September 13: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Briefly

It is said that Theodore Roosevelt has an eye on the politics of Dakota. Dakota is a rapidly growing commonwealth, and Roosevelt is a rapidly growing young man, politically. He has an immense fortune, and he has already acquired considerable influence in New York. But he may conclude that his political ambition would be best served by a removal to Dakota.
But the Constitution requires a Senator to be at least thirty years old, and 'Teddy' hasn't cut his wisdom teeth yet.
The ceremony occurred at St. Margaret's Church, the little edifice which stands in the shadow of Westminster Abbey, where so many fashionable weddings have taken place. After the marriage of Miss Jean Reid, daughter of the American ambassador to Great Britain, to the Hon. John Ward, equerry-in-waiting to his majesty the King in June of this year, the wedding of today attracted more attention than most.
Read at Brooklyn Eagle
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