Consuelo Marlborough Sees Growth of Women’s Sphere
The Duchess of Marlborough argues for women's expanding role in public life and work. She cites past restrictions, praises the YWCA, and notes how education, professions, and activism have transformed women's opportunities over sixty years, urging freedom to express individuality.
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United States
America
Consuelo
Duchess of Marlborough
Vanderbilts
England
Young Woman's Christian Association
Helen Gould
Oman
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Coal Strike Probable Spurs Eight Hour Day Demand
The article forecasts a likely coal strike in the anthracite regions as winter approaches. Miners may seek an eight hour workday and union recognition, with owners expected to oppose. It notes contracts hold until April 1, 1906 and discusses presidential influence to avert famine through arbitration and potential drastic measures.
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Labor Organization
United States
Roosevelt
A Lullaby Poem By E. O. Cooke
A lullaby poem describes a child’s bedtime scene with imagery of sunset colors, a river wind, and meadow dreams. Katydids call good night as the mother’s singing fades and the child drifts toward the land of dreams awaiting in the trees.
New Sea Giant Amerika Arrives in New York Harbor
The twin screw Amerika debuts in New York harbor as one of the largest passenger ships. At 700 feet long and 75 feet wide it seats 3,400 passengers, 600 crew, and 16,000 tons of cargo with imperial suites at 2500 dollars. The vessel features an electric elevator and Marconi wireless apparatus as standard items.
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New York Harbor
Amerika
Kaiserin Auguste Victorie
Oregon
Clarke
Horn
The Human Fly on the Flatiron Building
John Garrick, known as The Human Fly, climbs the Flatiron Building in New York without gear, reaching the ninth story before descending. Spectators fill Broadway as Garrick, a former sailor turned awning hanger, demonstrates his nerve and balance high above street level.
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John Garrick
New York
Broadway
Garrick
Manhattan
Lawrence
Hazel
John
Bartholdi Hotel
Reada An
Hagel
Weather Bureau Forecasts Amid Public Skepticism Gains Respect
Chief Willis L. Moore defends the Weather Bureau noting its forecast accuracy around eighty-five percent, higher than many foreign agencies. Farmers and sailors trust forecasts despite jokes about wrong predictions, while long-range guesses draw more public interest than daily accuracy.
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Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Weather Service
Congress
At the Weather Bureau
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Lucy Stone
Massachusetts
Oberlin
Ohio
Society of Friends
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Florence Nightingale
Red Cross
Crimea
Efferte Begas
Consuelo, Duchess OF Marlborough
Charles E. Kern
Bush
Cooke
Flatiron Building
Ernest
Haskell
Eugene P. Lyle, Jr
John Dinwiddie Driscoll
Maximilian
Mexico
Jacqueline
St. Louis Republic
Globe
Doubleday, Page & CO
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