New Hotel Club For Working Girls Opens in East Seventy-Eighth
A residential club for women earning 10 to 12 dollars a week opens next week on East Seventy-Eighth Street by the East River. Miss Dorothy Whitney and the Junior League oversee the project, funded by 279,000 dollars from league members. Dr. ERL Gould backs a noncharitable venture, with 950 beds, river views, porch balconies, roof garden, and two-seat parlors. The plan includes a night watchman, permissive rules, and affordable rates with meals optional, aiming for home comforts and social amenities for daughters of modest means.
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New York Sun
Dorothy Whitney
Junior League
East Seventy-eighth Street
East Fiver
Milwaulkee
Blackwell Island
Erl Gould
Clyana Suburban Homes Company
Gould
Lonstom
Decompa
Willie Cade
Mont
Wruth
Barbroagher
Quan
Tehal
Devices for Comfort and Enjoyment in Dr Gould's House
Reading describes a residence with modern conveniences for girls, including an electric toaster, automatic heater, a basement laundry for nine, two parlors, a library, a large dancing room, a sewing room, weathered oak lying rooms with open fireplaces, and five upper floors of sleeping rooms priced by single or double occupancy. A woman physician will offer evening hours, and Miss Decomyn runs the main floor offices.
Birthday party for Miss Lillie Hunt at Wells Street
A social gathering honored Miss Lillie Hunt at 123 Wells St last Thursday with games, dancing, and piano solos by Misses Lilie Hunt and Margaret French. Attendees included Lillie Hunt, Margaret French, Grace Guchert, Pauline French, Elizabeth Freihott, Charles Hunt, William Frei hott, Lester Vanstone, Henry French, Warren Hunt, and Mrs Geo Hust and Mrs George Halety. A late luncheon followed. Foley Kidney Pills promotion appears.
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Lillie Hunt
Wells St
Lilie Hunt
Margaret French
Grace Guchert
Pauline French
Elizabeth Freihott
Charles Hunt
William Freihott
Lester Vanstone
Henry French
Warren Hunt
Geo. Hust
George Halety
Poli's to Stage Cohan Musical Comedy Fort Four Minutes From Broadway
Poli's presents George M. Cohan's Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway with Poll Players in a lively stock production. Johnny Thee Tyrrell and Charles Schoffield perform featured songs while Poll Orchestra and Electrograph show new views. Special gown and Parisian model coupons attract advance sales as a silk gown giveaway marks the event.
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Rome
Jonny Thee
Mise Tyrrell
Mary
Marys
Charles Schofield
Broadway
Inday
E. H. Dillon
Jack Sherman
Edwin Healey
Initiative and Referendum Urges Direct Legislation
By Robert L. Owen, this piece extols initiative referendum and recall as direct democracy tools. It traces historic roots, cites states adopting the scheme, and argues for reducing machine politics, boosting integrity and stability in government through citizen-led laws and accountable officials. It links reform to broader party stances and humane governance ideals.
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Oklahoma
Press Bureau
National Democratic League of ‘Clubs
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New England
South
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Supreme Court of the United States
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South Dakota
Nevada
California
Washington
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North Dakota
Colorado
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Arizona
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Kansas
Democratic National Party
Prohibition Party
Independence Party
Old People’s Party
Ed Walsh In Auto Crash With Family in Meriden
Ed Walsh a Chicago White Sox pitcher and his family escaped unharmed after a car slammed into their carriage on Colony Street Meriden. The car owned by R R Harder Waterbury fleeing at high speed struck the carriage and hit a telegraph pole. Harder suffered a facial injury but was not seriously hurt and traveled home by trolley.
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Meriden
Ed Walsh
White Sox
Walsh
New Haven Secures Control Of Narragansett Pier Line
The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad gained control of the Narragansett Pier railroad by a ninety nine year lease to the Rhode Island company. The eight and a half mile line runs between Narragansett Pier and West Kingston and will be electrified and connected with Seaview. Stockholders will ratify the deal and four percent stock payments are noted.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Narragansett Pier
West Kingston
Narragansett Pier Railroad
Peacedale
Rhode Island
New Haven Road
Rhode Taland Company
Seaview
Providence and
Danielson
Nitragansett Pier Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Corporation
Charles P. Clarke
Salez
Roma
New Haven
Rhode Island Company
Seaview Nn
Audubon board meeting to be held at Mrs Wright's home
The State executive board of the Audubon society will meet Friday at the home of Mrs. J. C. Wright in Pairfield. Four Bridgeport social figures have formed a quartet to gain prominence in musical circles with Mrs. Rob ert Martin Miss Norman Weber William Wald and Joseph Weiler as members. Miss Mabel French will accompany.
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J. C. Wright
Pairfield
The
Audubon Society
Bridgeport
Robert Martin
Norman Weber
William Wald
Joseph Weiler
Mabel French
Estate of Julia A Field sale order 1911 Newtown district
Estate of Julia A Field late of Newtown district deceased. David A Nichols executor applies for an order to sell and convey real estate of the estate. Probate Office Newtown hears the application June 1911 at 5 20 PM. Notice to pendency and hearing time and price to be published in newspapers circulating in the district before June 9 1911. William J Beech er judge
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Julia A. Field
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William J. Beecher
New Cana an Named Connecticut Gets Another Postal Savings Depository
Washington reports designate post offices as postal savings depositories including Lyn donville Kew Canaan Clinton Ipswich Southbridge Muse Keene Calais. An accident at West End hall park left FS Moore with a broken left arm after foot caught in a wire fence. he was taken home after ambulance arrival and treated by Dr Bennett Nad eruced.
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Conn
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FS Moore
American Graphophone Company
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Park Avenue
Bennett Nad
Farewell to John Harvey at Toucey drug store
Friends of John Harvey, longtime pharmacist at East Main and Shelton streets Toucey drug store, gathered in Bridgeport last night to bid him farewell before he leaves for Great Barrington to start a new business venture. He was presented with a handsome watch charm as a memento from friends.
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Toucey
East Main and
Shelton Streets
Mr. Harvey
Great Barrington
Almeel
Iis
Bridgeport
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