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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1914
Page
16
Report from Havre de Grace Maryland describes a lively scene as bookmakers and racing officials crowd the event. Special trains run to and from Philadelphia and New York as gamblers gather to witness the races and associated activities.
A long, fragmentary OCR notice describes a French marriage involving Marc Houston and Mlle Whitman, with relatives and travel details interwoven. Additional scattered lines mention visits, social events, and a race track scene, preserving a chaotic mosaic of people and places in a late 19th or early 20th century style.
The text records a series of visiting family members and acquaintances at various homes, noting travel from Campathia and Mogver stant and plans for returns. It mentions Mrs Paph Walker McDowell visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Joandre Neves, and references extended family gatherings, summer routines, and a trip to the track.
A fragmented society notice describes residents and visitors spending September and the late summer in various places. Names include Cranston Brooks and Dorothy Brooks in Washington, and Miss Nona Medoo, Mrs Sluxandes Pesat, and Miss Where who vacationed at Hawthorn Inn and moved to 11 N Street.
Locust Valley hosted the three day Piping Rock Horse Show with a festive crowd of society figures and horse enthusiasts. Generations gathered in a natural setting near the clubhouse, with numerous exhibitors and guests from New Rochelle Rye and Manhattan attending grand luncheons and receptions.
Boston youths face holiday as Superintendent Peaslee urges warmer classrooms and cautions against halting classes for cold risks. He says higher heating is needed to match fashion trends, while students argue for practical warmth and school attendance.
Miss Frances Isabel Caruthers of Chicago and New Orleans announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Frances Isabel Caruthers to Mr. Paymaster bred Nik Howert in. The bride is a graduate of Annapolis and the wedding is set for March after Mr. Howert has completed his sea duty in Pacific waters. Miss Caruthers has been visiting relatives in the South this summer, and she is the daughter of Mr. John Morris of New York.
Dr Archibald Strong Dr Laurence Burnett and Benjamin Allison sail from New York on the Adriatic to join the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris aiding wounded on the French battlefields. Nurses Chivchind Pyle Stevens and Sumner Everingham also depart by steamer in response to Dr Linke's cable request.
A reported wedding tale shows a bride and groom from Virginia and Pennsylvania traveling to Globo to wed. The couple, Carrie and Peter, are described amid a transit of relatives and friends as the ceremony is anticipated.
Describes the departure of Canadian troops from Rimouski toward Quebec during a major 19th century voyage. Reports trains ready near the breakwater and ships loaded with horses and gear, with five days required to transfer units and a naval convoy joining the fleet to set sail.
Unclear report describes a German shooting a subprefect or official amid chaotic events. Details are fragmented and names unclear. Authorities investigation is ongoing with conflicting accounts and no confirmed motive or outcome.
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