Women Clubs Rise in Chicago Say Loyal Service to Nation
Chicago report on the Illinois Federation of Clubs Peoria meeting details leaders Mrs. Coonley Mrs. Hacker Stevenson Miriam White and Ida Woolley Morgan. It notes club work challenges gender roles and patriotic aims with Alpha and Beta clubs and the pioneering Noonday Rest idea.
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Chicago
Lubcom
Illinois Federation of Clubs
Peoria
Dorcas
Daughters of the American Revolution
America
Mr. Kerfoot
Olio
Miriam A. White
Chicago Newpaper Women's Club
North Shore Suburban
Kilo Club
Ida Woolley Morgan
Morgan
New York
East Twenty-third Street
Mrs. Morgan
Grace Dodge
John C. Coonley
Woman's Club
Louisville
Twentieth Century
University Guild
Coonley
West End Woman's Club
George Sherwood
Mrs. Sherwood
Daughters of the American Revelu
Alpha
Beta
John C. Thomas
Thomas
Southern Federation of Women’s Clubs
Widow McDonald of Rifle River Farm Faces Death Belief
A 94 year old Michigan pioneer's widowhood, famed as The Widow McDonald, lives alone on the Rifle River in the northern lower peninsula. She feeds deer-hunters, burying her husband and two sons after their disappearances, and trusts Providence to restore her missing son before she dies.
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Rifle River
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Angus McDonald
McDonald
Illinois
Indiana
Rifle District
Deer Country
M'Donald
Detroit
Saginaw River
Murder plot ends as Sheriff shoots would be killer
Sheriff Orme of Phoenix Arizona shoots and kills Dr Rose during a staged murder attempt on the Williams family at Mesa sixteen miles east of Phoenix. Rose and two conspirators planned a deadly robbery with dummies in the bed and a hammer and pistol in hand.
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Dr. Rose
Orme
Phoenix
Ari
Ariz
Mesa
Rose
Williams
Kansas
Burt
Cooley
Dr. Williams
United States
Stankard
Henry of Navarre Dominates Four Competing Sprinters in Turf Review
The article ranks Henry of Navarre as the leading champion with strong staying power and weight-carrying ability. It compares him with Domino, Rey del Carreres, and Clifford, noting Henry's consistent front-running form and resilience to weather and weight, while assessing each rival's flaws and strengths. It closes with remarks on ideal composite traits and a brief record note from James R. Dunlop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O Henry
Navarre
Latonia
Morris Park
Henry of Navarre
Perkins
Griffin
Oakley
Gore
Bob Rose
J. W. Rodgers
Domino
Taral
Rey del Carreres
Travesend
Handspring
Richard Croker
England
Domino's
Rey de Carreres
Clifford
Bramble
Rel del Carreres
A Little Street Waif
A diminutive newsboy was found sleeping in the doorway of the White Elephant saloon at midnight by Patrolman Shotwell. He was barefoot and chilled, clinging to the wall for warmth with a bundle of unsold papers and afraid to return home due to unprofitable labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Elephant Saloon
Shotwell
Buffalo Express
Proposal Dread Among Lovers Sparks Wry Exchange
In a humorous exchange, Mr. Bashful asks about proposing after years of steady calling and Miss Longwall quips that the world would end. The dialogue hints at long awaited commitment and playful tension between two suitors.
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Mr. Bashful
Quite a Romance Involves Jeffersonville Couple Eloping
Squire Ware of Jeffersonville Indiana joined William Bratton and Miss Lizzie Morgan in marriage in a romance noted for its daring. Bratton was saved from a moving train by Miss Morgan in Covington Kentucky, where her quick action won his heart and led to a marriage despite his prior engagement.
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Squire Ware
Jeffersonville
Ind
William Bratton
Lizzie Morgan
Covington
Bratton
Miss Morgan
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Mre
J. C
Miriam A. White and
Ida Woolley
PINES
the King OF Kings
Sims
Willie Martin
Eugene Leigh
Bims
James R. Dunlop
Century Cycling Club of
Maryland
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