Masonic Degrees and Organizations Across US in 1894
The article outlines Masonic rites from Blue Lodge to Knight Templar, noting York and Scottish rites, regional lodge activities in Marlboro Hudson Maynard and Boston connections, and lists key figures and national bodies. It cites totals for grand lodges, Royal Arch chapters, Knights Templar commanderies, and allied orders including the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and Prince Hall Masons.
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America
Ireland
York
Blue Lodge
Boston
Royal Arch
Council
Knight Templar
Knight of Malta
Marlboro and Hudson
United Brethren
Doric
Houghton R. A
Trinity Commandery
Maynard
Chas. A. Welch Lodge
A. F
A. M
Lodge of Perfection
East
Jerusalem
Ad Vitam
Noachite
Libanus
Tabernacle
Temple
Hagia
Memphis
George L. McCahan
Maryland
Knights Templar
Territories
Delaware
Florida
District of Columbia
Nevada
South Carolina
Sandwich Islands
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Utah
Henry L. Palmer
Wisconsin
M. P. Soverign
Thomas H. Caswell
California
Supreme Councils
France
England
Scotland
Belgium
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Portugal
Italy
Mexico
Colombia
Chile
Central America
Greece
Canada
Cuba
Switzerland
Egypt
Tunis
Spain
Hartley Carmichael
United States of America
Ark Mariner
Secret Monitor
Tylers of Solomon
St. Lawrence the Martyr
Knight of
Constantinople
Holy and Blessed Order of Wisdom
St. John of Patmos
Niversal Masonry
Eer Lodge
Josiah H. Drummond
Order of the Nobles of the ‘Mystic Shrine
United States
William B. Mellish
Cincinnati
Prince Hall
Battlefield concerns and crematory debates in wartime
The piece discusses proposed battlefield crematories to dispose of dead soldiers and the dangers of careless workers, arguing for temporary receiving hospitals before cremation. It notes the desire to honor the fallen by returning bodies home for burial, while cautioning against the harsh spectacle of cremation.
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New York Ledger
Miss Marion Talbot Sanitation Pioneer and Dean
Miss Marion Talbot pursued sanitation with strong energy, becoming an authority. She studied plumbing to master the trade but found it too hard for a woman, yet her practical plumbing knowledge greatly aided her roles as professor of sanitation and now as dean of the University of Chicago.
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Marion Talbot
Chicago University
Woman urges newspapers to teach economics to readers
A Gotham woman writes a published letter urging newspapers to commend economics to women. She proposes a column devoted to economics for women or to intersperse economic doctrines with the fashion column to attract female readers and influence households.
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Gotham
Clever New Orleans girl carves angel prow for yacht Vision
Miss Julia B. Rogers, a gifted painter and the youngest of three bright sisters, has crafted a carved woodwork on the prow of the new yacht Vision. The piece depicts a Caryatid form of an angel and is praised for its exquisite design and execution.
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New Orleans
Julia B. Rogers
Miss Maud Sambourne Illustrates For Noted Publications
Miss Maud Sambourne, daughter of a celebrated Punch artist, joins the ranks of illustrators. She draws with grace and has commissions for several magazines and a book for a leading publisher.
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Maud Sambourne
Punch
Miss Sambourne
Mrs Stevenson's Trip Across the South
Katharine Lente Stevenson, corresponding secretary of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the United States, traveled 8500 miles in 88 days visiting 47 meetings giving 30 addresses and organizing six W C T U chapters in southern states.
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Katharine Lente Stevenson
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of
United States
DeWitts Colic and Cholera Cure Promises Quick Relief
Advertisers claim the remedy works without fail and has pleasant taste with no bad after effects.Local distributors listed include B F Johnson and Son Maynard C H Whitney Concord H A Littlefield West Acton.
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DeWitt
B. F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
C. H. Whitney
Concord
H. A. Littlefield
West Acton
Dressing Table Catchall and Cycling Fashion Debate
A London Telegraph item describes a homemade dressing table box using a small basket with brass rings to form lambrequins and silk lining. It also notes a newspaper office incident where a woman on a bicycle wearing a skirt caught fire from a lantern in the wheel, prompting the knickerbocker fashion remark.
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London Telegraph
Women see bias in Bible translates say Nahida Remy work
The Chicago Israelite notes that Louise Mannheimer’s translation of Jewish Woman appears to show injustice toward Biblical women. It argues the term obey often mistranslates to be alike unto and that understanding context places women on equality with men.
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Louise Mannheimer
Nahida Remy
Chicago
Chain Maidens at Wedding Parade
Four young women acted as chain maidens at the wedding, wearing roses on linked chains to guide guests. They led the bridal party up the church aisle and then released guests after the ceremony by wrapping the chains around themselves and following the party to the carriages.
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Philadelphia
A Spirited Old Lady Leads Road Repair Party
Mrs. Mary Ann Smith of East Lyme Connecticut celebrated her ninety fourth birthday. Four days earlier she organized a group of women to mend the roads after petitions to the selectmen failed. They cleared loose stones and created a safer passage on a weeks long perilous track led by Mrs. Smith.
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Mary Ann Smith
East Lyme
Conn
Prison life expert Pauline de Grandpre aids female inmates
Mlle. Pauline de Grandpre, once housekeeper to a St. Lazare prison chaplain, knows French prison life well. For 25 years since his death she has dedicated herself to visiting female prisoners and finding jobs for them after their sentences.
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Mlle
Pauline de Grandpre
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