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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1895
Page
5
The piece surveys actors Gis and others, contrasting SpendthriftBilly Howy, Hopper, and Francis Wilson. It discusses money habits, travel risks, Monte Carlo exploits, and how fame pressure affects earnings, retirement plans, and personal finances as performers chase success.
In a tale from 1895, James Gordon Bennett highlights Nat, a sharp poker player, and W C Owens in a Louisville game that stretched from Sunday night to Monday, with Nat winning back part of his losses. The piece profiles Joseph Jefferson as a wealthy figure with extensive real estate and interests. It surveys top actresses Lovie, Maggie Mitchell, Lillia Russell, Ada Behan, Della Fox, Patline Hall, and Langtry, noting vast fortunes and investments in property and securities in a scattershot portrait of wealth on and off the stage.
An extended tribute to eighty and beyond living icons and the newly titled nonagenarians. It notes Pope Leo XIII, Gladstone, Verdi, Dana, Parkes, and others entering or already among the aged elite. It recalls Rawlinson and Blackie, and highlights longevity’s link to activity, honors, and public service.
A garbled item lists names of prominent figures aged into their eighties or nineties, including ex secretaries Hugh McCulloch and Richer W. Thompson, and mentions other historical names like Harriet Beecher Stowe, Queen Victoria, and Robert Spencer. The piece sketches aging public figures and their enduring influence.
A garbled humorous slice from early 20th century papers recalls a gino factory bound train where a woman carries a bottle of salts provoking a loud admonition from an old farmer. A Wigan pantomime twist follows as two ladies depart during a quiet moment, bringing an age of English stage and carriage wit.
A Danish girl, Miss Nielsen, aged 18, sues Aysworth, a railroad man, over a $500 view fee in her $25,000 fee suit. She recently came from Denmark where she worked as a maid and now resides in England. The article also notes English as a proposed international language and comments on animal classifications and lakes.
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