Short Skirt Style Topping Shoe Tops Grows In Fashion
Chicago reports a winter trend with skirt hems above shoe tops as Mme Alla Ripley, leader of the Fashion Art League of America, declares. Some reaction notes the decree’s practicality while Mrs Grace Wilbur Trout, Illinois Suffrage Association head, supports shorter skirts though noted for small feet. The trend also promises more demand for dress goods and a steadier supply of fabric as hemlines rise.
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Chicago
Mme. Alla Ripley
Fashion Art League of America
Grace Wilbur Trout
Illinois Suffrage Association
Protestant Churches Appointments and Events
The Protestant churches report several items including a reception for Rev. Ralph N. Garper at St. John's Winthrop led by S. E. Blanford and others on Oct. 30. South Methodist Episcopal Church Braintree hosts an evening entertainment for church improvement funds. Union Congregational Church women in Braintree plan a Bates Opera House fair on Nov. 9 and 10. Randolph First Baptist elects officers for the Ladies Sewing Society with Mrs. Herbert L. Howard as president. East Foxboro Chapel members discuss calling a settled pastor. Pulpit supply meeting ends without a definite conclusion on a settled pastor.
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Ralph N. Garper
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Winthrop
E. Blanford
Dwight Hall
W. P. Simonds
Alice Kerry
Blissell
W. E. Foster
M. E. McClintock
A. E. Kemp
F. G. Hubbell
Union Congregational Church
Braintree
Bates Opera House
Ladies’ Sewing Society
First Baptist Church
Randolph
Herbert L. Howard
Walter F. Stephens
Charles H. Saunders
East Foxboro Chapel
Poslam Skin Remedy Ad Claims Fast Relief
An advertisement promotes Poslam as an efficient skin remedy, claiming it stops itching on first application and clears inflamed skin overnight. It urges readers to obtain free samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York and notes Possum Soap as an unmatched shampoo that discourages dandruff and improves skin and complexion.
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West 25Th Street
New York
Railroads Case on Freight Rates Nears End
Washington Oct 22 The counsel for eastern railroads seeking at least a five percent general freight rate increase said the case before the Interstate Commerce Commission would close tomorrow with one more witness. Shippers' associations have cross examined many witnesses and plan few more, with arguments expected soon.
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Washington
Eastern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hearing on railway rates shifts to likely increases
Maxwell of the Wabash testifies for the Central Freight Association that increased revenues are needed, citing $550000 annual gains from the 1918 traffic basis if allowed, while intrastate boosts in Illinois and Indiana face state resistance. Brandeis calls for radical rate revisions as essential. Clifford Thorne argues Western state commissions will not oppose higher intrastate rates.
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Ww. Co
Illinois
Indiana
Louis Brandeis
New England
Clifford Thorne
Western
Intermountain States
Woman with Throat Cut Still Mystery
The unidentified woman found at South Station with a throat wound and a razor at her side is believed to claim the name Alice Duncan. A phone call to the hospital questioned her condition, but authorities could not determine the caller’s origin or identity.
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South Station
Alice Duncan
Four garters on corset case ends with verdict
In Yonkers on October 22, Judge Joseph H. Beall dismissed Edna Smiths lawsuit against a merchant after expert witnesses debated corset garter counts. Testimony claimed four garters are sufficient while the plaintiff urged six. she fled the courtroom when four garters were upheld.
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Yonkers
Joseph H. Beall
Edna Smith
Miss Smith
Judge Beall Dismisses Complaint Against Merchant
Judge Beall dismissed the complaint against the merchant and adjourned court, wrapping up the session.
Millett Bequeaths 3500 to Home for Aged Persons
The Malden Home for Aged Persons received a bequest of 3500 from the late Joshua H. Millett who died recently in Malden. The will dated October 5, 1902, includes a codicil adding 2590 and a 1000 bequest in the body of the will.
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Malden
Joshua H. Millett
Cornell student Eugene C. Clark hurt in Weston auto crash
Eugene C. Clark of Philadelphia a Cornell student remains on the dangerous list at Newton Hospital after a Weston Wednesday afternoon automobile accident. He is listed in serious condition and under medical care.
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Eugene C. Clark
Philadelphia
Cornell
Weston
Newton Hospital
U S Navy Guards Harbor Amid War Patrols Near New York
Two U S torpedo destroyers patrol the harbor entrance with reports from the steamer Furopa noting enhanced British cruiser patrols now totaling four. The three mile neutrality zone has seen several ships ordered to halt, with some refusals, amid the European war.
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New York Harbor
New York
United States
Furopa
Falls From Car Injures Mrs Melinda Laybold in East Lynn
Mrs Melinda Laybold aged 56 of 6 Dana Street East Lynn slipped while alighting from a subway car at Huntington Avenue and Garrison Street yesterday fracturing her left thigh. She was removed to City Hospital.
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Melinda Laybold
Dana Street
East Lynn
Huntington Avenue
Garrison Street
City Hospital
Medical Profession May End Its Own Work
Dr. Robert Abbe of New York urged simplifying court proceedings at the 50th annual convocation of the University of New York in Albany on October 22. He argued that if time allows, medicine will end its role by diminishing disease, while George Herbert Palmer of Harvard pressed for higher salaries for teachers.
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Albany
WN. Y
Robert Abbe
New York
University of New York Today
George Herbert Palmer
Harvard University
Des Moines Arrives in Portsmouth for Three Month Overhaul
United States cruiser Des Moines reached Portsmouth New Hampshire from Vera Cruz for an extensive overhaul expected to last about three months as yard experts assess needed repairs and maintenance.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Des Moines
Vera Cruz
Misses' Dresses of Distinction in Velvet Satin and More
A Filene's Fourth Floor catalog excerpt lists Misses' Dresses of distinction in velvet satin and other fabrics. Styles include Premet velvet satin dress with fur trimmed sleeves, satin girdle and hand embroidered sash. basque poplin satin dress. redingote serge dress. chiffon satin party frock with Duchesse underskirt. semi basque chiffon taffeta. sizes 14 16 18. prices from 10 to 25 dollars. mail orders available.
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Filene’s
Perhaps the Only Shoe Shop in the World For Girls Opens
An unusual shop claims to specialize in girls footwear with sections for primary and grammar school sizes 11 to 2 featuring spring heels. It lists girls school boots in gunmetal and patent at $2.65 to $3.15, guardian boots in multiple leathers from $3 to $3.60, college girl boots in fawn or gray from $4, and English last lace boots in tan black white at $4. Boys Pumps for girls priced at $2.50.
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Paris
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