Genial Statesman Chauncey Depew Reveals Engaged Life Partner
Senator Chauncey M Depew discusses engagement to Miss May Palmer a daughter of the late New York banker Henry Palmer. The couple’s romance spans nine years with summers at Vevey Lake Geneva and Parisian family ties noted. Wedding date not yet set.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Miss May Palmer
Gayety
Miss Palmer
Henry Palmer
New York City
Paris
Thirty-fifth Street
Fifth Avenue
Veyvey
Germany
France
Americans urged to reform English railways in Britain study
Charles J. Yerkes argues Americans must take English railways in hand or face vast capitalization waste. UK government tables show rising costs outpacing receipts with 187 million of 1.176 billion paid up capital tied to stock additions. Northwestern Railway officials aim to study the American system during a four month stay in New York.
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Charles J. Yerkes
United Kingdom
New York
Northwestern Railway Company
George Gibb
Burtt
More Than Twenty Thousand Newspapers In The United States
United States publishers total 20,879 newspapers and periodicals. Daily papers number 2,158, weeklies 14,827, monthlies 3,791, quarterlies 175. Canada shows 930 publications, Cuba 27, Hawaii 23, the Philippines and Porto Rico small counts. New York leads with 4,036 publications. Nevada has 30. Alaska has fewest, near Philippines.
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Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago Record-Herald
United States
Canada
Cuby
Hawaiian Islands
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
New York
States
Nevada
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Philippines
Alaska
Expert Lapland Reindeer Trainers and Alaska Colony
A score of Lapland natives and their highly trained dogs have emigrated to Alaska to herd and train reindeer. Reindeer proved crucial in historic Alaska rescues and supply relief to whalers. overland journeys exceeded 1500 miles, aided by revenue cutter Bear. Separate reports note Postmaster General Smith protesting the 12 foot hop rule for women in civil service exams and a Vienna discovery of a gas-producing bacillus affecting wound healing.
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Lapland
Mbetal
Alaska
Yukon Valley
Revenue Cutter
Bear
Point Barrow
Smith
Civil Service Commissioner
Post” Office Department
civil_ service commissioners
Guseenbauer
Margeot
Vienna University
Bas
Eas l
Siamese Ambassador's Jewelry and Regal Attire Described
The Siamese ambassador in New York displays an astonishing collection of emeralds rubies pearls and sapphires sewn into ceremonial costumes. He wears jeweled rings pins belts and pendants highlighting blue white diamonds of the Order of the White Elephant and Chinese influence. He favors silk embroidered Siamese outfits with silk pants and sandals, usually without a hat, sheltered by a parasol in his homeland.
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Siam
Cuét
Order of the White Elephant
New York Sun
Wa Ting Fang
Judging Opals by Color and Pattern Descriptions
An expert explains opal quality focusing on color as most important. Red fire or red with yellow blue and green adds value, blue alone is weak, green opal needs vivid color and good pattern. True color with colorless interleaves helps. Patterns include pinfire, harlequin, and fashopal, with harlequin prized and even checks of multiple colors signaling magnificence. Some stones reveal better on edge than top.
Court Presentations and the English Court Revival Era
The article discusses Edward VII era court presentations, noting American women seek social standing via court appearances at Buckingham Palace. It cites Queen Alexandra's stricter invites, warns that only special invitations will grant debutante access, and describes the ritual dignity of court procedures. It comments on fashion, etiquette, and the social pressures on American society women in London.
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Edward VII
Mabel Percy Haskell
Buck
Ingham Palace
Indy
Hugh
Co Bluns Derer
Boston Transcript
Alexandra
London
Bathing room portiere in linen with sea green damask work
A detailed guide for making a water resistant bathroom portiere. It recommends heavy linen or oatmeal cloth, damp-safe crewel alternatives, and a dammed design in sea green threads. It covers ribbed water lines, vein detailing, and color variations, plus hem weight and hanging hardware.
Exterminate Moths Mixture Tells How to Use
Maria Parloe describes a moth destroyer mixture using alcohol carbolic crystals camphor oil of valer and eucalyptus. Mix, bottle corked, spray diluted fragrance from an atomizer where moths appear.
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Maria Parloe
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