincolnshire cottage tale about daily cold sponge baths. An elderly lady explains she has never been washed completely since infancy, yet lived to 93, noting her routine contrasts with others' habits.
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Lincolnshire
The
London Daily News
Proper Discrimination Quip Reveals Stereotype Humor
A New York party on an extended Virginia fishing trip debates best fish. Their guide Zeke replies in a dated stereotype, saying yellow perch is best but excuses the white shad. The anecdote, from Illustrated Sunday Magazine, reflects racial caricature of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Old Dominion
Darky
Zeke
Bank cashier dies in San Francisco morphine accident
Joseph Channon, cashier of the First National Bank of Philadelphia, died at the Hotel Stewart in San Francisco from an accidental morphine overdose administered by himself. The tragedy occurred on March 31 with symptoms indicating morphine poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
San Francisco
Joseph Channon
First National Bank of Philadelphia
Stewart
Explosion Kills Two at Swansea Mine Marquette Men Die
Albert Uren aged 21 and Robin Dawe aged 24 were instantly killed at the Austin mine in Swansea when four sticks of dynamite exploded while a worker held them. The incident occurred Monday, near Swansea, Marquette.
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Marquette
Mich
Albert Uren
Robin Dawe
Austin
Swansea
Mixed Waifs of News from The Times Era
Warden James D Reid of Michigan City prison resigns citing the burden of overseeing numerous executions. Mrs Theodore Shants, mother in law of the Duc de Chaulnes, says her son in law will settle debts like a gentleman. Minister Russell protests to Venezuela over mail sack opened for the American cruiser Tacoma. A Montana silver set from Monta metal on exhibit in New York will be shipped to Dillon. A rare $20 California gold coin found in Wall Street traces its brassy alloy. Northwestern University student Charles Wendell David to receive Cecil Rhodes scholarship. Archbishop Ireland of St Paul denounces marriage contracts as mere commercial exchanges. Surrogate Jackson issues citation for Floretta Whaley tied to $25,000 estate of Keziah Whaley.
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Tours de la
Denmark
Paris
Miss Bonaparte
Baltimore
Edith Garner
Gordon Cummings
England
Marquis de Mores
Miss von Hoffman
New York
James Gordon Bennett
Rita Bell
Paul d'Aramon
Miss Fisher
America
Europe
Mitchell
Hussars
Montnirail
Oregon
d’Uzeg
Francis de la Roche
Francis I
Paris Grand Opera
Duchesse de Chaulnes
Miss Shonts
Uzes
Miss Curtin
Duc de Dino
Imarquise de Talleyrand-Perigord
Roman Ruspoli
Piggio-Suasa
James D. Reid
Michigan City
Ind
Theodore Shants
Duc de Chaulnes
Russell
Tacoma
Ta Carutayra
Montana
Monta
Dillon
Mont
Wall Street
San Francisco
Charles Wendell David
Northwestern University Oat Fivanston
Cecil Rhodes
John Ireland
St. Pan
Times
Jackson
Mineola
L. F
Floretta Whaley
Jere K. Cooke
Keziah Whaley
Attempt to Blow Up Excursion Steamboat C. W. Cowles
An attempt to detonate a dynamite bomb aimed at the excursion steamboat C. W. Cowles failed when the device exploded in Capt. George W. Winans's private stateroom, destroying three rooms. The vessel was unoccupied. four workers had left the ship before the blast, and damage is estimated at $3,000.
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St. Paul, Minn
C. W. Cowles
George W. Winans
Winans
Emperor bestows Grand Rising Sun on Stevens
The late Durham White Stevens, assassinated in San Francisco by a Korean, is posthumously awarded Japan's Grand Rising Sun. The Japanese government will pay 150000 yen to his family, about 75000 dollars, with 50000 yen from the Korean government, totaling around 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Tokyo
Durham White Stevens
San Francisco
Japan
Accident at sea forces Blakeley back to Pensacola dock
An accident to torpedo boat Blakeley during torpedo target practice at St Josephs Way Florida has compelled her to return to Pensacola navy yard. The vessel will be docked for repairs.
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Washington
Blakeley
St. Josephs Way
Fla
Pensacola Navy Yard
Market summary: flour and wheat move on mixed signals
The Chicago market shows flour steady and wheat easing amid rain in Liverpool cables and reports of grain house stress abroad. May wheat quotes at 92 1/4 to 93 1/2 cents, corn softens on lower Liverpool cues, oats hold firm, and butter and eggs show varied retail prices.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
New York
Liverpool
Live Stock Markets Reported Prices From Chicago and Omaha
Livestock prices listed for cattle hogs and sheep from Chicago and Omaha markets dated Mar 30. Cattle ranges include prime steers 36.76 to 7.50, cows and heifers 2.75 to 6.85, calves up to 6.00, hogs mixed packers to barrows 5.00 to 6.10, sheep yearlings 7.50, ewes 6.75, lambs 7.00 to 8.10.
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Chicago
Mar
Cattln-Cood
Infertoy
Philli
Fio
Cholce
Omaha
Neb
Texas
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Singer
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Isabel
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Harstoff
Avenue of the Bois
Monte Carlo
Marquis de Chambrun
Rives-Nichols
Miss Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Musee Sociale
Duchesse de la
Decazes
Casino
l'Empery Carrieres
Leopold Mahbilleau
de Chambrun
Harvard
Tfe
Marquise de Ganay
Miss Ridgeway
Philadelphia
Baronette
Combesse
Hambrun
Auburn, N. Y
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