Westernized Cantonese Wedding Blends East and West in Hankow
In Hankow, June 14, a modern wedding for Miss Jing Wing Wei and Wulfred E. Ling featured a mix of Chinese and Western customs. 5,000 guests attended a daytime ceremony in the city’s largest hall with bands, fireworks, and a scroll bearing the couple’s Chinese name hung in their new home. The bride wore a Chinese gown with Western shoes and an orange blossom, while the groom wore a black Chinese gown. The service was led by Dr. L. N. Chang near Sun Yat-sen’s statue, with flags of the Nationalist party and Sun Yat-sen on display.
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Hankow
China
Jing Wing Wei
Wulfred E. Ling
Hurg
Sun Yat-sen
Kuomintang Party
Dr. Sun
L. N. Chang
United States
Furone
Unclear fragmentary text on London ceremony and marriage customs
Fragmentary OCR reads of a London settlement about a wedding ritual. Mentions Amelia, brides, grooms, guests and a ceremonial exchange. Details are garbled with many missing words and names, hard to interpret as a coherent event.
Horticultural marvel Hidgely garden in Delaware capital
The 266 year old Hidgely garden in Delaware’s capital, laid out by Thomas Peake, Esquire, stretches behind the horse block for two blocks and is approached by flagstone paths. Descendants of the Ridgelys, owners and caretakers, maintain the tranquil site with statuary, flowers, and chestnut hedges. The garden includes a Florentine statue, a cascade, and later plantings, with additions since its early formation.
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Doler
Del
Delaware
Thomas Peake, Esq
Vccou
Henry Ridgely, Jr
Hidzels
Statute Brough
Italy
Fiorentine Palace
Ridgely
Attractias
Thomas Peake. Esq
Nicholas Hitler
Maryland
Sandy
Caesar Redrew
Mary Wairing
Dr Sponseller Ven Block Elyria Time Hours
Fragmentary notice lists Dr F M Sponseller related to Elyria with hours Tuesday evenings from 6 to 5 plus unclear entries about piles fisture and fistll tracing without loss of time from work.
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F. M. Sponseller
Elyria
Fisstre
Fistll
River mystery at Halpin dump described by witness
Ragged report details Stroup recalling an $80 loss after leaving a coat in his car near a vent at the Halpin dump. He says a man in a jumper suit, carrying a tundie on his back, fled toward the river and vanished. Police search for a man matching the description.
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Halpin
Stroup
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