Inventor Mrs. Sadie Bodine and Detroit activist Miss Bates
The article profiles Mrs. Sadie Bodine of New York the first woman to invent a bicycle related mechanical device and notes her sewing needle work and decorating talents. It also highlights Miss Bates a leader in Detroit women’s clubs and her goals for education law study to aid women in business.
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Sadie W. Bodine
New York City
Sadie Bodine
Miss Bates
Woman's Club of Detroit
Association For the Advancement of Women
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Woman runs major New York dry goods store department
The New York firm puts a woman in charge of its delivery department with 18 wagons and 25 to 30 boys under her supervision. She hires, routes, and resolves complaints, asserting women are more reliable in business and that her place is unusual but not laborious.
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New York
New York Sun
Miss Bates Chosen President Of UM Law Postgrad Class
Miss Octavia Williams Bates of Detroit is elected president of the University of Michigan postgraduate law class. The four year program marks the first such group to graduate this year. Bates, a pioneer female student who earned a BA in 1877, has long led women in the department and earlier held class offices.
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Octavia Williams Bates
Detroit
University of Michigan
Miss Bates
Breakfast jackets replace gowns in season styles
The Chicago Times Herald notes breakfast jackets in flannelette and cashmere as everyday wear, paired with matching skirts. Descriptions include a pale violet French model with lace bolero and ribbons, and a scarlet cashmere design trimmed with black lace and velvet ribbons.
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Chicago Times- Herald
Women Congress in Berlin Impresses Europe
The international women’s congress held last September in Berlin is praised as a success and a revelation in the German community. Press reaction turned respectful as debates remained calm and constructive, with observers noting self control and open dialogue among delegates from Germany, England, and France. The group also highlights plans to push for civil code revisions by the Reichstag two years hence, to take effect in 1900.
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International Woman's Congress
Berlin
New York Nation
Socialdemokratinnen
Reichstag
Empire
Shawmut Club Focuses on Working Women’s Moral Conditions
A Boston federation of 22 working girls' clubs heard Edith M. Howe describe Shawmut’s yearlong study of working women’s outside lives. Reported conditions among factory workers generally favorable, with a few employers pushing temptations. Some workers questioned the focus, prompting talks on practical aid such as higher wages and shorter hours. A new organization for early closing formed with over 100 members.
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Boston
Shawmut
Edith M. Howe
Beneficial Association of Young Men
Trustee theory of women's attitude to money
The text argues that women are more honorable in financial matters than men, suggesting this is explained by the trustee theory of women's attitude to money and debt. It presents a view on repayment behavior attributing higher reliability to women in loans.
Women more careful with money than men says Spectator
A London Spectator passage argues women are steadier with money than men, tied to the trust of funds and repayment, making them less prone to small acts of pecuniary dishonor. It notes exceptions exist but overall women are cautious, seldom go bankrupt, and accumulate wealth less often.
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London Spectator
Woman Hero Rescues Boy From Burning Home
Miss Mona Burrows, a young teacher at the Home for Feeble Minded Children in Vineland New Jersey, rescued a 14 year old boy from a burning home. She entered his room against his will and carried him outside to safety, suffering serious injuries. The Newark Advertiser notes governments award medals and pensions for heroism and urges New Jersey to honor heroic women as well.
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Mona Burrows
Vineland
N. J
Newark Advertiser
Saen
New Jersey
Pioneer suffrage advocate visits Washington guest of pupil
Mrs. Lucinda H. Stone, noted for pioneering work in Michigan on suffrage education journalism and clubs, spends winter in Washington as guest of former pupil Mrs. Blount. In a Charlotte Tribune letter she recalls meeting Mrs. Warren wife of Senator Warren of Wyoming and praises her as an earnest believer in woman suffrage.
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Lucinda H. Stone
Michigan
Washington
Blount
Charlotte
Mich
Wyoming
Men’s Parliament Shortage Sparks Sex Equality Debate
The Lady's Pictorial argues qualified voters see a shrinking pool of male parliamentary candidates. It warns the burden of election effort may drive self proclaimed emancipationists to fill the gap, urging readiness for women to run if men withdraw.
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M. P
Mrs. Avery Misquoted About Wealth During Council Meeting
Boston letter notes Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery was rumored to be worth 3.5 million dollars at a Woman's National Council gathering in Boston. The false figure has distressed her, as she cannot respond to numerous inquiries while business complications leave her not rich as alleged, though she once donated generously to suffrage.
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Rachel Foster Avery
Woman's National Council
Boston
Avery
Irregular edges favor plates and saucers in china styles
White and gold china remains popular with plain gilt bands. Filigree borders and varying gilt monograms decorate centerpieces. Flemish green, gray chilis novelty, and low bowl cup designs mark the season. Grangers of New York back woman suffrage. Buffalo Women’s union owns a major building with over one thousand members.
Something Antique Empire Bedsteads Dominate Rooms
Those women chasing antique comfortable furniture buy empire bedsteads draped in empire style. They are exceedingly odd, occupy a full room side, and prove highly effective in setting a room’s tone.
Old Maids and Cats Stir Up Natural Science Debate
A comic university lecture mocks cause and effect in pollination with a joke about old maids, cats, and field mice. A florist offers bouquet care tips using soapy water and fresh soapsuds, promising a month of bright blooms with regular changes. A Welsh menu tongue twister adds local flavor to the miscellaneous notes.
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London Answers
The Stowe Statue Erected in Hartford
The Harriet Beecher Stowe statue planned for Hartford will be the third statue to women in the United States. The first honors a heroine from a fearful epidemic in New Orleans, and the other honors Emma Willard in Troy, New York.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Hartford
New Orleans
Emma Willard
Troy
N. Y
Pittsburg Dispatch
Time Table Corrected Oct 4 1896 Trains WesT Boston North
Train timetable dated October 4 1896 lists westbound and eastbound departures and stops for numerous stations including Boston Waltham Weston Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury Wayside Inn Rockbottom Hudson and Belmont with weekday and Sunday times and notes on stops to board or alight passengers.
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Boston
I. Ye Fe
Waltham
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Rockbottom
Hudson
Meen
South Petaeni
Sun- Boshiton
Sunaathe
Jefferson's
Barre
Gl A. m
Pindar Wee Po
Sun- Northampton
Northampton
Bolton
Sudbury
East Sudbu
A. m
We. m
Sun Oretbau
Ayland
Weston
Emm
Dale
Marboro
Marlboro
South Acton
Whitman Crossing
J.R. Watson
G.P.A
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Teen Our E and ‘Hams
International Woman's Congressa—Working Girls’ Clubs
Octavia Williams ‘Bates
International Woman’s Congress
Working Girls
Women and Money Matters
Women and
Parliament
China
Grangers
Philadelphia
School of Industrial Art
The
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union of
Buffalo
Birds ‘d
Hartz Mountain
New England
Ludlam Bros
Eliot St
Berson and
Tom Mann
Benson
Lambeth
South Wales Daily News
Pysg
Gleisiaid
Stowe
Tam
L. Rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
Hennatts i Peril
Matt
Oymands
Maynard, Mass
Boston Cs Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central
Massachusetts
Union Passenger Station
Causeway Street
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W. G. Bean
A.M. A
Whitman's Crossing
M. P.M .M. Marlboro
TAO
Dade
Maynard
Whitman’s Crossing
Jro
A.M. P.M
Tak Es
Crea Broadway Central
Haynes
TELS
United States
Etpr
New Haven
Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Northboro
Clinton
A. m. Sun
Leominster
Sun
Suan
Fitchburg
Southboro
Framingham
Mansfield
E. G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Granite
Maple ST
David Harris
Fitchburgh Railroad
Stoosac Tunnel
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Washington Street
Fitchburg Railroad
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Persons
Maynara
Masa
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