Greek Corsets Minus Comfort At Vendome Fashion Talk
Grace Ripley told a large women’s gathering that ancient Greek corsets were terrible and unlike modern flexible garments. The event supported the Pond Home’s bazaar. Miss Ripley showcased forty living models and explained fashion versus style. Mrs. Carolyn Kaharl drew attention with a $3500 gown of mirrors and stones, bought in London with a related ermine cape and jewels. topaz necklace once belonged to Empress Eugenie. Tables of cake, crafts, Easter novelties, jellies and flowers closed the bazaar.
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Carolyn Kaharl
Kahari
London
Eugenie
Straton Defends Sensational Pulpit Methods in Open Letter
New York church reform preacher John Roach Straton defends his sensational pulpit style in an open letter to discerning New Yorkers. He argues that biblical prophets and even Christ used dramatic preaching and condemns cries of harm from critics. Straton notes past probes of Broadway venues and recent clashes with theater figure William A Brady.
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New York
United News
John Roach Straton
Cavalry Baptist Church
Christ
Straton
Amos
Elijah
Daniel
Paul
Peter
John the Baptist
Chrysostom
Huss
Savonarola
Luther
Knox
Divine Son of God
Dr. Straton
Broadway
William A. Brady
Calvary Edifice
Jersey City Woman Earns Up to 30 Dollars a Day on Bridge Job
Mrs. Catherine Nelson of Jersey City earns as high as thirty dollars daily working as a bridge laborer.
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Catherine Nelson
Jersey City
Mitchell of Sally chorus seeks annulment of marriage
New York report states Gene Mitchell 17 of Milford Conn and Robert Savage 20 wed last week. Mitchell's grandfather confirms separation after a night out and Savage leaving for California to see his mother. The family may file for annulment on grounds of minority.
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New York
George Mitchell
Milford
Conn
Robert Savage
S. W. Rice
Geneva
la Jolla
Calif
Mr. Rice
Young Savage
Rum Ship Case Heads to High Court for Key Questions
Acting on orders from Attorney General Daugherty, AUSA Curtis said he will file for forfeiture of the rum running schooner Grace and Ruby and its cargo in federal court. The case pivots on whether liquor is merchandise and whether coast guard seizures beyond three miles grant U.S. jurisdiction, with high stakes for customs law.
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Daugherty
United States
Curtis
Supreme Court
Coast Guard
Washington
Wife's Radical Views Ground for Divorce
Potsdam court recognizes political incompatibility as a divorce ground. Herr Von Tschir echky, a high military official, said his wife had developed radical tendencies since the revolution and was turning to the left, making him unwilling to live with her.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Potsdam
Herr von Tschirechky
Tschirschky
Wilson Foundation Announcement From State Headquarters
Reports from local committees reached state headquarters at 101 Tremont Street yesterday. An account was rendered to the national committee last night and a statement on the nationwide campaign status will be issued from national headquarters soon.
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Row Wilson
Tremont Street
National Committee
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