Holiday Bridge Honors for Miss Saidee Parker and Miss Rosalie Pickens
Mrs Rudolph Wertz hosted a Leighton avenue bridge party honoring Miss Saidee Parker and guest Miss Rosalie Pickens. Eight guests including Miss Mary Murphy won the high score with a silk muffler prize. a loving cup was given to Miss Wickens. The setting featured yellow damask, asparagus ferns, Mareschal Neil roses and a three course menu.
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Saidee Parker
Rosalie Pickens
Rudolph Wertz
Leighton Avenue
Mine Margaret Wellborn
Mary Murphy
Ove Watson
Leone Robinson
Martha Sproull
Annie Parley
Wickens
Hat of 200 egret feathers sparks fashion cruelty protest
The Duchess of Roxburghe once wore a London bought hat made with 200 egret feathers. A New York dealer laments that selling such feathers harms thousands of birds. The piece condemns fashionable indifference while noting the hard realities behind high style.
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Duchess of
In the Boudoir Christmas Dream
In a humorous Christmas scene a couple of stockings lie by the bed as the owner snores. One quips about following tradition while another boasts of a joke and a punchline about a hole in his tow. The mock dialogue carries a satirical tone from a New York Times snippet.
Harriman Heiress Inherits Vast Fortune
Mrs BE Harriman inherits the late husband’s entire estate of 220000000, making her the richest woman in the world. The amount stunned Wall Street and redefines the scale of the railroad magnate’s wealth.
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BE. H. Harriman
Wall Street
Amateur angler’s tale sparks village Ananias club jest
An amateur fisherman recalls catching a three pound trout yesterday but a bank seized the line midair and carried off the fish. The village grocer quips that fixing the weight is a trifling matter that won’t harm his status in the Ananias club.
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Ananias Club
Store ad hints at attracting more buyers with space
A retail notice suggests expanding advertising space to draw more customers. The message emphasizes leveraging additional ad space to boost store traffic and sales.
Actons Return From Summer at DeArmanville to Florida
The Acton family Dr. and Mrs J T Acton and Mr Karl Acton have spent summer at DeArmanville and today depart for The Rock their winter home in Crystal Citrus County Florida. Secretary of Agriculture J W Wilson tied to the controversy between the Interior Secretary and Forest Service head Gif ford Pinchot with Pinchot described as Wilson’s subordinate and his attacks on Ballinger to be addressed by the bureau.
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Ofelock
St. Michael’s Church
Jack Hunter
B. R. Wofford
Birmingham
Blacklock
New Orleans
Mrs. Wofford
J. T. Acton
Karl Acton
DeArmanville
the Rock
Crystal
Citrus County
Florida
Secretary of Agriculture
J. W. Wilson
Secretary of the Interior
Forest Service
Gifford Pinechot
Wilson
Ballinger
Fires Ravage Portsmouth Galveston and Huntsville
A day of fires causes widespread damage across three cities. In Portsmouth a stable with five horses two restaurants a saloon and a commission store were destroyed with losses around 125000 dollars. In Galveston a Pier 12 blaze destroyed 2300 bales of cotton totaling about 200000 dollars. In Huntsville the canning factory burned resulting in 12000 dollars loss with 4500 dollars insured.
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Portsmouth
Dee
Whiston Wilkins Commission
Galveston
Texas
Pier 12
Huntsville
Ala
New League President Takes Post In New York
Tom Chivington was installed as the new president of the American League in New York on December 30, marking a leadership change as the league begins a new era.
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New York
Tom Chivington
American League
Striking workers return to duties in multiple cities
In New York Dee 30 seven thousand shirtwaist workers resume work with others set to return tomorrow, ending a wave of walkouts. In Butte Dee 30 the Great Northern switchmen go back and Northern Pacific workers follow tomorrow as the strike situation shows improvement. Pineules advertised for rheumatic and kidney pains.
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New York
Dee
Butte
Mont
Great Northern Railroad
Northern Pacific
J. L. Wikle
Nicaragua War Again and Peace Commission Appointed
Madriz raises five thousand to resist Estrada while a peace commission is named in Washington. Report denies American troops participated in the Rama battle or aided the revolutionary army.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Madriz
Estrada
Washington, D. C
Rama
Revolutionary Army
Mrs S L Kelly Dead After Illness At 50
Mrs S L Kelly of 400 Front Street Ward Five died Wednesday at 1 15 AM aged about fifty. She leaves a husband two sons and a daughter. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 AM at the residence conducted by Rev J M Springfield of Oxanna Methodist and burial will be at Edgemont.
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8. L. Kelly
Front Street
Ward Five
J. M. Springfield
Oxanna Methodist Church
Edgemont
State examiner Brooke reports tax books figures
Montgomery De 30 In a report to the governor H Y Brooks state examiner of accounts cites for the year ending Sept 30 last raises totaling 42405505 with 254342.56 cash returned to the state. Breakdown lists tax raises escapes franchise assessments and delinquent licenses with several named officials.
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State Tax Commission
H. Y. Brooks
State Examiner of
J. J. Mitchell
J. B. Powell
Col
Harvey E. Jones
Amusing Tale From a Cleveland Bookseller
A Cleveland bookseller recalls a wealthy illiterate client who bought an empty Kensington house and demanded handsome books. The dealer proposed binding half in Russia and half in Morocco, prompting the client to ask what prevents them from being bound in Cleveland. Driftwood.
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Cleveland
Kensington
Russia
Morocco
Hat fashions spark commentary on marriages
A Galveston News remark notes that large hats worn by women in the first half of the year frightened Satan, yet marriages have not diminished as a result.
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Galveston News
Proveun Existence of Luck in Success
A dialogue notes belief in luck shaping outcomes. The speaker cites Bagshaw as an example, claiming he could not have enjoyed wealth and social clubs without luck finding a banker with a daughter whose plain appearance attracted a large premium.
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Bagshaw
Chicago Record- Herald
Interior Secretary Bal Requests Probe Of Criticism
Secretary Bal seeks congressional orders to investigate his department amid criticism from Forest Service and other channels. He also wants scrutiny of accusing departments. Henry E. Dixey to star in Mr Battles next month, a new comedy by F. A. Hunner of Baltimore with Walter Lawrence directing, set in England with twenty one characters.
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the Interior
R. A. Ballinger
Congress
Forest Service
Henry E. Dixey
Mr. Battles
F. A. Hunner
Baltimore
Walter Lawrence
England
East
Sale of Lot in Anniston Under 1909 Attachment Order
Under an 1909 attachment issued in Houser against Sweet and ordered by City Court of Anniston, Sheriff LeGrand will sell at Calhoun County Courthouse steps on January 31, 1910. Lot 9, Block 123, Quintard Land Co. map, fronts Quintard Avenue 50 feet and 165 feet deep to an alley.
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Anniston
A. H. Shepperd
J. Houser
C. L. Sweet
T. W. LeGrand
Calhoun County
Alabama
Court House
Quintard Land Company
Quintard Avenue
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Gadsden
J. C. Wilson
Joseph
Ing Wilson
Tallassee
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Evelyn Wilson
Nashville
Atlanta
Sarah Woodruff
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Perrine Coleman
H. P. Watson
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Miss Hazel Dimmick
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South Wilmer Avenue
Albert Theodore Hanna
Oklahoma City
Mrs
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Walter W. Stephen
Alabama Presbyterian College
Ling
Anniston Steam
New York Times
Ullman’s
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NEW League
Ruth Ward
Jerseyville
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
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EW Noble
New Noble Theater
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