Ruth Bryan Leavitt Divorced From W H Leavitt in Lincoln
Ruth Bryan Leavitt eldest daughter of William J. Bryan was granted a divorce from W H Leavitt in Lincoln Nebraska. Custody of their two children, Bryan and Ruth, was awarded to Mrs. Leavitt. The couple had a noted strained marriage with Bryan opposing the union and the pair had lived in Denver New Orleans and Paris before separation.
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Lincoln, Neb
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
William J. Bryan
W. H. Leavitt
Ruth Bryan
William Homer Leavitt
A New Woman on a Train Car in a Quiet Moment
In a train car Miss Gray visits with Waldo while debating fashion and ideas. She weighs a blue and white organdie dress against a red option as he presses her on her intellectual life and public work. The scene blends fashion talk with subtle social tension.
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Miss Gray
Waldo
Pierce
Professor Erhardt
Erhardt
Spencer
Sleeping Girl Clinic Subject In Hampshire Meeting
Worcester March 9 Dr H D Gaffney of Ware will address the Hampshire Medical Association in Northampton about Miss Clara LaMarche Ware’s sleeping girl The case will be analyzed by the attending physicians and discussed by the doctors at the session.
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Worcester
H. D. Gaffney
Ware
Hampshire Medical Association
Northampton
Clara LaMarche
New England Housewives Recipes in Sunday Post
A collection of home recipes includes Macaroni with pork steak and cheese and a tomato sauce dish, plus a whole wheat date loaf and a chopped bread breakfast bake. Readers Mrs. R Wagland, Nellie Fe Zackular, and ER M Bakeman share instructions and tips for each dish.
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New England Housewives
Sunday Post
Nellie FE
Zackular
Baker Road
Everett
Mildred Champagne Talks On Love And Sentiment
A reader signs as A Very Heartless Girl and asks Mildred Champagne to print her response in the Post to a letter from John. She urges keeping away from certain people to protect the writer from ruin and to mend faults for the sake of a girl mentioned.
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Mildred Champagne
Miss Champagne
John
How to live happy in married life lessons from 60 years
A reader requests guidance on marital happiness based on six decades of marriage. The letter argues happiness is a habit and asks for practical, proven advice to reduce divorces and improve life with a spouse.
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Miss Champagne
T. M
Diapepsin Heals Indigestion Quickly After Meals
The ad urges readers with weak stomachs to take Papes Diapepsin after meals to relieve sour stomach pain, heartburn, gas, belching, headaches, and dizziness within minutes. A 50 cent case is available from druggists, promising renewed appetite and pleasant tasting meals.
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Hills
Beecham
The Man at the Window Trading Tales from a Station Desk
Charles T. Law recalls the public at the South station. Passengers hurry to a window with coins and requests. He notes busy days, petty frustrations, and amusing misreads as travelers rush for trains and stamps.
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Charles T. Law
Washington Street
New York
Back Bay
Armour Says Meat Will Be Cheaper This Summer
J Ogden Armour, passing through Atlanta in his private car from Palm Beach to Chicago, predicts meat prices will fall this summer as corn prices drop. He notes current high meat costs stem from elevated stock feeding costs and corn prices.
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Atlanta
J. Ogden Armour
Palm Beach
Chicago
Angell S Condition Critical At Westminster Hotel
George T. Angell founder and longtime head of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals lies in critical condition at the Hotel Westminster. At 86 he has been failing for months, with old age cited as the cause.
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George T. Angell
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Hotel Westminster
Angell
Mr. Angell
America
Southboro
Brown University
Dartmouth College
Harvard Law School
Brighton
Worcester
Boston
Religious Meetings and Speakers Across Boston Area
The report lists multiple lectures and services at churches in Greater Boston. Notable events include Professor Platner at Phillips Brooks House on Christian religion, Harvard philosophers Royce and Peabody at upcoming conferences, and a Boston McAll Auxiliary gathering at Central Congregational Church. Other items mention King's Chapel lectures by Professor Peabody, Rev Buxton at Shawmut Church, prayer meeting at Park Street Church, Ida Vose Woodbury’s Cumberland Mountains lecture at Union Church, and various clergy speaking at regional conferences and societies. Preparations for a July Christian Endeavor convention in St Paul, Minnesota are noted.
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Platner
Andover Theological School
Phillips Brooks House
Royce and Peabody
Department of Philosophy
Harvard
Ida Vose Woodbury
Union Church
Cumberland Mountains
New Spring Fashions Highlight Lace Net and Jet Trims
Evening gowns showcase cling and empire lines with new net effects. Jet trims dominate millinery while cameos shine in necklaces. Spring coats and wool or mohair suits feature open-front jackets. Trish crochet buttons trend across washable fabrics. An innovative priestlike stole with panels and open sides debuts.
Taft Likely To Remain Yale Fellow
Yale authorities do not expect President Taft to resign as a Fellow of the corporation. Taft, class of 1878, will have his term expire in 1912. Alumni will receive notices soon for the June election to fill Alfred Lawrence Ripley of Boston’s term that ends this year.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Taft
Alfred Lawrence Ripley
Boston
Widow of John Hay to Equip Brown Library Map Room
The widow of the late John Hay will furnish the map room of the new John Hay Memorial Library at Brown University. The cornerstone of the library will be laid late next month.
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Providence
R. I
Maron
John Hay
Brown University
Polygamist Sentenced to 18 Months in Roxbury Case
Thomas H. Ryan, who faced three wives in Roxbury Court, was sentenced to 18 months at the house of correction on a polygamy charge.
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Thomas H. Ryan
Roxbury Court
House of Correction
Sister's Nuptials Change Wedding in Pittsburg
Miss Katherine Peck of Pittsburg married Mahion Ogden Bradley of Minneapolis at the bride's home after a secret wedding in Woonsocket. Bridesmaids included Margaret Carson, Marion Burbank, Dorothy Davis, Hope Ladd, and Mary Hinsdale. Bradley, a Minneapolis steel broker, is the groom.
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Pittsburg
Katherine Peck
Thomas D. Peck
Mahion Ogden Bradley
Minneapolis
First Congregational Church
Woonsocket
Marriet Peck
Robert Newkirk Smither
Boston
Margaret D. Carson
Dalton
Marion Burbank
New York
Dorothy C. Davis
Hope Ladd
Providence
Mary I. Hinsdale
Mr. Bradley
Golden Wedding Celebrated by Paralysis Sufferer Couple
Mrs Ru fus L B Hoyt and her husband marked their 50th anniversary at home in Lynn. Though she cannot walk or speak after a paralysis attack, friends sent congratulations. The Hoyts were born in Newburyport and have lived in Lynn since 1870.
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Lynn
Rufus LB. Hoyt
Fearless Avenue
Mrs. Hoyt
Newburyport
Hoyt
Everett Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Temple
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Boston, Mass
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Central Congregational Church
Newbury Street
John H. Denison
S. W. Beach
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Lowell Institute
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W. R. Buxton
Shawmut Congregational Church
Gettysburg
Interdenominational Council of Home Missions
Park Street Church
New England Federation of Men's Clubs
North Avenue Church
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R. L. Webb
Haverhill
H. H. Simpson
Colby College
Ronne
Providence Federation
E. L. Pride
Somerville
Louise K. Noyes
Woman's Home Missionary Association
Shawmut Church Society
William C. Minifle
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Winthrop
J. C. Honigh
First Baptist
Inman Square
Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln
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Mr. Bates
St. Paul, Minn
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Rio
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