Women at the Congress at the World’s Fair
At the Roman Catholic congresses in Chicago during the World’s Fair week, women took a prominent role on the platform. Papers by Mrs Eliza Allen Starr and Eleanor C Donnelly argued for women’s place in art and literature, urging Mary as art muse and praising historic women writers while condemning modern realism. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop offered a critique on women and mammon, urging women to defend virtue, purity, and national progress through intellect and professional ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Palmer
Eliza ‘Allen Starr
Chicago
Eleanor C. Donnelly
Philadelphia
Mary
Herefordshire
Miss Donnelly
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Worldly Wisdom in a Ballroom and Shops
A parade of fashion notes across venues from Worth's Shop to a beauty shop and debuts. A South American lady paid 24000 for a dress, air quality affects wrinkles, gloves and perfume costs, four and a half yard walking skirts, yellow as suffragists’ color, 20000 orchids in Chicago, new three half hoop diamond ruby sapphire emerald rings, tea gowns famed, old Worcester designs praised, yellow orchids and violets adorned bridesmaids’ bouquets.
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Chicago
Worcester
Old Worcester
Women Talked About in Local Columns of 19th Century Era
The column notes Phoebe Cary’s 1824 birthday and praises women’s progress, mentions Martha Stone as longtime head postmistress in North Oxford, describes a Philadelphia child incident, highlights Miss Lide Armstrong as a Pittsburgh coal dealer with philanthropic aims, and cites plans for affordable worker housing inspired by the World’s Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Cary
Cary Sisters
United States
Martha Stone
North Oxford
Mass
Horatio King
Pittsburg
Lide Armstrong
GIFLS AND ILLUSIONS. A Charmingly Cynical Encounter
Conversation from His Point of View in the New York Recorder contrasts a blue eyed girl's longing for belief in people with a cynical, practical view. The narrator argues to take others at face value, enjoy charm or cleverness, and profit by it, while warning against inflated self-image. The girl leaves offended but may eventually see value in a tempered outlook.
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New York Recorder
Jonson
Fusileer Veterans
Baker Extract Company
Dagner
Boston Evry
Benj. Johnson
Washington St
Old South Church
Boston
Soon Will Marry Miss McNamara Otis Union Under Cloud
Miss Emma Lang linked as maid of honor in the Charlestown wedding of Miss McNamara and Mr Otis. A recent suit by Mrs Milliken against Otis fuels talk of blackmail and discredit, but the couple proceed with plans. The McNamaras, respected in Charlestown, own two houses on Ley street area.
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Emma Lang
Alfred Lang
Boston Museum Stock Company
McNamara
Livermore Falls
Charlestown
Miss McNamara
Mr. Otis
Milliken
McNamaras
Otis
Three Plucky Women Helped Save Martha P Tucker Crew
Mrs James B Rayner Mrs Emma Moseman and Miss Jennie Rhodes risked their lives at Point Lookout during a August gale to aid unit crews. With only one Coast Guard man on duty and others joining, the trio hauled the beach wagon and life buoy eleven times to rescue eleven sailors, their hands cut and bleeding until all were safe.
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James B. Rayner
Emma Moseman
Jennie Rhodes
Long Island
Martha P. Tucker
Point Lookout
Congress
Dangerous Chelsea street bridge in Chelsea and East Boston
The city faces a costly decision as a dangerous wooden pile bridge built in 1834 with late 19th century rebuilds nears end of life. City plans a new bridge, with wood estimated at 12000 dollars or iron draw at 32000 dollars, but appropriation is pending.
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Chelsea Street
East
Boston
Chelsea
Matthews
Board of Aldermen
A Mountain Ablaze Near Connellsville
Forest fires have raged for sixteen days along the Laurel Mountains from Mt. Pleasant to Uniontown amid drought. Above Connellsville the slope burns, threatening farmers summer work and the Soldiers Orphan School at Jumonville. Water sources are dry, prompting prayers for rain at nearby churches.
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Connellsville
Penn
Laurel Mountains
Mt. Pleasant
Uniontown
Soldiers’ Orphan School
Jumonville
Wilson Bros Offer Custom Australian Gold Rings
Wilson Bros at 14 and 15 Tremont Row advertise gold wedding rings made in their own factory from 6 to 812 in two hours. The ad warns against imitation of The Big Clock and invites orders with a short production window.
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Old Colony
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Marriages Reported in Calumet and City Dates
At Calumet Michigan on September 14 Miss Sara L Messi mer and Mr William Maitland Gibson wed at the bride parents home In the city on September 16 Edward W Jones and Amy J Billings were united in marriage by Rev J M Lowden
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Gibson — Messimer
Calumet, Mich
Sara L. Messimer
William Maitland Gibson
Jones
Billings
Edward W. Jones
Amy J. Billings
Deaths in New England and Midwest from Sept 14 to 19
A compact obituary list noting deaths in Glens Falls Boston Dedham South Boston Stockbridge Somerville Medford Carney Hospital and Rutland with names ages and dates from Sept 14 to 19. Entries include Adelaide Adams Robert Agnew Maria L Baker Annie Cuddhy Cornelius Dacey Amelia Mason John L Hill Mary Kennedy Nellie Mitchell Bernadina Stephan Eleanor Sliney Ralph A Tenney and Edward West with locations Boston area Mass Rutland and Chicago.
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Adams
Glens Falls
N. Y
Adelaide
Alden J. Adams
Luther Gilbert
Boston
Mass
Agnew
Robert William Agnew
Baker
West Dedham
Maria L
Alford Baker
Cuddihy
South Boston
Annie
John Cuddley
Dacey
Cornelius J
John M
Honorah Dacey
Goodrich
Stockbridge
Amelia Mason
Charles Goodrich
John L. Mason
New York
Hill
West Somerville
John L. Hill
Kennedy
Mary
Daniel Kennedy
Mitchell
Medford
Nellie M
Charles A. Mitchell
Stephan
Carney Hospital
Bernadina
Carl Stephan
Sliney
Eleanor
John and
Matilda Sliney
Tenney
Chicago
Ralph A. Tenney
Holitz
N. H
Rutland
Edward EH. West
Brookline
Thomas H. West
Haverhill
Yellow Jage Has a Grip in Brunswick
Washington reports a severe fever outbreak in Brunswick Georgia with the Marine Hospital service saying the pest will persist until frost. Surgeon Murray notes twenty cases and one death, foreseeing a six week siege and urging no outside nurses or volunteers while preparations for a local hospital and detention camp at Waynesville proceed.
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Washington
Brunswick
Marine Hospital Service
Wyman
Murray
Muray
Waynesville
West Newbury declines 10000 for street railway
At a large town meeting in West Newbury, residents vote against an appropriation of 10000 to help fund a street railway to Newburyport. Directors say total cost is 22000 with 1100 subscribed, and the line could be bonded to raise the balance. Local leaders argue the town is not obligated without pledged funds.
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Haverhill
West Newbury
Westbury
Newburyport
Hayden Brown
Daring Bristol Burglary Claims $60 in Savings
Hartford report details a Bristol burglary on a Sunday night. Mrs. Jane Kane 60 of Montana cared for Holden children escape stealth entry. Two masked men entered her room one pressed a revolver to her head and the other opened a trunk taking $60. No clues to the robbers.
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Hartford
Bristol
Fred Holden
Hull Street
Torrington
Burglary at Pawtucket Ends With Shootout
In Pawtucket on September 19 Waterman W. Dexter's home was broken into at about 2 AM. Dexter, arming himself, fired at a masked intruder in the parlor. A revolver lay in the yard and bloodstains marked the lawn as burglars fled with Dexter's pocketbook containing about $100 and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
Waterman
W. Dexter
Severe floods hit Madison County Virginia crops and mills damaged
Advices from Madison Court House Virginia say floods have caused immense crop and fencing damage. Four mills on the Rapidan River and three homes in the county were washed away. Criglersville on the Robinson River is nearly wiped out. No lives reported lost so far amid many narrow escapes.
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Washington
Madison Court House
Madison County
Virginia
Rapidan
Criglersville
Robinson River
Probable Fatal Accident at Barnard Mill Fall River
Frank Corrivesey aged 30 employed at Barnard Mill was pulled into opening machine bearings, his footing failed and his legs were crushed. His left leg was amputated and he is in critical condition at Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
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Fall River
Frank Corrivesey
Barnard
Hospital of the Good Samaritan
Police raid nets two men at Water Street shop
Division 2 police raided a Water Street policy shop yesterday afternoon and arrested James Green aged 26 of Faulkner Station and John Powers aged 60 of Purchase Street for being present.
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Division 2
Water Street
James Green
Faulkner Station
John Powers
Purchase Street
Mansteed's Speech and Attractions at Boston Theatres
Richard Mansfield dazzles as Baron Chevrial in A Parisian Romance at Globe Theatre with seven curtain calls. Edwin Barbour writes a Icelandic saga play for Bowdoin Square The atre promising spectacular scenery and Althing ritual. Tremont hosts Wilard season with Wealth and The Professor's Love Story. Boston theatres showcase Fencing Master at Hollis Street and Star Specialty acts at Bowdoin Square, while Charlton, Tremont, and Palace lineups feature Ella Collins, Rose Hill Folly, Russell brothers, and O'Neill in Monte Cristo.
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Richard Mansfield
Baron Chevrial
Globe Theatre
Mansfield
Shakspere
Henry Irving
Boston
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Mr. A. Y. Pearson
Iceland
Tropics
Damon
Pythias
Edwin Barbour
Barbour
Honest Miss Drinan Returns Lost Wallet in Cambridgeport
Lizzie Drinan of Cherry Street Cambridgeport found a wallet on Temple Place containing over 50 dollars and papers. She returned it to owner Rose O'Brien of 86 Charles Street, who offered a reward that Drinan refused. The store clerk at R H White & Co. is praised for honesty and modesty.
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Lizzie Drinan
Cherry Street
Cambridgeport
Temple Place
Miss Drinan
R. H. White & Co
Post
Echs
American Line Adds Havre Service From Southampton
A twin screw Channel Island steamer now operates between Southampton and Havre at midnight Wednesdays and 9 p m Fridays with six hour passage. Eastbound from New York or Paris links to Havre, arriving Paris Thursday noon eight days after New York. Westbound Paris departures Fridays allow Southampton arrival Saturday morning, then noon sailing to New York. Havre Paris ticket add-ons are 5 and 3 50 for first and second class. Through baggage transfers to Havre steamer are free at Southampton.
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New York
Southampton
Havre
Paris
American Line
The Chronicles of the Sid by Adelia Gates
A new book records the travels of American adventurer Adelia Gates at age 63 through parts of the Sahara never before trodden by a white woman. It covers Egypt the Holy Land Iceland and early Kansas life with strong desert intrigue. Sid is Arabic for lady and Gates’ Sahara nickname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelia Gates
Adela E. Orpen
Sahara Desert
Egypt
Holy Land
Iceland
Kansas
Miss Gates
Sahara
Ambulatory mystery appeal from Concord on Sept 7
A brief appeal issued from Concord New Hampshire dated September 7 requests the public to reveal the history of an ambulatory mystery. The verse appeals to all readers to come forth and share information by shore or sea and return with details.
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Concord
N. H
Senator Irby in drunken row fuels speculation
In Columbia South Carolina on September 19 reports claim United States Senator Mr Irby fought with a hackman after a late night outing. A pistol was drawn and newspapers allege he was intoxicated raising questions about possible drinking at Governor Tillman’s state liquor.
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Columbia
S. C
United States
Irby
Hackman
Tillman
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