Newport on the brink as fashionables consider summer elsewhere
Gossip notes Newport’s social fragility as rich residents ponder leaving for hotter or cooler retreats. Mrs Fish and Mrs Oelrichs face market pressure while Vanderbilt and Belmont factions complicate elite gatherings. New York’s year-round social draw, night life, and the push to expand open venues reshape the summer season statewide.
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New York
Newport
Imayor
Saratoga
Boston
Salem
Sag Harbor
Rhode Island
Fish
Oeirichs
Cornelius Vanderbilt the Younger
Gerrichs
Vanderbilt
America
Bar Harbor
Old Soldiers to Invade Fair California Encampment in San Francisco
The Grand Army of the Republic’s 37th encampment heads to San Francisco August 1 to 22 with veterans from across the nation, including Mexican War veterans on the Pacific coast. Gen John C Black is favored as next commander in chief by Illinois delegates, while Gen Thomas W Stewart retires. The city prepares parades, receptions, and grand arches as old soldiers anticipate reunions, with details on schedules, hospitality at the Presidio, and the encampment’s historical reach across the country.
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Patti
Gerster
Campanini
Academy of Music
Fourteenth Street
Broadway
London
Fifty-ninth Street
Grand Army of the Republic
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Pacific
Orient
Continent
Pacific Coast
California
Thomas W. Stewart
Philadelphia
Stewart
John C Black
Chicago
Illinois
Lexington
Miss
Indiana
Grand Army
United States
Presidio
Marine Corps
Naval Station
Navy Yard
National Guard of California
Naval Veterans
Aphikteastre of War
Native Sons of the Golden West
Hne
Grand Opera House
Boston
Louisville
St Paul
St Louiore
Detroit
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Indianapelis
Decatur
Black
Timeils
G A. R
John A. Logan
Robinson
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ohio
Wisconsin
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Vermont
Michigan
GAA
Gen F CN Ainsworth
Record and Pension Office
George Stone
David and Goliath lesson in the August 9 1903 series
The Sunday School page presents the David and Goliath text with verse excerpts and notes. It outlines David’s choice to forgo Saul’s armor, his use of a staff and sling, and his triumph over Goliath, framing the battle as a demonstration of faith and divine aid.
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Lessen
David and Goliath
Saul
David
Israel
Unl
Rom
Sam
Goliath
Philistia
Ephes- Dammim
Vale
Elah
Socoh
Bethlehem
Gath
Goliath of
Anakim
Syria
Tribe of Benjamin
Cuship
Blah
Groves v State outlines crime attempt limits
In Groves v state Ga the court holds mere preparatory acts for a crime do not constitute an attempt to commit it. The piece also notes military displays in Paris and a leadership change at Leland Stanford University with Mrs Jane Stanford as president and plans for President Jordan’s possible resignation and a rest abroad.
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State
Boulogne
Napoleon
Niehepe
Ingland
Army Museum
Paris
St Louis
Perre Laclede
Fle
Orbutiat
New Orleans
Jane Stanford
Att Leland Stanford, Jr. University
California
David Starr Jordan
Independent Woman Seeks Steady Work After Family Home Loss
A comic collage shows a Young Lady seeking true independence beyond relatives with an Employment Agent suggesting store work and a cook position. Another vignette contrasts superstitions about payday on Friday and Saturday.
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N. Y
Homemade Dread in Bread Stirs Baker’s Dough Tale
Quote from New York Weekly describes a husband asking about bread made at home and a wife explaining the effort to keep it from burning. The punchline reveals the dough came from a baker, highlighting a domestic anecdote about ingenuity and deceit.
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N. Y
Wise men and sand built houses debated at seaside hotel
The Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune quotes a serious man saying a wise man never builds on sand while a seaside hotel proprietor counters that many have achieved worldly success doing so. The exchange highlights contrasting views on risk and practicality.
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Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Open Secret and Delusions in Love
A brief meditation on desire and illusion notes that men buy delusions and girls share in the same myths. The piece reflects cynical views on romance and social pretenses in city life.
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Chicago Daily News
Racy Comic Snippets From Old Papers
A collage of humorous lines from multiple sources includes race puzzle quips, a birdie cat joke, a jester exchange, a drum and axle grease gag, a cottage kitchen scene, and a shy remark about a girl. Modern Society provides the snippets.
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Oelrichs
George Bancroft
Bryant
Roslyn
the Moat Beautifual Resort
Nelius Vanderbilts
Cornelius
William K. Vanderbilt
O. H. P. Belmont
Perry Belmonts
Belmont
Sloane
Astors
Cornelius Vanderbilt
An Astor
Wilson
Morristown
N. J
Long Island
Lenox
New
Brooke Club
Coney Island
Neyo Opera
Wall Street
Central Park
Owen Langdon
High Court
Frank Lockwood
Lord Brampton
Justice Hawkins
Frank
Lockwood
London News
Belle
Claire
Fair California
Parker
Lane- Hut
Parke
Brooklyn
John G, Black
Puck
Inclinati Ihnquirer
Ally Sloper
Chicago Post
Ginkers
Phil
Symptons
Mr. Jones
Snodgrass
Mr Jones
Puce
Brook
Louisville Courier-Journal
Odds and
Chicago Journal
Wimler
Ohio State Journal
Bridget
Boston Transcript
Washington Star
Wiener
South
Wurst
N. Y Sun
Mammi
Birdie
Willid
Willes
Mill
Columbia
Village Hotel
John
Fiavorsame
Margie
Mamma
Maggie
Mrs Davis
Magete
Magsie
Molly
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