Marriages in the Hawaiian Isles High Chief and Sacred Betrothal
A Honolulu correspondent recalls prehaole Hawaiian marriage rites as practiced by high chiefs on the island of Hawaii. The selection of a wife involved kahuna guided rituals, hula dancing, and chants, culminating when an arrow is sent to indicate the chosen maiden. A grand luau followed with fish, pigs, kalo, sugar cane, awa, and a communal feast prepared on heated stones at the chief’s hut.
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Hawaii
Big Island
Honolulu
New York Post
Isles
Eaeh
New York
Madison Square Garden
Garden Arena
Wichita
Kan
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Iowa
Detroit
Mich
Te Garden
Votes for women garb amuses suffrage crowd
Progressive suffragists wear trousers as a bold stereotype breaking costume. Mrs. Carrie Catt, a New York leader, supports the style and two militant members, Mrs. Sophie Kremer and Mrs. Sadie Keene, pose in suffrage overalls painting a facade for the Interborough Suffrage League. The outfit proves practical for ladder work and house tasks. The lively scene draws a highly interested audience.
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Carrie Catt
New York
Sophie Kremer
Sadie Keene
Interborough Suffrage League
Wedding Feast Kahuna Spell Prays Over Pigs Puppies
Describe a Hawaiian wedding feast where animals are sacrificed by prayer rather than violence. A head kahuna recites incantations to gods of air, sea, birth, and marriage as pigs and puppies are prepared with hot rocks and leaves. The ceremony includes bananas miraculously growing, drum chants, nose touching, and the tapa rite.
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Luau
Kahuna
HIS WIFE S JOKE
A grocer recounts a comical April Fool prank involving counterfeit bills. He explains how a counterfeit fifty led to a temporary rift with his wife, who later revealed she found it on the bedroom floor and took it outside to watch a passerby react to the fake money. The couple forgave after the misunderstanding.
Robber takes chances climbing to jeweler's shop
A thief in Kansas City climbs a six story fire escape then descends an elevator shaft to reach Ray Bengert's jewelry shop at 1028 Main street. He enters through a transom to steal about $80 in jewelry, and exits the same way after finding the safe untouched with gems valued at $5,000 still locked inside.
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Kansas City
Main Street
Ray Bengert
Lands Withdrawn From Cultivation In New York
Since 1900 about 726000 acres of tillable land in New York state have been withdrawn from cultivation. The Automobile Trade league cites this to stress the need for good roads for farmers and automobile users. Better highways will restore profitability by bringing farmers closer to markets.
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New York State
Automobile Trade League
League
Refuse to Work After Meal Leads to Punishment
Eleven Eugene city prisoners charged with vagrancy are confined to bread and water after refusing to go to work on the streets following a breakfast of beefsteak potatoes bread and coffee. The police chief also confiscated their tobacco and newspapers.
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Eugene
Ore
Birth of Prince August William's First Child in Berlin
Berlin reports the birth of a son to Prince August William and Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, fourth son of the emperor, with the couple wed in 1908. Signor Scotti, a singer, has appeared in American papers touting a "how to get thin" plan, recommending drastic diet limits and infrequent bread before meals.
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Berlin
August William
Alexandra Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein
William
Signor Scotti
America
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