Tried to Exist on Pittance but Could Not
A 20 year old woman Lillian Watkins killed herself in a cheap West Eighteenth Street room after a life of poverty in New York. She and her brother, both from Barbados, earned small wages packing cracker boxes and faced $4 weekly room costs with little left for food or pleasures.
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Barbadoes
Lillian
New York
Lillian Watkins
West Eighteenth Street
Pittance
Barbados
High Girlish Hopes in the City of 1903
A young girl and her brother relocate to the city in summer 1903 to seek work. She hopes for meals with her brother, and he plans to share scant wages. They experience paydays, a restaurant life, and the burden of distance from family as city noises grow dull.
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Highth Avenue
DANCING OFF AT SYRACUSE DANCING OFF AT SYRACUSE
Syracuse University chancellor Day urged students to stop dancing at weekly college women parties. He said dances militate against scholarship and study and warned future attempts to host dances would be treated as a surrender of university membership.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Day
Syracuse University
Congressional Candidate Kissing All the Babies
Henry W. Gold fogle, a Ninth District candidate for Congress, traveled through the district kissing babies yesterday. He reportedly kissed 500 infants and expressed confidence in his re election campaign.
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New York
Henry W. Goldfogle
Ninth
Death by own action ends artist's life in New York
John Liss, 38, an artist, died by suicide in his room at 579 First Avenue. He held his wife's photograph and a note saying he could not give her the life she deserved. A revolver lay in his right hand, the image of Marie on the photo near him, and the letter stated his grief and shame at failure.
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Darling
John
New York
John Liss
First Avenue
Marie
SIMPLE WANTS OF DOMESTICS
A Post Young Woman recounts interviews at an employment office describing domestic workers seeking reasonable bounds on duties and privacy. Interviewees include a thoughtful young woman wanting a personal room and flexible hours, an old woman seeking warmth and gentleness, and others yearning access to books and social contact.
Third Wedding for 17 Year Old Connecticut Girl
Ellen C. Robbing 17, from South Windsor, wed John G. Miner of that town under a license issued today. This marks her third marriage, having wed at 14 and become a mother before age 11. The record sets a state note on young marriages in Connecticut.
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Hartford
Conn
Ellen C. Robbing
Connecticut
King
South Windsor
John G. Miner
Ellen
Railroad Crush Robbed Girl of Beauty Awarded 40000
A Chicago 15 year old girl crippled by a street collision won a record jury award of 40000 for personal injuries. The jury verdict recognizes the impact on her prospects of future beauty and life.
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Chicago
Miss Cora Ward Sues Sears Over Lingerie Ad Use
Joliet woman Miss Cora Ward sues Sears Roebuck for 10000 damages claiming her photo was used in a muslin underwear ad with full figure fixings not shown in the original portrait. She says she sold only bust rights and the misused image circulated in the catalog nationwide.
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Chicago
Cora Ward
Joliet
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Keeping Boys in Sunday School: Women Debaters Propose Change
The Episcopal convention's women's auxiliary at Emanuel Church discussed engaging boys in Sunday school. Debates covered whether male or female teachers work best, how to present heaven realistically, and methods like stories and supervised activities to boost regular attendance and interest.
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Episcopal Convention
Emanual Church
Wyman Phelps
Washington, D. C
Uncontested Divorces Granted Yesterday in Suffolk Court
Uncontested divorces were granted yesterday in the Suffolk County Divorce Court with Justice Harris presiding. Numerous libels heard. several cases of cruelty were continued, and decree nisi issued in many actions. The court will reconvene at 10 o’clock this morning.
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Suffolk County
Justice Harris
Emma Williams
Charles H. Gross
Lucy Cabaghlon
Jacob
Sally Gage
Abram
Vermont Hikes Nonresident Deer Licenses to Fifteen
Montpelier Vermont October 20 The Legislature passed a bill requiring nonresident deer hunters to pay a $15 license fee to hunt in Vermont. Governor McCullough is expected to sign tomorrow. The law takes effect immediately as the deer season opens Saturday for 10 days, limiting nonresidents to one deer.
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Montpelier
Vermont
McCullough
Complaints Over Fort Banks Firing Disrupt Local Life
Winthrop real estate men complain about artillery practice at Fort Banks. Tenants are hard to find and harder to keep as district realty deteriorates in value. Householders say constant firing offers no war likelihood and causes constant nerves and rattling homes.
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Winthrop Real Estate
Fort Banks
Lady Bruce Praises American Men and Country
New York report quotes Lady Marjorie Bruce as saying America is the most desirable country for a refined woman to live in. Her father, the Marquis of Ailesbury, adds that she believes American men are uniformly kind and courteous to women.
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New York
America
Marjorie Bruce
Marquis of Ailesbury
Aiflesbury
No Women Barred From Colonel Boyd Funeral
NORRISTOWN Penn Oct 20 In accordance with his previously expressed wish no women were allowed at Colonel Boyd s funeral today
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Norristown
Penn
Boyd
Five Runaway Boys Returned to Framingham
Five youths aged 15 to 18 left Framingham for Lowell seeking fortunes, walking due to lack of funds. Officer McFadden found them sleeping in a Vernon street barn and brought them to the police station. Parents were notified and the boys were returned home.
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Wakefield
Framingham
Red Fox Ale card now running in the electric cars
A brief note reports Red Fox Ale card promotions appearing in the context of electric car campaigns. Details on location or dates are unclear in the fragment, but branding intersections suggest cross promotions between beverage branding and automotive sustainability efforts.
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