Nellie Grant Sartoris Bride of Englishman Algernon Sartoris
Nellie Grant Sartoris, daughter of General Grant, married Englishman Algernon Sartoris on May 21, 1874 after meeting on a return voyage. She bore three children, including Algernon, Vivian, and Rosemary, and remained a prominent social figure with notable bridal attendants. Her life linked to St Louis roots and European royal circles.
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Algernon Sartoris
Julia Dent Grant
Washington
Nellie Grant Sartoris
St. Louis
Missouri
Dent
General Grant
White House
Grant
Nellie
Presidential Mansion
West Point
Europe
Great Britain
Continent
Russia
Mr. Sartoris
Prince Charming
Miss Grant
Alice Roosevelt
Republic
President Grant
Algernon
United States Army
Philippines
Paris
Vivian
Rosemary
Sartoris
Gen
Fred D. Grant
Jesse Grant
A Family Affair and a Royal Eccentric Tale
A storyteller recounts a good man of New York soliciting funds for an orphan asylum and a wedding in the East Room of the White House with many dignitaries. The groom Sartoris, son of Edward Sartoris, and Adelaide Kemble relate English roots and a vow to reside in the U.S. before unforeseen duties pull him back to England. A tale about Mr Russell Sage ends with a witty alteration in a donation book. Also notes railway mileage shifts from 1882 to 1905.
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New York
White House
Mr. Sartoris
England
Germany
Edward Sartoris
Hampshire
Adelaide Kemble
Charles
Fanny Kemble
Grant
United States
Russell Sage
Harpers Weekly
Beet Sugar Growth in United States Progressing
The beet sugar industry shows steady progress in the United States with 52 factories operating, 5 idle, and 12 under construction. A report to Congress by Special Agent Charles F. Saylor notes strong development despite opposition and legislative uncertainty affecting costs and investment.
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United States
Congress
Charles F. Saylor
Department of Agriculture
Ten Acre Farms Move to Small Farm Subdivisions Bill
A pending bill reshapes homestead policy to allow 10 acre entries on irrigated public land, enabling subdivision into smaller lots from 10 to 160 acres. The report notes rising sugar beet production in Colorado, Utah, Idaho and other western states, with growth linked to irrigation and settlement, and highlights the economic and community benefits of compact rural farms.
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Colorado
Michigan
California
Utah
Idaho
Nebraska
Wisconsin
United States
West
House of Representatives
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
A Luxurious Auto Capt. Lars Andersons French Machine
A Boston captain commissions a French built touring car praised for originality and speed. The vehicle is a traveling hotel on wheels with reversible furniture including a bed bureau dining setup and a foldout cook stove. It is designed for long journeys and versatile use.
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Lars Anderson
Boston
Anderson
The Abbot’s Trial of a Redheaded Novice
In a sunlit abbey chamber the Abbot orders a public inquiry into a novice’s conduct. Brother Ambrose accuses Brother John while Jerome the master of novices and the chancellor weigh evidence as monks wait, the old order’s rules tested by a bold, redheaded youth.
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Beaulieu
Blackdown
Athanasius
Bannockburn
Bartholomew Berghersh
Paris
Father
Jerome
Chrys
John
Ambrose
Thomas
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President Roosevelt
Nellie Grant
Gen. Grant
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Brother Ambrose
Eti
Harper
Hordle Jon
Sm. 1
Denver
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