Caruso Returns to Italy with American Bride
Enrico Caruso sails for Italy with his American wife Dorothy Benjamin to revisit his homeland. Alongside, baritone Giuseppe DeLuca and tenor Giovanni Martinelli journey to England. De Luca carries his wife’s ashes for burial in Italy.
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Caruso
Sunny
Italy
Enrico Caruso
America
Dorothy Benjamin
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe DeLuca
Giovanni Martinelli
England
Celtic
de Luca
Julia Arthur Posed in Sallifs Bonnet for Salvation Army Sale
James Montgomery Flagg painted Julia Arthur in a busy studio by the New York Public Library as 6600 spectators cheered. The portrait, made for the Salvation Army, was exhibited and sold to raise funds while the Open air studio became a stage and gathering place for wartime morale.
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James Montgomery Flagg
Julia Arthur
Irvin Cobb
Cape Cod
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue
Library
Central Park
Public Library
Salvation Army
Miss Arthur
France
Underwood & Underwood
Freedom of the air and national sovereignty question
The passage ponders ownership of airspace above land and compares it to sea rights. It notes the peace conference ruling that each nation owns the air above its territory but must allow free passage for other countries, highlighting a key postwar issue in aerial sovereignty.
Madame Walker from wash-tub to mansion in Harlem estate tale
A portrait of Madame Walker rising from a Washburn tub and Denver cook to wealth and influence as the wealthiest Black woman in America. Her million-dollar empire funded by hair ointment, salons, and aggressive advertising, with a Harlem home and a vast staff and agents nationwide.
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Irvington-on-the-Hudson
New York City
Walker
United States
Deriver
Madame
Madame’ Walker
Denver
Madame” Walker
Delta
Africa
St. Louis
Colorado
The
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Wanamaaker
Mariee
Seek Radium as Coal Shortage Sparks Futuristic Talk
Scientist I T Broadsdon argues in Electrical Experimenter that dwindling coal and possible oil price surges could drive civilization to radical fuel substitutes. He proposes radium as the logical, though costly, solution and envisions vast extraction plans to sustain power for centuries, potentially reshaping energy economics.
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I. T. Broadsdon
Broadsdon
Italy
Fair Bathers Parade Attracts Crowds In California Beach City
A summer parade of bathers in Venice California draws large crowds as sun festivity and publicity showcase local beaches. Boston's famed mermaid costumes and Neptune Nymphs are noted for comparison to Venice's prize winners.
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Boston
California
Venice
Cal
Neptune
Soston
Calif
A Natural Bent in Family Conversation at Hearth
A mother and father discuss the fate of their children by the fire after a night out. They worry about Harold who seems to delight in hurting his siblings, leading to a wry remark by the father about making him a dentist.
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Italy
Caruso
Everybody's Magazine
Anne Herendeen
Carusos
Europe
Metropolitan Opera House
Phonograph
Harold
Gai
Mother
Father
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Knickerbocker
Enrico
Sallif’s Bonnet
By Henri Murat
Tuskegee
Ala
Mme. Walker
Heach
Nan
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