Washington Races and Society at Ivy City Track
A vivid account of Washington society at the Ivy City race track portrays the social mix of coaches in livery, elegant ladies, and prominent figures like Alexander Greger and Secretary Whitney. Observations cover coachmen, outfits, and the social rituals around the spring races, with notes on betting pools, notable horses, and the aristocratic atmosphere surrounding the event.
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Greger
Washington
Ivy City
Kate Bayard
Alexander Greger
Jehu
Hon Thomas White Dies. Canadian Interior Minister
Special correspondence from Ottawa notes the death of Hon Thomas White, longtime minister of the interior and former editor of major papers. Born Montreal August 7 1830, he rose from mercantile work to law studies, then journalism before entering Parliament for Cardwell in 1878. He served as interior minister and later superintendent general of Indian affairs until his death.
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Ottawa
Thomas White
Dominion of Canada
Westmaath
Ireland
Canada
Montreal
Montr
Fiss Vine
Quebec
Sidney Smith
Cobourg
Peterboro
Hamilton
Richard
The
Spectator
Gazette
Montreal Board of Trade
Dominion
National Board of Trade
United States
Cardwell
Northwest
Privy Council
Indian Affairs
George H Yenowine founder of Yenowine's News
George Hardin Yenowine founder and proprietor of Yenowine's News Milwaukee is among the west's youngest successful publishers. Born in Kentucky near Louisville he began as a reporter at The Louisville News at eighteen and later worked with The Cincinnati Enquirer. He moved to Milwaukee in 1879 and became city editor on several papers before starting Yenowine's News. He writes regularly for eastern papers and syndicates including the American Press Association.
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Yenowine’s News
George Hardin Yenowine
Yenowine’s
News of
Milwaukee
Kentucky
Lowsville
Louisville
Yne Coune
Cincinnati Enquirer
Breathitt County
Yenawine
Signal, News, Sentinel
Dvening
Wisconsin
News
Adaress George H. Yenowine
Yeno Wine
American Press Association
Gaores L. Hurcurn
Broken Bonds and Chicago Divorce Deluge
Special correspondence from Onicaco May 1 describes Chicago as a center for rapid divorces with lax laws and widespread fraud. The piece details residency tricks, publication notices, and court practices, noting many cases end quickly or are reheard, with pressures from sensational public interest and lawyers who advertise for clients.
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Onicaco
Chicago
Guigsey
Divorco
Ian
New England
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Vermont
Massachusetts
Mllinois
Union
Illinois
Indiana
New York
Rob GM
Our Stage Favorites Autographs Suggest From The Stage
The article notes that stage favorites autographs reveal traits familiar to readers. It cites Adehun Patti as an example and compares autograph interest to signatures of political or commercial figures. The piece appears from New York in May.
Portrait of Patti Chooses Silence Over Higher Pay
The critique notes Patti's small, precise handwriting and a restrained, thrifty demeanor. It observes her birdlike singing as mismatched with a public image expecting more expressive flair. The piece casts her preference for a fair, round salary over performing for less.
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Carol
Patti
Lila This by Christine Maisoon Charitable Singer
Christine Maisoon known for generosity and charity visits a bedridden girl who asked to hear her sing. She traveled to the home, spent a morning singing lullabies and folk songs from her childhood, praising the singer’s broad kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Maisoon
Maxlire
Nassou
Chee A Fine Contract and a Star’s Recall of an Manager
Etelka Gerster Gardini, famed soprano, was among America’s popular primas. The passage notes her contract acumen and delicate fibers, with a vivid memory of handwriting force used on Col. Mapleson, her manager, during earlier tours.
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Etelka Gerster
Gardini
America
Col. Mapleson
Campanini and McCullough Autographs Tangle in Ink
A letter by f. G. De Fontarns reflects on the vivid, unruly penmanship of Campanini and John McCullough, noting Campanini as free spirited and Campanini’s autograph brand, while praising McCullough’s sterling, generous character and Mary Anderson’s hieroglyphic signature noted for its mystifying complexity and dramatic prowess.
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Mary Anderson
Enlitor
Denmre
England
Alover
F. G. de Fontarns
Esther the Gentile author Mary Hudson born in Bucks County
Mary W. Hudson of Omana born in Bucks County Pennsylvania is noted as author of Esther the Gentile a novel on polygamous life in Utah. She is wife of Maj. J. K. Hudson editor of The Topeka Capital and has two daughters and a son. She was married in Wyandotte Kansas on April 5 1803 and accompanied her husband to Rosa. Her family lineage belongs to the Society of Friends and supported moral reforms.
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Mary W. Hudson
Omana
Esther the Gentile
Utah
Bucks County
Pennsylvania
Hudson
Edward EK
Sarah T. Seyn
Society of Friends
Mary Hudson
J. K. Hudson
Topeka
Kan
Wyandotte
Thoe
Rosa
Band
Kansas Reaters
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Fition
Bayard
Alexander
Laviot Bresata
Shecia
Cne
Bonsua
Star
Avrubais United
Tryd Bun Prosenate
Whitney
Endicott
Allison Nailor
Booth
Lincoln
Brewster Brougham
McLean
Joe Rickey
St. Louis
Spong
Spooner
Rts
Senator Davis
Ejmesota
Davis
Berington
Ethel Ci
Cushite Cameron
Hes Davide
Pergian
Washin Soo Velle
Ting Gira Callin Boarse
Aun
Che Suewty Belle
Fk Yeats
Known Avenue
Washingtof
Horace Washington
Bancroft
Eugene Sue
Congressman Scott
Cape Charles
Mel
Senator Stanford
Palo Alto
California
Orian Bancroft
Stanford
Name Midnight
Leary Cabota
Waeltu Phelps
Lodge
Don Cameron
Paircill
Endavott
Justice Leai
Leckburn
Beck
abUes
Edmunds
Yow
Chin Se Legation
Liang
Ethel Chase Sprague
Ing
Melton
Worth
Paris
Redfern
London
Toomas J. Topp
George H. Yenowine
Chicaugs Town
Fliiters
Aper
Chicaro
Foundlings
Dudge Jamieson
Roften
Coures
Congress
Warren Wellman
We Lila
Campanini
Lord Dundreary
John McCullough
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