Women Club Activities and Social Gatherings Notes
Local clubs schedule monthly Kensington events at Mrs. A D Johnston home and a New Year’s afternoon reception at Mrs Carl Gylling’s. Plans include Bridge Club entertaining, Plains hotel New Year’s Eve dinner timing, Watch Night services at several churches, Guild party at Parlab House, and Epworth League watch night with a program. Costumes for the New Year’s Eve ball are on display with prize inquiries to Mrs George P Keight.
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Coterie Art Club
Carl Gylling
Parlab House
Guild of St. Mark's
Newa
Mrs. Voorhees
Mra. Barber
Mra. Mahoney
Mra. Daley
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Agnes Johnson
Lopp
Marlo Fager
Ehibition
Prise
George P. Keight
West Sixteenth Street
Grand Mask Ball Tonight at Eagle Hall
Official notice for a December 91 1912 event by the B I L A with three prize costumes and a grand prize match. Music by Buchanan's orchestra. Refreshments served free. Tickets one dollar. ladies admitted free. event time 10:50 p.m. at Eagle hall.
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Buchanan
Chinese petitioner seeks adoption of American boy in Los Angeles
A petition bearing a Chinese signature seeks to adopt an American boy. The child was found abandoned on a neighbor’s porch three years ago when one day old. Lute W. Jimmie, an American-born Chinese merchant, files the case in Superior Court. his wife is Caucasian.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dee
Lute W. Jimmie
Lute
Couriehiog
Hie Wite
Inaccuracy of a watch saves eight in California tunnel
Eight men escaped with minutes to spare when a watch alarms their early return from a Mountain Quarries tunnel in Auburn California. A watchman’s off duty summons led to the surface just as the Good gates burst and flooded the tunnel.
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Auburn
Calif
Dee
Roosevelt urges war prep to deter European threats
Colonel Roosevelt told the American Historical Society in Hoston that preparation is needed to enforce peace. He warned the United States cannot wait for international conflict while European powers stay warlike.
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Hoston
Roosevelt
American Historical Society
United States
Europe
New Year Reservations Reach 17000 City Hotels
Seventeen thousand reservations were reported in New York dining rooms for the old year and the new year, with meals priced from 5 to 10 dollars per cover. A reporter’s survey of hotel and restaurant districts notes high demand despite calls for a calmer celebration.
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New York
Reno's Fame Menaced
Reno notes a 60 day Nevada legislature session starting January 20 with an election for the unexpired US Senate term of the late George S Nixon. A woman suffrage amendment may pass as a resolution for voter submission. The main issue expected is extending residency for divorce from six months to one year.
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Reno
Nevada
United States
George 8
Nixon
Colonel Glenn Proposes Auto Transport for 23rd Infantry
Washington dispatch reports Colonel Glenn of the Twenty third Infantry asks the War Department to permit moving his regiment across the continent by automobile trucks. He wants to use the trucks for both troops and supplies rather than trains, signaling a bold logistics proposal.
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Washington
Glenn
Twenty-third Infantry
Department of Wars
Sands Says How did the Bird know that
A playful notice promises gifts and tokens of esteem with every purchase, stating that every item comes with an estimable value and friendly service.
Broadway Jones A Clever Comedy at Capitol Avenue Theater
Ralph Morgan stars as Broadway Jones in a witty caper where a wealthy spendthrift faces ruin and a windfall. John Webster plays his loyal ally as a Connecticut gum factory plot unfolds and a widow’s scheme, an Earl, and two sweet girls shape a lighthearted finale.
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Ralph Morgan
Robert Wallace
John Webster
Broadway
Wallace
Connecticut
Earl of
German diplomat Waechter dies in Stuttgart
Alfred Von Eiderlen Waechter Germany's secretary of state for foreign affairs died suddenly in Stuttgart on December 30 His death is described as an irreparable loss amid the Balkan crisis and he was known as a firm friend and adviser to Turkey.
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Stuttgart
Alfred von Eiderlen Waechter
Germany
Hil
Turkey
Boston Mayor Urges Unmarried to Get Busy
Boston mayor John F Fitzgerald urges young unmarried men to propose by New Year’s Eve saying leap year has given them opportunities. He promises reserved seats at a city celebration for couples who settle matters before midnight Tuesday.
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Boston
John F. Fitzerald
Fitzgerald
Punctuality Quotation Attributed To Lord Nelson Note
A historical quotation attributed to Lord Nelson praises punctuality as the key to success and as the duty of gentlemen. The quotation also hints at the politeness of kings and the necessity of promptness in society.
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Lord Nelson
Orleon Swett
Very Fine Beano Beans Soak and Cook Method
A compact home recipe note describes washing beans, soaking overnight, then cooking until water is absorbed. It instructs pouring off water and simmering about half an hour to achieve tender beans.
Clam Breth Misspelled Recipe Snippet
A short recipe fragment describes choosing clams, placing them in a pot, covering, and cooking until shells open. The text notes to open air and serve while very hot.
Smallness of the world in a pigeons nest find
In Indianapolis News account a group discovers a piece of Greek two drachmae in a pigeons nest in the abandoned Ritter house. Demarchus Brown recalls a former Greek money gift to a Butler College student, linking the coin to Athens and noting the world isn’t so large after all.
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Charles M. Cross
United States
Mr. Cross
Ritter House
Irvington
Demarchus
Brown
Butler College
Athens
Indianapolia News
Boaster’s boast sparks rival carmakers jab
A dinner among motor car manufacturers turns into a mild quarrel as one guest boasts of selling a car every two minutes. A rival retorts that such sales pace proves poor salesmanship, noting a sucker is born every minute. The exchange ends with the next speaker being introduced.
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Boaster
Misjudged the Uniform Confusion in the Philippines
General Charles King confronted a raw recruit over saluting etiquette during the Philippine campaign. The recruit admitted uncertainty about commands and mistook the general for another official, prompting a pointed reminder that officers must be saluted. The exchange highlights strict military decorum.
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Philippines
Charles King
General King
Kansas City Star
First Use of Asphalt in Road Surfaces
The article recounts the accidental discovery of natural rock asphalt in Switzerland, its early use for bitumen extraction, and how crushed chunks formed a fine road surface when heated. It notes an 1864 experimental roadway in Parte and the subsequent spread to many countries.
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Switzerland
Parte
No Rise With Alimony Ruling From Denver Magistrate
Magistrate Morris of Denver rules alimony payments need not be tendered personally every time a divorced spouse requests payment. The decision comes after Beau Vincent, a motorman, was ordered to pay $20 monthly alimony to his former wife Mrs. Bmathla Vincent, who reported mixed responses when she sought funds.
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4Wan
Morris
Denver
Bmathla Vincent
Beau Vincent
Merrie
Woodrow Wilson Analyzes Big Business in The New Freedom
Woodrow Wilson argues for a new legal framework to regulate powerful corporations. He compares a corporation to a public tenement and urges reconstruction of economic and political practice to curb oppressive systems and protect smaller enterprises. The piece notes judges, industry leaders, and policy reform amid widespread change.
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Woodrow Wilson
Deceived by Promise of Trip 18 Held as Insane
New York police take Jack Chandor of Denver into custody at Grand Central after his brothers allege opiate use and irrational acts. In Harlem court he is examined by Magistrate French and released on surety to return when testimony from his mother is heard.
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New York
Denver Express
Grand Central Station
Europe
Jack’ PF. Chandor
Denver
Dlamatic Service
Detecti Frederick Dietach
Weat 125 Street
Sunit
Harlem
Hierald A
Reginald F. Chandor
Frenchi
Brothere
Allo-Daugh
Ilys
Irvington
N. Y
Jack
Chan
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