1913 Men’s Fashion Forecast Brims With Peacocks and Slits
A New York World feature by Nicola Greely-Smith chronicles the coming male styling craze of 1913. It forecasts green and brown hues, plush derbies, pleated silk bands, contrasting stockings, velvet waistcoats, and even straight front corsets for middle aged men, while warning of moral and social backlash against flamboyant details like peacocks feathers and trouser slits.
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Broadway
New York
Nicola Greely-Smith
New York World
Miss Greely-Smith
de Luxe
Fifth Avenue
Grand Ntral
Derby
Matteawan
Son Held On Death Of Father In Roxbury District
Medical Examiner Leary will report today to a Roxbury district court on findings after an autopsy of George W. Brown 11 Magnolia street. The death followed a quarrel with his son Edgar M. Brown at their residence late Saturday night.
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Leary
Roxwiry
Man's Death Attributed To Brain Hemorrhage After Quarrel
The elder Brown died from a brain hemorrhage after a dispute with his son Edgar M. Brown who was arrested at once. Versions of the quarrel vary with relatives and police noting he objected to a phonograph. the son says a push occurred, others allege a punch. Edgar was later released on $5000 bail.
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Brown
London
England
Edgar M. Brown
President Wilson to Leave Cornish for Washington Return
Wilson planned to depart Cornish today and return to Washington on Tuesday as talks on tariff legislation proceed. He spent the evening at home with his family after a long automobile ride in brisk air.
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Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Washington
British Vets Memorial Service at St Pauls Cathedral
The annual memorial service of the British Naval and Military Veterans Association of Massachusetts was held at St. Pauls Cathedral Tremont Street yesterday at 4 PM. Rev. Dr. Edmund S. Rousmaniere officiated. Members gathered at Appleton Street headquarters and paraded with First Vice-Consul Francis C. O'Meara and other officials through city streets to the cathedral.
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Naval and Military Veterans’ Association of Massachusetts
St. Paul’s
Tremont Street
Edmund S. Rousmaniere
Appleton Street
Francis C. O’meara
Leay
J. B. Masson
Sons of St. George
The
German Veterans’ Association
Boston Fusiliers
Apleton
Berkeley Streets
Columbus Avenue
Park Square
Boylston
Tremont Streets
British Naval and Military Veterans’ Association of
Massachusetts
St. Paul's Cathedral
Memorial Service for Loyal British Veterans at St Pauls
A large congregation gathered at St Pauls Cathedral for memorial exercises honoring British veterans. Dignitaries led a procession past Lexington Minute Men and Coast Artillery units while Major Stokes read the roll of honor and taps sounded. Dean Rousmaniere urged patriotism and service to the nation over personal gain, stressing the value of everyday civic virtue. The ceremony concluded with refreshments at the veterans’ headquarters.
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Thomas T. Stokes
Association
Dean Rousmaniere
England
Great Britain
Wreck towed to port at Halifax for salvage work
A derelict reported by the British steamer Anglian drifting 42 33 N 62 41 W was towed to Boston by the US revenue tug Pnates. The wreck’s name is not yet known and will be salvaged upon arrival in harbor.
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Halifax
Anglian
Boston
United Statear Pnates Revenue
Cuanasaea Alate
Union Veterans Gather for 47th G A R Encampment
Chattanooga Tenn September 14 thousands of Union veterans gathered for the 47th annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic and allied organizations. The event opens tomorrow and runs through Saturday with peaceful protests noted.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
South
Grand Army of the Republic
Confederate veterans gather in Chattanooga encampment week
Chattanooga hosts a veteran encampment with Committee meetings and receptions on day one. A military parade is planned for Tuesday followed by camp fire addresses by officials. The Grand Army of the Republic parade is set for Wednesday, with business sessions Thursday and Friday and battlefield tours on Saturday.
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Chattanooga
Chickamauga
United Confederate Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Naval Officer's Wife Confesses After Shoplifting Arrest
A stylish young woman arrested for shoplifting in Philadelphia reveals she is Lieutenant W. S. Rickert's wife, a Brooklyn Navy Yard officer, and the daughter of Mrs. Anna Copp of Pittsburg. She admits marriage after a brief courtship following meeting at Coney Island. letters found in her room confirm the connection.
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Philadelphia
W. S. Rickert
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Anna Copp
Long Avenue
Pittsburg
Rickert
Coney Island
Leutenant
New York
Left Shaving Paper To Pay For Lunch
A young man ate 25 cents worth of food at a Park Square dairy lunch yesterday morning and offered shaving paper from his package as security for the bill. He left the package with the cashier and departed. Last night the cashier opened the package to find 1000 sheets of shaving paper inside.
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Park Square
Boy Dies After Grabbing Live Wire in Biddeford
Dear Lachance 13 year old son of Napoleon Lachance moved from Fort Kent to Biddeford ten months ago was electrocuted this afternoon on the western division bank of the Boston and Maine railroad near McIntyre's cut.
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Biddeford
Lachance
Napoleon Lachance
Fort Kent
Western Division Ac
Boston & Maine Railroad
MclIntyre
Tragic Electrocution Attempt Ends For Lachance Boy
Lachance and friends returned from the track to South street and Western avenue. While climbing down a bank Lachance grabbed a hanging telegraph wire and was thrown to the ground. Paul Sullivan broke the grip by striking the wire with a rock, but despite Dr Coats and a physician at Trull Hospital the boy died.
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Lachance
South Street
Western Avenue
Paul Sullivan
B. J. Sullivan
Coats
Trull Hospital
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G. W. Bentley
English Charitable Association
DR. J. M. Marden
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