Richmond Horse Show Sets Season as Celebrities Gather
Society notes from Richmond report Thomas F. Ryan and others taking boxes for the October horse show with out of town guests and many private entertainments. Bridal announcements include Miss Anne Baylor Baylor-Fisher nuptials planned for October 17 at Staunton. Upcoming weddings and society teas resume at the Woman's Club with prominent locals attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Fisher-Baylor
Washington
Richmond
Richmond Horse Show Association
Thomas F Ryan
New York
Virgina
Richard P. McGramm
Grandview Stock Farm
Lancaster
Mrs. Gerkin
Arthur M. Cannon
John S. Eliott, Jr
Frank ‘J. Glasgow
M. J. Moore
James 3. Hickey
Prank W Chistlan
L Tyurn
T. Myers
C E Doste
Henry C. Stuart
C .Sy. Watson
Barton H. Grand
Portizux Robinwen
Col Jo. Lane Stern
W. C. Rameau
A. B Dietrich
C H. Montagu
Warner Moore
B. Sydnor
BH Ellington
Allan Potts
George W. Stevens
B. M. Grosvenor
Lawson
Mick
Petersburg society notes and engagements timeline
Petersburg society items report upcoming marriages engagements and travels. The week includes a planned marriage at the bride’s home on October 10, with several residents visiting Atlantic City, the Greenbrier, and Europe. The column lists social visits, club gatherings, and multiple engagements involving local families and notable names in Albemarle, Norfolk, Richmond, and Staunton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Harris
Claire Gillaume
Thomas L. Moore
Mattie Harrs
John Tyler
West Pranklin Street
Moncure Perking
C.D. Langhorne
Mirador
Albemarle County
Kaiser Heads The List In Germany Twelve Greatest Men
Germany polled twelve greatest men with surprise atop the list led by the Emperor. Dr Gerhart Hauptmann and Robert Koch rank high, followed by Haeckel and Roentgen as science figures. The roster includes Bülow, Klöerger, Richard Strauss, August Bebel, Count Bülow, and others, ending with Reihold Begas the sculptor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Rands
Gerhart Hauptmann
Robert Koch
Ernst Haeckel
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Prince von Buelow
Masx Klieger
Richard Strauss
August Bebel
Count Haeseley
Minat Vor Behiins
Reihold Begas
Essex Storekeeper Bets City Man on Second-Hand Pulpit
A Kemper of a Essex Conn general store boasts a wide stock from dry goods to hardware and more. A city visitor bets he cannot request anything the store cannot supply, and Kemper reveals a single remaining pulpit from a Congregational church project stored in his barn. The man pays the offered stake to claim the pulpit.
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Kemper
Essex
Conn
Aative
Atore
Congregational
Washington Is Different Two Girls and a Moment's Surprise
Two girls strolling Georgetown Thirty-second Street ignore a greeter at a curb pump. They joke about who spoke to him, noting their own distraction and comparing the scene to New York. The moment passes without incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Iso 2
New York
Not Alone, Riley Teaches Socialism's Collapse from Phalanxes
A reader recalls Upton Sinclair and surveys past socialist communities across New Jersey to New York. He lists North American Phalanx, Hopedale, Brock Farm, and Rochester suburbs like Sodus Bay and Clarkson Industrial Association, noting lifespans from months to years and citing causes such as depravity, jealousy, vanity, gossip, and idle pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton Sinclair
New Jersey
Hopedale
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Brock Farm
New York State
Rochester
Sodus Bay
Clarkson Industrial Association
Que
Alphadelphia Phalanx
Michigan
Tubbs
Old Bay State
Coxsackie
Hudson
Franklin
Jefferson County Industrial Association
Watertown
New York
Adort Duration
Ontara Phalanx
Hopewell
Ontaro County
Skaneateles
Bloomfield Association
Honeoye Falls
Monroe
Livingston
Oatelio
Mismatched luggage sparks panic for two newlyweds
Two leather suitcases exactly alike caused a Philadelphia arrival mix up when Mr Grammes and Mr Fielder swapped bags on a train. Mrs Fielder, with a new bride’s shock, found baby items and a teething bottle in the bag misdelivered. An ad later resolved the tangle and both families retrieved their belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Volawiphia
Philadelphia
Readings
L. W. Plelcher
Long Branch
Allantie City
R. 4. Grammes
New Hope
Grammes
North Hollywood Street
Fielder
Frederick Smith
Moment of Wicked Impulse Ends in Fatal Blow
A man hiding under a bed seeks to escape his tormentor and vows to harm him. In a silent, moonlit room a single murderous act is carried out when a crash and strike end the threat. The scene unfolds in a tense, dramatic moment as the assailant’s intent becomes deadly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehrer
Merely A Joke The Conductor Lands Twining City Ride
A conductor tricks a tourist couple aboard a streetcar heading toward a navy yard then loops southeast to the Eastern river branch calling it Twining City the newest addition to Greater Washington. The tourist disembarks, while the conductor warns there is little there but farms fever and empty land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twining City
Navy Yard
Greater
Washington
De Miracle Hair Removal Claim Promoted in 1916 Ad
An advertisement extols De Miracle as the sole reliable hair removal method superior to electrolysis, pumice stones, or X rays. It claims professional endorsement by physicians and surgeons, promises free booklets and a money-back guarantee, and targets readers with claims of world-wide testimonials and a bold health benefit.
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Phralglens
Medical Journo
Ridte Aloua
Bhvn
Metit la
Htusit Evers
Mike Jn
Miracle
de Miracle Chemical Company
Dept
Avanue
New York
Arigeleta Department Stores
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Charlotte Counts
William A. Fisher
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Charles Bruce
Molly
Arthur B. Kinnolving
Brooklyn
Baylor
James B Baytor
Baylor Coast Survey
Sale Bird Garnett
Carroll Garnett
Hampton
William Houston
Hampton Presbyterian Church
George W. Face, Jr
TE Fergusson
Norfolk
Harry Whiting
WoW _Rchardson
Stewart Johnson
Carroll Garnett, Jr
Ethel
Henry Pearce Atkins
Gertrude Clash
John Ellis Harwani
Ie Brige
Anné Dickinson
Hanover County
Beverly Levis Trebride
Clash
Harwood
John P. Harwood
Newport News
Mr. Marwood
Niavars Falla Canada
Norton Savage
Claire Goll- Taume
Niles Frances West
Sue
St. Paul's
Moss West
jBeth Aha Synagogue
Aoss West
Walter Temple Allen
Nancy Vallen
Misa Bessie Wiltshire
Tursiead
John Hollowell Dickinson
Pulaski County
James A. Welch
C. C. McPhail
Hout Springs
Willim A. Poinderter
Virginia Beach
Rena
Hansle Glazebrook
Mra N C Trevell
Boulsa County
Mis
Natalie Hose Harris
Frederick PD Hamrick
Shelby, N, GC
J. B. Hawthorne
Blue Ridge Springs
Afton
Julius Deming Cowles
Hira
Robert Clark
Grove Avenue
Charles Welstger
Floyd Avenue
Misa Alice Welstger
James Rawlings Percival
Landon C. Tucker
Stratega
E L. Luck
Chalfonte
Atlantic City
Misa Lorena B. Mason
Mapleshade Inn
Misa Gettia McGuire
Staunton
Greenbrier
Langhorne Putney
Wytheville, x
A. St . Brookes
Fauquier County
George Washington University
Wagnington, D. C
D. J. Alison Hodges
Lake ‘Toxaway, NC
Henry Fielding Sinclair
Newport’ News
Elizabeth Baylor Sinclair
Harry Morton Newkirk
Newark
Calvin F. Whitetey
Virginie Wintete Y
Euiope
Paris
France
de. Otto Duckel
R. PD. Jennings
Delece Purnell
Reseign
N. C
Robert Ridley
Portsmouth
Miss Purnell
Judge Purnell
United Stated District Court
Annie
Elizabeth Moore
Warm Springs
Montgomery County
Walter Duncan Madden
Staun
de Ryland Knight
Muskoke Lakes
Canada
Louise Camp
Katie Staples
Ocean View
Jeffry
Gloucester County
Montague
Man Thomas & Taliaferro
William B. Newton
J B Newton
Kaiser
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Pa. Ave
East
Chase
Pright
Jenin & Sons
Cape
Briggs
Boudotr Sis
Wase
Piers Tone
Sata Cobb
Burn & Lane
Manoga
Ard Mendelssoba
Gondilion
Emerson
Wn Brule & Bauer
Eba
Wessel
Niekle
Gerss
Oasey Wo
Aabowany
Orrert
Jon Hagton
Steinway Parker
Steinway
Inet
A. B. Chase
Newman& Son
Davis & Lars
Nunns & Clark
Weber
Biethway
E. F. Droop & Sons CO
Penna. Ave
K. W
Salumbie
Columbia
Hawes Denham
A. T
Menport
Our
Philips
Eleventh Street
Fashion Center
Philipsborn
New Coats
Rioja
Madrid
Bordeaux
Boro
Old Castle
Bouquet
Jowely
Christian Xander
W. S. Thompson Pharmacy
S. Kank, Sons & CO
Daca
Cael
Massachusetts Avenue
GT Saase
Penna, Ave
Ares
F.C
Luver
Carleton Vaughan
Jois
F Street
N. W
Wealena
Lipshutz
St. Se
BOC
Atlantic & Pacific
Mala
EN. Wy
Hearich Brewing Co
Maerzen
Senate
Liege
WEGT
Home Savings Bank
7Th and
Mass. Ave
N.W
Hsts
7Th St. Sw
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