Women dominate San Mateo County grand jury selection
Redwood City California November 6. Women will direct affairs of the San Mateo county grand jury organized here yesterday with eight men and 11 women members. The jury was drawn from a pool of 17 women and 13 men. Judge Blick made the selections ruling that women may serve on juries despite an attorney general opinion to the contrary. The women elected one of their members as secretary though men nominated their own candidate.
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Cal
San Mateo County
Grand Jury
Blick
Senator Smith’s Naval Candidate Stretched to Fit
A Michigan senator pressed a short candidate for naval service to meet the required measurements, stretching him to the standard height. The humorous episode ends with the man being accepted after the adjustment.
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Awell
U.S
Smith
Michigan
Sewing Circle Letters on Wages for Wives and Finances
Readers discuss whether wives should be paid for housework and managing money. A Cambridge wife defends household wages while a mother recalls financial missteps after her husband’s death, showing the impact of money on family life.
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Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
Ome Nakers
New England
Boston Poat
Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Hobbie
Cambridge
Why Eligible Men and Women Remain Unmarried Today
A reader asks about rising cost of living deterring marriage. The writer cites a $2800 home in the 1880s versus $5000 today, higher taxes, food and clothing costs, and faster fashion cycles as factors. She notes daughters with many male friends but few suitors despite education and training as wives and housekeepers.
Anxious Mother Urges Financial Readiness for Marriage
An anxious mother warns that more social engagements requiring money push couples toward delay. She argues daughters must be trained in strict economy so young men do not hesitate to marry.
Anti-Cruelty Society Opposition To Pet Sales Recounted
The M. S. P. C. A. objected to selling small animals for pets due to ignorance of care leading to pet deaths from starvation or ill treatment.
Suffrage Sale Restricted Over Animal Welfare at Bay State Event
After prior pledge to protect pets, suffrage leaders bar sale to unfit buyers at the Bay State festival. The MPCA previously opposed selling small animals to buyers who lack ongoing care, following controversy over the campaign horse Asquith. An agent ensured animals would only be sold to responsible guardians.
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Equal Rights Party
Bay State
Copley Plaza
Suffrage Fair Opens With Vaudeville and Auctions
President Rowley of the M B P QC A says sales of small animals to unknowing buyers were opposed yet allowed to proceed after assurances of responsible handling. A Boston suffrage festival opening featured a vaudeville show, Italian cart, yellow and white decorations, and volunteer help led by Miss Amelia Baldwin. Mrs. Benjamin Pitman of Brookline oversees the event under the Massachusetts Woman's Suffrage Association Ways and Means Committee. Attendance figures were not disclosed as opening day proceeds continued.
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Humane Society
Amelia Baldwin
Italy
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Helen
Esther
Benjamin Pitman
Brookline
Suffrage Association
Ways and Means Committee
Massachusetts Woman's Suffrage Association
First Day of Festival a Success With Noted Speakers
The opening day drew strong financial returns and broad attendance. Alice Stone Blackwell delivered the welcome and Mrs Medill McCormick was slated to speak but her husband’s illness delayed her appearance. Booths showcased town banners and a bridge tourney drew crowds while Mrs Sarah Shaw impressed with character readings. Frances J Elder led the doll table featuring dolls in native costumes from countries where female suffrage prevails. The festival ends Friday with a dance.
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Alice Stone Blackwell
Medill McCormick
Sarah Shaw
Gardner to Quit Congress to Run Again for Governor
Captain Gardner announces resignation from Congress within months to launch a new statewide Republican campaign. He aims to reorganize the party, push liberal policies, and run for the Republican nomination for Governor in 1914. Charles Sumner Bird expected to be endorsed as Progressive candidate at Tremont Temple gathering.
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Gardner
Republican State Committee
Hatfield
Charles Sumner Bird
Tremont Temple
Captain Gardner
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