Women Pioneers in Social Reform and Industry
News of Interest to Our Feminine Readers highlights the human touch of women in new fields. Jane Addams and other leaders shape settlement work, social research, and labor legislation. Notable figures include Miss Breckenridge, Miss Abbott, Miss Eastman, Miss Butler, Miss Obenhauer, and Miss Keller advancing studies and policy for workers and women in industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams
Miss Addams
Miss Ward
Simkovitch
University of Chicago
Department of Social Investigation
Miss Abbott
John R. Commons
Pittsburg
Obenhauer
Women’s Department
Bureau of Labor
Miss Keller
New York State Immigration Bureau
North American Press Syndicate
High Trolley Steps 1060 Debate Opens Summer Trials
Hartford officials review high steps on trolley cars amid protests from women and Connecticut lawmakers. A trial period may test folding open car steps in New Haven and Bridgeport next summer, targeting open cars where complaints are strongest. The move follows sustained agitation by women across New Haven Hartford and Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Public Utilities Commission
Fecers
New Haven
Bridgeport
Connecticut Company
New’ Haven
Utilities Commis
Wisconsin
Sion
Everbody
Dwight H. Woolf
Kansas City
Kan
Mr. Woolf
San Antonio
Tex
Woolf
Woolfs
Woof
Foley
L. F. Curtis
Christmas shopping notes from Watkins Art Store and florists
The Walking Cure offers 25 percent savings on fur purchases for Christmas Lifts at 1105 Main Street. Watkins Art Store at 1091 Broad Street displays Christmas cards and bric a brac, with a full line of frames. John Beck & Son Florists features balsam fir trees from Canada and holly with dark green leaves and red berries, signaling the approaching festive season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Watkins
Watkins’ Art Store
Broad Street
John Beck & Son
Canada
Wives and Teeth Law in Wisconsin Condemns Silence
A humorous clipping mocks court rulings on marital disputes and dental support. It cites a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision requiring a husband to provide dentures for his wife, urged by commentators as a national constitutional issue and a prompt for married women to relocate to Wisconsin for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical
Humane Society
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
United States Supreme Court
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Wisconsin
Not Understood and Corn Cobs as Fuel
A reflective piece laments not understood motives and misjudgments in social relations. It contrasts moral misunderstandings with a practical aside on corn cobs: dried cobs can fuel fires, while loose cob dust should be contained in a box.
Washington Gossip Interview on Bob Chanler and Cavalieri
Washington dispatch details Bob Chanler’s Paris divorce, a $200,000 debt secured on New York realty, and a $70,000 settlement with Lina Cavalieri. It notes his regret on international marriage, hints at future American brides, and cites the Illinois Equal Rights Association’s list of twenty notable women alongside comments on shopping weariness and women’s labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Equal Rights Association
Isabel Martin
the Farmer
Washington
Bob’ Chanler
Paris
New York
Lina Cavalieri
Bob
Chanler
Calakeri
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Lst
Mary Baker Eddy
Carrie Chapman Catt
Frances &. Willard
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Jane Addams
Ella Flagg Young
Emmaline Pankhurst
Clara Barton
Florence Nightingale
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan
Mrs Blumberg Improves After Serious Operation
Mrs Blumberg wife of a well known merchant underwent an operation at Dr Bull’s sanitarium New York last week and is believed to be out of danger. She was in critical condition for several days after a dangerous procedure by Dr Erdmann the eminent surgeon. Friends here are encouraged by her improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Blumberg
Ladies' Aid Society gathers for church activities and tips
Tomorrow afternoon the Ladies' Aid Society of the German Reformed church meets in the church basement for business and social time. Entertaining will be Mesdames C. Merz A. Baunach J. Kausler and M. Strobel. The note includes household tips and crafts from Farm Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
German Reformed Church
Mesdames C. Merz
A. Baunach
J. Kausler
M. Strobel
Paris Millinery Expands Shape Variety and Trimmings
The Millinery Trade Review notes a growing variety of Parisian hat shapes and trimming methods as the season advances. Revival styles such as the marquis and beret appear with modern twists, including domed crowns, velvet bands, ermine bindings, and elaborate aigrets. Toques, toques and toques appear in new forms with ostrich plumes, cords, and beading, while dramatic large hats blend egg-shaped brims and rolled fronts for distinct silhouettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millinery Trade Review
Woman Tricked Into Fake Marriage In New Haven
Miss Alice Maldenberg testified at New Haven city court that a man posing as her husband lured her to elope and a rabbi-like figure conducted a ceremony. She learned it was not legal, the man deserted, and Judge Hoyt allowed her to return to her mother in New York with probation officer Miss Anna Palmer. Police seek the supposed husband, a traveling salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Maldenberg
New Haven
Chief of Police Arrests Himself Over Deer Shipment
In Greenwich on December 13 Chief Ritch was asked to arrest himself for shipping a live deer to L. J. Aubrey of Ossining, his son in law, intended for a Christmas window display. The crate hid the animal, express workers notified the station, and the Chief determined the deer was mounted and lawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Ritch
L. J. Aubrey
Ossining
Express Company
Clara Turner Testifies in Theatre Company Fire Suit
Clara Turner known as Mrs Clara Turner Hammond testified in Judge Burpee's court in the case by Clara Turner Theatrical Company against the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad for $5,000 losses from a 1910 New London fire. She described personal losses including a velvet Empire gown burned through, a saddle and pony cart, and a damaged trunk as her wardrobe and props were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Clara Turner
Clara Turner Hammond
New London
John K. Beach
Mohican
Also Mentioned on This Page
McCall’s Magazine
Mahon
Bob” Chanler
Blumberg
Halls of Knowledge
Wisdom
New Orleans
Decem- Farm Journal
Express
Theatrical Company
New Haven Road
W. E. Halligan
Fairfield Avenue
Lodge Com
Inis
Cerevice
Winter & North
Room
Bridgeport Finance Co
Warner Building
the Century Store
Main St
Y. M. C. A. Bldg
Bath
Elke
Teller
Teseien
Nyway
AMS
Buick
Lambert
Ford
Pitt
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