Washington Wedding Preparations Shaken by Elopement
Washington society buzzes over Miss Mary Willard and Mr. Frank Simpson engagement amid lavish plans and 1500 invitations. The bride, a Willard, later eloped with lawyer William Paxton at Trinity Church, while Simpson family sources reveal strain and possible prior romance. News from New York confirms father George B. Simpson's sympathy amid the shock and a separate Westchester elopement of Police Chief George W. Lee with Miss Martha P. Paulding. The era’s pension talk and court notices punctuate a day of political and social upheaval.
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Washington Society
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Willard
Frank Simpson
New York
London
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Washington
Simpson
George
Donnell, Dawson, & Simpson
New ‘York
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Paris
Miss Willard
William Paxton
Dr Addison
Jon
Orange
N. J
Kansas City
White Plains
Westchester County
George W. Lee
Martha P. Paulding
Hiram Paulding
Lea
Delos Lull
Cleveland reform administration to head United States
A correspondent of The Times telegraphs from Albany that in an interview with Mr Cleveland the gentleman gave the impression he would head the United States rather than pursue partisan changes. The administration would avoid former government objections and pursue reform without sweeping out all current officials, as one step in cleansing official stations. Governor Cleveland said the aim is reform and prosperity for the people, warning against immediate mass removals as reckless and revolutionary. No quarrel between Cleveland and Hendricks is admitted. Arsany, N. Y., Bee reports Cleveland left for New York for a theater benefit, accompanied by his sisters and several associates.
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Times Telegraphs
Albany
Cleveland
United States
Oest
Republican Party
Republic
Hendricks
Arsany
N. Y
Bee
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Died Ties to Beecher Tilton Affair Highlight Moulton
Francis D. Moulton, linked to the Beecher-Tilton scandal and once mutual friend of Beecher and Tilton, died in New York City at age 78. Born 1886, he fostered Tilton’s confidences, helped suppress the affair’s exposure for years, later backed Tilton’s charges, and kept the original documents central to the case.
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Beecher-Tilton
New York
Francis D. ‘Moulton
Moulton
Severn D. Moulton
the College of the City of
Theodore Tilton
Tilton
B. F. Butler
Beecher
Edna Dean Proctor
Mystery of a Missing Woman Unearthed Skeleton
New York workers found a woman's skeleton in a cellar with clothes still on. Charles Sprenger identified the remains as his sister Mrs Joliana Smith, missing since June 27, 1883. He recalls her leaving home with a valise and suspects possible murder. The case prompts renewed crime inquiries amid broader election fraud reporting in Chicago.
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New York
Carleton House
Charles Sprenger
Nassau Street
Jolianna Smith
Sprenger
Mysister
Ben
Underground telegraph and telephone system proposed in Washington
The Senate received a report from the chief of engineers proposing a comprehensive underground telegraph and telephone network for government service in Washington. Debates touched on a pension for Gen Grant and trade issues, with votes postponed and executive sessions held.
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Senate
Secretary of War
Washington
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Grant
Cameron
Pennsylvania
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Namericatt
United States
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Colorado
the Treasury
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Arkansas River
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Calafornia
Morrison
Illinois
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Indiana
Dockery
Michigan
J.D. Taylor
Ohio
House
Anderson
Kansas
Hopkins
Congress
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Chicago
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Cook County
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