Mrs Yerkes Meets Husband's Protégé in London
Emilie Grigsby, heiress heiress and ward of Charles T. Yerkes, visits London under the care of Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins. The pair stay near Berkeley Square and Maidenhead Chalet, with Yerkes providing a fortune for Grigsby’s convent retirement. Grigsby draws attention at Carlton and Savoy hotels and at Taplow Court, while reports recall Yerkes arranging for her seclusion and awaiting a possible marriage.
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Emilie Grigsby Misses Fortunes From Kentucky Kin
Lexington dispatch notes Emilie Igsby formerly linked to Charles T Yerkes estate received no Kentucky fortune from relatives. Her wealthy aunt Mrs Ananda Grigsby Cooke left $49000 to husband 500 to Emilie and Braxton Grigsby for the Grigsby name, rest to Pauline Grigsby of Gallatin Tenn. Mrs Susan Grigsby is recalled with three race horses named for her.
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Estate Kept Intact as Yerkes Heirlooms Gift Plans Formed
Special to The Washington Post reports Charles Tyson Yerkes estate to remain intact until death of Mrs Yerkes. Funds for Hearst bequests and Yerkes Observatory will be satisfied soon without selling securities. Mrs Yerkes may place houses and art under Metropolitan Museum of Art control, or pass them to public view in her lifetime. Endowment for Bronx hospital delayed. son Charles B Yerkes and sister Mrs Rondinella receive modest sums. Yerkes stated money is held in trust for public good.
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Painting of Emilie Grigsby in Cincinnati Portrait Mystery
A Cincinnati portrait story notes Sue Grigsby had portraits of her children made, a $150 painting ordered from a local photographer, and half paid before she left town. A mystery patron, suspected as Charles T. Yerkes, later demanded the work be shipped to New York. The tale ends with caution to the children and a brief ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills.
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The Grigsby Mystery Queen of Park Avenue
Mrs. Dunlay Hopkins described Emilie Grigsby at her Park Avenue home, noting her beauty and social aura. She recalled meetings abroad, guardian Charles S. J. Yerkes, and the lavish, museumlike interior of Grigsby’s residence with rare artworks, ornate furniture, and a violet silk bed chamber, while hinting at unsettling revelations about Grigsby’s fortune and health.
Lavish Florentine Home Described In Gossip On Miss Grigsby
The narrative portrays Miss Grigsby’s residence with solid gold toilette sets and a prie-dieu. A library guest room features needlework panels at five dollars each, totaling fifteen panels. The home is praised as a museum like jewel, with Art and gems cited as priceless. Mrs. Hook and Mrs. Hopkins discuss Emilie Grigsby’s convent upbringing and rumored past, defending her character and praising Mr. Yerkes’s adoration.
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Saving Forest Lands Treating Wounded Trees
In the annual report of Gifford Pinchot, chief of the Bureau of Forestry, the USDA states that more than 45,000 cords of government timber were sold for over $8,000 while assistance was given on over 7,000,000 acres of private forest. The bureau aims to speed business, empower local officials, and increase reserves’ usefulness, with cooperative studies on timber seasoning and preservation, and experiments to reduce wounding during turpentin ing. Progress in tree planting and large‑scale, cheap planting methods is also noted, with expected savings by next year.
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Woman climbs flagpole for diamond ring bet
Mrs. Robert Merrill ascends the 345 foot Pulitzer Building flagstaff to raise a $1000 wager and win a diamond ring, testing a bo sun's chair while crowds watch. She partners with Steeple Jack Merrill and helpers, then descends safely amid cheers. other city notes include harsh ads against women and a parade of odd events.
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Rail line to run early-morning fast mail train
Railroad officials and Missouri representatives reached an agreement with the Postmaster General to install an early-morning fast mail train from St Louis to Seass and connecting points probably January 4. The schedule will be shortened to reach St Louis by 7 a.m. from Monett, with separation of mail for first carrier delivery, expediting business mail to banks and firms in St Louis and via the clearing house. Baltimore and Return $1.25 via Pennsylvania Railroad Saturdays and Sundays. all trains exclude Congressional Limited.
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