Mary Draper and Patriot Aid in Dedham During Lexington Surprise
A Dedham household led by widow Mary Draper became a beacon for patriots fleeing Lexington. She and her daughter baked bread in two large ovens, fed fed exhausted travelers, and supplied clothing from family fabrics. Her husband’s musket and her own fundraising efforts supported soldiers, with the Drapers transforming household goods into ammunition and garments as winter neared.
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Lexington
Putnam
Cambridge
Callen
Drapers
Dedham
Mary Draper
Kate
Draper
A Fair Debutante in Washington Society
Miss Elimbeth bend Stone, youngest daughter of Charles W. Stone of Philadelphia, appears in society after a tea at her mother’s home in the capital. Described as tall, pretty, with dark eyes and hair, she shows a refined education from Baltimore’s Woman’s College and notable vocal talent. Her graceful manners and bright spirit forecast strong popularity.
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Elimbeth Bend Stone
Charles W. Stone
Pennia
Miss Stone
Capital
Elizabeth
Woman’s College
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago Times-Herald
Where Women Are Supreme in a Michigan Village
In Decatur Michigan population 1500 the village council president is Mrs Alma Sage and all town offices are held by women except the dog catcher. Women run businesses farms trades and services from doctors to postmistress to undertaker with several clubs and a secret society.
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Decatur
Mich
Alma Sage
Kinney
Ada Gregg
Barnett
Crane
Otica
Ohio Women Growing Noted in State Publications
The State Federation of Women's Clubs expands toward a hundred groups as Ohio hosts creditable poems by several women writers. Coeducation is widespread across 29 colleges and universities with sizable female attendance. Oberlin, Mount Union, Ohio State, and Ohio Wesleyan enroll hundreds, while many other schools average around 400 students.
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Ohio
Johnstone Murray
Elizabeth Cherry Haire
Corella Bond
Gabrielle Stewart
Mary Wevill
Edna Heald
Anna
Roberts
Warner Snead
State Federation of Women’s Clubs and Societies
Oberlin
Mount Union
Ohio State University
Ohio Wesleyan
Mother Marries Daughter in Boston Ceremony
A remarkable wedding took place at the residence of Rev Mary T Whitney in Boston with Rev Carl G Horst of Athol Mass as groom and Miss Emily Aitken of Boston as bride. Officiating was Rev Martha Aitken mother of the bride, a rare case of a mother marrying her daughter.
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Mary T. Whitney
Boston
Carl G. Horst
Second Unitarian Church
Athol
Mass
Emily Aitken
Martha ©. Aitken
Portland
Athletic Archduchess Maria Theresa Leads Bold Rescue
The Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria is praised for athletic prowess including lifting a heavy iron column to free a man trapped beneath it during a rush for help. She is married to Archduke Charles Etienne and is the daughter of the former Grand Duke of Tuscany.
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Maria Theresa of
Austria
Tuscany
Charles Etienne
Enterprising Minnesota Girl Starts Bee Apiary
Misa Nellie Cheeley of Morrill Minnesota takes a homestead claim and starts a large scale honey business with 50 colonies of bees. She will teach school in winter and care for the bees in summer, signaling expected success from an ambitious plan.
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Misa Nellie Cheeley
Morrill
Minn
Minnesota
Real Estate Office Opens Opposite Nutley Station
Miss Fannie Unger announces a new Franklin N J real estate office across from Nutley station. She hangs a golden sign and offers property for sale and houses to let. Unger has several years of stenography experience and is an energetic young entrepreneur.
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Fannie Unger
Nutley Station
Franklin
N. J
Miss Unger
New York Cycle Path Plans for Elevated Wheel Routes
A proposed 80 mile two wheel path system for New York City would run along Second, Third, Sixth and Ninth avenues with nine foot lanes, a five foot iron wall, and steam elevators from Battery to Yonkers. Cost estimated at 6 million dollars with an 8 cent toll. George J. Gould approves and Russell Sage reviews the plan awaiting mayoral backing.
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George J. Gould
Russell Sage
Rapid Transit Commission
Sixth
Ninth Avenue
Battery
Yonkers
Harlem
Bicycle polo and wheels: a Brooklyn club and riding trends
The piece notes bicycle polo perfected by western wheelmen and a strong Brooklyn bicycle club inside a church. It cites The Chicago Record on bikes as central to life, Collyer on cycling as a grace, a 6000 mile ride to Irkutsk, and European racing excitement. It also mentions stable upkeep for cyclists and changing social norms among women outdoors.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Jack
Ace
Robert Collyer
Jefferson
Irkutsk
Siberia
Paris
England
New York Telegram
The Pulpit and the Wheel Parable
A preacher plans to ride from the parsonage to church on Sunday to set an example while hiding wheels stored in the basement. He recalls an old friend who could not preach while horses were visible through the window, risking distraction during scripture.
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New York Press
Rubber Tires In Thunderstorms Question Lightning Safety
A New York Telegram note argues that rubber tires may insulate a bicycle wheel from lightning, yet cites records of wheelmen struck by lightning or warns of possible exaggeration. It questions riding in a thunderstorm even if tires are perfect insulators and asks how far a rider would travel in such weather.
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New York Telegram
Brooklyn Man Counts Cyclists on Coney Island Path
A Brooklyn resident spent hours on the Coney Island cycle path on Sunday to estimate cyclists using the route from 7 am to 10 pm. He figures about 32 200 riders. If each bike costs 90 dollars, total value is roughly 3 000 006 dollars.
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Brooklyn
Coney Island
Ambitious man laments lack of usefulness amid odd gossip
Challie complains about women and a man seeks a way to help the world as Miss Kean interrupts with a remark about pocketbooks made from monkey skins, illustrating a curious social exchange from the Indianapolis Journal.
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Challie
Kean
Indianapolis
Doctor and Patient Clash Over Bills in Yonkers
A Yonkers States man claims the patient wants to be out more while the doctor insists the patient must settle the bill. The exchange highlights tension over medical costs and timely payment.
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Patiennt
Yonkers Statesman
Dust particle counts rise with altitude in Alpine air
Air samples from 6000 to 18600 feet in the Alps show dust densities from 950 particles per cubic centimeter at 6700 feet to 157 at 18600 feet. Ocean and Atlantic fogs yield varying counts around 400 to 500 per cc, measured with a water vapor condensation dust counter developed by Fridlander.
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Bleshorn
Switzerland
Rothhorn
Weisshorn
Zermatt Valley
Ziani
Indian Ocean
Atlantic
Fridlander
New York Journal
The Man of Moderate Means and the Patch Tale
A New York Sun anecdote follows a man who calls himself a shoe repair connoisseur only to discover a single clever L shaped patch covering both a new crack and a welt. The shoemaker explains the patch offers greater durability and a broader wear pattern, prompting the narrator to foresee more patches and expertise ahead.
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New York Sun
Fashionable bonnets and straw hats trend this season
The piece notes plaited straw bonnets in yellowish tones will lead fashion with styles ranging from directoire to Louis XVI and large early century bonnets to the small second empire shapes. It reports ribbon ties widening to three inches and chin ties for large hats, inch wide for stock and jabot trends.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Sun test for diamonds from George Kunte expert
George Kunte, a noted authority on precious stones, says diamonds need not be taken to jewelers to test value. Expose them to sun or electric light for five minutes, place them in the hand, and enter a dark closet. If the stones emit a phosphorescent light when opened, they are genuine.
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George Kunte
George Kuntz
New York Journal
Two Cycling Songs
A brief poem notes joy in cycling and a sharp rebuke to the person who strewed glass on the road. The speaker contrasts the ease of riding with the peril of broken glass, ending with a defiant line about harming the source of the danger.
Summer Travel in New England Promise Of Scenic Delights
The article extols a summer tour of New England with its varied sights. Notable destinations include the White Mountains Notch Flume Glen Summit and coastal resorts offering bathing boating and fishing. It notes hospitable hostels fine cuisine and convenient railfare reductions via the Boston and Maine railroad excursion book for trips to mountain seashore and lake resorts.
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New England
White Mountains
Boston and Maine Railroad
Maritime Provinces
General Passenger Department
Boston and Maine
A Bit of Advertising for Republicans
The Boston Journal notes Republican campaign tactics including a sticker printed by Mr Apsley and circulated nationwide. It features the message The Republican party stands for honest money and the chance to earn it by honest toil William McKinley. A million stickers are being printed at The Enterprise office as the starter and will be placed on street cars offices and lamp posts.
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Boston Journal
Apsley
William McKinley
Fifth Regiment Veterans Reunion at Gates Pond
The 11th annual reunion of the Veteran association of Co. I Fifth Massachusetts volunteers will be at Gates Pond Berlin on Wednesday Aug 12. Met comrades who did not receive a notice should write to secretary E D Howe Gardner Mass. Wives children and friends of deceased comrades are invited. members should bring wives and families and additional friends if desired.
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Veteran Association of Co. I
Fifth Regiment
Massachusetts Volunteers
Gates Pond
Berlin
E. D. Howe
Gardner
Mass
Spofford Family Reunion Set for August at The Pines
The Spofford Family association holds its triennial reunion at The Pines Groveland on Wednesday August 25. All bearing variants of the Spofford name or descendants through marriage are invited to attend.
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Spofford Family Association
Spofford
Spofforth
Spafard
Odd Spokes and Bicycle Tax Tales Across States
Minnesota bans seizing bicycles for judgments while Los Angeles hosts numerous grand rides. English highways will feature tourist women cyclists this summer. San Diego Wheelmen boast 250 members as a leading club in the south west. Mobile cyclists face a $1 annual tax after losing their court challenge. A new quadricycle with central driving wheel, front steering, and a rear trailer carries two riders.
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Minnesota
Los Angeles
Cal
San Diego
Paris gowns dazzle with daring color blends
In Paris remarkable dress combinations are showcased. Mlle Bartet wears a gown from M Meilhau's Grosse Fortune featuring yellow moire and pink rose stripes on white, lace bodice, pink rose corsage bouquet with a black feather. A tea gown costs 600 dollars with blue satin tulle front, Parisian diamonds, and a yellow satin back embroidered with red roses.
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Paris
Mlle. Bartet
M. Meilhau
Demand Outstrips Supply for Tandem Machines
Riders with orders for tandem machines complain they cannot get their units. Dealers and manufacturers did not anticipate the sharp rise in demand at the season’s start, leaving supply unequal to the orders received.
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Sansen
Benation
Ohio Women
New York’s
Dusty
Summer Travel
Spofford Reunion
Odd Spokes
Puritana
Eugene M. Hinds
North Oree Street
Concord
N. H
Burt Puritana Compound Co
Columbias
Columbia
Hartford
Tuttles
Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
Acton, Maynard, Stow and
Littleton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Supreme Judicial Court
Lorenzo Eaton
Concordia
John Garrison
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Garrison
Caroline O. Richardson
Monument Street
Francis RK. Gourgas
Prescott Keyes
Tremont Stree
A.D
Concord, Enterprise
Maddiesex
Theo
C. Hurd
Theo. C. Hurd Clerk
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