New York Gossip Showcases Oddities and City Changes
A lively survey from New York highlights quirky items from Fifth Avenue to Central Park, including a bright red watering cart nicknamed the Squegee, a massive gift of rhododendrons by Mrs. Russell Sage for Central Park, and plans for a wireless telephone tower atop Park Avenue's Terminal Building. Also noted are a two year old weighing 110 pounds, a bear battle at the Bronx Zoo, university students harvesting firea and devil’s-darning needles for mosquito control, a multi-toed cat birth, and the New York Dispensary moving to Grand Street to aid the poor with affordable medical care.
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New York
Treet Cleaning
Fifth Avenue
Russell Sage
Central Park
Belgium
Park Avenue
Forty-first Street
Radio Telephone Company
Columbia University
Bronx
Contestiet
Grandtreet
Collect Pond
Roosevelt
Asters
Vanderbilts
Goulds
White
Centre Streets
Persia invaded by Turkish soldiers
Report from Teheran says Persian patriotic societies in Teheran Tabriz Kasvin and Tspan ny base united for German protection against Turkey They urge Germany to send officers and materials to reorganize the Persian army and government Turkish forces have crossed the frontier near Urumiah and occupy parts of Azarbijan west of the lake Salt mines near Geh lur are seized and shah officials expelled Turkish officials collect revenues as a customs house is set up Enzell dock workers strike hindering Russian shipping a Russian gunboat arrival at Enzell calms tensions.
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St. Petersburg
Teheran
Tabriz
Kasvin
Tspanny
Turkey
Germany
Persia
Urumiah
Azarbijan
Lake Urumiah
Gehlur
Urumlab
Fads and Fashions of Interest to Ladies in New York Style
New York fashion notes describe a season of bold colors and sharp contrasts. Dresses mix rose hats with marine blue suits, white outfits gain color trims, and two piece linen suits feature velvet collars. Sheath skirts draw attention with dramatic draping while gowns show varied girdles, veils, and chiffon in shaded colors.
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New York
Mohai
Older Statesmen of Italy Dying Out
Rome reports the aging Italian statesmen thinning. Marquis di Rudini, once premier, is said to suffer fatal cancer of the liver, following the death of Giulio Prinetti. A Sicilian noble, Rudini led suppression during the Two Sicilies uprising, enduring a cruel reckoning for unity.
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Rome
Giulio Prinetti
Marquis di Rudini
Sixnor Crisp
Etna
Palermo
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
House of Bourbon
Rudini
Iralian
Signor Rudini
Helen Gould Forty Years Old In New York
New York June 20 Helen Miller Gould celebrated turning forty, noted for philanthropy and charity. Unmarried, she is reportedly rich, with estimates ranging from 40 million to 50 million dollars. Inherited about 15.6 million from her father Tate Jay Gould and owns Lyndhurst estate and residence at 579 Fifth Avenue. Her fortune includes railroad securities and valued properties, with annual income likely over 1 million.
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New York
Helen Miller Gould
Miss Gould
Tate Jay Gould
Rumor
Alonzo Potter
Bishop Potter
America
Fifth Avenue
Lyndhurst
Irvington
Tarrytown
High School Students Visit Brazil for Study
A group of Boston high school of commerce students departs for Brazil to study commercial relations and related subjects. The Brazilian government offers courtesy, reduced hotel rates, and free passage on steamships and interior railways to the party.
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Brazil
Boston
Mass
Boston High School of Commerce
United States
Dartmouth College 139th Anniversary Commencement
Alumni and friends gather in Hanover New Hampshire for Dartmouth College 139th commencement exercises. The bac calareate discourse by Rev Dr Lyman Abbott of New York is tomorrow morning. Events run Monday class day Tuesday alumni day and conclude Wednesday with graduation and the commencement ball in the evening.
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Dartmouth's College
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Lyman Abbott
New York
Commencement Week Opened at University of Oregon
Eugene Ore June 20 Everything is in readiness for the commence ment week exercises at the University of Oregon The program will be inaugurated tomorrow when the bac calaureate sermon will be delivered by Rev H F Johnson of Boston a son of J W Johnson who was first president of the University of Oregon.
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University OF Oregon
Eugene
Ore
H. F. Johnson
Boston
J. W. Johnson
Unveiling of the statue at Quebec marks three days of festivities
In Quebec on June 20 arrangements are set for a three day program surrounding the unveiling of the statue to Mer Laval. The events begin with a Te Deum in parishes across the diocese as part of the commemorations.
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Quebec
Mer. de Laval
Maysville Boundary Fight Reaches Court Over County Lines
A contested election to join Banks county was ruled invalid after a hearing before Judge Brand. The case cites unclear city limits, conflicting charters, and questions about constitutionality of the 1906 act and how to define Maysville’s boundaries amid acts from 1858 1879 1885 and 1902. Local citizens in Banks and Jackson counties watch the proceedings.
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Maysville
Banks
Jackson County
Jackson
Judge Brand
Brand
Jon. Smith
T. J. Carr
General Assembly
109Th
Supreme Court
Maysvile
Hugh Atkins
George E. Deadwyler
Thos. J. Garr
P. P. Casey
Perino Boone
All North Eastern
Supreme Court of
State of New Jersey
Passaic
Georgia
New Jersey
Maysile
Fifty Thousand Dollar Plant to Be Established Here
Athens to build a large mattress and spring bed plant costing not less than fifty thousand dollars on Thomas streetnear the Arnold grocery Co. site. The project expands local industry and promises to provide many jobs as machinery and new buildings rise.
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Athens Mattress and Spring Bed Co
Georgia
Carolinas
Renirkas
Ders
Grand Family Medicine Ad Praises Electric Bitters
Mr Frank Conlan of 436 Houston Street New York endorses Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver issues lame back and weak kidneys. The ad claims the product regulates digestion purifies blood and restores vigor and vitality. Sold under guarantee at W J Smith and Bro H R Palmer and Sons drug stores 600.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
L. P. Canning
E. C. McEvoy
Orr Drug Co
Athens
Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
Texea
H. R. Palmer & Sons Drug Stores
Many Candidates For Wiley's Place
Montgomery Alabama June 20 The desire of many well known men to succeed A A Wiley in Congress is known quietly. C Rodriken Lavern R T Goodwyn and likely S H Dent Montgomery William Hodge Samford Troy Thetis T Hall Montgomery may run. Covington County may present Clive Reed Henry Opp and possibly W J Parks. If Bricken runs Parks may not. Crenshaw may have H Y Brooke and Lee Long. Burnett Conecuh Jenkins Baldwin Miller Wilcox also talked of.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. A. Wiley
Congress
C. Rodricken
Laverne
R.T. Goodwyn
If. Dent
William Hodge Samford
Troy
Thetis T Hall
Covington County
Clive Reed
Henry Opp
W. J. Parks
Bricken
Parks
Tricken Crenshaw Williikely
H. Y. Brooke
Lee
J Lee Long
Burnett
Conecuh
Jenkins
Haldwin
Miller
Wilcox
Married Daughter of Admiral Semmes Linked to Wright
Montgomery Alabama June 20 text notes Luke E Wright of Memphis, a son-in-law of the late Admiral Raphael Semmes of the Confederate Navy, and linked to Mrs Electra Semmes of Mobile. The piece discusses Wright's potential appointment as secretary of war after Judge Taft retires and cites his education conference role in Memphis.
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Montgomery
Ala
Luke KE
Wright
Memphis
Taft
Raphael Semmes
Confederate States Navy
Taviig
Kate Semmes
Indaw
Too
Electra Semmes
Mobile
South
Wright J
Alabama
J Wright
Edgar Tudoet "Murphy
Tennessee
Rerri
Great Britain
Pat
Fourth of July Celebration Promises Delightful Athens Event
The Athens community plans a bright Fourth of July celebration described as a most delightful affair. Residents expect a lively program with games, music, and fireworks, drawing families from the area to enjoy the holiday.
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Athens
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