L A W Letters Promote Good Roads And Membership
The League of American Wheelmen, with over 102000 members nationally and 12000 in Massachusetts, pushes Good Roads legislation and road upgrades. Joining costs 2 dollars plus 1 dollar annual, with benefits including a Road Book, The L A W Bulletin, reduced rates at meets, free admission for members and guests, souvenirs, and year round hotel and repair discounts.
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League of American Wheelmen
League
Massachusetts
New York
Old Bay State
William E. Russell
League of American Wheel Men
Massachusetts Highway Commission
L. A. W. Bulletin
Good Roads
L. A. W. Ball
First Russian Woman Admitted to New York Bar
Miss Alice Serber, born in Bar Russia, will take the oath today in New York City and be admitted to the New York bar. She studied at the University of the City of New York and in the offices of Miss Loew and Mr David Solomon. She intends to open a downtown office and may later study medicine to pursue jurisprudence.
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New York
Alice Serber
Lexington Avenue
Server
Bar
Russia
Miss Serber
Law School
University of the City of New York
Columbia School of Mines
Department, of Public Works
Normal College
New York World
San Francisco Woman and Doctor 50 Dollar Bill Story
A San Francisco woman funds medical aid for many in need. After a doctor charges a rich patient 50 dollars for a successful operation, she offers 500 dollars but he refuses the excess, insisting the charge is 50 dollars. She then leaves a credit and continues funding similar care for others.
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San Francisco
Woman’s club ceiling mishap nicks pride and policy
A women’s club, unhappy with male labor on its clubhouse, faced a roof mishap when a worker’s misstep punched a hole in the freshly laid auditorium ceiling. The incident left a visible patch as members recalled the wit of the club’s first vice president about men meddling in the project.
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New York Sun
Moreen for Underskirta Fashions Plaid Skirt
A new micreen for underskirt fabrication named Moreen promises thick soft satinlike quality in plaid options. Its double width allows a two seam pattern cut across the material creating a snug hip fit with a graceful flare at the foot. Hard wearing and commonly trimmed with flounces of Moreen or plaid silk.
Married lawyers wed in Milwaukee ceremony by mother
Miss Caroline Hamilton Pier married John Henry Roemer in Milwaukee. The bride and groom are lawyers. the ceremony was performed by the bride’s mother, a court commissioner. The bride and her two sisters have practiced law since 1891, and the mother has practiced since 1889. the father, Col Colvert K. Pier, died in 1895 and was a lawyer.
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Caroline Hamilton Pier
John Henry Roemer
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Law School
Colvert K. Pier
Execution of Lorenzo Barnes Reported in Cambridge
Mayor Hoitt Deputy Sheriff Whitman Dr Dervin Len Parsons and Len Brigham attended the Cambridge Friday execution of Lorenzo Barnes. Four physicians including Dr Hoitt and Dr Dervin pronounced death. Barnes weighed 193 pounds and hung about 12 minutes before life was declared extinct.
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Mayor Hoitt
Whitman
Dervin
Len Parsons
Len Brigham
Lorenzo Barnes
Cambridge
Dr Hoitt
Hoitt
Barnes
Undertaker Takes Charge Of Body For Concord Junction Family
The body was taken in charge by Undertaker E. W. Blossom of Concord Junction and moved to Stow for burial in the family lot. Uncertainty surrounds a supposed confession, with Mrs Cooke denying any knowledge of such a document and jail officials not mentioning a confession.
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E. W. Blossom
Concord Junction
Stow
Get Your League Book for 1898 Free Distribution
The Los Angeles Women’s League book for 1898 will be issued and available free to league members in April. A humorous Nugget from the era notes the book’s large size, while other snippets show playful dialogue about spelling and a $65 bill unpaid, reflecting light newspaper humor from the period.
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League
Insurance agents push for policies in a quirky Irish club remark
A loquacious agent tried selling a life policy to an Irishman by outlining his wife and family benefits after death. The Irishman replied with a witty quip about joining a strange club, saying he gets nothing until he is dead. The line reflects rural humor from Pearsons Weekly.
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Pearson’s Weekly
The Enigmatic Hand of Sir John Rowell Haunts a Villa
In Ajaccio a judge recounts observing Englishman Sir John Rowell who hoarded a grisly trophy a blackened severed hand chained to a wall. The hand reappears in a murder scene after Rowell is killed By the end the judge hints at a survivor claiming the hand. The tale ends with a chilling suggestion of supernatural retribution.
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M. Bermutier
Ajaccio
Gulf
Sir John Rowell
Africa
Indies
America
Phisan
Sir John
Fine Embroidery Panels Inspire New York Display
The New York Decorative Art rooms present a French inspired novelty embroidery by Mrs. Holmes of Boston featuring realist landscape panels in crewels and silk. Panels titled A Calm Evening Starry Night and Dawn showcase color depth with detailed houses vines moon water and ships in vibrant hues.
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France
New York
Holmes
Boston
New York Tribune
First Girls School in China Founded by Natives
The Shanghai papers reveal the first native run girls school in China dedicated to Confucius with 40 upper class students aged 8 to 15. Miss An Ngae Tch and Miss Chih Mei Yu teach, a 12 member Chinese women board governs, and a 12 member male advisory board may not enter. Tuition is 1 dollar monthly with 245 cents for servants. boarders pay meals extra.
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China
Shanghai
Confucius
An Ngae Tch
Chih Mei Yu
United States
Artist Remains Unmoved by Mlle St Creux Venture
Mlle St Creux disguises as a troubadour to approach M Desiré, famed eccentric painter who never takes pupils. After persistent singing and feigned eagerness, Hugh the English sentinel aids the ruse. Desiré reveals his rule and enjoys the singing, while the artist continues to work unseen.
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Mlle. St. Creux
Comedie Francaise
M. Desiré
Mademoiselle
M. Desire
Paris
Lugh
Mademoisele
H'm
M. le ‘Troubadour
Monsieur
Hugh
Madermoiselle
Creux
The
A Mississippi Woman President of W S A
The Greenville Times admires Mrs Robert Somerville of Greenville as a highly respected leader of the Mississippi W S A. She is described as intellectually strong with social prestige and as the eldest daughter of the late William L Nugent of Jackson. The piece notes steady progress for southern suffrage efforts despite anticipated conservative opposition.
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Robert Somerville
Greenville
Mississippi W. S. A
Greenville Times
Somerville
Mississippi
William L. Nugent
Jackson
South
Morning social club aids Washington’s official set
In Washington the Wimodaughsis club hosts Janet Richards who guides the intellectual crowd through daily topics politics religion social and literary so they depart ready to discuss current matters with religious leaders laymen and politicians. A busy woman notes the relief of staying posted amid social duties.
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Washington
Wimodaughsis Club
Janet Richards
Mothers Congress to Convene in Washington This May
The Mothers Congress plans its second national convention in Washington during the first week of May. Attendance is expected to surpass last year with a program featuring many notable speakers. Six days of sessions will include addresses by Dr. Stanley Hall Professor Charles Thurber Dr. Minot Savage Mrs. Mary F E Mumford Miss Harriet Neil Booker T. Washington Dr. Martin Barr and Ralph Waldo Time.
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National Congress of Mothers
Washington
Stanley Hall
Charles Thurber
Minot J. Savage
Mary FE. Mumford
Harriet Neil
Booker J. Washington
Martin Barr
Ralph Walde
Schiller Bell to Be Melted in Schaffhausen Minster
The Glocke von Schaffhausen, cast in 1486, will be melted along with four other bells of the Munster to make way for a new peal. The historic bell, once cracked and barely rung, has tolled its last and will be replaced by a modern set in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
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Schiller
Munster
Schaffhausen
Bale
Europe
Nuremberg
Augsburg
Holland
Germany
Minster
Switzerland
Bern
Gaul
Pall Mall Gazette
Bridegroom's brief marriage ends in tragedy
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recalls a groom who married on Tuesday and hanged himself on Thursday. The odd sequence sparked questions about motives and timing, highlighting a troubling case of rapid despair after a wedding.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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