Women Give Away the Millions Men Have Fought For
New York report traces how American women spent vast fortunes of husbands and fathers. It highlights Leland Stanford, Russell Sage, Helen Gould, Anne Morgan, Miss Harriman, and others as major benefactors. Charity ranges from education and hospitals to soldiers relief and social clubs, with emphasis on enduring institutional support.
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York
Leland Stanford
Educational Advancement of California
Stanford University
Russell Sage
New York City
City Hall
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Central Park
New York Historical Society
Helen Gould
Jay Gould
Spain
United States
Women's Relief Association
Miss Gould
Jackies
Naval V. WW
Sands Street
Brooklyn
A.mermorial
Naval Y. M. C. A
Norfolk
St. Louis
Tarrytown
Mt. Holyoke College
Vassar
Helen Day Gould
Guthrie
Okla
Gould
Thomas F. Ryan
Cathedral of St. Peter
Richmond
Washington
D. C
Order of the Perpetual Adoration
Ryan
Pius X
Vatican
America
National Civic Federation
Third Avenue
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Miss Morgan
New York
Dorothy Whitney
William C. Whitney
Mary Marriman
Railroad King
Junior League
Harriman
Staten Island
Red Cross Committee of
Sky Pilot Speaks on Rich Donors and Hidden Generosity
In a New York Press excerpt, the Sky Pilot recalls encountering affluent patrons who flirt with charity yet hide debts and vanity. He notes Giovanni Morosini and Helen Frick as prominent givers, with Rockefeller and Carnegie women shaping modern philanthropy, while cautioning that appearances mask motives in high society.
Ominous Question At Luncheon Describes Actress
At an Ata luncheon the Italian prima donna Mme Cavalieri vividly described a French actress. She called her charming yet fickle and recounted a dramatic scene on a wedding day. The actress allegedly threatened a deceiving husband with murder, provoking a chilling exchange about future treachery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Cavalieri
New York Tribune
Nuts Grow Popular Among Immigrants Trade in Delicious Varieties
Immigrant influence from Southern Europe and the Orient is credited with spurring the U S interest in diverse nuts. The report details pistache, pinenuts, lichi, ginkgo, water chestnut, paradise nut, cream nut, true butternut, cashew and other varieties, noting flavors, preparation, and limited domestic availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Orient
Department of Agriculture
Plant Industry Bureau
Department
California
China
United States
Korea
Asia
South America
Tropics
Cummins presses for permanent tariff commission in Iowa
Senator A B Cummins warns Iowans that the tariff revision will not raise or lower prices locally. He urges creating a permanent commission to study tariff science, collect data, and guide congress with precise production cost differentials to protect Americans from foreign competition. He notes no noticeable price change in Iowa but argues for intelligent study and cooperation among manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cuk¢mins
Iowa
Congress
Cummins
Washington
Potato Soup From An Old Family Recipe
A traditional potato soup combines five potatoes and one onion with four thin slices of bacon. Fry onion and bacon, boil with diced potatoes until tender, then blend flour with butter into hot milk and stir into the soup. Pour over potatoes, boil until thick and finish with Worcestershire sauce.
Tripe in Batter Fry Delicate Brown Pieces
A recipe instructs boiling tripe cut into two inch squares then battering with sweet milk egg baking powder salt and flour to make a thin batter. Fry in hot pork drippings until a delicate brown perfection.
Homemade Tomato Sauce Recipe from Old Chronicle
Instructions describe chopping 18 ripe tomatoes, three peppers, and an onion if large, or two small. add 2 1 2 cups vinegar, one cup sugar, one teaspoon salt and one teaspoon of each spice. boil, fill glass jars, and seal.
Great Invention Of 10wan Mail Bag Catcher Device
F. H. Burr of Atlantic Iowa invents a mail bag catching and delivering device tested on Rock Island line between Council Bluffs and Davenport. It operates on train No. 7 westbound and is planned for broader trials on east and west bound cars to reduce injuries during mail exchanges on moving trains. The post office has pursued such a device for over twenty five years to minimize damage to people and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Burr
Atlantic
Post Office
Rock Island
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Des Moines
Post-Office Department
Grafts Plums on Peaches At Leon Farm
William Gray of Leon grafted two plum varieties onto a peach tree and now sees a tree bearing both peaches and two distinct large luscious plums varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gray
Leon
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Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
Rutherford
Vanderbilts
Presbyterian Hospital
Paris
Gautier
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
London
West Ham, Hospital
Church Army
Cina
Anne Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Clarence Mackay
Equal Franchise Society
Metropolitan Life Building
O. H. P. Belmont
Equal Suffrage Party
Fifth Avenue
Long Island
Trinity Episcopal Parish
Roslyn
L. I
Nassau Hospital
Mineola
L. IL
Giulia Morosini
Jack
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
The
Baptist Church
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Margaret Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Kingsley Settlement House
Margaret Morrison Carnegie
Carnegie Institute
Sky Pilot
Hudson
Kansas
Giovanni P. Morosini
Bronx
Lady Santa Claus
Helen Frick
Miss Frick
John J. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Harold F. McCormick
Woith Rockefeller
New York Press
Permanent Commission
A. B. Cummins
Burr
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