Nation's Women Real Factors In Fall Election
A New York based group led by Miss Willette Kershaw mobilizes professional women from law, medicine, surgery, and other fields to influence voting in the Wilson campaign. Kershaw stresses women’s influence beyond suffrage, aiming to sway working women and families on labor and child welfare issues.
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Mise Kerehawte
Child’s Welfare Association
Mise Aliyne EB. Bheerer
Chleago
New York
Misa Kershin
Philladelphia
Helen
Philadelphia
Miss Kershaw
Heaven
Wilson
Prominent minister resigns after mixer remarks critique
The Rev. B A Belatger of Paterson New Jersey resigns after being rejected as a mixer preacher by the Congregational church trustees. He is praised as eloquent yet critics say he fails to meet congregational standards. A parish gathering notes alleged comments on cooking.
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New York
B.A. Belatger
Paterson
N. J
Smoking Child Apprehended With Father in Salt Lake
In Salt Lake Utah on September 14 a young tobacco smoker was caught with his father on a street near the polite department. The juvenile pair was brought to Juvenile court after the incident.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Ex- Periente
Iver Halow
Father
Curtain fabric pricing chain shows inflated costs in U S markets
An article from N Y World traces the price buildup of a fancy curtain cloth imported from England, passing through manufacturers, jobbers, retailers, and the American housewife. It compares production costs 16 22 pence in England to 19 20 cents in the United States and questions tariff and profit margins driving higher U S prices.
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England
Wells
United States
Cerail
New York
Himelf
Tariff Board
Senator Lippitt
McColl
New York World
Tariff Fraud Claims Behind Domestic Cotton Goods Prices
Robert Kenneth Maclea argues the Payne Aldrich tariff inflates home textile costs and deceives consumers. He cites dimity fabric as an example, noting domestic prices surge while imported-sounding labels mislead buyers.
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Robert Kenneth Maclea
Tari Board
New York
Payne Aldrich Taw
United States
Irish Dimity Counter Prices Noted in City Store Stacks
A visiting editor observed a department store in a New England city of about 100000 residents with counters piled high of Irish dimity fabrics. Placards described prices and stock as part of the store display.
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Tucl
New England
Fake Irish Dimities Sold as Imported Fabric Prompt Tariff Probe
A Boston order fabric marketed as Irish dimity turned out to be American made. Investigators found the price spread from production to retailer involved only fractions of a cent per yard, with profits flowing through a chain from manufacturer to jobber to retailer.
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Boston
Loventa Yard
Bowland
Aklagen
Wihteh
Tariff Board
Investignona
Iriah
Moe
At & Cdhnta
Ip Roar
Free Recipe Promises Kidney Pain Relief
An advertisement claims a $3.50 recipe stops bladder and kidney pain and offers a free copy by mail from Dr. A. B. Robinson of Detroit. It asserts quick recovery, lists symptoms like scalding urine and back pain, and urges readers to request the recipe via mail.
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A. B. Robinson
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Uncertain Political Climate Casts Shadow Over Electoral College
Vague talk hints at possible turmoil this winter as the electoral college mood remains unsettled and leaders warn of unexpected developments amid rising tensions and speculation.
County Commissioners Proceedings Record 1912 Laramie County
County officials updated earnings and vouchers then adjourned. Changes in polling precincts 38 to 41 outlined with precise section boundaries and voting sites across Golden Prairie Palmer Highland and Durham areas. The document records official certification by County Clerk William H. Dillman and date September 12, 1912.
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Laramie County
Wyoming
William Storey
John Henton
William G. Curtis
Golden Prairie
Township
Range
Sevon Linen
School House
Palmer
Highland
Colorado & Southern
Paul Pearson
Durham
Northeast Corner
Northwest Corner
Southwest Corner
Durham Post Office
Hillsdale
Hillsdale School House
Laramie
William H. Dillman
Board of the County Commissioners
Nurse Left 10 Million by Man Who Wedded Her at 92
New York relatives planned a will contest as lawyers revealed Julia Gertrude Hannon, a nurse, married John S. Lyle in 1910 while his first wife had died. Lyle left 10 million to Hannon in a 40 million estate, naming her sole executrix without bond. He died at 94. Heirs allege undue influence influenced the will.
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New York
John S. Lyle
Julia Gertrude Hannon
Miss Hannon
Lyle
Menken
Commissioner Hoodooed Hunting for Rabbit's Foot
Washington news reports George M. Bowers United States commissioner of fisheries faced Friday the 13th on his 49th birthday in 1912. Surrounded by thirteens including the year sum and the new moon period, he launched a superstition challenge seeking a rabbit's foot for luck.
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Washington, D. C
George M. Bowers
United States Commissioner of Fisheries
Bowers
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