The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25
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Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
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Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
Life In the Paris of America. -
Commodore J. Pierpont Morgan's
steam yacht Corsair has sailed for Gil
braltar, where Commodore Morgan will
go aboard for an extended cruise.
Rubens' "Holy Family" which was
bought by James Henry Smith for $780,
OoO at the Matthiessen sale, has been
given by him to the Metropolitan mu-
scum. This is said to be the greatest
single acquisition ever received there.
Secretary Of the Treasury Leslie NJ:
Shaw went to New York to keep a social
engagement with Lord Reyelstoke. head
Of the London banking house Of Barring
Bros. Secretary Shaw said he had no
intention at this time to effect resump-
ton Of bond purchases.
William G.. Whitney is the buyer of
72S Fifth avenue, which adjoins on the
south the Whitney house, at the south
west corner Of Fifty-seyenth street and
Fifth avenue He bought it to protect
the light and air of his house on the cor
ner. which is occupied by Harry Payne
Whitney.
The Paran Stevens estate property at
the southeast corner Of Fifth avenue and
Forty fourth street has been sold by the
trustees to Richard Nj. Montgomery, who
represents a syndicate. Interested par
ties declined to state the price, although
it is believed the figure was not far from
$1,OOO,OOO.
Announcement is made from Paris of
the engagement of Miss Swan to Baron
De MorOgues, brother of Nine. De Salty.
and nephew of the Count DE Montsauln.
The Miss Swan referred to is Miss Laura
Dyer. Jr., of New York city by her for
mer husband, Donnell Swan of Balti
more.
John w. Gates is reported to have
rented the summer residence Of Robert
Cummings at Seabright, N. J.. Among
his neighbors will be Washington E. Con-
ner, the broker; the Seligmans, the
Wormsers, George F.. Baker, president
of the First National Bank; the Have
meyer family, William Bloodgood and
others famous in the financial world.
syndicate is to be formed to raise
$4,000 to defray the expenses of Santos
Dumont if he will consent to give
in New York city. A number of Brook
Ign Rapid Transit officials and influential
men of New York are interested. It was
said the aerOnaut would sail around the
top of the Statue of Liberty and that the
exhibitions would be begun in a month at
Brighton Beach.
Goodby to the police bicycle squad. It
has been abolished as an organization
and the members have been assigned to
different police precincts Of the city. The
men will still remain mounted. but will
now report to- different stations instead of
to one, as they formerly did under the old
system. The action Of the police COM
missioner not only saves much time of
the city which has heretofore been lost
by the men in going to their posts, but
saves the city as we'll something over
$4,000.
Application has been made to Justice
Scott in the supreme court by three men
who claim they are nephews of Mrs Ida
\. Flagler, the former wife of Henry
NJ. Flagler, for an annual allowance OF
, Sl5OO each out of the estate Of Mrs.
F'lagler, who was adjudged incompetent
on August 4, 1922 and is in SAM
Taylor of Nora Springs. Ia; Richard
w. Taylor of Rockford, Ia, and George
W. Taylor Of Ellensberg, Wash, who
allege they are the only surviving chill
dren of Mrs. Flagler's dead sister, Mary
Emma Taylor
Mrs; Robert s. Mccormick, wife of
the United States minister to Austria,
recovered valuable piece Of jewelry by
means of the Atlantic cable says a Her
aid dispatch from London. Soon after
reaching London from the United States
Mrs. Mccormick missed beautiful en-
erald ring. Her maid did not remember
putting the ring in with the other jew
elry at the New York hotel and, on
venture, Mrs. Mccormick decided to ca
BILE the hotel. To her great joy a reply
was received in a few hours saying the
ring had been found. The ring, it is
said, cost more than $500.
A queer decision has been handed
down by judge in a district municipal
court which affects the liability Of hotel
keepers for the baggage Of departed
guests. A guest at the Gilsey house
gage for him while he was touring the
country. In his absence, a man who had
been known as friend of the guest
came and asked for one Of the pieces Of
baggage, saying that the owner had re-
quested him to get it and forward it to
him. 1t was given up. The judge holds
that as the baggage was given up in
good faith the proprietor is not liable.
OF late, since the rapid transit subway
ditch making near the postof1ice has i'll
terfered with travel, the grOund-1OOr cor
ridors of the big buildings have become
great thoroughfare, not only for visit
ors, but for people generally who are on
a rush to their offices near by. Between
$4,000 and 10000 persons pass through
the building every day. On rainy day
man on the Broadway side who is go
ing to Park row, near Beekman street,
walks into the west corridor and gets out
at the northeast end. He Hoops the
loop" as it were. On sunny days, by
this loop process or otherwise, he escapes
the heat. ''Uncle Sans hail." as the
ground corridor has been nicknamed, is
now very popular.
There was a gathering Of fashionable
women in front of Fifth avenue shop
window the other afternoon who were
apparently delighted. The sign that had
attracted them was, II can be pulled
through a wedding ring" and the sign
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