Eight year old Barabara Harrison’s vast wealth revealed
The Washington Post reports eight year old Barbara Harrison daughter of Francis Burton Harrison governor general of the Philippine Islands is among America's richest children. Her personal property in trust totals 1 819 740 held largely in New York city bonds and Crocker stock. Real estate value and annual dividends push her wealth. Supreme Court Justice Davis approved the accounting filed by Henry T. Scott and the child's father as trustees.
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Little Barbars Harrison
America
Washington Pont
New York
Barbara Harrison
Francis Burton Harrison
Philippine Islands
United States
Supreme Court
Henry T. Scott
San Francisco Milionaire
Mary Crocker Harrison
Senora
Miss Harrison
Harrison
New York City
Crocker Retate Company
Charles F. Crocker
Southern Pacific Railroad
Malcolm Whitman
Jennie Crocker
California
Little Miss
Bar Harbor
Davis
Ten Initiated at Grotto Meeting and Ceremonial Preparations
Ten candidates were initiated at the Kallioglis Grotto No. 5 regular meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Plans discuss excursions to Chesapeake Beach on July 2 and Colonial Beach on August 2 with expected attendance over 1,000. A grand ceremonial is planned for early September with a loy street parade, New Willard ballroom ceremony, and entertainment by the Kallipolis Band and the Gles Club. Monarch P. R. Pullman to initiate the candidates.
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Kallioglis Grotto
Chamber of Commerce
Chesapeake Beach
Colonial Beach
Tha New Willard
Kallipolis Band
Gles Club
Monarch P. R. Pullman
Refitting of Wied Palace Receives Furnishings from Durazzo
A Neu wied dispatch reports the palace once occupied by Prince William of Wied is being refitted with large consignments of furnishings received in the past days from Durazzo Albania. In Athens on July 9 confirmation was received that Kortige in southern Albania has fallen to Albanian Muslim insurgents after three days of fighting. The Albanian government fled and Dutch officers in command moved to Aviona, with early reports listing captured garrisons including some foreign officers.
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Berlin
Neuwied
National Zeitung
William of
Wied Ja
Durazzo
Athens
Greece
Kortige
Aviona
Deplorable Illness of Miss Smith at the White House
Miss Mary Smith of New Orleans, cousin to the President, fell gravely ill at the White House during a visit and required an appendectomy. Dr. Cary Grayson oversaw the operation, and an ambulance transported her to a hospital. By last night she was reported in satisfactory condition and the President expressed relief.
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Avtlety
White House
Mary Smith
New Orleans
Cary T. Grayson
Naval
J Misa Smith
Young couple wed in improvised ceremony near Cass
In a hurried scene a bride and groom wed with limited staff and outfits, a motorcycle with sidecar brought to the church to convey the groom, with Rev. Thomas Smoot officiating and nearby friends in attendance. The match faced obstacles but proceeded as family acted to secure the marriage.
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Lewis Cass Jones
NO KISS TILL MARRIAGE PROPHECY DRAMATIC WEDDING TALE
An Austrian born mother kept a candlewoman prophecy that her daughter Ethel Flaxam would not receive a kiss until marriage. The three additional children born after the vow prospered the family, though Ethel was not kissed for years. She later married Michael Solomon with her mother’s tearful blessing.
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Mra. Flaxam
Sha
David Flaxam
Austria
Delancey Street
Flaxam
Eithet
Ethel
Shea la
Million Dollar Kid Actress Wins Alimony Case
Grace LaRue, famed Broadway star nicknamed the Million-Dollar Kid, wins Supreme Court alimony of 601 a week against her husband in New York. Justice Weeks orders ongoing payments and assigns 7000 for counsel fees, citing LaRue’s earnings and support obligations for her mother accompanying her on tours.
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New York
Washington Post
Supreme Court
Byron Chandler
Broadway
Justice Weeks
Chandler
Seals Killed After Bathers Troubled by Bayview Seal
In Pensacola Florida a Mexican seal, placed in a Bayview Park enclosure, escaped into the bayou and drew crowds. MC A officials sought city commission permission to kill the animal after it repeatedly nibbled at bathers and caused near stampedes. The three afternoon incidents prompted the drastic action.
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Yamnington Post
Pensacola
Fla
Jilly
Bayview
MC. A
Des
Baby seal found at Bay View park turns out to be lone cub
Residents at Bay View park reported repeated calls as bathers flocked to the wharf to see a seal. Authorities concluded the animal was not a big bull seal but a baby cub, cherished by passersby, and its death sparked sorrow among locals who had made it a pet landmark.
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Bay View Park
Pastor 76 Marries 40-Year-Old Bride in Huntington
The 76 year old Rev. A Lakin, veteran Methodist preacher, wed Miss Nore Quinn in Huntington West Virginia yesterday. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. G W Bent the Huntington district superintendent. Lakin is father of James L Lalith, president of the dinate board of control.
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Huntington
W. Va
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Nore Quinn
Misa Quinn
G.W. Bent
Latin
James L. Lalith
Dinate Board of Control
Green Prize Pig Stirs Manhattan Early Morning Mayhem
Special to The Washington Post from New York July 2. A green painted prize pig caused chaos on Seventh Avenue after a man attempted to buy it at Tony Boden's hotel. The pig fled through the city as Otto Schmaltz chased it, aided by a crowd of early risers who stopped for coffee. The pig outran the pursuer, entering a comic chase past trains, cabarets, and stores, until captured by a constable and returned to the owner.
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Washington Post
New York
Rocks' Way Beach
Manhattan
Arverne
Tony Boden
Tony
Firat
Barwahiing
Otto Schmaitz
Clinear Avenue
O'Loughlin
St. Plies
Schmaitz
Holand
Aly
Tuelf
Seventh Avenue
Schmaltz
Pig
Ker
Sixty Four Years Ago Fillmore Took Oath as President
A historical note marks the sixty fourth anniversary of Millard Fillmore's inauguration following Zachary Taylor's death. Born January 7 1800 in Lockeport New York he became a lawyer at Buffalo and served in Congress. His presidency followed the fugitive slave act controversy and he died March 7 1874 in Buffalo New York.
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President Fillmore
Zachary Taylor
Old Warrior
United States
Lockshow Summer Hi
Walter Wood
Buffalo
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General Assembly
Congress
Silas Wright
Taylor
Free States
Fillmore
Europe
University of Oxford
Cave
Japan
United ‘States
Sand as digestion aid sparks Indiana rumor and doubt
A playful Washington Post column notes Indiana officials tout sand as a digestive aid, citing claims by former lawmakers. Doctors say they see no proof and warn of hollow humor around sand consumption and public officiousness.
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Indiana
Hooaler State
Philadelphia
Tait ,McKenzie
University of “Pennsylvania Medical School
Pretty Summer Frock Suited to All Places
A brief note describes a versatile summer frock suitable for varied settings. The item emphasizes light fabric and simple design, suitable for daily wear and social outings alike.
Elopement Sparks Age Dispute Over 18 Bride
Royal W. Wilbourne, 22, a brakeman, married Bessie B. Agee, 18, of Richmond, in Washington after a hurried license quest. Clerk Kroll questioned Agee’s age, finally accepting she was 18 on November 3, and the ceremony was performed by Rev. Howard F. Downe at his home before the couple left for Richmond to tell the parents.
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Atlantic
Washington
Bessie B. Agee
Richmond
Miss Agee
Kroll
Mini Agee
Rinker
Misa Agee
Cupid
Wilbourne
City Wall
Washington, D
Howard F. Downe
Mrs. Wilbourne
Papa
Mamme Agee
Former actress Kinder Astley weds Shirley Walcke in London
Kinder Astley widow of aviator Henry Jacob Delayal Astley married Shirley Walcke in London, per The Washington Post. Miss Astley, once American actress and Peter Pan twin, arrived from New York in 197 and wed in a ceremony linking the Astley family to London art circles.
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Mar
Shirley Walcke
London
Wasrington Post
Ms. Kinder Astley
Henry Jacob Delayal Astley
Miss Kinder
New York
Astley
Florence Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby
Marquis of
Conynzham
Girl sleuth nets dog in New York city search
Emily Guthrie, 19, tracked her bull terrier Duchess across Brooklyn and Manhattan after the dog vanished from Ocean Parkway. A neighbor led to Duchess’s West 125th Street apartment, where Guthrie urged owner recognition and eventual recovery from Rene Barnett. Duchess wagged when Guthrie spoke her name, ending the hunt with a return to ownership after a $2 sale claim.
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West 14Th Street
Misa Guirie
Rene Barett
Freak cat with two noses and three eyes surprises New Haven
Joe Murray of Westville owns a remarkable cat in New Haven showing two mouths and three eyes. Both mouths require feeding, but Murray says he will keep the unusual pet despite widespread attention.
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Washington Post
New Haven
Conn
Joe Murray
Westville
Mutt Say
Henry B. Emerson Dies Former Laurier Cabinet Minister
Dorchester New Brunswick July 9 Henry B Emerson MP and for three years minister of railways and canals in Sir Wilfrid Laurier s cabinet died today aged 61 He had suffered failing health for several months
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Dorchester
New Brunswick
Henry B. Emerson
Wiltria Laurier
Rites for Col. Denny Full Honors at Arlington
Funeral services for Col. Frank Lee Denny will be held at 10 AM from his Massachusetts Avenue residence with full military honors. Rev. Herbert Scott Smith will officiate. escort includes Marines Blue Jackets Mayflower crew Fort Myer cavalry and Marine Band. Active pallbearers include Maj. Gen. George Barnett and Col. Lauchheimer among others. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery will be private. Real Estate Trust Co. offices closed in his memory.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Herbert Scott Smith
St. Margaret's Protestant Episcopal Church
Arlington National Cemetery
Fort Myer
Lawrence J. Fleming
U. A
George Barnett
Charles B. Lauchheimer
Charles L. McCawley
Benjamin R. Russell
Arlington
Band Concert Tonight at Judiciary Park by Engineer Band
This evening at 7:20 o'clock the Engineer Band, led by Freak J Weber, performs at Judiciary Park. The program includes marches, selections from Elisabetta, Verdi, Donizetti, and Reminiscences of the Plantation, with works by Kalman and La Gioconda and ends with The Star Spangled Banner.
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Judiciary Park
Freak J. Weber
Madam Butlerty
Purelzl
Caprica
Frank
Bextette
Lucia
Kalmeen
la Gioconda
Chambers Beoth
Johnnie Raw
Remick
Donizett
YWCA Summer Assignments and Departures
Miss Florence M Brown general secretary of the YWCA will leave Washington next week for Rochester New York and will later go to Lake Geneva Wisconsin where she will oversee the Employed Officers Technical Council Misa Ruth Olmstead and Miss Grace Miller will attend the Silver Bay conference July 9 to 20 Olmstead will vacation in New York state and on the Massachusetts coast Miller recently resigned from the WCA leadership duties Ben Neff appointed to lead the organization
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Florence M. Brown
Washington
Rochester
N. Y
Lake ‘Geneva
Wis
Technical Council
Misa Ruth Olmstead
Grate Miler
Silver Bay
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Misa
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